The Big Retirement Risk: running out of money before you run out of time by
A guidebook packed with the best strategies to manage wealth in retirement, helping readers live the life they've always envisioned--without risk of running out of money With decades of experience as a financial consultant, Erin Botsford shows readers how to identify their preferred lifestyle and sustain it throughout retirement. With the philosophy that money allows choices, she shows readers how to become informed, wise investors--avoiding common pitfalls, challenging the status quo, and refusing to take advice blindly. No one wants to run out of money before they run out of time, and Botsford helps restore confidence in members of the Baby-Boom generation who may have lost assets during the financial crisis. With a thorough examination of the transition into retirement, she addresses common concerns such as ";Do I have enough money to last a lifetime?"; ";What about my spouse and children?"; ";Will Social Security be there when I am eligible to receive it?"; and ";What about Medicare, health insurance?"; From a chapter titled ";Economics 101"; to detailed analyses of market patterns, the author exposes the failures inherent in traditional methods of asset allocation. With comprehensive explanations of investment strategies, she helps readers adopt a new philosophy about their finances and retirement planning in order to protect their hard-earned money.
The Don't Sweat Guide to Retirement: enjoying your new lifestyle to the fullest by
Although retirement brings a mental image of relaxation, often it's a stressful time of change. This guide shows new retirees - of whom there are now more than ever - how to have more peace and joy in their lives while getting used to breaking away from the daily office routine.
Get What's Yours: the secrets to maxing out your social security by
Learn the secrets to maximizing your Social Security benefits and earn up to thousands of dollars more each year with expert advice that you can't get anywhere else. Want to know how to navigate the forbidding maze of Social Security and emerge with the highest possible benefits? You could try reading all 2,728 rules of the Social Security system (and the thousands of explanations of these rules), but Kotlikoff, Moeller, and Solman explain Social Security benefits in an easy to understand and user-friendly style. What you don't know can seriously hurt you: wrong decisions about which Social Security benefits to apply for cost some individual retirees tens of thousands of dollars in lost income every year. How many retirees or those nearing retirement know about such Social Security options as file and suspend (apply for benefits and then don't take them)? Or start stop start (start benefits, stop them, then re-start them)? Or--just as important--when and how to use these techniques? Get What's Yours covers the most frequent benefit scenarios faced by married retired couples, by divorced retirees, by widows and widowers, among others. It explains what to do if you're a retired parent of dependent children, disabled, or an eligible beneficiary who continues to work, and how to plan wisely before retirement. It addresses the tax consequences of your choices, as well as the financial implications for other investments. Many personal finance books briefly address Social Security, but none offers the thorough, authoritative, yet conversational analysis found here. You've paid all your working life for these benefits. Now, get what's yours"-- "Three personal-finance experts explain the secrets to maximizing Social Security benefits that could bring eligible retirees thousands of dollars more each year"
Get Your Financial Ducks in a Row by
Get Your Financial Ducks in a Row is informative estateplanning 101, with a touch of humor that makes advanced estateplanning techniques easy to understand. Mr. Gentry shares overthirty years of experience as an Estate Planner. Many of his actualcase studies are outlined in each chapter that illustrates the most common problemsindividuals and families face today. He provides some of the best solutionsto help solve current problems and how to avoid them in the first place. Whetheryou have a modest estate or an estate facing estate tax liability, Mr. Gentry willshare ideas to keep you in control. He will give you the tools to decide who willbest control your estate in case of incapacitation, all while increasing estate sizeand reducing tax liability. After reading Get Your Financial Ducks in a Row,you will want to stop procrastinating and call a family meeting.
Lifecycle Investing by
Diversification provides a well-known way of getting something close to a free lunch: by spreading money across different kinds of investments, investors can earn the same return with lower risk (or a much higher return for the same amount of risk). This strategy, introduced nearly fifty years ago, led to such strategies as index funds. What if we were all missing out on another free lunch that’s right under our noses? In Lifecycle Investing, Barry Nalebuff and Ian Ayres—two of the most innovative thinkers in business, law, and economics—have developed tools that will allow nearly any investor to diversify their portfolios over time. By using leveraging when young—a controversial idea that sparked hate mail when the authors first floated it in the pages of Forbes—investors of all stripes, from those just starting to plan to those getting ready to retire, can substantially reduce overall risk while improving their returns. In Lifecycle Investing, readers will learn How to figure out the level of exposure and leverage that’s right for you How the Lifecycle Investing strategy would have performed in the historical market Why it will work even if everyone does it When not to adopt the Lifecycle Investing strategy Clearly written and backed by rigorous research, Lifecycle Investing presents a simple but radical idea that will shake up how we think about retirement investing even as it provides a healthier nest egg in a nicely feathered nest.
No One Loves Your Money Like You Do: the ultimate retirement planning guide for business owners and private practitioners by
Proven retirement investing advice designed to meet the specific needs of physicians, attorneys, entrepreneurs, and other professionals
In No One Loves Your Money Like You Do , financial guru Dr. James B. Jackson guides professionals through the challenge of retirement financial preparedness.
Unlike the typical audience for retirement planning guides, these professionals have the luxury of a healthy income and a decent-sized nest egg, but they have large, illiquid assets (in the form of their practice) and complex partnership agreements to navigate. Jackson distills his decades of experience as a CFP (previous to which he was a practicing dentist) into practical, friendly advice for anyone who needs a hand in planning their retirement.
Jim Jackson (Charleston, SC) is a Certified Financial Planner, who in the late 1980s founded Jackson Financial Co, Inc., a financial planning and registered investment advisory firm. As a partner in the newly formed JBJ Investment Partners, LLC, he continues to advise clients on investments and retirement planning, overseeing and managing assets for clients from coast to coast.
Revolutionary Retirement by
Revolutionary Retirement is a book for Baby Boomers by Baby Boomers about rebooting and reinventing into a great new phase of life. It's a road map for designing what's next for those looking to retire, including, for many, continuing to work, or redefining what work means for them. The book recognizes that the new brand of "retirees" want relevance, fulfillment, identity, and self-esteem in their next phase. It recognizes too that they may fear financial inadequacy, and offers unique solutions. The book is about much more than finances, though-it's about life.Full of practical information, helpful stories, exercises in every chapter, new ideas, and a robust appendix, the book covers these topics and more: * How to plan for the revolutionary retirement you want* Creative and fulfilling uses of your time* How to keep making money and other ways to make your money last* Ways to improve your health* Life at home when you are now both there* How to solve your IT needs* Sandwich Generation issues - caring for your parents and grown children* Building and leaving your legacy* Simplifying your life and living a life of passion
The Smart Woman's Guide to Planning for Retirement by
Advise on everything from savings and investments to debt reduction and social security.
Unretirement: how baby boomers are changing the way we think about work, community, and the good life by
"The budget battles of recent years have amplified the warnings of demographic doomsayers who predicted that a wave of baby boomers would bleed America dry, bankrupting Social Security and Medicare as they faded into an impoverished old age. On the contrary, argues award-winning journalist Chris Farrell, we are instead on the verge of a broad, positive transformation of our economy and society. The old idea of "retirement"-a word that means withdrawal, describing a time when people gave up productive employment and shrank their activities-was a short-lived historical anomaly. Humans have always found meaning and motivation in work and community, Farrell notes, and the boomer generation, poised to live longer in better health than any before, is already discovering unretirement-extending their working lives, often with new careers, entrepreneurial ventures, and volunteer service. Their experience, wisdom-and importantly, their continued earnings-will enrich the American workplace, treasury, and our whole society in the decades to come. Unretirement not only explains this seismic change, now in its early stages, it provides key insights and practical advice for boomers about to navigate this exciting, but unsettled, new frontier"
Women, Money and Prosperity by
In this inspiring book, Donna Phelan takes a new and refreshing approach to retirement planning for women. Told from the perspective of the four Strong sisters - one married, one divorced, one widowed and one who never married - this is the powerful story of each sister's journey on the road to retirement success. This insightful book relates how each sister's circumstances influenced the path she would take in her own retirement planning, and the lessons each needed to learn in order to succeed. As a seasoned professional on the front lines of some of the world's largest and most respected investment firms, helping people plan for retirement is Donna's job. She has spent the past two decades lecturing, writing, and working closely with her clients as they manage their investments and plan for the future. She knows that retirement planning can be scary in today's uncertain world, and that women face many unique financial challenges that their male counterparts do not. Donna is passionate about showing women how to create their own financial security and retire well - speaking in language that is easy to understand and follow. Innovative and encouraging, this book provides effective strategies for women who feel they are behind in saving for retirement. Donna demonstrates how to establish income for life by setting up SISTERS: Stackable Income Streams To Empower Retirement Security. In seven simple steps, Donna guides her readers through creating an investment portfolio, managing credit, building a profitable business, and even joining with other women to create SISTERS Clubs. WOMEN, MONEY & PROSPERITY: A SISTER'S PERSPECTIVE ON HOW TO RETIRE WELL removes the fear and uncertainty from retirement planning, empowering women to live out their golden years with dignity, confidence, security and peace of mind.
Working Longer: The Solution to the Retirement Income Challenge by
Daily headlines warn American workers that their retirement years may be far from golden. The main components of the retirement income systemSocial Security and employer-provided pensions and health insuranceare in decline while the amount of income needed for a comfortable retirement continues to rise. In Working Longer, Alicia Munnell and Steven Sass suggest a simple solution to this problem: postponing retirement by two to four years. By following their advice, the average worker retiring in 2030 can be as well off as today's retirees. Implementing this solution on a national scale, however, may not be simple. Working Longer investigates the prospects for moving the average retirement age from 63, the current figure, to 66. Munnell and Sass ask whether future generations will be healthy enough to work beyond the current retirement age and whether older men and women want to work. They examine companies' incentives to employ older works and ask what government can do to promote continued participation in the workforce. Finally, they consider the challenge of ensuring a secure retirement for low-wage workers and those who are unable to continue to work. The retirement system faces very real challenges. But together, workers, employers, and the government can keep this vital piece of the American dream alive.
The Retirement Gamble by
The retirement gamble reveals how fees, self-dealing, and kickbacks bring great profits to Wall Street while imperiling the prospects of a secure future for individuals. The film questions who has the consumer's best interests in mind, and whether there is a better way to manage our retirements.
