The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security : Practical Strategies for Money, Work, and Living

by Mark Miller

ISBN13:
9780470908334
ISBN10:
0470908335
Format: eBook
Copyright: 2010-06-01
Publisher: Bloomberg Press
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Summary

A timely guide to overcoming the retirement challenges we all faceThe Great Recession has placed a wake-up call to America's baby boomers. Many have not saved enough for retirement and have not taken a hard look at how many post-work years they may need to finance.Written in a straightforward and accessible style, The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security tackles the tough questions about retirement in the new post-crash economy. Page by page, it puts retirement in perspective by touching on important issues such as insuring against the risk of outliving your assets, recalibrating damaged retirement portfolios, managing the risk of health-care expenses in retirement, and career strategies for workers who are 50 years old and up. Reveals how to boost lifetime income through better planning, and working just a few additional years Offers advice on how to hire a financial advisor whose first loyalty is to you, not Wall Street Discusses why you should rethink housing in the wake of the real estate crash Offers detailed advice on career reinvention, the 50+ job market and midlife entrepreneurshipEngaging and informative, this practical guide provides the strategies needed for a truly fulfilling and secure retirement.

Acknowledgments
Rethinking Retirement in Hard Times
Money
The Great Wake-Up Call
Getting the Most from Social Security
The Old-Fashioned Pension on Life Support
Income Annuities: Another Way to Get a Guarantee
Resuscitating the 401(k)
Managing Your Health-Care Expense Burden
Taxes and Retirement
Coping with Post-Bubble Real Estate
How to Hire a Financial Adviser
Work
How Working Longer Helps
The Fifty-Plus Job Market: Good News, Bad News
Six Rules for Job Hunting
Fifty-Plus Entrepreneurs: Launching a Lifestyle Business
How to Hire a Career Coach
Living
Making a Difference: Encore Careers
Volunteering in Retirement: Getting Engaged
Learning and the Path to Brain Fitness
About the Author
Index
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