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

Miller, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576603628 ISBN 13: 9781576603628

Publisher: Bloomberg Press, 2010

Synopsis

A timely guide to overcoming the retirement challenges we all face

The 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 entrepreneurship

Engaging and informative, this practical guide provides the strategies needed for a truly fulfilling and secure retirement.

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Book Description

America's baby boom generation has done a poor job preparing for retirement. Now, the economic crisis has ushered in a new reality that will be with us for years to come. Boomers must reexamine their retirement outlook: income, the role of work, and lifestyle expectations.

The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security details realistic strategies for money, work, and living that can be interwoven and leveraged for retirement security despite the tough economy.
· Money: annuities and Social Security, 401(k)s and IRAs, taxes, health care
· Work: reinvent yourself, job-hunting strategies, entrepreneurship
· Life: indulge your passions, voluntourism, returning to school
 

From the Back Cover

Praise for The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security

"I can't think of a single colleague, friend, or loved one who wouldn't benefit enormously from reading Mark Miller's smart and lively guide no matter how far away they are, or think they are, from retirement. Personally, I only wish he had written it sooner."
—Eric Effron, Executive Editor, The Week

"One of the sharpest observers on retirement, Miller offers instructive ideas to help readers address the challenges they'll face in the years ahead."
—Eric Schurenberg, Editorial Director, CBS MoneyWatch.com

How you can have a happy and fulfilling retirement in a tough economy

The 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. With this book, you'll learn how to:

• Boost lifetime income through better planning—and working just a few additional years

• Recalibrate damaged retirement portfolios

• Insure against the risk of outliving your assets

• Hire a financial advisor whose first loyalty is to you—not to Wall Street

• Manage the risk of health-care expense in retirement

• Rethink housing in the wake of the real estate crash

• Stay employed, find a job after age 50—or become a midlife entrepreneur

Engaging and informative, this practical guide provides the strategies needed for a truly fulfilling and secure retirement.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomberg Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1576603628
• ISBN 13: 9781576603628
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240