The Race Is Over; Retirement Beyond the Finish Line: A Common Sense Training Guide to Help Keep You Financially Fit During Retirement

When we contemplate retirement, it can resemble a marathon; it requires endurance, preparation and time to get it right. But what about after you've crossed the finish line? You've saved, you've invested, you've accumulated a sizeable nest egg ... Then what? In this, the companion book to "Retirement Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint," Chris Scalese outlines what happens after you've broken the tape. Putting his decades of industry experience to work, he breaks down:

•Decisions you'll face about Social Security

•Approaches to reduce your market exposure

•Ideas for funding long-term care and health care costs

•Ways to help make your entire financial picture more tax-efficient

Using colorful stories, anecdotes and personal examples, "The Race Is Over; Retirement Beyond the Finish Line" takes a direct approach to helping retirees consider what happens after the marathon ends.

Chris Scalese is the president and founder of Fortune Financial Group. Since 1992, he's been working with families and individuals with retirement planning. He holds life and health insurance licenses in Pennsylvania, is a Registered Financial Consultant, and is an Investment Adviser Representative. Chris is dedicated to informing retirees and those who hope to retire, hosting financial seminars and informational events throughout the year, writing recurring columns on finance for multiple publications, and lending his voice each week on talk radio shows and local TV one of Northeast Pennsylvania's predominant retirement planning professionals.