The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security: Practical Strategies for Money, Work, and Living
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...
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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
Acknowledgments ix1 Rethinking Retirement in Hard Times 1Money 132 The Great Wake-Up Call 153 Getting the Most from Social Security 194 The Old-Fashioned Pension on Life Support 315 Income Annuities: Another Way to Get a Guarantee 416 Resuscitating the 401(k) 497 Managing Your Health-Care Expense Burden 658 Taxes and Retirement 839 Coping with Post-Bubble Real Estate 9110 How to Hire a Financial Adviser 105Work 11511 How Working Longer Helps 11712 The Fifty-Plus Job Market: Good News, Bad News 12513 Six Rules for Job Hunting 13314 Fifty-Plus Enterpreneurs: Launching a Lifestyle Business 14515 How to Hire a Career Coach 159Living 16716 Making a Difference: Encore Careers 16917 Volunteering in Retirement: Getting Engaged 18318 Learning and the Path to Brain Fitness 199About the Author 211Index 213
