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Adams Media
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"Most people don't realize they haven't saved enough for their retirement until their sixties and by then, it's often too late to save enough for a comfortable retirement. The 5 Years Before You Retire has helped thousands of people prepare for retirement-even if they waited until the last minute. In this new and updated edition, you'll find out everything you need to do in the next five years to maximize your current savings and create a realistic...
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The first authoritative and comprehensive guide to "aging in place"--a burgeoning movement for those who don't want to rely on assisted living or nursing home care--which allows seniors to spend their later years living comfortably, independently, and in their own home or community. For millions of Americans, living in a nursing home or assisted living facility is not how they'd prefer to spend their retirement years. This is why more and more people...
3) Playing with FIRE (financial independence retire early): how far would you go for financial freedom?
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"A detailed profile of an alternative lifestyle known as FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early), in which participants strive to retire in their 30s or 40s by living frugally, saving creatively, and investing efficiently. Participants in the movement share personal stories and financial strategies with the author"--
Is paying for your family's lifestyle burning you out? Rieckens provides a detailed profile of an alternative lifestyle known as...
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"For the millions of people in their fifties and sixties who find themselves out of work or underemployed and financially incapable of retiring, here's a practical plan for getting past blame and shame, overcoming denial, and finding a path to a new normal. Elizabeth White has an impressive resume, which includes advanced degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins and a distinguished employment history. She started a business that failed and then tried...
5) Retirement breakthrough: the safe, secure way to guaranteed income you can't outlive--in any economy
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Greenleaf
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2010.
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Pamela Blair, a psychotherapist in her 60s, has a few things to say about aging. Open this book to any page and find one of over 100 brief, kickstarting essays and journaling questions for moving into your third act with a sense of adventure and possibility. Blair offers dozens of practical and motivational ideas for handling everything from health and libido to the death of a spouse, money, legacy, and more.
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Hay House, Inc
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2020.
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English
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"When you think about planning for retirement-whether it's years in the future or just around the corner-you're bound to have questions. Can I ever afford to stop working? Will Social Security be there for me when I need it? Is the market a safe place for my money? How can I make my money last? Have I waited too long to start saving? Suze Orman, America's most recognized expert on personal finance, answers all the questions that keep you up at night-starting...
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Sterling
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[2017]
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English
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"Given today's dire headlines, planning a secure retirement has become a more critical task than ever. This revised edition of Julie Jason's award-winning guide--updated to reflect current laws and statistics--will help Americans seeking safety and stability in a time of economic change. In addition to showing those on the verge of retirement how to create their own "personal pension," investment educator Jason deftly guides prospective retirees through...
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HarperCollins Books
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2011.
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Former Wall Street Journal "Love and Money" columnist presents a valuable and compassionate guide for adult children helping their elderly parents manage their money that covers such topics as estate planning, understanding Medicare, nursing homes, and elder fraud.
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Bloomsbury Press
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2014.
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An optimistic report on how aging baby boomers are positively contributing to the economy argues that an avoidance of retirement through new careers, entrepreneurial ventures, and volunteer services has brought motivation and purpose to countless Americans.
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"With How to Make Your Money Last, you will learn how to turn your retirement savings into a steady paycheck that will last for life. Today, people worry that they're going to run out of money in their older age. That won't happen if you use a few tricks for squeezing higher payments from your assets--from your Social Security account (find the hidden values there), pension (monthly income or lump sum?), home equity (sell and invest the proceeds or...
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Do you know your Number? What happens if you don't make it to your Number? Do you have a plan? The often-avoided, anxiety-riddled discussion about financial planning for a secure and fulfilling future has been given a new starting point in The Number by Lee Eisenberg. The buzz of professionals and financial industry insiders everywhere, the Number represents the amount of money and resources people will need to enjoy the active life they desire, especially...
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Employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads: migrant laborers who call themselves "workampers." Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects,...
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A sharp examination of the troubled state of retirement in America shares sobering insights into how the real estate crash and limited social security are preventing retirement and inducing widespread poverty in aging Baby Boomers.
"As millions of baby boomers reach their golden years, the state of retirement in America is little short of a disaster. A third of Americans have no retirement savings at all. The real estate crash wiped out much of the...
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