Fear Free Retirement

Financial security during retirement is no guarantee. In fact, Outliving Your Money is the #1 fear among retirees. Not far behind are the fears of Losing Principal, High Health Care Costs, and Higher Taxes. Most people, including many financial advisors, do not know that each of these fears can be replaced with guarantees and control. This book shows you how. What would it be worth to eliminate these fears and not have to worry about uncertainty? You can guarantee financial security during retirement.

It takes more than money to be able to "Do What You Want, When You Want, Where You Want." Brian Fricke (Certified Financial Planner) gives you simple and easy to understand terms with real-life examples. Yes, names and circumstances have been changed to protect client confidentiality. Full of practical proven and street tested strategies. Now, with WORRY FREE RETIREMENT, Fricke one of Americas Top Wealth Managers shares with you the same advice and strategies he gives to his clients. Written in simple and easy to understand plain English. He reveals stuff like: The single biggest Money Mistake couples make. Should you pay off your mortgage? My $10,000 challenge. Don't be an ATM to your kids or grandkids. Tax strategies you must know about. Your biggest risk if you retire before age 65. Do you really need life insurance at retirement? Silly, stupid mistakes I've seen people make and Much more!

The SECRETS Your Broker Never Told You! A seismic shift has taken place in financial planning for people approaching retirement. When that change came along, author Thomas Helbig was more than ready for it. What is the new investment landscape all about? Americans planning for retirement have lost faith in risky, Wall Street-style investments. Meanwhile, new investment tools have come along, developed by the insurance sector of the financial services industry, to replace those high-risk vehicles. St. Louis-based Thomas Helbig, who began advising clients in 1977, has been specializing in these new-breed investments since their emergence. Always one who emphasized safety and loss-prevention, Helbig became an early adopter of the new portfolio options and his clients have learned to their happiness how: principal can be protected, a logical plan can be followed, substantial growth of the portfolio can be realized and can produce more guaranteed income regardless of Wall Street's performance "I may be a financial advisor operating in extremely volatile times, but I don't toss and turn at night. I know my clients' funds are well protected." With 35 years of experience in financial planning and safe money solutions, Helbig's practice specializes in Qualified Plan Distribution. A gifted communicator of complex information, he is a nationally recognized trainer and keynote speaker on financial planning. In particular, his expertise focuses on retirement planning that takes advantage of the new tax rules passed into law in 2002. These new rules can turn a modest IRA account into a lifetime income that can span three generations. Any serious investor who is deep into their prime earning years simply has to become familiar with these opportunities.

The authors teach readers about the new rules of investing, which include investing with inflation-protected bonds, reaching retirement goals, and investing safely for college.

Tips and advice for accumulating funds for a secure retirement.

Based on the fact that social security is no longer a guaranteed safety net for our retirement, this book will cater to those who want to have a nest egg waiting for them to access during their golden years. It provides much needed advice to anyone seeking to create a strong retirement fund and guides the reader through IRAs, pensions and 401ks, life and health insurance and the stock market. It allows people to develop several strategies to ensure their financial viability when they retire.

The average person can expective to live about 20 years after retiring. The experts at "Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine" explain how readers of all ages can first determine how much money they'll need and then how to fill the gap between that amount and what they'll get from social security and pensions. Worksheets.

According to Leonetti, unless the baby boom generation starts planning now, the financial security of their later years may be at stake. Achieving personal goals and designing a sound financial program are the two essential cornerstones of a successful retirement plan. Includes over 80 pages of checklists, worksheets, and resources.