Master Your Retirement

"Don't just ?do? retirement. Instead, ?Master Your Retirement?! Worried about your financial future? You don't have to be. If you want to have the most income today so you can do all the things you most want to do, have confidence and security knowing that you will never run out of money, and comfort in knowing that your portfolio won't disappear due to normal market fluctuations, you need to read this book. This is vital information to anyone saving for retirement today and pre-and post retirees, too. There are three major problems with most ?retirement planning? approaches today: 1. The most important objectives of the retirees are undefined. 2. The most significant costs in retirement are ignored. 3. Financial decisions are limited by the investment products used to achieve goals, and this is often directly dependant on the license held by the advisor. You really have only one chance to get it right. This book is about achieving real results: ? Consistent, reliable income in retirement to plan your affairs with confidence. ? Lower taxes and fees so that risk can be reduced and capital can be preserved. ? A low risk portfolio for peace of mind and predictability. Drawing the right amount of income, from each source, at the right time is critical to your long term financial security, and to minimize risk and to minimize tax. Your goal is to end up with the most tax efficient retirement outcome, with purchasing power when you need it. Discuss all of your options with your professional advisors by understanding: ? The killers of income and wealth. The retirement rules ? How to effectively navigate the phases of retirement How to master the retirement process. Practical strategies for growing, preserving, transitioning family Income and wealth. "

This newly revised and updated 10th Anniversary edition of Master Your Retirement contains vital information for anyone saving for or enjoying retirement today, and now includes an all-new chapter on issues and strategies for the incorporated small business owner. Learn from the masters, overcome the great killers of wealth and then autograph your retirement in your own style and in your own way.

Don't just "do" retirement . . . instead, "Master Your Retirement"! This book contains vital information to anyone saving for retirement today and pre-and post-retirees, too. Worried about your financial future? You don't have to be. You can plan to maximize your income so you can do all the things you most want to do in your retirement, have confidence and security knowing that you will never run out of money, and comfort in knowing that your portfolio won't disappear due to normal market fluctuations. Sounds good? Then, you need to read this book. You will learn practical strategies for growing, preserving and transitioning family income and wealth. Today, there are new options for building your retirement nest egg into a steady income stream to support your lifestyle. Drawing the right amount of income from each source, at the right time, is critical to your long term financial security and for minimizing risk and taxes. Yet, most traditional planning approaches have 3 problems: Your most important objectives are left undefined. The most significant costs in retirement are ignored. Financial decisions are limited by the investment products used to achieve goals, and this is often directly dependant on the license held by the advisor. Learn to avoid these and build the most tax efficient retirement outcome, with purchasing power when you need it. Then discuss all of your options with your professional advisors because you understand: The killers of income and wealth. How to effectively navigate the phases of retirement. How to master the retirement planning process. You really only have one chance to get it right. This book is about achieving real results: Consistent and reliable income in retirement (so that you can plan your affairs with confidence). Low taxes and fees (so that risk can be reduced and capital can be preserved). A low risk portfolio (for peace of mind and predictability).

Clients nearing retirement have some significant challenges to face. And so do their advisers. They can expect to live far longer after they retire. And the problems they expect their advisers to solve are far more complex. The traditional sources of retirement income may be shriveling, but boomers don't intend to downsize their plans. Instead, they're redefining what it means to be retired—as well as what they require of financial advisers. Planners who aren't prepared will be left behind. Those who are will step up to some lucrative and challenging work. To help get the work done, Harold Evensky and Deena Katz—both veteran problem solvers—have tapped the talents of a range of experts whose breakthrough thinking offers solutions to even the thorniest issues in retirement-income planning: Sustainable withdrawals Longevity risk Eliminating luck as a factor in planning Immediate annuities, reverse mortgages, and viatical and life settlements Strategies for increasing retirement cash flow In Retirement Income Redesigned, the most-respected names in the industry discuss these issues and a range of others.

A successful, healthy retirement is about coordinating all aspects of your life while continuing to pursue your passions and your family life. Financially you need to know “when” you can retire. And, knowing your retirement number, which social security option to take or setting up a tax efficient cash flow are all-important components. But, beyond the financial are the emotional and physical elements, such as eating healthy and exercising regularly, dealing with your newly found free time, downsizing into a new life, finding a place to live, dealing with your partner in this new chapter of life and so much more.

Plan Now for the Life You Want Today’s economic realities have reset our expectations of what retirement is, yet there’s still the promise for what it can be: a life stage filled with more freedom and potential than ever before. Given the new normal, how do you plan for a future filled with prosperity, health, and happiness? As a companion to What Color Is Your Parachute?, the world’s best-selling career book, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement offers both a holistic, big-picture look at these years as well as practical tools and exercises to help you build a life full of security, vitality, and community. This second edition contains updates throughout, including a section on Social Security, an in-depth exercise on values and how they inform your retirement map, and the one-of-a-kind resource for organizing the sea of information on finances and mental and physical health: the Retirement Well-Being Profile. More than a guide on where to live, how to stay active, or which investments to choose, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement helps you develop a detailed picture of your ideal retirement, so that—whether you’re planning retirement or are there already—you can take a comprehensive approach to make the most of these vital years.

A Globe and Mail Bestseller! A guide for Canadians on how to use real estate as an investment and retirement solution. Leveraging equity in a principal residence and using it wisely to purchase rental property is the solution to a safe, secure retirement for millions of Canadians. Many Canadians who own their home have never considered buying a second property. And nearly one-third of retirees are worried about running out of money. The Real Estate Retirement Plan shows how homeowners can use the tools already available to them — their mortgages — to access the initial capital to invest and prepare for their retirement. This is a proven, validated antidote to today’s historically low savings rates, poor current rates of return, and pressure on CPP and health care. With examples and a detailed discussion of the principles and mechanics, Calum Ross and Simon Giannini demystify real-estate investing and make an irrefutable case for borrowing to invest.

Create a new life plan to thrive in your retirement "In Your Retirement, Your Way, Alan and John lead the way to a new and dynamic definition of retirement. They begin with this exciting premise: the more you clearly identify your own personal style, the more you will experience a powerful and fulfilling next chapter in your life. With the variety of guides and road maps they provide, including a sample version of the Birkman® (a mini-Birkman®), readers can navigate their way to a more confident phase of life that offers both purpose and renewal." --Dr. Roger W. Birkman, Chairman, Birkman International, Inc. After years of focusing on career and family, most of us embark on the next phase of life with only a vague idea of what will make us happy. But you can guarantee yourself a long and successful retirement with Your Retirement, Your Way! Its revolutionary retirement planning approach combines a powerful self-assessment system based on the Birkman Method®--a personality assessment system used by companies and government agencies worldwide--with sophisticated financial planning tools and step-by-step guidelines that allow you to: Define your ideal retirement environment Determine where you are now, financially, and where you want to be Map out a solid plan for realizing your dreams in the shortest time possible