Taking The Mystery Out Of Retirement Planning

The key to a comfortable retirement is planing well in advance. Yet a recent survey indicates that with the "Baby Boom" generation approaching retirement age, less than half of Amer. have calculated how much they will need to save for retirement. To help Amer. prepare for retirement, the U.S. Dept. of Labor has developed this book. The info. contained here is valuable to everyone, but the book is specifically designed to help those who are about a decade from retirement. Contents: Planning for a Lifetime; Tracking Down Today's Money; Tracking Down Future Money at Retirement & After; Tracking Down Future Expenses; Comparing Income & Expenses; Making Your Money Last; & Tracking Down Help for Retirement Resources. Large print. Illus.

Designed for those about 10 years from retirement, this comprehensive publication has step-by-step worksheets to help you figure out how much money you need to retire and how to make sure your funds will last during your retirement.

Designed for those about 10 years from retirement, this comprehensive publication has step-by-step worksheets to help you figure out how much money you need to retire and how to make sure your funds will last during your retirement.

Retirement. For many it's the scariest stage of life, filled with uncertainty. Financial alarmists perpetuate these fears with doomsday predictions and impractical projections on what people need to save. Investment companies, on the other hand, make retirement planning look too easy by peppering us with 30-second fairy tales of what retirement life should look like.If only there existed some magical potion, formula, or easy-to-follow yellow road to navigate people to this hamlet called retirement. There isn't, but financial professional Lance Riddle has developed the next best thing. In his third book, Become a Retirement Wizard, Riddle lays out the steps you can take to: -Vanquish your retirement demons-Formulate your retirement strategy-Safeguard you retirement assetsRiddle, whose previous books include Tax-Free Millionaire and Your Best Bet for a Secure Retirement, has dedicated his career to helping people avoid the broken retirement system by offering reliable alternatives. Become a Retirement Wizard is an easy-to-read, jargon-free book that lays out: -The commons myths of retirement-How to catch up even if you're behind on retirement saving-How to minimize the impact of taxes, inflation and bear markets-The less common but more effective retirement savings strategies-The types of insurance you need to protect your retirement assets-The basics of estate planningWhat you'll discover in Become a Retirement Wizard is that the wizardry of living well in retirement isn't magic at all. It involves what you don't do to prepare as much as what you do. It also reinforces the need to work hard, make wise decisions and have patience in order to achieve your retirement goals.

Thinking about your death isnt easy, but its even harder to consider the consequences of not thinking about it. Failing to execute a will or set up a trust could burden your heirs beyond just grief at your passing, leaving them to deal with your incomplete affairs as well. Stephen L. Smith, a longtime attorney with thirty-five years of experience in estate planning, seeks to take the mystery out of what can often be an intimidating process. Using this guide, you can learn how to understand the differences between wills and trusts; evaluate attorneys and tax advisers; empower yourself to direct the planning process; and maximize the money and assets that get passed to others. Whether you have a large estate or a modest one, its important to engage in estate planning to make your wishes known. Take control of the process by arming yourself with the knowledge in Taking the Mystery out of Estate Planning.

This book is a public declaration of my motives and intentions to help as many people as possible achieve something of great importance: a happy and successful retirement. I take the mystery out of retirement planning.

The guard sitting right behind me placed his gun up against my head and said that if I didnt go on up, he would shoot me right then. I grabbed his gun and shoved it down into my seat, telling him to get out, missionary Jay McLaughlin said, describing one of the hair-raising episodes he experienced in Africa. Most people have little to no knowledge about missions. The McLaughlins can help change that through their book and the years of service and knowledge gained in Africa. The first part is about their exciting life, revealed through the many miracles, dangers, escapes, diseases, fun and sadness, successes and failures over fifteen years. The second part is loaded with helpful, practical, and essential clear-cut information to make life as a missionary more successful, with an easy-to-use categorized help list. It features information about paperwork, medical records, licensing, ticketing, housing, land, medical and dental, and much more. Whether youre a seasoned church leader or attendee, a supporter, or just want to go into the field yourself, you will gain a wide variety of practical knowledge and wisdom to help make your involvement with missions more effective.