The Big Retirement Risk

Packed with the best strategies to manage wealth in retirement, this book helps readers live the life they have always envisioned - without risk of running out of money. It shows readers how to become informed, wise investors - avoiding common pitfalls, challenging the status quo, and refusing to take advice blindly.

Follow the advice in The Smartest Retirement Book You'll Ever Read and you will: Find simple strategies to maximize your retirement nest egg Steer clear of scams that rob you of your hard-earned savings Ensure that your money lasts longer than you do Avoid the common mistakes that can leave your spouse impoverished Discover financial lifelines no matter how desperate the economy "If you want a handy guide that provides information in small chunks, Solin's book is it." -Newark Star-Ledger

Let's face it, retirement is hard. You're not alone if you feel like you don't know what to do with your money and how to make it last. In fact, here is the average 401(k) balance of Americans in their 50's and 60's: Average 401(k) balance of ages 45-54: $161,079 (average); $56,722 (median) Average 401(k) balance of ages 55-64: $232,379 (average); $84,714 (median) Average 401(k) balance of ages 65 and older: $255,151 (average); $82,297 (median) Don't let that be you. What The Wealth: Identify Your Core Values, Reignite Your Dreams, and Combat the 5 Big Retirement Risks(R) is a comprehensive guide that will help you get on track to financial confidence. It doesn't matter where you are in life or in your retirement planning, this book will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed. We often fail at having the ideal retirement, but it is because our perspectives are in the wrong place. Our focus is on goals. Goals are the never ending chase of abundance. You can have all the money in the world, but if your focus is on goals, you will never feel like it is enough. The problem with this perspective is that once you achieve one goal, you move on to the next and the cycle never ends. This is what causes many people end up feeling unfulfilled and stressed in retirement. This book guides you to focus on your core values and dreams. It is only when we are clear about our values and and dreams that we can create a retirement plan that is fulfilling and purposeful. Retirement also has many risks. In this book I outline the 5 Big Retirement Risks(R) taxes, inflation, withdrawal strategy, longevity, and behavior. I also provide solutions to combat each of these risks so that you can be confident in your retirement. What The Wealth: Identify Your Core Values, Reignite Your Dreams, and Combat the 5 Big Retirement Risks(R) is available now on Amazon.com. Start your journey to financial confidence today!

Let's face it, retirement is hard. You're not alone if you feel like you don't know what to do with your money and how to make it last. In fact, here is the average 401(k) balance of Americans in their 50's and 60's:Average 401(k) balance of ages 45-54: $161,079 (average); $56,722 (median)Average 401(k) balance of ages 55-64: $232,379 (average); $84,714 (median)Average 401(k) balance of ages 65 and older: $255,151 (average); $82,297 (median)Don't let that be you. What The Wealth: Identify Your Core Values, Reignite Your Dreams, and Combat the 5 Big Retirement Risks® is a comprehensive guide that will help you get on track to financial confidence. It doesn't matter where you are in life or in your retirement planning, this book will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed.We often fail at having the ideal retirement, but it is because our perspectives are in the wrong place. Our focus is on goals. Goals are the never ending chase of abundance. You can have all the money in the world, but if your focus is on goals, you will never feel like it is enough. The problem with this perspective is that once you achieve one goal, you move on to the next and the cycle never ends. This is what causes many people end up feeling unfulfilled and stressed in retirement.This book guides you to focus on your core values and dreams. It is only when we are clear about our values and and dreams that we can create a retirement plan that is fulfilling and purposeful.Retirement also has many risks. In this book I outline the 5 Big Retirement Risks®: taxes, inflation, withdrawal strategy, longevity, and behavior. I also provide solutions to combat each of these risks so that you can be confident in your retirement.What The Wealth: Identify Your Core Values, Reignite Your Dreams, and Combat the 5 Big Retirement Risks® is available now on Amazon.com.Start your journey to financial confidence today!

When it comes to retirement investing, too much emphasis today is on investment returns, which often come at the expense of income dependability and peace of mind. Slash Your Retirement Risk redefines how to invest for retirement to maximize your reliable income and stabilize your financial future. Rather than the typical approach to portfolio management—focusing on returns and ignoring dramatic market downswings that can decimate portfolios—author Chris Cook shows investors how to create income reliability without sacrificing reasonable growth. Instead of chasing uncertain returns, Slash Your Retirement Risk's strategy will help ensure your retirement portfolio will capitalize on opportunities for growth while weathering the inevitable economic ups and downs. You will achieve reliable returns and suffer fewer sleepless nights worrying about whether your money will last as long as you do. Slash Your Retirement Risk is your step-by-step guide to create a retirement portfolio that will provide true financial peace of mind, one that features: The broad diversification essential in today's globally interconnected marketplace. A built-in ability to capitalize on market upswings to generate growth. Automatic protections against inevitable market downswings. An investing strategy that minimizes fees and costs to maximize portfolio gains.

The bestselling author of You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think and host of Money Matters reveals the 10 essential habits for a rich, rewarding, and blissful retirement. What does it take to have a truly happy retirement? Is it money? A mortgage-free home? An active social life? A long-lasting marriage—or maybe a new one? Finance expert, author, and radio host Wes Moss asked more than 2,000 of the nation’s happiest retirees to find out—and their answers may surprise you. Through a series of revealing surveys, Moss noticed a pattern of distinct, recognizable habits that the happiest retirees shared, from the simplest of lifestyle choices to the smartest of financial strategies. These are the kinds of habits anyone can develop—the perfect road map to a healthy, secure, and joyful retirement—sooner. Whether you’re already retired or just starting to make plans, these 10 simple actions and attitudes can make a profound difference in every aspect of your life. The book is packed with hard-won wisdom and invaluable advice on how to make little changes now that will have the biggest impact later. It’s filled with proven ways to develop smarter habits with: Money (“Think river, not reservoir”); Family (“Get your kids off your payroll”); Housing (“Live mortgage-free”); Investing (“Be a tomorrow investor”); Spending (“Be pound wise—so you can be penny foolish”); and much more. With these 10 transformational habits, you can stop obsessing over money, stay socially connected, and start enjoying your new life—as the happiest retiree on the block.

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Save Your Retirement: What to Do If You Haven’t Saved Enough or If Your Investments Were Devastated by the Market Meltdown (9780137029006) by Frank Armstrong III and Paul B. Brown. Available in print and digital formats. You can’t afford to eliminate retirement risk completely: here’s how to control and manage it. Given how difficult it might seem to balance risk, you can be forgiven for thinking that the 2008 market meltdown justifies playing it ultra-safe and keeping your money in something like CDs. But you can’t if you want to stay ahead of inflation and have any real (after inflation) return....

Over the past 20 years we have witnessed both the greatest bull market of all time and one of the most devastating crashes in history. During this period, pension funds posted returns of more than double those realized by individual investors, while being exposed to less than half of the risk and volatility individual investors were forced to endure.