How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (645 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00P434BTE |
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| Number of Pages | : | 445 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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If you need a kind, but tough drill sergeant to kick you out of your retirement doldrums, set you on a safe financial path, and keep you smiling through your next stage of life, this book is the answer.” (Forbes)“Veteran financial writer Quinn delivers another winner with this guide. Quinn’s books are always in demand, and this one will prove no exception.” (Booklist, starred review)“Quinn provides savvy suggestions to people approaching, entering, or managing retirement. This is simply the best handbook for managing personal finances that I have ever seen. Quinn’s tone is as reassuring as her words certain to be a hug
Turn your retirement savings into a steady paycheck that will last for life with Jane Bryant Quinn’s “‘how to’ book that covers every phase of retirement finance. If you stick with super-safe choices the money might not last. 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 take a reverse mortgage?), savings (should you buy a lifetime annuity?), and retirement accounts (how to invest and—critically—how much to withdraw from your savings each year?). With this book, financial expert Jane Bryant Quinn, “America’s dean of personal finance” (Forbes), explains how to turn your retirement funds into a paycheck that will last for life.She also shows how to look at your savings and investments in a new way. At a time when people are living longer, yet retiring with a smaller pot of savings than they’d hoped for, this book will become the essential guide—“a hugely valuab
Bassocantor said Helpful Guidance, such as "Money Buckets". As I think about retirement, these types of books begin to look more appealing. I actually found it comforting to have an expert identify and discuss the most confusing (and fearful!) parts of retirement--especially knowing for sure one will have enough money.Of course, some of the sections don't apply to everyone, so I just skipped to the parts that were relevant to me. The author has some helpful advice on thinking about how you are going to survive (financially) your golden years. She has a way of writing things . "Excellent, simple financial advice. Must read if you are starting retirement planning." according to D. Kam. Well thought out, clearly written, uncomplicated advice on how to manage your money in retirement. She constantly steers you away from complex financial schemes and warns you repeatedly that many people in the financial industry make money selling you stuff and may not have your very best interests in mind. The types of approaches she suggests are mostly simple enough that you can manage it yourself. It is fair to say her approach is somewhat conservative but she firmly believes, and repeats it over and over, that c. "The best retirement book bar none!" according to Home Owner. Right to the point on retirement plans and with a lay person way of writing this. She gets right to the point and am learning a lot before I retire. A must buy and read before you retire!! A very important part of her book, find a FEE only advisor and don't get scammed with high commission advisors!
Jane Bryant Quinn is a leading commentator on personal finance. She lives in New York City and blogs at JaneBryantQuinn. . Quinn has written for Newsweek, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Woman’s Day, and Good Housekeeping. An Emmy Award winner, Quinn has appeared on PBS and CBS News. She is author of the bestselling Making the Mos