books about: retirement

books about: retirement

books:

Retirement

Stop the 401(k) Rip-off!: Eliminate Costly Hidden Fees to Improve Your Life

David B. Loeper

Bridgeway Books, 2007

Every American should read
My name is Matthew Hutcheson. I'm an independent pension fiduciary, and have studied retirement plan economics for over fifteen years. Every American worker with a 401(k) (or a 403(b)/457 for that matter) should put this book on the top of their reading list. The ...

The Retirement Savings Time Bomb . . . and How to Defuse It: A Five-Step Action Plan for Protecting Your ...

Ed Slott

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Do you want your IRA to go to the IRS or your family?
Its hard to believe that you can spend your entire working life providing for your family and saving money to support yourself in retirement only to lose most of your retirement assets to the IRS when you die. Ed Slott's recent book provides strategies and ideas on ...

1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die

Patricia Schultz

Workman Publishing Company, 2007

Wonderful Travel Ideas
New Mexico, South Carolina, Montana, Vermont, New York, Virginia, and Maine are some of the places I have lived that are well covered and reasonably represented in this guide (with the East certainly receiving more attention than the West). Although anyone can name ...

Smart Women Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Achieving Financial Security and Funding Your Dreams (Revised Edition)

David Bach

Broadway, 2002

His Grandmother Taught Him Well!
Smart Women Finish Rich is a bit different from other financial books I've read. I have to admit I was surprised with how well David Bach addressed both the emotional and intellectual relationship women have with money. His grandmother taught him well. I am going to ...

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

Timothy Ferriss

Crown, 2007

Our society is not prepared for this!
I've been teaching my students for years and years about the issues that Mr. Ferris explained in his book and I'm glad that I wasn't alone! The entire system of education in America (and in most countries for that matter), which is known as Prussian System, implies ...

Quicken Willmaker Plus 2008 Edition: Estate Planning Essentials (Book with CD-ROM)

Editors of Nolo

NOLO, 2007

Thoughtful, thorough guidance
This clearly crafted guide helps you decide how to structure your estate and makes sure you do not miss anything important, including health and do-not-resuscitate directives. You may well need a lawyer nonetheless, but you will know why and you will better understand ...

Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment

David F. Swensen

Free Press, 2005

excellent for the intellectually-oriented investor
Swensen provides a excellent analysis of different asset classes and the roles they play (or fail to play) in diversifying portfolios. For example, he clarifies the different diversifying roles of conventional Treasury bonds and TIPS, and explains why corporate, ...

The Gone Fishin' Portfolio: Get Wise, Get Wealthy...and Get on With Your Life (Agora Series)

Alexander Green

Wiley, 2008

Outstanding
This book provides a solid rationale for the portfolios and gives very specific recommendations. No guessing what he means.

What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement: Planning Now for the Life You Want (What Color Is Your ...

Richard Nelson Bolles, John E. Nelson

Ten Speed Press, 2007

Great read with great guidance and great referrals
This book is simply the best broad treatment of issues for the prospective retiree or already retired person that I am aware of. It covers all the bases and is presented in an easy-to-read style. It is meant to appeal to readers from a broad background and thus has ...

Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Securing IRAs, 401(k)s, and Other ...

Ed Slott

Ballantine Books, 2007

Really Helpful Info
Got the book. So much information and easy to follow. Made this whole scary, complex area more manageable. Bob

The Smartest 401k Book You'll Ever Read: Maximize Your Retirement Savings...the Smart Way!

Daniel R. Solin

Perigee Trade, 2008

Great Book
"The Smartest 401(k) Book You'll Ever Read", is a top notch book on investing. The author believes that investing should be simple, and he presents the basics of investing in a simple manner that is easily understood. Solin warns readers that Wall Street and the ...

Buckets of Money: How to Retire in Comfort and Safety

Raymond J. Lucia

Wiley, 2004

Just makes sense!
Ray's advice makes sense in today's economy and takes the "don't put your eggs all in one basket" concept one step further. As retirees, we're living longer than ever, and our money has to last. The old advice of putting your retirement into CD's doesn't work ...

Start Late, Finish Rich: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age (Finish Rich Book Series)

David Bach

Broadway, 2006

A program to help you get from where you are to a decent retirement
David Bach is one of the more successful personal finance gurus who pumps out shelves of books, sells seats at seminars, and so on. He is a brand as much as he is an author. This book focuses on the financial requirements of those who realize they need to get ready ...

Rich Dad's Retire Young, Retire Rich

Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter

Business Plus, 2002

Good Book! I recommend
I recommend this book if you like Rich Dad, Poor Dad. I think it is a great book, definitly worth reading. I like the way Kiyosaki stresses the power to achieve your dreams is in your mind. Get a positive outlook, and look for things previously unseen to you.

Parlay Your IRA into a Family Fortune: 3 EASY STEPS for creating a lifetime supply of tax-deferred, even ...

Ed Slott

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

Parlay your IRA into a family fortune
This book shows you basically two options. Give most of your tax deferred assets to the government after you and your wife's death, or set it up so your kids and/or grandchildren get it. It is amazing how many financial and legal types that I have shown this too that ...