How to Retire Happy: The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire - Softcover

Stan Hinden

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071702474 ISBN 13: 9780071702478

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2009

Synopsis

"Want excellent insights on retirement planning from a professional who’s actually experienced retirement himself? You’ll get just that from Stan Hinden’s book, How to Retire Happy, now in its third edition. Stan was a Washington Post financial reporter for 20 years, and after he retired, he wrote the Post’s 'Retirement Journal' column for which he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. What I like about Stan’s book is that it combines good financial planning information with his story about his own retirement. He’s candid about the mistakes he made and how he’d do things differently with the benefit of hindsight."
--Steve Vernon, columnist, CBSMoneyWatch.com

“Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!”
—Horace B. Deets, former Executive Director, AARP

Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist Stan Hinden’s bestselling How to Retire Happy helps you decide if you can retire now, or whether you have to stay on the job for a few more years.

This trusted guide has been fully updated to address the stomachchurning issues created by financial market volatility and the economic recession.

Will you have enough money for health care? Do you need—and can you afford—a longterm care policy? How much income can your savings produce?

The third edition of How to Retire Happy provides answers to these questions—plus all-new information about:

• A new menu of Medigap insurance policies
• New strategies for maximizing Social Security income
• Making your money last through a long retirement

Apply Hinden’s reliable, easy-to-understand advice and experience a happy, healthful retirement for years and years to come.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!"--Horace B. Deets, former Executive Director, AARP

With the right planning, retirement can be the happiest time in life. Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist and financial expert Stan Hinden helps you guarantee that your retirement will be as enjoyable as possible.

How to Retire Happy provides answers to all your complicated retirement questions. From Social Security and Medicare to long term care insurance and estate planning, Stan covers all the bases. This fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling guide includes:

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  Practical advice on the 12 most important decisions to make before retiring
• Guidance on the critical emotional, psychological, and health issues of retirement
• The latest information on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and changes to the rules governing IRAs and 401(k)s
• Expert tips on how to arrange an estate to save money on taxes and probate

About the Author:

Stan Hinden was a Washington Post financial reporter for 20 years. From 1996 to 2003 he wrote the Post’s “Retirement Journal” column for which he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Commentary in 1998. Currently he writes the “Retirement Perspectives” column for AARP Financial. He resides in the Washington DC area. Visit him at StanHinden.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0071702474
• ISBN 13: 9780071702478
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 256