John Wiley & Sons, 2010. — 456 p. — (For Dummies). — ISBN: 0470548762, 9780470548769.
The fast and easy way for Baby Boomers to protect their financial future.
Are you nearing (or already basking in) retirement? This helpful guide addresses the unique financial opportunities and challenges you'll face as you enter your golden years.
Personal Finance For Seniors For Dummies empowers you to chart your financial course for the decades to come, guiding you through the basics of creating a budget for retirement, investing accrued assets, taking advantage of governmental and nongovernmental benefits and planning for your family's future. You'll get trusted, practical information on reexamining investment strategies and rebalancing a portfolio, long-term care options, pension plans and social security, health care, Medicare, and prescription drug costs, and so much more.
Advice on how to invest, spend, and protect your wealth.
Guidance on wills and trusts.
Other titles by Tyson: Personal Finance For Dummies, Investing For Dummies, and Home Buying For Dummies.
Personal Finance For Seniors For Dummies is basic enough to help novices get their arms around thorny financial issues, while also challenging advanced readers to identify areas for improvement.
Working toward RetirementLooking Ahead to Your Future
Protecting Your Employment Income and Your Health
Developing a Retirement Plan
Identifying Retirement Investments and Strategies
Grasping Retirement Accounts and Their Rules
Making Money Decisions in RetirementManaging Budgets and Expenses
Guiding Investments and Distributions in Retirement
Making Important Housing Decisions
Considering Your Long-Term Care Insurance Needs and Options
Dealing with Government ProgramsMaking Your Best Choices under Social Security
Getting the Most Out of Medicare
The State Health Care System Backup: Medicaid
Estate Planning: It’s More than Just Dead People and LawyersThe Basics on Estate Planning
Eyeing Wills and Other Legal Documents.
Tackling the Federal Estate Tax When You Have Too Much Money
Focusing on Estate Taxes and the Many Types of Trusts
The Part of TensTen Common Retirement and Estate Planning Mistakes
Ten Things to Know About Working in Retirement
Ten (or So) Tips to Know About Caring for Your Aging Parents