How to Retire Happy The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire
How to Retire Happy The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire
“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:
- 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
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Buy this book!
They say hindsight is 20/20, but by reading this book your foresight will be too. There is no hype here, just straight common sense from a guy who’s already where you want to be.
Are you planning on living on less money in retirement? Do you really want to? Stan tells you that’s not realistic and why. And what to expect about taxes, and health insurance.. Take it from someone who’s already there. This book will help you ensure a comfortable and happy retirement.
3 Stars Basic Overview for Beginners
For a financial writer with a major newspaper, this author was surprisingly uninformed about his retirement planning. He points out the mistakes he made, primarily from being uninformed about social security, his 401-k investment options, and how much money he might need in retirement. He then goes on to tell what he would have done differently HAD HE REALIZED the implications of his inaction while young. He realized too late that a little planning during his career would have made a big difference to him in retirement. While well written, this book is pretty basic. It is a good primer for someone thinking of their retirement options. This is an easy, enjoyable read; I finished it in two evenings.
5 Stars Better late then never
Well written and easy to read. The book fills in the gaps leading to retirement and allows one to make up for lost time in looking at things that need to be considered for retirement.