Retirement Money

Looking for an alternative perspective on retirement planning? Not sure where to find information on the market? Look no further. Retirement Alpha is your straightforward retirement guide based on math and science. Don't get bogged down in the market; utilize simple strategies with life insurance and annuities to obtain your own happily ever after.

What are the secrets to a healthy, happy, and wealthy retirement? To answer that question, longtime Morningstar columnist and podcaster Christine Benz asked 20 retirement thought leaders to go deep on a single lesson that they believe contributes to success in retirement. These lessons range from nitty gritty financial matters to quality-of-life considerations that help pre-retirees and retirees maximize their “time on earth” allocations.

This book will not only show you why you can’t rely on government bonds for your retirement, it will also show you exactly what to do instead. Hint: It doesn’t involve relying on Social Security.

Most credit books promise quick fixes and easy solutions to bad credit, but the truth is there is no quick fix when it comes to credit. Your best strategy as a smart consumer is to understand your credit inside and out. Credit expert John Ulzheimer can give you all the tools you need to master the world of credit, before or after you get into trouble, and take the power back into your own hands.

Discover the strategies the ultra-wealthy use to grow their fortunes and legally avoid taxes — made simple for EVERYONE — with the ultimate guide to reducing your tax bill to zero. Learn the secrets the rich use to get rich, and STAY RICH, including: Master the S.M.A.R.T. system: Strategies to Maximize Assets and Reduce Taxes; Build your “Perfect Portfolio”: It is LIFE-CHANGING!; Leverage “The Five Pillars” of investing — stocks, real estate, life insurance, cryptocurrency, and precious metals — a bulletproof, tax-free financial plan.

Burton G. Malkiel's classic and gimmick-free investment guide is now more necessary than ever. Rather than tricks, what you'll find here is a time-tested and thoroughly research-based strategy for your portfolio. Whether you're considering your first 401(k) contribution or contemplating retirement, this fully updated edition of A Random Walk Down Wall Street should be the first book on your wishlist.

Avis à tous ceux qui considèrent prendre bientôt leur retraite, il ne s’agit pas d’un nouveau passage de votre vie ou encore moins de l’aboutissement de votre carrière professionnelle. La retraite n’est rien de moins qu’une nouvelle vie. Et si une bonne préparation financière peut aider à conforter cette nouvelle étape de votre cheminement personnel, c’est loin d’être une panacée contre les dangers qui vous guettent.

From the beet fields of North Dakota to the wilderness campgrounds of California to an Amazon warehouse in Texas, people who once might have kicked back to enjoy their sunset years are hard at work. Underwater on mortgages or finding that Social Security comes up short, they're hitting the road in astonishing numbers, forming a new community of nomads: RV and van-dwelling migrant laborers, or "workampers".

Things to Do in Retirement Playbook is your fast-track ticket to a highlight reel of new friends, new hobbies, and new adventures—without draining your savings. You’ll go from asking “Now what?” to bragging “Guess what I did today?”

With interest rates rising, your cash could now finally earn you some interest income. Well…it could…but it may not be doing so. You see, many financial institutions are not passing along higher interest to their customers.

You have enough for retirement. Now, learn how to enjoy it. Every day, retirees face a surprising but consistent challenge—and it’s not what most people expect. It’s not about whether they’ve saved enough, or if they’ll run out of money. It’s about what happens next: how to actually enjoy the retirement they’ve worked so hard to create. Too often, retirement becomes a story of caution. People trim their budgets, cut back on spending, and protect their nest eggs at all costs. The result? A retirement lived too small, shadowed by unnecessary fear and missed opportunities.

Live Your Life Insurance shows you exactly how you can take advantage of one of the most common, but misunderstood, financial tools. In it, you'll discover exactly how you can use your life insurance to benefit you while you are alive - and help you build financial security. In addition, it will reveal ways to make the best of your policy no matter what age you are. Most people don't realize what a powerful tool they have in their life insurance policies - this book will be your guide

Whether you aren’t sure when you’ll be ready to retire or need to start saving, it’s never too early to get your retirement planning done. The truth is, retirement shouldn’t be an end to your income. It should be the beginning of the next phase of your life. A phase that is as fulfilling and secure as your working life was. A time in your life when you have plenty of time to spend with your loved ones, pursue your favorite hobby full-time, or travel.

Sam Dogen, creator of the Financial Samurai blog, knows that you need to spend money to make money. He’s taught over 90 million followers how to invest wisely in all facets of life, from education to parenting to relationships to side hustles, even choosing where to work and play.

When Ada Calhoun found herself in the throes of a midlife crisis, she thought that she had no right to complain. She was married with children and a good career. So why did she feel miserable? And why did it seem that other Generation X women were miserable, too? Calhoun decided to find some answers. She looked into housing costs, HR trends, credit card debt averages, and divorce data. At every turn, she saw a pattern: sandwiched between the Boomers and Millennials, Gen X women were facing new problems as they entered middle age, problems that were being largely overlooked.

Most people think of retirement as taking an extended vacation. In fact, it’s more like running a marathon. But all too often, people only realize that after they start running.

What if you could get an extra $100, $200, or even $500 deposited directly into your brokerage account within the next 24 hours? That might sound impossible...but with credit spreads...it’s not just a possibility...it’s a certainty. Because with credit spreads, every single trade pays you when you enter it. And you can use these to generate safe returns, no matter what happens to your stock. Unlike regular options trading, you don’t even need to guess the direction of a stock, or what price it will be in a month. You only have to guess a price range.

In finance, as in life, there's no such thing as a free lunch - unless you're well diversified. The push toward diversification inspires many investors to buy index funds, which is a smart move. But most people have missed the chance to diversify over their investing lifecycle.

This is your one-stop, definitive resource as you prepare for a secure and comfortable retirement. Investment and personal finance experts Larry Swedroe and Kevin Grogan present uniquely comprehensive coverage of every important aspect you need to think about as you approach retirement, including social security, Medicare, investment planning strategy, portfolio maintenance, preparing your heirs, retirement issues faced by women, the threat of elder financial abuse, going beyond financials to think about your happiness, and much more.

Remember those summer vacations when you were a kid? Well, that’s what your retirement can feel like…but without returning to school anymore. Don’t feel guilty about using your savings to do as you wish or go wherever you want—the beautiful country of Costa Rica is ready to welcome you. The Baby Boomer's Guide to Costa Rica Retirement will show you how to settle down in Costa Rica in a cost-effective way, even if you think you need a hefty savings to afford the cost of living (which you definitely don’t!).