Social Security Planning

How much do I need to retire? Can I retire early? What’s the retirement age, anyway? No matter whether you are 25, 65, or any age in between, you probably have questions about retirement and knowing the answers is the key to planning your future. Whether you want to retire as soon as possible or are looking forward to continuing to work in some form for as long as you can, Retirement 101 guides you through each step as you approach this important milestone.

Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to ensure a secure and satisfying retirement. Start your journey to financial independence and peace of mind today with "The Essential Retirement Toolkit."

Do you want to master the forbidding maze of Social Security and get the most of your possible benefits? If so, this document will reveal to you the lesser known tricks to gaining your highest possible share. You might want to read all the hefty 2,728 rules of thumb of the Social Security System. Or better yet, use this book and you will learn a few comprehensive strategies on how to come up with tens of thousands of dollars per individual retiree, every single year.

Are you making a million-dollar mistake with your Social Security benefits? The traditional "break-even" approach to Social Security claiming leaves retirees vulnerable to running out of money, paying unnecessary taxes, and failing to protect their surviving spouse. With over 3,000 rules and 500 different claiming combinations for married couples, making the wrong choice could cost you hundreds of thousands in lost benefits.

The $214,000 Mistake helps married taxpayers get the most out of their Social Security benefits: more money for you and less for Uncle Sam. Ninety-seven percent (97%) of Social Security recipients don’t receive the benefits they are entitled to. Do you know why? Because they don’t know how to optimize their benefits. With uncomplicated language, the book shows you how to implement proven strategies that will prevent married couples from losing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Nearing retirement and feeling unprepared? You're not alone. Many share these concerns, but they can be resolved with the clear guidance in this book. Retirement planning doesn’t have to be stressful or confusing.

Leaving no stone unturned, this indispensable manual takes the sting out of relocation and selling the family home, helps keep retirees from outliving their savings, and offers a step-by-step guide to retirement abroad.

Strategic planning needs to be a more integral part of America's foreign policymaking. While thousands of troops are engaged in combat and homeland security concerns abound, long-term coordination of goals and resources would seem to be of paramount importance. A change in presidential administration brings the hope that strategic planning will play an elevated role in U.S. foreign policy. Can policy planners - in the Pentagon, State Department, Treasury, NSC, and National Intelligence Council - rise to the challenge?

For over a decade now, the American economy has been on a rollercoaster - an economic boom between 2003 and 2008, followed by a severe economic downturn, and with a historically slow and weak recovery from 2009 until the present. The recession of 2008-2009 had its origin in years of monetary mismanagement by the Federal Reserve System and misguided economic policies emanating from Washington, DC.

A pioneer of the 401(k) system, Robert L. Reynolds eschews radical calls for throwing out the 401(k) entirely and creating a new government-run savings system. Our best course, he shows, is to build on what we have: a flexible, dynamic private-public system of Social Security and more robust workplace savings. From Here to Security provides a clear, powerful new approach to solving America's retirement challenge—based on facts, data, and Reynolds's decades of experience.

The United States faces a serious retirement challenge. Many of today's workers will lack the resources to retire at traditional ages and maintain their standard of living in retirement. Solving the problem is a major challenge in today's environment in which risk and responsibility have shifted from government and employers to individuals. For this reason, Charles D. Ellis, Alicia H. Munnell, and Andrew D. Eschtruth have written this concise guide for anyone concerned about their own—and the nation's—retirement security.

Retirement can be both exciting and daunting. On one hand, it represents a new chapter in life filled with freedom and the opportunity to pursue passions and interests. On the other hand, it also brings financial concerns, such as how to ensure a steady income stream to last throughout retirement. This audiobook is designed to help guide you through the process of planning and securing your retirement income.