Stepping Lightly Around the Pitfalls of Estate Planning...

Estate planning is one of those unpleasant but really important tasks. Unfortunately, the process is not only hard to get started, it is then easy to make mistakes. Even the most careful and well-intentioned person can slip up along the way. Avoid the pitfalls "The 50 Biggest Estate Planning Mistakes" outlines the major mistakes and their consequences in an entertaining way-and then proceeds to tell you exactly how to avoid these mistakes.

Delivering practical and helpful information in a light tone, the authors help to make these sometimes difficult conversations a little easier. The book's fifty concise chapters are filled with real-life examples, organized under four key areas of mistakes: The biggest mistake of not planning at allFailing to plan for the possibility of mental incompetencyMistakes made during the estate planning process itselfAnd common mistakes made by executors

Written by personal finance and estate planning experts, Jean Blacklock and Sarah Kruger, "The 50 Biggest Estate Planning Mistakes and How To Avoid Them" is an essential guide for Canadians interested in planning their estates effectively, with minimal stress on their loved ones.

Nationally known personal finance expert Terry Savage helps you answer the most important retirement questions

During a time when looking to the future is more important than ever, author Terry Savage offers street smart advice for the many soon-to-be retirees wondering how much longer they will have to work to make up for the losses in their retirement accounts. "The New Savage Number" provides the strategic guidance and hands-on techniques necessary to plan a successful, satisfying retirement.

Throughout the book, Savage helps you figure out how much money you need to retire-your savage number-and how to invest to reach that goal. Then, as retirement looms, she guides you through the process of planning withdrawals so the money lasts your entire lifetime. In between, Savage offers practical advice on everything from getting personal finances organized to insuring retirement plans against the disastrous need for long-term care. An informative, engaging book that future retirees of every age can utilize, "The New Savage Number"
Contains updated chapters reflect the current economy including changes to the mortgage market and stock market performanceTakes issues such as social security, long term insurance, and new investment risks into considerationOffers guidance on continuing to earn income in retirement

Written with every retirement bound individual in mind, " The New Savage Number, Second Edition" provides you with the tools needed to rescue your retirement.

Praise for Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money!

"Paul Merriman's new book is a rich and meaty guide to achieving real retirement security. It's full of wise, easy-to-follow advice that will stand the test of time."
--Knight Kiplinger, Editor in Chief, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and the Kiplinger Letter

"Read Live It Up! Not only does Paul Merriman know the secret to making your money work as hard as you do, he loves helping people achieve their goals and dreams."
--Paul B. Farrell, author of The Millionaire Code, The Winning Portfolio, and The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing

Over the course of his successful financial career, author Paul Merriman has helped thousands of clients manage their money--both before and after retirement. During this time, he developed an in-depth understanding of the important financial issues people face when it comes to retirement.

Now, in the revised and updated edition of Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money!, Merriman distills what he has learned and helps you create a portfolio that will fulfill your unique retirement needs in the process. From determining how much you will need to live on after retirement to recognizing and controlling the expenses of investing, the easy-to-understand strategies outlined in these pages can minimize the stress and maximize the success of this pivotal process.

You can have the retirement you desire. But to enjoy the life you want tomorrow, you have to plan and prepare today. The revised and updated edition of Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money! can help you achieve this goal, as it will put you--and your retirement portfolio--in a better position to succeed.

This Is Mexico is a collection of essays on the often magical and mysterious—and sometimes heartrending—workings of everyday life in Mexico, written from the perspective of an American expatriate. By turns humorous and poignant, Merchasin provides an informed look at Mexican culture and history, exploring everything from healthcare, Mexican-style, to religious rituals; from the educational role of the telenovela to the cultural subtleties of the Spanish language. Written with a clear eye for details, a warm heart for Mexico, and a lively sense of humor, This Is Mexico is an insider's look at the joys, sorrows, and challenges of life in this complex country.

PRE- AND POST-RETIREMENT PLANNING THAT MAKES SENSE

GETTING STARTED IN A FINANCIALLY SECURE RETIREMENT

If you want to make the most of your retirement years, you have to seriously think about the retirement lifestyle you want and the path that will get you there. In order to do this, you need reliable retirement information that will allow you to properly chart your course. Nobody knows this better than author Henry Hebeler, who retired from the corporate world more than fifteen years ago--and quickly discovered that much of the retirement planning advice available wasn't helping people accomplish their goals.

Now, with Getting Started in a Financially Secure Retirement, Hebeler shares his experience in this field with you and reveals what it really takes to achieve the retirement you want. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, Getting Started in a Financially Secure Retirement dismisses the assumptions that many popular retirement planning methods make and addresses some of today's most important retirement issues, including everything from planning with realistic economic inputs to neglected subjects such as replacement budgeting, reverse dollar cost averaging, and the need for resiliency when encountering surprise events.

Filled with in-depth insights, practical advice, and helpful retirement planning tools, Getting Started in a Financially Secure Retirement will allow you to apply Hebeler's proven principles to your own specific situation--whether you're already retired or still working--and make more informed financial decisions as you plan for the years ahead.

"A fast-shuffling page-turner." Nicholas Shakespeare Ex-SAS officer Tom Knight is now a 73-year-old private detective in a seaside town, with a bad leg, a taste for good weed and a morbid fear of growing old. He's also fallen in love with Fran, a sprightly 52-year-old carer at a retirement home. The bad news is that she's dumped him for lying about his age. So when she's framed for the murder of three old ladies at the home he resolves to win her back by proving her innocence. His quest takes him behind the town's veil of respectability... He even faces up to his fear of old age and dementia, by going undercover at the care home where the murders happened. But will it be enough to win back the lady of his dreams? Proving that you're just as young as you feel, the Tom Knight mysteries combine delicious comedy with a precision-engineered plot. What readers are saying: "A hilarious story!" "Great entertainment full of suspense and twists and turns." "He's a wonderful cook, smokes a joint every once in a while, and hopes to get 'the girl' by investigating a murder... there's no question about it, Tom Knight is hero material!" "Charles Hodges, please keep writing!" "A great book, captivating and witty at the same time!" "Filled with charm and wit." "I was delighted by the loveable, eccentric main character and the well-thought out plot." "This is the first book in the Tom Knight series and I'm already looking forward to reading more."

Die Alterssicherung von Frauen war und ist ein zentrales Thema vieler Reformdiskussionen. "Eigenstandige Alterssicherung oder abgeleitete Sicherung (Hinterbliebenenrente)" sowie "Berucksichtigung von Kindern in der Alterssicherung" gehoeren seit langem zu den Kernthemen. Sie spielen im Rahmen der aktuell geplanten Rentenreform, aber auch bei der zukunftigen Weiterentwicklung des Alterssicherungssystems eine wichtige Rolle. In diesem Band diskutieren Wissenschaftler und Praktiker die grundsatzlichen und aktuellen Fragen der Alterssicherung von Frauen. Zentrale Themen sind die AEnderungen in den Lebensverlaufen und Erwerbsbiographien, veranderte Familien- und Haushaltsstrukturen, sich andernde Bedingungen in der Arbeitswelt und speziell auch auf den Arbeitsmarkten und die sich wandelnden gesellschaftlichen und politischen Normvorstellungen.