We financially plan for our retirement, but do we plan for our wellbeing? Here is an empowering guide with practical tools to help you live a passionate, fulfilling second half of life.
If you're part of the Baby Boomer generation, then you belong to 26 percent of the US population that is retiring healthier than any generation before. And that means retirement is starting to look a whole lot different.
No longer satisfied with a quiet life of sitting on the porch or puttering around the house, retirees (or soon to be) are looking to create a passionate, active, fulfilled, and engaging later life. That's where Ron Pevny comes in. His inspiring guide helps you do what he calls "conscious aging"--or making a reality the life of growth, purpose, service, and spiritual exploration you've always imagined for yourself. In addition to wisdom for navigating loss and grief, Pevny offers advice that helps you identify your goals, contribute to society, remain engaged and relevant, and spend your later years in profound personal development.
Today's seniors are reshaping what retirement is all about. It is a whole new opportunity to engage with family, community, and the world with vigor. Don't just grow older--age consciously.

THE PATH TO YOUR ULTIMATE RETIREMENT STARTS RIGHT HERE When you think about planning for retirement - whether it's years in the future or just around the corner - you're bound to have questions. Can I ever afford to stop working? Will Social Security be there for me when I need it? How can I make my money last? Have I waited too long to start saving? Suze Orman, America's most recognized expert on personal finance, answers all the questions that keep you up at night - starting with the biggest one: It is never too late to start planning for a next act that's fulfilling and secure. With her signature blend of compassion, insight, and expertise, Suze guides you toward a plan that will put you in control of your financial future and help you to create the retirement you deserve. SUZE GIVES YOU THE STRAIGHT TALK ON: * Moves to make-and not make- while you're still working * How to invest safely in retirement- with just the right amount of risk * Out-of-the-box ideas to find a new role for your next act * How to lower your living costs now in ways that can have a big impact down the road * Decisions to make before you reach age 70 * Roth IRAs, 401(k)s, annuities, HSAs, and long-term care insurance * The must-have documents to put in place today * The Five Laws of Money to take with you into your Ultimate Retirement years (some of them may surprise you) * And much more

A book for baby boomers and others not content to accept an unfulfilling future. The Caterpillar That Roared, a quick-read book in the tradition of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Who Moved My Cheese? was co-authored with Joseph Sturniolo's fellow baby boomer, Dan Christopherson. Each chapter of the 13-chapter book illustrates the 13 lessons learned in Sturniolo's ROAR workshops - aimed at helping people discover or rediscover their gifts and passions so they can meaningfully employ them in the next stage of their lives. The workshops grew into an organization - ROAR - and a virtual community aimed at creating a revolution of alternatives to conventional retirement or unfulfilling occupations.

The long-term future of the American Social Security system which provides retirement, disability, and survivor benefits to millions, is uncertain. This is triggering big concerns for many workers who are paying into the system and need to make decisions about their retirement. This book features real-world situations around Social Security and Medicare to help financial professionals provide better advise to their clients on their personal financial plans. Key topics include: What Medicare will and will not do Managing Medicare gaps Analyzing the wide menu of Social Security benefits Social Security benefits for workers and families: retirement, survivor, disability, and death benefit Tax impact of Social Security premiums and benefits Impact of the 3.8 percent Medicare surtax on investment income Recent changes to the Medicare law

Within Powerful Women Plan for Retirement, Debra K. Menke marries the magic of manifestation with traditional retirement planning. Author, coach, and personal finance professional, Debra K. Menke spent years watching powerful women not properly plan for retirement. To help this strong tribe of women take ownership of their financial freedom, she offers this love letter as a route to retirement success. Within Powerful Women Plan for Retirement, Debra helps women to: Figure out exactly how much money they'll need in order to retire Quit guessing whether they'll be ready to retire in ten years Create a solid retirement plan and never stress about it again Ensure their plan doesn't fall apart, even when life happens Plan their exit strategy and start living the life of their daydreams

An essential resource for workers navigating their retirement and pension options, from the labor organizer's perspective. Researching retirement plans should not take the rest of your life, even if deciphering the relevant paperwork seems to have become a full-time job. Deliberately elaborate legalese is obscuring the efforts of financial elites to seize control of workers' collective retirement savings--and The Labor Guide to Retirement Plans is here to translate. Neoliberal retirement reforms have escalated elites' efforts to replace guaranteed workplace retirement plans with weak 401(k)-like savings accounts and risky stock market investment schemes. The result is arguably the largest source of labor value expropriation over the last four decades. In light of all this, what do workers need to know as they assess their future prospects--especially in terms of the security their retirement plans may or may not bring? What should union activists keep in mind as they push for the national and workplace reforms needed to produce greater retirement security? This nuts-and-bolts book provides a much-needed demystification of the retirement system. Even more than that The Labor Guide to Retirement Plans enables us to take charge of our own personal futures, as a first step towards taking back what belongs to us all.

You Got This is a simple playbook for achieving successful retirement. There are 10,000 people retiring every day. Many of them are not prepared to shoulder the financial reality of what it takes to live comfortably in retirement. They do not have a plan, nor do they know what steps to take to build a plan. Retirement planning in today's volatile world is completely different than past generations and people need practical insights to navigate the right path to achieve their retirement goals. Scott and Jill Carter use their personal stories and expertise to encourage those approaching retirement and help both individuals and working couples get started on a step-by-step plan to achieve financial freedom. It answers the most important questions: how much retirement costs and how to pay for it. Take the fear out of retirement and achieve the secure, comfortable retirement lifestyle you deserve!

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.

Achieve Anything is a life-changing book that helps you see how you can master your mindset, take action now and develop the critical habits that will help you deliver mind blowing results with anything you dare to achieve. This essential how-to guide is for all of you ready-to-roll'ers and tired-triers of the world who would love a fast and simple solution to start achieving more, from your regular day-to-day to-do's to your wildest dreams! Achieve Anything is here to help you do just that. It will show you how to achieve more and enjoy it. It is: * Easy to read, * Easy to understand, and * Simple to implement. That trio makes it easier to get the results you want! If you follow the 7 simple steps in this book, you will pursue only those goals which matter to you, achieve them sooner and enjoy the process more. You will learn about the knowing-doing gap, the expectation versus reality gap, the 7-Day Success Cycle and the MTO goal-setting method and how they, amongst others, will help you build strong habits to achieve your dreams. If you have struggled to achieve everything you want, this is the time for you. This book will help you get comfortable, build your confidence and start to achieve anything you desire. Read this book, put in the effort and watch your life change!

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.

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.

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.