Should productive and energetic people plan to spend the rest of their lives on the golf course? This book shows how remarkable retirees have developed creative alternatives.
Retirement can come in many forms: through corporate downsizing and buyouts as well as reaching the traditional age of 65. It's common for current or soon-to-be-retirees to be anxious about the expanse of time ahead, but it can be the chance of a lifetime.
Kiplinger's Retire & Thrive offers reassurance, inspiration, and unique ideas. It profiles individuals who are creatively managing their "retirement." People who have turned hobbies into businesses; gone back to school to pursue academic interests; found tremendous satisfaction volunteering; or developed completely new interests and skills.
On the financial side, many people find that their company pensions, Social Security, and savings are not enough. Robert Otterbourg offers information on how to supplement income in exciting, fulfilling ways.
There is life after 65, and Kiplinger's Retire & Thrive is an excellent, inspirational guide.
Robert J. Otterbourg spent his career in journalism and public relations and recently shifted gears himself to become a full-time writer. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.
"Retirement planning" once meant choosing which hobbies to pursue or places to visit after you stopped working. Pensions, social security, and savings provided a comfortable financial cushion for most people, because odds were they'd only live a few years after retirement.
No more. You can expect to live twenty or more years after retiring, and you want those years to be active and secure ones. To do that comfortably requires a substantial nest egg -- several hundred thousand dollars or more. Don't despair -- it can be done, but you need to do some careful planning. Kiplinger's 12 Steps to a Worry-Free Retirement can help.
Financial expert Dan Kehrer helps readers determine what resources they'll need and how much they can expect from social security and pensions. He then provides strategies for amassing the savings needed to fill the gap, starting anytime from age twenty to age fifty or later. He offers invaluable advice on getting out of debt, investing wisely, and maximizing benefits from savings plans, including:
Kiplinger's 12 Steps to a Worry-Free Retirement can help you develop a personal savings program that will take the fear out of planning for your future.
Daniel Kehrer is ta founding partner in the magazine publishing firm Group IV Communications, Inc., and editor of Independent Business and Business 96 magazines, which reach over a milion small-business owners nationwide. He is also the author of seven books, including Save Your Business a Bundle. He lives in Pacific Palisades, California.
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