{"product_id":"the-hard-times-guide-to-retirement-security-isbn-9781576603628","title":"The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security","description":"A timely guide to overcoming the retirement challenges we all face  \u003cp\u003eThe Great Recession has placed a wake-up call to America's baby boomers. Many have not saved enough for retirement and have not taken a hard look at how many post-work years they may need to finance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a straightforward and accessible style, \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security\u003c\/i\u003e tackles the tough questions about retirement in the new post-crash economy. Page by page, it puts retirement in perspective by touching on important issues such as insuring against the risk of outliving your assets, recalibrating damaged retirement portfolios, managing the risk of health-care expenses in retirement, and career strategies for workers who are 50 years old and up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals how to boost lifetime income through better planning, and working just a few additional years\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers advice on how to hire a financial advisor whose first loyalty is to you, not Wall Street\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses why you should rethink housing in the wake of the real estate crash\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers detailed advice on career reinvention, the 50+ job market and midlife entrepreneurship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging and informative, this practical guide provides the strategies needed for a truly fulfilling and secure retirement.\u003c\/p\u003e  Acknowledgments.  \u003cp\u003e1 Rethinking Retirement in Hard Times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMoney.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Great Wake-Up Call.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Getting the Most from Social Security.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Old-Fashioned Pension on Life Support.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Income Annuities: Another Way to Get a Guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Resuscitating the 401(k).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Managing Your Health-Care Expense Burden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Taxes and Retirement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Coping with Post-Bubble Real Estate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 How to Hire a Financial Adviser.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 How Working Longer Helps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Fifty-Plus Job Market: Good News, Bad News.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Six Rules for Job Hunting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Fifty-Plus Entrepreneurs: Launching a Lifestyle Business.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 How to Hire a Career Coach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiving.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Making a Difference: Encore Careers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Volunteering in Retirement: Getting Engaged.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Learning and the Path to Brain Fitness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"\u003ci\u003eThe Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security\u003c\/i\u003e aims to help baby-boomers with retirement planning. Author Mark Miller covers topics such as managing health-care costs and becoming a midlife entrepreneur.\" (\u003ci\u003eKiplinger's Retirement Report\u003c\/i\u003e, August 2010).  \u003cp\u003e\"Miller is an expert on aging and retirement...it shows in his careful reporting on the ominous subject of retirement. He is diligent about listing detailed notes in each chapter to support facts and figures. He paints the picture: \"Real estate values and retirement portfolios are depressed, and job security has evaporated...the need to build retirement security has never been greater.\" He offers ways to build long-term retirement security and boost knowledge on an array of topics from money issues, such as 401(k) plans and managing health care expenses to ways to navigate the 50-plus job market. There are several chapters on the 50-plus job market – how to find a job, start your own business, even how to hire a career coach to help with career transitions. Each chapter concludes with a wealth of resources and suggestions for further reading. The listings are ample guidance, worth keeping close at hand for help along the retirement route.\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, July 25, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is an expert on aging, retirement, business, and economics. He writes the syndicated weekly column \"Retire Smart,\" contributes to CBS Moneywatch.com and the Huffington Post, and publishes RetirementRevised.com, which was named the best retirement planning site on the web by Money magazine. Miller speaks regularly at conferences on aging and retirement. He can be reached at markmiller@hardtimesretirement.com.  \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"I can't think of a single colleague, friend, or loved one who wouldn't benefit enormously from reading Mark Miller's smart and lively guide no matter how far away they are, or think they are, from retirement. Personally, I only wish he had written it sooner.\"\u003cbr\u003e —E\u003cb\u003eric Effron\u003c\/b\u003e, Executive Editor, \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the sharpest observers on retirement, Miller offers instructive ideas to help readers address the challenges they'll face in the years ahead.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eEric Schurenberg\u003c\/b\u003e, Editorial Director, CBS \u003ci\u003eMoneyWatch.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow you can have a happy and fulfilling retirement in a tough economy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Recession has placed a wake-up call to America's baby boomers. Many have not saved enough for retirement and have not taken a hard look at how many post-work years they may need to finance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a straightforward and accessible style, \u003ci\u003eThe Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security\u003c\/i\u003e tackles the tough questions about retirement in the new post-crash economy. With this book, you'll learn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoost lifetime income through better planning—and working just a few additional years\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecalibrate damaged retirement portfolios\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsure against the risk of outliving your assets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eHire a financial advisor whose first loyalty is to you—not to Wall Street\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eManage the risk of health-care expense in retirement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eRethink housing in the wake of the real estate crash\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eStay employed, find a job after age 50—or become a midlife entrepreneur\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging and informative, this practical guide provides the strategies needed for a truly fulfilling and secure retirement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomberg Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990255780069,"sku":"NP9781576603628","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781576603628.jpg?v=1761787086","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-hard-times-guide-to-retirement-security-isbn-9781576603628","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}