Take Charge!: A Women's Guide to a Secure Retirement A Women's Guide to a Secure Retirement

Name: Take Charge!: A Women's Guide to a Secure Retirement A Women's Guide to a Secure Retirement
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ISBN: 9780028641959

ISBN-10: 0028641957

ISBN-13: 9780028641959

Edition: 2002

Authors: Edie Milligan Driskill, CLU Milligan Driskill

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Retirement can be an exciting and enjoyable time -- an opportunity to do things you've always wanted to do. However, many women are troubled by the financial uncertainty that accompanies living longer, earning less, and spending more time away from the workplace than their male counterparts. This book gives women the tools to demystify retirement planning and navigate their way to financial security through answers to important questions such as these: How much can I count on from Social Security? How do I know what investments are right for me? What if I change employers several times? How will divorce affect my retirement plans? Where will I live and who will take care of me? How will I…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction



Planning For Retirement



You Are the Planner


Whose Job Is It?


Your Employer Is Not Your Planner


The Adventure Begins


Counselors vs. Planners


Where We Go from Here



A Life View


Counting Backward


First You Work, Then You Don't


Will Your Money Work for You?



A Balancing Act


Your Lifestyle Now


Your Lifestyle Then


Calculating the Difference



Trust


It's What Makes Us Unique


The Five Things You Can Do with Money


How Your Government Makes Money



Let's Go Shopping


At Your Benefits Department


At Your Insurance Agent


At Your Bank


At Your Stockbroker



Putting Together Your Plan


What Do You Know?


Do the Numbers


What Do You Need to Revise?



Preparing For Retirement



Performance Evaluation


Did Social Security Do Its Job?


Did Your Employer Do Their Job?


Did You Do Your Job?



Add It All Up


Are You Playing Catch-Up?


The Pieces of the Pie


Windfall Additions to Your Retirement Plan



Insurance Adjustments


Long-Term-Care Insurance


Life Insurance


Disability Insurance


Health Insurance


Property and Casualty Insurance



Retirement



Housing Options


Where Do You Want to Live?


Are You Going to Live There Alone?


Financial Options



Preparing for Transition


Hopes and Fears


Friends and Family


New Careers



Uncle Sam Still Wants Your Money


What's Taxed and What's Not


Tax Planning Strategies


Other Tax Issues



Paying Attention Pays Off


Managing Your Own Investments


Who, What, When, Where, and Why?



If You're Lucky


Family-Based Care


Home Health Care


Nursing Homes



The Final Chapter


Estate Planning


Final Decisions


Legal Documents


Epilogue


Glossary


Index