This guide provides information on retiree destinations around the world, all based on research conducted by the authors and hands-on testimonies from each region. It consists of 10 chapters, starting with a general overview of retiree migration patterns, which examines the factors retirees consider when deciding on a destination. The following nine chapters each cover one particular region of the world that is attracting retirees. Mini-profiles of retiree migrants in each chapter include anecdotes and experiences from diverse destinations. The reader will hear, for example, from an American luxuriating on a Spanish island; a Brit building homes in the mountains and coast of BC, Canada; a New York filmmaker reinventing in Cuenca, Ecuador; and British skiers retiring to “encore careers” in the French Alps. Chapters also include “destination profiles”—short vignettes that analyze retirement from the destination perspective, again based on personal interviews with key stakeholders from a national, regional and local perspective.

How To Prepare For Your Retirement You're approaching the next stage of your life: retirement. Although there is no crystal ball that can predict the future, you can begin plotting your course to a fi nancially secure retirement. In Road Rules for Retirement, Mark shares the many challenges you will face getting to and through retirement. He reveals the many risks you must know about and account for to make sure you never outlive your money. Some of the many topics he covers in this book are: -why creating a Wealth Strategy is the best approach to prepare for retirement -the importance of diversifying your investments and how the wrong investment strategy can drain your savings in just a few years -when to start collecting your Social Security benefi ts -the risks of not having a complete long-term care plan and estate plan -and much more!

After advancing through a career and saving away money, you're supposed to arrive at Destination Retirement and be rewarded for your success. You're supposed to have enough guaranteed sources of retirement income to do the things you want with the people you love because you can afford it and you've worked hard.But in too many cases, this is not what's happening. People are ruining their health, going into debt, and failing to protect what's important to them. They are worried and stressed out having enough because no one has taught them what they should be doing with their money during every stage of life. "The Retirement Train" is more than just a metaphor; it's a financial journey through time.This book offers readers a compass that shows you exactly what steps to take and when with the kinds of accounts and financial vehicles that can serve you best. Whether you are a young adult launching a career, a parent with a child to send to college, or someone soon-to-be-retired with no idea of what to do with your savings, you can learn how to save more, generate an income, and protect the people you love. Inside these pages, you'll find a wealth of stories, best financial practices, and hard-won life lessons generously shared by a financial professional at the top of her game. Hop on aboard and take a nice long ride on The Retirement Train.

This guide provides information on retiree destinations around the world, all based on research conducted by the authors and hands-on testimonies from each region. It consists of 10 chapters, starting with a general overview of retiree migration patterns, which examines the factors retirees consider when deciding on a destination. The following nine chapters each cover one particular region of the world that is attracting retirees. Mini-profiles of retiree migrants in each chapter include anecdotes and experiences from diverse destinations. The reader will hear, for example, from an American luxuriating on a Spanish island; a Brit building homes in the mountains and coast of BC, Canada; a New York filmmaker reinventing in Cuenca, Ecuador; and British skiers retiring to "encore careers��? in the French Alps. Chapters also include "destination profiles��?--short vignettes that analyze retirement from the destination perspective, again based on personal interviews with key stakeholders from a national, regional and local perspective.

The definitive guide for anyone dreaming of living in paradise when they retire. Whether motivated by a desire for adventure, or the need to make the most of a diminished nest egg, more and more Americans are considering an overseas retirement. Drawing on her more than three decades of experience helping people relocate happily and successfully, Kathleen Peddicord shows how living in an unconventional retirement destination can cost less than a traditional home in Florida or Arizona. Peddicord addresses all of the essential issues, including: • Finding a home to own or rent • Researching and understanding your tax liability • Obtaining health insurance and medical care • Avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls • Opening a bank account Whether readers are interested in relatively unknown havens like Nicaragua, well-traveled areas in Italy, or need some help deciding, How to Retire Overseas is the ultimate guide to making retirement dreams come true.

As seasoned veterans of the financial planning industry, we have had the opportunity to witness firsthand what the destination retirement lifestyle looks like for many of our clients. This book was written with the aim of helping people interested in such a lifestyle become better informed on some of the possibilities associated with retirement destinations. 'Wanderlust, A Guide to Destination Retirement Living' is the first stop on an incredible journey to living a "lifestyle by design."

A Baby Boomer and thirty-year veteran of public school teaching and administration, the author set out to disprove the assumption, commonly held by her work colleagues, that retirement must be either a Life sentence or a Get out of Jail Free Pass. She was inspired by Gretchin Rubens' Happiness Project and the work of Robert Raines on creative aging to construct her own Retirement Project for discovering the pathway to personal happiness and fulfillment that would carry her into the elder season of life. Beginning the day she walked out of her office for the last time, she took the next twelve months to work on ten resolutions that she had identified as critical to the accomplishment of her vision for a meaningful and purposeful retirement. Over the months, she gained valuable insight into her past and pursued new pathways and interests for the future. In the end, she concluded that retirement is more like a journey than a destination; more like a construction project than a memory garden; more like a beginning than an ending. The book chronicles the steps in her journey into the first year.