"Want excellent insights on retirement planning from a professional who’s actually experienced retirement himself? You’ll get just that from Stan Hinden’s book, How to Retire Happy, now in its third edition. Stan was a Washington Post financial reporter for 20 years, and after he retired, he wrote the Post’s 'Retirement Journal' column for which he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. What I like about Stan’s book is that it combines good financial planning information with his story about his own retirement. He’s candid about the mistakes he made and how he’d do things differently with the benefit of hindsight." --Steve Vernon, columnist, CBSMoneyWatch.com “Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!” —Horace B. Deets, former Executive Director, AARP Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist Stan Hinden’s bestselling How to Retire Happy helps you decide if you can retire now, or whether you have to stay on the job for a few more years. This trusted guide has been fully updated to address the stomachchurning issues created by financial market volatility and the economic recession. Will you have enough money for health care? Do you need—and can you afford—a longterm care policy? How much income can your savings produce? The third edition of How to Retire Happy provides answers to these questions—plus all-new information about: A new menu of Medigap insurance policies New strategies for maximizing Social Security income Making your money last through a long retirement Apply Hinden’s reliable, easy-to-understand advice and experience a happy, healthful retirement for years and years to come.

How to Retire Happy, Second Edition, arms you with easy-to-digest answers to their retirement questions. From Social Security and HMOs to insurance and estate planning, as well as fully-updated information on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, the changing rules governing IRAs and 401(k)s, and other issues vital to retirees Stan Hinden covers all the bases.

"Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!"--Horace B. Deets, former Executive Director, AARP With the right planning, retirement can be the happiest time in life. Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist and financial expert Stan Hinden helps you guarantee that your retirement will be as enjoyable as possible. How to Retire Happy provides answers to all your complicated retirement questions. From Social Security and Medicare to long term care insurance and estate planning, Stan covers all the bases. This fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling guide includes: Practical advice on the 12 most important decisions to make before retiring Guidance on the critical emotional, psychological, and health issues of retirement The latest information on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and changes to the rules governing IRAs and 401(k)s Expert tips on how to arrange an estate to save money on taxes and probate

The Washington Post and New York Times Business Bestseller “Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!” —HORACE B. DEETS, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AARP “Want excellent insights on retirement planning from a professional who’s actually experienced retirement himself? You’ll get just that from Stan Hinden’s book.” —STEVE VERNON, COLUMNIST “Provides the most important information you’ll need before and during your retirement.” —MICHELLE SINGLETARY, THE WASHINGTON POST Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist Stan Hinden’s bestselling How to Retire Happy, Fourth Edition, helps you make the right decisions to ensure a happy, healthful retirement. It delivers all the expert advice you need in an easy-to-understand step-by-step style. How to Retire Happy includes everything that has made previous editions the go-to guides for retirees and near-retirees, plus: Brand-new material on health insurance and the prescription drug plan The facts about Medicare Part A (hospital), Part B (tests, doctors, preventive care), and Part D (prescription drugs) The author’s personal experiences with the realities of long-term Alzheimer’s care Fully updated material on Social Security strategies How to handle the financial realities of the post-meltdown economy New resources you can turn to for extra advice

This book on retirement is a useful ally in the hands of every worker who works, intends to work, or planning to retire from work. Unlike many other books on retirement, this book introduces a very practical way of looking at retirement. The insights given at the end of each chapter are stepping stones meant to dispel the negative mental attitudes held by most workers regarding retirement from work. They provide valuable ideas towards formulating a plan for the retirement life from the very beginning of any career most people engage in, during the most productive years of life. The insights reveal that a systematic plan for retirement is as important for every worker as much as a career plan they do develop throughout their working years. It is a time for retirees to begin a second life in which they do things that they were not able to do during the time they worked.

The Washington Post and New York Times Business Bestseller “Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!” —HORACE B. DEETS, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AARP “Want excellent insights on retirement planning from a professional who’s actually experienced retirement himself? You’ll get just that from Stan Hinden’s book.” —STEVE VERNON, COLUMNIST, CBSMONEYWATCH.COM Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist Stan Hinden’s bestselling How to Retire Happy, Fourth Edition, helps you make the right decisions to ensure a happy, healthful retirement. It delivers all the expert advice you need in an easy-to-understand step-by-step style. How to Retire Happy includes everything that has made previous editions the go-to guides for retirees and near-retirees, plus: Brand-new material on health insurance and the prescription drug plan The facts about Medicare Part A (hospital), Part B (tests, doctors, preventive care), and Part D (prescription drugs) The author’s personal experiences with the realities of long-term Alzheimer’s care Fully updated material on Social Security strategies How to handle the financial realities of the post-meltdown economy New resources you can turn to for extra advice

Retirement is the beginning of life, not the end.

If you are one of America's 77 million baby boomers, you are or soon will be facing choices that can make the difference between enjoying or just enduring this third stage of your life. Time to treasure family and friends, to acquire new skills and expand knowledge, to find new pleasures and savor familiar ones, to deepen your spiritual life-these are the possibilities that open up as you move into your sixties. To make the most of this time means making thoughtful choices about your physical and mental health, your work life, your relationships, your finances, your approach to every aspect of your life. Life After 60? Yes! offers advice from experts, real-life examples, and a wealth of resources to help you make these years gratifying and fulfilling. It explores: the importance of relationships deciding whether and when to retire maintaining your health, both physical and mental financial planning issues wills, insurance and other personal management choices choices for using your time well building meaning in your life

"Dychtwald and Morison offer a brilliant and convincing perspective: an essential re-think of what 'aging' and 'retirement' mean today and an invitation to help mobilize the best in the tidal wave of Boomer Third Agers." —Daniel Goleman, PhD, Author, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Throughout 99 percent of human history, life expectancy at birth was less than 18 years. Few people had a chance to age. Today, thanks to extraordinary medical, demographic, and economic shifts, most of us expect to live long lives. Consequently, the world is witnessing a powerful new version of retirement, driven by the power and needs of the Baby Boomer generation. Consumers over age 50 account for more than half of all spending and control more than 70% of our total net worth – yet are largely ignored by youth-focused marketers. How will work, family, and retirement be transformed to accommodate two billion people over the age of 60 worldwide? In the coming years, we'll see explosive business growth fueled by this unprecedented longevity revolution. What Retirees Want presents the culmination of 30 years of research by world-famous "Age Wave" expert Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., and author and consultant Robert Morison. It explains how the aging of the Baby Boomers will forever change our lives, businesses, government programs, and the consumer marketplace. This exciting new stage of life, the "Third Age," poses daunting questions: What will "old" look like in the years ahead? With continued advances in longevity, all of the traditional life-stage markers and boundaries will need to be adjusted. What new products and services will boom as a result of this coming longevity revolution? What unconscious ageist marketing practices are hurting people – and business growth? Will the majority of elder boomers outlive their pensions and retirement savings and how can this financial disaster be prevented? What incredible new technologies of medicine, life extension, and human enhancement await us in the near future? What purposeful new roles can we create for elder boomers so that the aging nations of the Americas, Europe, and Asia capitalize on the upsides of aging? Which pioneering organizations and companies worldwide have created marketing strategies and programs that resonate with the quirky and demanding Boomer generation? In this entertaining, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging book, Dychtwald and Morison explain how individuals, businesses, non-profits, and governments can best prepare for a new era – where the needs and demands of the "Third Age" will set the lifestyle, health, social, marketplace, and political priorities of generations to come.