"Create the retirement you desire with proven financial strategies The New Rules of Retirement throws away the rules of thumb, cliche;s, and obsolete ideas. It provides a proven, updated approach to retiring successfully in today's world. In this new second edition based on independent, objective research, retirement expert Robert C. Carlson uses proven, profitable techniques to coordinate all the factors that lead to financial security and independence....

"We need a new retirement paradigm as private pensions disappear. Families must take more responsibility for their retirement by saving consistently, working long enough to accumulate enough savings, and spending their savings at an appropriate rate in retirement. Families cannot build a secure retirement by themselves, however; they need help from government and employers. This book discusses the strengths and weaknesses of our current retirement...

For most Americans, Social Security is their largest financial asset, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and indexed against increases in the cost of living. It is also an incredibly complicated program, consisting of 2,728 core rules and thousands of codicils. As a result, Americans lose billions of dollars in unclaimed benefits every year. The editor of this book has sifted through many thousands of pages of SSA publications to find the answers...

Retirement planning is no longer a spectator sport, it involves active decision-making. This guide will help you generate recession-proof retirement that will last the rest of your life, protect you against the high cost of emergencies, and will help you live longer and healthier into retirement.