Personal Finance Retirement

TV analysts and money managers would have you believe your finances are enormously complicated, and if you don't follow their guidance, you'll end up in the poorhouse. They're wrong. When University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack interviewed Helaine Olen, an award-winning financial journalist and the author of the best-selling Pound Foolish, he made an off­hand suggestion: Everything you need to know about managing your money could fit on an index card.

Devin Thorpe has collected more than 150 essays on personal and family finance to help you learn how to be happier with your money, live more frugally, and invest more wisely.

Roger Lowenstein explains how corporations and governments ran up ruinous pension and health-care promises to workers - promises that are now coming due and that will hit America like a tsunami if nothing is done.

Negotiating high benefits means gambling with future finances - and when the farm gets sold out from underneath major corporations or public institutions, it affects all of us, and in ways we might not imagine. With his trademark narrative panache, Lowenstein unravels the truth about how pensions work in America and illuminates the impending crisis.

A completely updated follow-up to one of the most popular books in the world on living abroad: A Better Life for Half the Price. Get honest information on international living, where to retire for less, and the cheapest options for where to move. For anyone struggling with high living expenses, this book provides a detailed road map on how to cut costs in half while upgrading your life in 19 desirable countries around the world.

In 2000, when top financial philosopher and best-selling author Mitch Anthony first presented a new way of thinking about retirement, it was novel, and many critics didn't buy into it. Originally written to get the attention of baby boomers, Mitch ended up starting a revolution by showing us that everything we had learned about retirement was wrong—we needed a "new retirementality."

How to build - and keep - generational wealth! How can a family build "safe and sure" wealth...that lasts for generations? That's the question answered by Perpetual Wealth. You'll discover how families can create wealth together to serve the good of all. The authors call it "family financing", and it's about much more than money! Among the many fascinating and insightful points, you'll learn: Why "typical" financial advice sabotages long-term wealth, the "four cornerstones of generational wealth" that ensure an inheritance will be wisely used, not wasted, and more.

So you just gave notice at the job you have worked almost your entire life that you have decided to retire. But until your last day, the excitement has deterred you from thinking how you would like to spend the remaining time you have here in this lifetime. If you begin to think negatively about what your retirement may have to offer you, then you have come to the right place. Retirement should not be seen as a stage of life that lacks in luster. It should be a time that is seen as positive, uplifting, inspiring, and adventurous.

Do you struggle with your personal finances? Do you spend (or save) too much? Do you struggle with your money relationships and communicating about money issues with your children, parents, or spouse? Money Mammoth offers you a fresh and effective approach to managing your money. Incorporating lessons from psychology, behavioral economics, and financial planning, the distinguished authors lay out a step-by-step plan to understanding your financial behaviors and changing them for the better.

As the prospect of a secure financial future and a comfortable retirement becomes increasingly remote for many, and experts are concluding that conventional investing and financial planning strategies aren’t working, Pamela Yellen reveals an extraordinary, little-known but time-tested method for growing wealth safely and predictably, even when the stock and real-estate markets and other investments tumble.

What is financial independence? Is it having enough money to live a normal life, or is it having so much money that you just don’t care about expenses? Everyone wants to be independent, but as you've likely experienced, getting there is not as simple as it looks. There are a variety of pitfalls along the way, and a single mistake can set you back by years. Fortunately, there is a blueprint or method for you to follow. It’s quite simple.

Best-selling author Jerry Minchey serves up 24 bite-sized chapters of sage advice and easy-to-implement, proven techniques showing you how to retire on a dime and a dream and live the best years of your life.

The Fall of Logic is a selection from Chase Chandler's new book, The Wealthy Family. The Fall of Logic details many of the flaws and solutions related to conventional financial thinking. The Fall of Logic takes the reader on a journey in which Chase Chandler describes the fundamental yet complex foundational philosophies one must understand to manage wealth prudently.

What if you could get an extra $100, $200, or even $500 deposited directly into your brokerage account within the next 24 hours? That might sound impossible...but with credit spreads...it’s not just a possibility...it’s a certainty. Because with credit spreads, every single trade pays you when you enter it. And you can use these to generate safe returns, no matter what happens to your stock. Unlike regular options trading, you don’t even need to guess the direction of a stock, or what price it will be in a month. You only have to guess a price range.

The Sandwich Generation refers to people typically in their thirties or forties, responsible for bringing up their children, saving and accumulating wealth for themselves, and caring for their aging parents. The goal: Make sure you can afford your own retirement (however that looks for you), while also taking care of your loved ones along the way. It seems like a daunting task, but with the help of this creative and informative guide, you will learn the necessary insight to achieve your financial goals!

Here’s what the Ultimate Tax Strategy Guide covers and what you’ll get from it: Introduction to taxes, maximizing accrual, investing in stocks, investing in real estate, maximizing accumulation, and much more! In this audiobook, you’ll discover lesser-known yet highly-effective tips and tricks on how to never lose a penny more on taxes. Ultimately, this unique guide is going to show you how to pay less in taxes, accumulate more money for yourself, invest wisely, and how to build passive sources of income.

In Retirement Reinvention, America's most trusted career coach shatters the myths that retirement is the end of work, that it is a time of decline, that new career opportunities are for young people alone, and that people work during their retirement only because they need money.

Early Retirement Game Plan is your guide to achieving early retirement. It uncovers nine distinct retirement paths, proven strategies, practical advice, and real-world scenarios. For example, choose a DINK lifestyle, climb the corporate ladder, or both.

The guidelines, strategies, and tips included here will teach you how to not just get into the market, but to work it just like a pro. If you’ve long been curious about the wealth that can be gained from investing in stocks, this audiobook opens the door and gives you an inside view of how to work the market to your advantage.

The post-career population is also going through massive change and dealing with the fact that many of them are not prepared financially, logistically, or emotionally for the next phase of their lives. And while we may want to retire, most of us don’t want to do nothing. With expert insight and approachable techniques, Roar helps you identify fresh goals and take meaningful action to achieve a purposeful life.

Discover the secret to financial security that empowers you to invest, grow, and protect your money like the wealthy with the simplicity of one three-letter word! In her book, I.U.L. ASAP!, retirement expert Shirley Luu educates her listeners on what she believes to be the single most powerful financial security vehicle available for Americans today—the IUL. In this book, you will learn how to position your money so that it can grow, be saved for practically anything (including your kids' college education), protect your family, and leave a legacy.