The essential retirement guide

the long version

The Essential Retirement Guide: A Contrarian's Perspective brings a much-needed shift in thinking to the age-old question of how best to prepare for your retirement. This handbook helps you reject confusing, outdated information and figure out how much wealth youreally need to retire securely. In the process, this groundbreaking text discusses when to save, why to save, how to save, and how much to save--providing new insights in an environment that is cluttered with misinformation about retirement planning. ... This book offers fresh insights on how to: Dispel some of the inconsistent messages about retirement, such as the conventional retirement income target and the 4 percent rule Determine your lifespan and how it is affected by your lifestyle Consider the possibility of long-term care and how it may affect your retirement planning Prepare for the change in spending habits that typically occurs over the course of retirement--Adapted from publisher's statement.