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Synopsis:
This easy-to-follow guide helps people of all ages and economic situations to determine how to best prepare for their retirement. It is a concise handbook based on case studies of investors in diverse financial circumstances that clearly illustrate how they manage and invest their retirement money. Straight Talk About Investing for Your Retirement is a necessity for anyone who has put off planning his or her retirement nest egg.

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Jacket Description:
Want a comfortable retirement? Then you'd better start building your nest egg now!
“There's a crisis coming your way. One you can avoid. Or one that will smack you right across the face if you choose to ignore it. That crisis centers around your retirement…”
Dian Vujovich is a straight talker. And she's written this book because she wants to make sure that you won't be one of the millions of Americans destined over the next few decades to outlive their retirement savings! If, like most people, you've been putting off retirement planning because you find the maze of options bewildering or because you feel you don't have enough money to set aside, this easy-to-follow guide will provide you with:
*Investment ideas that are right for your age, economic situation, lifestyle, and projected future needs
*Case Studies that show how people in different financial circumstances and in varying stages of life are managing and investing their retirement money
*Different investment strategies for different age groups-20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's
*Tips on protecting yourself from inflation and keeping taxes to a minimum
*Special focus on decisions regarding 401(k) and other defined contribution plans
*And much more


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Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part 1. How Much Do You Know about Retirement?
1. Facing the Facts
2. Where Retirement Money Comes From
3. Changing the Way You Look at Retirement
Part 2. Retirement Plans
4. What You Need to Know
5. A Closer Look at the Options
6. Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)
7. Social Security
Part 3. Demystifying Investing
8. An Overview of Investment Products
9. Investing of Mutual Funds
10. A Checklist of Investment Questions
Part 4. Planning for Retirement: A Family Affair
11. Teach Your Children Well
12. Women: Their Long, Hard Road to Retirement
Part 5.
13. Juggling Three Balls: Social Security, Company Retirement Plans, and Your Own Portfolio
14. More About Inflation and Taxes
15. Getting the Help You Need
16. What the Pros Suggest
17. Investing throughout Your Lifetime
18. In the End
Epilogue
Glossary
Index


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