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A better way to plan for a healthy, active, and financially secure retirement
In Live Long and Prosper, consulting actuary Steve Vernon unveils a new way of thinking that will truly help readers live a more happy, healthy, and fulfilling life. It all starts by examining your goals, instead of focusing on the age-old blanket statement, " How much is enough?" Readers will learn how to develop a plan to support their quest. Some of the topics discussed include investing in your health; how to manage time, income, and expenses in your later years to support a life that gives you meaning and happiness; and integrating your financial resources with your dreams. Live Long and Prosper can show readers how to live a rich and rewarding life, now and in the future.
Steven G. Vernon (Los Angeles, CA) is a Vice President of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, one of the largest human resources firms with 88 offices in 31 countries. He has helped clients such as Schwab, Chevron, Phillips Petroleum, Times Mirror, and others to develop their retirement plans. Vernon is a Fellow in the Society of Actuaries and is an Enrolled Actuary with the IRS.
Synopsis
GET THE MOST OUT OF LIFE
In Live Long and Prosper!, Steve Vernon unveils a new way of thinking that will truly help you live a more happy, healthy, and prosperous life. Based on the latest research and planning strategies typically reserved for large corporations, it will help you answer these important questions:
- Do you have enough money to retire?
- How can you manage your income and expenses so you don't outlive your 401(k) balances?
- How can you invest in your health, so that you won't be wiped out by large medical expenses and are able to live a long, comfortable, and productive life?
- What can you expect from Social Security and Medicare?
- What's the best work/life balance for prosperity and fulfillment?
Live Long and Prosper! will help you move beyond the traditional view of retirement and begin planning for the rest of your life.
Synopsis
Retirement has been dramatically changing over the past 20 years because of economics, demographics and politics. Employees have had to increasingly rely on their savings and 401(k) plans instead of old-fashioned company defined pension plans. In addition, people are living longer, more active retirements--and less likely to just sit around but eager to work, without jeopardizing their savings and health benefits. This book will address the specific financial concerns but also explore ways readers can plan for healthy, active retirement lifestyles
Synopsis
GET THE MOST OUT OF LIFE
In Live Long and Prosper!, Steve Vernon unveils a new way of thinking that will truly help you live a more happy, healthy, and prosperous life. Based on the latest research and planning strategies typically reserved for large corporations, it will help you answer these important questions:
* Do you have enough money to retire?
* How can you manage your income and expenses so you don't outlive your 401(k) balances?
* How can you invest in your health, so that you won't be wiped out by large medical expenses and are able to live a long, comfortable, and productive life?
* What can you expect from Social Security and Medicare?
* What's the best work/life balance for prosperity and fulfillment?
Live Long and Prosper! will help you move beyond the traditional view of retirement and begin planning for the rest of your life.
About the Author
STEVE VERNON is a Vice President of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, one of the largest human resources consulting firms, with eighty-eight offices in thirty-one countries. For thirty years, he has helped some of America's largest corporations design, finance, administer, and communicate their retirement programs. For more information, visit www.restoflife.com.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
SECTION ONE: PERSPECTIVES FOR REST-OF-LIFE.
Chapter 1: Trends—The Past and Future of Retirement.
Chapter 2: How Long Will We Live?
Chapter 3: What Do We Really Want?
Chapter 4: What, Me Work?
Chapter 5: What Should I Do?
SECTION TWO: HEALTHY INTEREST.
Chapter 6: Healthy Fear.
Chapter 7: Take Care.
Chapter 8: Just in Case.
SECTION THREE: MONEY MATTERS.
Chapter 9: How Much Is Enough?
Chapter 10: Don’t Die Broke!
Chapter 11: Which Investments Should I Use?
Chapter 12: Where Should I Invest My Money?
Chapter 13: Uncle Sam Wants to Help—Sorta.
Chapter 14: Social Security, or Insecurity?
Chapter 15: Getting the Most from My Pension Benefits.
Chapter 16: Squeezing the Last Drop.
Chapter 17: What, Me Work?—Revisited.
Chapter 18: Let’s Spend Our Money!
Chapter 19: Answering the Three Big Questions—Examples, Tools, and Templates.
Chapter 20: Answering the Three Big Questions—Observations and Strategies.
SECTION FOUR: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.
Chapter 21: Ya Gotta Wanna.
Chapter 22: The Twenty-First-Century Model for Our Rest-of-Life.
Epilogue.
Index.
About the Author.