"Retire Rich : We Help you Chart Your Course" -- How to Make Your Money Last -- Navigate the New Rules for Social Security -- Where to Retire, 8 Dream Destinations." -- Cover.

This book covers every one of life's financial milestones in detail - from renting or buying a home to planning for retirement - making this the most exhaustive handbook on the market. When it comes to money, the editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance contend that people should be able to keep more of it, make it grow, enjoy it, protect it and pass it on. Equipped with their sound advice, readers will assume responsibility for their financial futures so that they can gain and maintain greater financial independence.

Retirement planning was simple and predictable 40 years ago. All you needed was your company pension, personal savings, and Social Security. Those days are long gone. Most public pensions are underfunded, and private companies can’t get rid of them fast enough. Social Security’s own trustees predict it will run out of money in less than 20 years. And most people haven’t saved even a fraction of what they should. Retiring comfortably today is not about saving more, it’s about saving smart. In Don’t Retire Broke, you will learn: Traps to avoid before you retire. How to maximize Social Security benefits. What to do now if you still have a pension. How to keep the IRS out of your IRA. Isn’t it time to make sure you don’t retire broke?