Download or read book How to Retire with a Million Dollars written by Elaine Zimmermann and published by HarperBusiness. This book was released on 1998-03-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For author and real estate owner Elaine Zimmerman and for an ever-increasing number of individuals -- especially women -- this grim reality has been all too familiar. For Elaine, left with little money and no financial plan after divorce, a comfortable retirement seemed an impossible dream. She realized, as we all do eventually, that Social Security and company retirement plans aren't sufficient to ensure financial secruity. So Elaine followed a friend's example and took the first step toward controlling her financial future. She found a bank that financed her postdivorce home at a lower interest rate and, within three years, owned three houses worth a half million dollars. Now, with Elaine's practical, detailed, step-by-step plan for financial security through real estate investing, every woman -- and man -- can do it, too. If you run a household, bargain-hunt and know how to stretch a dollar, you can start with the plan. Work on real estate investing on weekends and during the evenings, while keeping your regular job Purchase homes far below market value Buy in the best part of town for higher long-term appreciation Rent your houses for the amount of the mortgage with taxes and insurance -- or greater Assume fixed-rate mortgages for no more than 15 years in length From start to finish, How to Retire With a Million Dollars covers the important topics and questions, including determining your monthly income goals; how much cash you'll need to get started; getting bank loans; down payments and financing your first house; the major tax benefits of owning rental properties; selecting neighborhoods and real estate agents; how to utilize your shopping skills to purchase properties; why choosing a house is like choosing a husband (good foundation -- no major structural defects; repairs -- what to fix what to forget); refinancing and financing house two, three, etc.; building your real estate portfolio; foreclosures, bargain homes and other deals; tenants and leases. Complete with a glossary of mortgage-related terms, this indispensable book offers an easy-to-follow strategy to get you started in real estate investing and keep you motivated, whether you're working alone or with the help of a partner. Start building your financial future now -- one house at a time!

Download or read book A Million Is Not Enough written by Michael Farr and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2008-03-05 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will you have over $1 million ready for your retirement? If the answer is no, and this figure sounds totally out of reach, think again. A million dollars isn't what it used to be. The truth is that Baby Boomers, who have enjoyed more abundance and pleasures than any previous generation, need more than a million dollars for a comfortable retirement. And you can achieve this-even if you don't already have a net worth close to a million dollars-by starting now. In A MILLION IS NOT ENOUGH, Michael Farr, one of America's leading financial strategists, shows you that this goal can absolutely be accomplished-no matter what your income bracket. Farr has decades of experience as an investment strategist advising thousands of clients. With this inside information he provides a step-by-step program that includes: STEP 1: Save it...the 25 simple things you can do today to save an extra $300-$500 a monthSTEP 2: Invest it...the techniques all of us can use to demystify investingSTEP 3: Personalize it...investment strategies for readers in their thirties, forties, and fiftiesSTEP 4: Manage and protect it...how to keep investments safe in volatile marketsSTEP 5: Pass it on...creating a legacy for the future This strategy is ambitious, but Michael Farr shows you how painless it can be. Whether you're thirty-five, forty-five, or fifty-five; getting a head start, starting on time, or playing catch-up, A MILLION IS NOT ENOUGH can help you establish the financial security you really need for your retirement years.

Download or read book Baby Steps Millionaires written by Dave Ramsey and published by Ramsey Press. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Baby Step Your Way to Becoming a Millionaire Most people know Dave Ramsey as the guy who did stupid with a lot of zeros on the end. He made his first million in his twenties—the wrong way—and then went bankrupt. That’s when he set out to learn God’s ways of managing money and developed the Ramsey Baby Steps. Following these steps, Dave became a millionaire again—this time the right way. After three decades of guiding millions of others through the plan, the evidence is undeniable: if you follow the Baby Steps, you will become a millionaire and get to live and give like no one else. In Baby Steps Millionaires, you will . . . *Take a deeper look at Baby Step 4 to learn how Dave invests and builds wealth *Learn how to bust through the barriers preventing them from becoming a millionaire *Hear true stories from ordinary people who dug themselves out of debt and built wealth *Discover how anyone can become a millionaire, especially you Baby Steps Millionaires isn’t a book that tells the secrets of the rich. It doesn't teach complicated financial concepts reserved only for the elite. As a matter of fact, this information is straightforward, practical, and maybe even a little boring. But the life you'll lead if you follow the Baby Steps is anything but boring! You don’t need a large inheritance or the winning lottery number to become a millionaire. Anyone can do it—even today. For those who are ready, it’s game on!

Download or read book The Million Dollar Question written by Cdfa Nicole N. Middendorf and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How much money will you need to retire? One million dollars? Five million dollars? In The Million Dollar Question, author and financial advisor Nicole N. Middendorf provides the answers to real-life money questions about everything from retirement to college loans and estate planning. Geared toward all ages and all financial situations, this guide jumpstarts your financial knowledge in an easy-to-understand way. It offers discussions of: the basics of making better financial choices marriage, divorce, and everything in between teaching healthy money habits to kids understanding the basics of investing business ownership retirement and beyond manage your future by helping to preserve your assets. The Million Dollar Question shows you how to prevent the most common money mistakes while at the same time creating a plan aimed at helping you get through each money stage of life. It helps you enjoy today and prepares you to take control of your financial future.

Download or read book The Six Million Dollar Retiree written by Arthur V. Prosper and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ***IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT A STOCK MARKET CRASH, YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK***UPDATE*** Includes information on how the new tax law, the TAX CUTS and JOBS ACT of 2017, PUBLIC LAW 115-97 affects the retirement strategy in this book.*****************************************************************************A healthy and stress-free lifestyle is the best gift you can give to yourself and to your loved ones. What is the point of living longer in retirement if you are in poor health, living in constant pain and you have become a burden to your family? The retirement strategy in this book is a straight-line route towards a six million dollar retirement nest egg. Sufficient retirement savings will minimize your stress, worries and anxieties. Enough money will improve your quality of life in retirement. When you have this amount of money in retirement, you can eschew any of the other investments and retirement schemes financial and retirement planners, insurance agents and annuity salesmen try to sell you. Annuities, permanent life insurance, tax free retirement planning, Medicaid planning, Elder care planning, ILIT, long term care planning, QLAC, Dynasty Trust, J&S Insurance Policy, Family Bank RMD, family foundations, off-shore accounts and other products may not benefit you at all (see the Chapter, INSURANCE POLICY vs. IRA). Do the math like I did in the various charts shown in this book to make sure you understand what you are getting into. The sellers of these products won't even be able to explain them to you in language that you can understand. You will pay them their expensive professional fee and they may not be around in 20 years when you need them. In many cases, what you think you bought is not what they sold you. Many of these insurance products are riddled with fine prints that you will need a lawyer to explain the plans to you and after doing the math you may realize that you would be better off to leave your retirement savings alone, take the RMD, pay the taxes and reinvest the after tax proceeds that you don't need to live on. Your calculation may show, as mine did, that you will leave your heirs more money by following the strategy in this book. I believe "Retirement Planning" is a whole new industry that was created that only a select few actually benefit from. If insurance companies lose money by selling permanent life insurance and annuities, they will ALL be out of business. Follow the steps shown in this book. You and your spouse will have $6 million dollars when you reach full retirement age and you will leave more money to your heirs. What can be simpler than saving $1000 dollars a month inside your retirement account, investing the money wisely so that you will not lose a penny of it, earning 10% annual return, buying your principal residence and collecting SS benefits at the right time? It is time to implement this stress-free game plan while you are still young. When you stop worrying, you start enjoying, you start living. Life is good. Make it even better in retirement!

Download or read book Is one million dollars enough written by Rodney Brooks and published by USA TODAY. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A USA TODAY Money editor reveals the secrets of preparing for retirement, both financially and emotionally. This collection of columns and resources from Deputy Managing Money Editor Rodney Brooks offers advice for pre-retirees of any age as well as for people who have already drawn their last paychecks. It covers topics such as how much you need to save for retirement; advice from people who have vowed to never retire; how much you should withdraw from your nest egg every year; the biggest mistakes couples make; how to prepare better for health care costs without blowing through your nest egg; and the wisdom of raiding your retirement accounts to start that business you’ve dreamed about all your life.

Download or read book The 401 K Millionaire written by Knute Iwaszko and published by Villard. This book was released on 2009-05-06 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If you, a regular Joe like me, are not a movie star or an overpaid professional baseball player or a lottery winner or a high-powered executive, what are your chances of becoming a millionaire? Better than you think--much better. And you don't have to strike oil to do it. The secret? It's not glamorous, but it is simple, and almost foolproof, because the math is in your favor. It's my story, and the story of others who are quietly amassing 401(k) fortunes--and the simple plan to make your story my story. " A surefire plan for financial independence--through bull and bear markets. Knute Iwaszko--by turns a chemist, a salesman, and an innkeeper--made a million dollars without robbing a bank, without an inheritance, and without a Silicon Valley startup. He made it in a reliable but thoroughly new-fashioned way: by maximizing the potential of his 401(k) plan--and now he's going to tell millions of people how they, too, can become millionaires. This book will thoroughly explain the ins and outs of how 401(k) plans work, including tax benefits, contribution requirements and limits, withdrawal limitations, and risk management--and then fully describes "Knute's Unbeatable, Unbreak-able Rules for Making It to a Million": a foolproof formula that gives readers a step-by-step regimen for maximizing the potential of their 401(k) plans. With simple, accessible language and clear, detailed steps for financial success, The 401(k) Millionaire is required reading for anyone who wants to make the most of his or her money. "If you follow my five simple rules for 401(k) investing, there's no doubt in my mind that you can end up a 401(k) millionaire, too. Allow me to demonstrate how it's done . . ." 401(k) millionaire Knute Iwaszko's practical, surefire plan for financial success includes such topics as: How I Became a 401(k) Millionaire The 401(k): Your Personal Money Machine The Perils of Procrastination Maxing Out: More Money for You--and Less for Uncle Sam Learning the Ropes: Your Inner Savvy Investor Be Aggressive: Your Retirement Depends on It Knute's Recipe for Success

Download or read book Get a Life written by Ralph E. Warner and published by NOLO. This book was released on 2004 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest edition features over 1,000 changes and updates, providing the latest research and studies that show physically and mentally active retirees live longer and enjoy happier lives.

Download or read book The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty written by Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here at last are the hard-to-find answers to the dizzying array of financial questions plaguing those who are age fifty and older. The financial world is more complex than ever, and people are struggling to make sense of it all. If you’re like most people moving into the phase of life where protecting—as well as growing-- assets is paramount, you’re faced with a number of financial puzzles. Maybe you’re struggling to get your kids through college without drawing down your life’s savings. Perhaps you sense your nest egg is at risk and want to move into safer investments. Maybe you’re contemplating downsizing to a smaller home, but aren’t sure of the financial implications. Possibly, medical expenses have become a bigger drain than you expected and you need help assessing options. Perhaps you’ll shortly be eligible for social security but want to optimize when and how to take it. Whatever your specific financial issue, one thing is certain—your range of choices is vast. As the financial world becomes increasingly complex, what you need is deeply researched advice from professionals whose credentials are impeccable and who prize clarity and straightforwardness over financial mumbo-jumbo. Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and the Schwab team have been helping clients tackle their toughest money issues for decades. Through Carrie’s popular “Ask Carrie” columns, her leadership of the Charles Schwab Foundation, and her work across party lines through two White House administrations and with the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, she has become one of America’s most trusted sources for financial advice. Here, Carrie will not only answer all the questions that keep you up at night, she’ll provide answers to many questions you haven’t considered but should.

Download or read book How To Retire Early And Live Well With Less Than A Million Dollars written by Gillette Edmunds and published by Adams Media. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how a retiree can live comfortably on $500,000 or less.

Download or read book Get a Life written by Ralph E. Warner and published by NOLO. This book was released on 1998 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The financial service industry would lead you to believe that you need to have begun putting aside huge sums of money years ago n order to avoid financial destitution in old age.Not true, says Warner. Although a sensible savings plan is advisable, there are a number of other things you can do in mid-life to ensure a fulfilling retirement. Get a Life shows how to beat the anxiety surrounding retirement and how to: -- work on the things that really matter -- good health, interests and activities, close relationships with family and friends -- realistically calculate how much money you will need and how to secure it.The fully updated second edition incorporates the most recent state planning laws, and it gives even more advice about everyday choices that can make all the difference down the road. New chapters address early retirement and give pointers to couples who reach retirement at different times.Interviews with successful, retired people show how to put Warner's advice into action.

Download or read book Quit Like a Millionaire written by Kristy Shen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From two leaders of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, a bold, contrarian guide to retiring at any age, with a reproducible formula to financial independence A bull***t-free guide to growing your wealth, retiring early, and living life on your own terms Kristy Shen retired with a million dollars at the age of thirty-one, and she did it without hitting a home run on the stock market, starting the next Snapchat in her garage, or investing in hot real estate. Learn how to cut down on spending without decreasing your quality of life, build a million-dollar portfolio, fortify your investments to survive bear markets and black-swan events, and use the 4 percent rule and the Yield Shield--so you can quit the rat race forever. Not everyone can become an entrepreneur or a real estate baron; the rest of us need Shen's mathematically proven approach to retire decades before sixty-five.

Download or read book Save a Million Dollars and Retire Early written by Christopher Brathmill and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book - just like your personal finances - is a journey. If you want to take control of your financial life, you need to be inspired. You need the "why". Why am I going to spend time and energy on this? Why am I going to make temporary sacrifices, work harder and skip buying some of the things I want? If you can't answer those questions, don't buy this book. In fact, don't buy any personal finance books and don't even try to improve your finances. It all starts with the why. However, if you have an answer to the why - to retire early, to become financially independent, to help put your kids through school, to save a million dollars - keep reading. This book will open your eyes to what's possible and how to make it possible. Through ten concise, easy to understand lessons, you'll be inspired to achieve and you'll be given the knowledge (along with some tips and tricks) to make it happen. Here's the journey we'll take... 1) How to Save a Million Dollars 2) Managing Money 3) Getting Out of Debt 4) Saving Money 5) Retiring Early 6) Can You Really Get Rich by Skipping Your Morning Coffee? 7) Make Your Future-Self Rich 8) Increase Your IRA Returns 9) The Zero Interest Mortgage 10) College as a Cost/Benefit Investment

Download or read book Retirement Planning For Dummies written by Matthew Krantz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advice and guidance on planning for retirement Retirement Planning For Dummies is a one-stop resource to get up to speed on the critical steps needed to ensure you spend your golden years living in the lap of luxury—or at least in the comfort of your own home. When attempting to plan for retirement, web searching alone can cause you more headaches than answers, leaving many to feel overwhelmed and defeated. This book takes the guesswork out of the subject and guides readers while they plan the largest financial obligation of their life. Take stock of your finances Proactively plan for your financial future Seek the help of professionals or go it alone Use online tools to make retirement planning easier Whether you're just starting out with a 401(k) or you’re a seasoned vet with retirement in your near future, this book helps younger and older generations alike how to plan their retirement.

Download or read book How to Make 1 Million Dollars F a S T written by Bob Klein and published by Fastpencil Incorporated. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book for all those who want to increase their wealth for their retirement and/or future generations. It uses tried and proven methods to do this.

Download or read book You Can Retire Early written by Deacon Hayes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to financial independence at any age! Retiring early is not limited to lottery winners or the super rich. In fact, with proper planning, we can all retire at a younger age than we ever dreamed—but only with the right plan. Personal finance expert Deacon Hayes explains the practical, concrete steps you can take to start your retirement when you’re young enough to thoroughly enjoy it, including: *Developing a personalized retirement plan *Maximizing income *Understanding opportunity cost *Assessing and reducing debt *Selecting the right investment vehicles *Sticking to the plan With Hayes’s guidance, you can achieve financial independence and enjoy an active, happy, and long retirement.

Download or read book Cashing in on the American Dream written by Paul Terhorst and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1988 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant and practical five year plan for all who dream of retiring while they're young and healthy enough to enjoy it. Provides clear advice on how to overcome the personal, financial and psychological obstacles.