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Book Income for Life  The Retiree s Guide to Creating Income From Savings

Download or read book Income for Life The Retiree s Guide to Creating Income From Savings written by Joseph DiSalvo and published by Lioncrest Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most important thing you can do as a retiree, or if you are thinking about retirement, is to develop a well-educated retirement and income plan. Even with the risks of market volatility, longevity, taxes, and unforeseen costs, a correct understanding of how to develop an investment and income strategy can help you face your future with confidence. Income for Life is your guide to converting your retirement savings to income. Drawing on forty years of combined experience in wealth management, Joseph DiSalvo and Marie Madarasz give you a straightforward education in the basics, along with practical exercises, to make sure you're prepared for retirement: from setting goals and budgets, to mitigating risk, ensuring steady and predictable income, how best to seek professional help, and more. Your retirement awaits. Learn to plan for your income in retirement today, and be prepared for whatever tomorrow brings.

Book How to Make Your Money Last   Completely Updated for Planning Today

Download or read book How to Make Your Money Last Completely Updated for Planning Today written by Jane Bryant Quinn and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED to reflect the changes in tax legislation, health insurance, and the new investment realities. In this “highly valuable resource” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Quinn “provides simple, straightforward” (The New York Times) solutions to the universal retirement dilemma—how to make your limited savings last for life—covering mortgages, social security, income investing, annuities, and more! Will you run out of money in your older age? That’s the biggest worry for people newly retired or planning to retire. Fortunately, you don’t have to plan in the dark. Jane Bryant Quinn tells you how to squeeze a higher income from all your assets—including your social security account (get every dollar you’re entitled to), a pension (discover whether a lump sum or a lifetime monthly income will pay you more), your home equity (sell, rent, or take a reverse mortgage?), savings (how to use them safely to raise your monthly income), retirement accounts (invest the money for growth in ways that let you sleep at night), and—critically—how much of your savings you can afford to spend every year without running out. There are easy ways to figure all this out. Who knew? Quinn also shows you how to evaluate your real risks. If you stick with super-safe investment choices, your money might not last and your lifestyle might erode. The same might be true if you rely on traditional income investments. Quinn rethinks the meaning of “income investing,” by combining reliable cash flow during the early years of your retirement with low-risk growth investments, to provide extra money for your later years. Odds are, you’ll live longer than you might imagine, meaning that your savings will stretch for many more years than you might have planned for. With the help of this book, you can turn those retirement funds into a “homemade” paycheck that will last for life.

Book Income for Life

Download or read book Income for Life written by Joseph DiSalvo and published by . This book was released on 2020-04 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most important thing you can do as a retiree, or if you are thinking about retirement, is to develop a well-educated retirement and income plan. Even with the risks of market volatility, longevity, taxes, and unforeseen costs, a correct understanding of how to develop an investment and income strategy can help you face your future with confidence. Income for Life is your guide to converting your retirement savings to income. Drawing on forty years of combined experience in wealth management, Joseph DiSalvo and Marie Madarasz give you a straightforward education in the basics, along with practical exercises, to make sure you're prepared for retirement: from setting goals and budgets, to mitigating risk, ensuring steady and predictable income, how best to seek professional help, and more. Your retirement awaits. Learn to plan for your income in retirement today, and be prepared for whatever tomorrow brings.

Book Savings Fitness

Download or read book Savings Fitness written by Barry Leonard and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people mistakenly believe that Social Security (SS) will pay for all or most of their retire. needs, but the fact is, since its inception, SS has provided little protection. A comfortable retire. usually requires SS, pensions, personal savings & invest. The key tool for making a secure retire. a reality is financial planning. It will help clarify your retire. goals as well as other financial goals you want to ¿buy¿ along the way. It will show you how to manage your money so you can afford today¿s needs yet still fund tomorrow¿s. You¿ll learn how to save your money to make it work for you & how to protect it so it will be there when you need it. Explains how you can take the best advantage of retire. plans at work, & what to do if you¿re on your own. Illustrations.

Book Plan on Living

Download or read book Plan on Living written by Scott Peterson and published by Scott Peterson. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pension plans that previous generations relied upon for monthly retirement income are vanishing and being replaced by self-funding programs such as 401(k)s. Today's retirees are now responsible for creating their own stream of income from their investments - and this income may need to last for more than three decades. So, the singular question every retiree needs to ask is: Am I going to outlive my money, or is my money going to outlive me? Plan on Living: The Retiree's Guide to Lasting Income and Enduring Wealth addresses this question and many more about the management of retirement assets. The concepts taught within the pages of this book will demonstrate how a retirement income plan should be constructed and monitored to enable the retiree to transition a career's worth of accumulations into a lifetime's worth of income. With such a plan for living in place, retirees can truly plan on living the abundant retirement they dream of.

Book The Buckets of Money Retirement Solution

Download or read book The Buckets of Money Retirement Solution written by Raymond J. Lucia and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investors, shell-shocked by the "Great Recession" of 2008-2009, are looking for answers, for something fresher than the old 'buy-and-hold' mantra. They hunger for stability, yet yearn for growth to rejuvenate their battered portfolios. Ray Lucia's The Buckets of Money Retirement Solution: The Ultimate Guide to Income for Life provides just that—a reassuring and scientifically proven strategy that gives investors both growth and income. Lucia, a Certified Financial Planner who's helped thousands of people invest more than $2 billion, explains how to spend down 'safe' buckets (containing, for example, Treasuries, CDs, bonds), while leaving a riskier bucket (real estate, stocks and alternative investments) to grow long-term. This strategy shields investors from the short-term ups and downs of the market. And it gives them the courage and discipline to stay invested no matter what the future holds. Written in a breezy, accessible style and loaded with tons of examples and clear, specific calculations, the book explains how to set your financial goals, divvy up your money accordingly, and then invest intelligently. With this book as your guide, readers will learn how to achieve both income and growth while at the same time reducing risk. "All in all," Lucia writes, "this plan is akin to a sports car that seats six, approximating the best of both worlds. In this case by being a conservative strategy that’s also growth-oriented." Almost every kind of investment—stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate—plunged in the past year or two, turning off millions of investors who'd been planning for and counting on a reasonably comfortable retirement. These retirees or near-retirees need solutions ... something fresher than the old 'buy-and-hold' mantra. Yet here's what they hear from the financial-services industry: Set up an asset-allocation model, then take a systematic withdrawal to support your retirement ... remembering, of course, to rebalance the accounts to remain in sync with the model. Wrong! That maximizes the advisors' fees but doesn't protect the investors' assets during the tough times.

Book Retirement Income for Life

Download or read book Retirement Income for Life written by Frederick Vettese and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada’s #1 bestselling retirement income book is now completely revised and updated. Vettese will show you how to mitigate risk and secure your financial future in these unpredictable times. As COVID-19 rocks the economy in an unprecedented black swan event, retirees and those who are preparing to retire need answers to pressing questions about their financial futures. Originally published in 2018, the second edition of Retirement Income for Life, has been completely revised and updated, and now includes: New chapters on early retirement, retiring single, what to do when one spouse dies young, and more. Three strategies for mitigating your personal financial risk in the current downturn in equities and other investment products. Advice on how to plan for (and even benefit from) the coming bear market, resulting from COVID-19, which will create unprecedented equity buying opportunities, possibly as early as 2021. Information on the impact of unbearably low interest rates on annuities and fixed income investments and what to do if you hold them. The reasons retirees should be deferring CPP until age 70 and why the case for this is stronger than ever. Author Frederick Vettese demystifies a complex and often frightening subject and provides practical, actionable advice based on five enhancements the reader can make to mitigate risk and secure their financial future. With over one thousand Canadians turning 65 every day, the cultivation of good decumulation practices — the way in which you draw down assets in retirement, ideally to have a secure income for the rest of your life — has become an urgent matter that no one can afford to ignore.

Book The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50

Download or read book The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50 written by Suze Orman and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER #1 PERSONAL FINANCE EXPERT Revised & Updated for 2023 THE PATH TO YOUR ULTIMATE RETIREMENT STARTS RIGHT HERE! Retirement today is more complex than ever before. It is most definitely not your parents' retirement. You will have to make decisions that weren't even part of the picture a generation ago. Without a clear-cut path to manage the money you’ve saved, you may feel like you're all on your own. Except you're not—because Suze Orman has your back. Suze is America's most recognized personal finance expert for a reason. She's been dispensing actionable advice for years to people seeking financial security. Now, in this revised and updated Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+, which reflects recent changes in retirement rules passed by Congress, Suze gives you the no-nonsense advice and practical tools you need to plan wisely for your retirement in today's ever-changing landscape. You'll find new rules for downsizing, spending wisely, delaying Social Security benefits, and more—starting where you are right now. Suze knows money decisions are never just about money. She understands your hopes, your fears, your wishes, and your desires for your own life as well as for your loved ones. She will guide you on how to let go of regret and fear, and with her unparalleled knowledge and unique empathy, she will reveal practical and personal steps so you can always live your Ultimate Retirement life. "I wrote this book for you," Suze says. "The worried, the fearful, the anxious. I know you need help navigating the road ahead. I've helped steer people toward happy and secure retirements my whole life, and that's exactly what I want to do for you."

Book Tax Free Income for Life

Download or read book Tax Free Income for Life written by David McKnight and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The follow-up to the bestselling The Power of Zero, providing a blueprint to build a guaranteed, tax-free income stream that lasts for the long run. American retirees face a looming crisis. We are living longer than ever before, and most experts predict a dramatic rise in tax rates within the next ten years. The hard truth is that no matter how much you save, you are likely to outlive your money or watch it be taxed into oblivion. But when traditional retirement distribution strategies won't provide sufficient income in the face of higher taxes, what can you do? Tax-Free Income for Life lays out a comprehensive, step-by-step roadmap for a secure retirement. McKnight shows how the combination of guaranteed, inflation-adjusted lifetime income and a proactive asset-shifting strategy can shield you from longevity risk and the cascade of unintended consequences that result from higher taxes. It's an innovative and proven strategy that maximizes return while effectively neutralizing the two biggest risks to retirement savings. If ever there were a solution for the American retiree, it's guaranteed tax-free income for life.

Book How Much Money Do I Need to Retire

Download or read book How Much Money Do I Need to Retire written by Todd Tresidder and published by Financialmentor.com. This book was released on 2020-01-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how retirement really works before it's too late... "This book is the best I've seen on how to navigate the retirement savings question." (Forbes) Most so-called "experts" plug your numbers into a retirement formula to tell you how much money you need to retire. Unfortunately, the conventional approach is fundamentally flawed. If you fail to learn how retirement savings truly works, then you'll either underspend and be miserable or overspend and run out of money. How Much Money Do I Need to Retire takes you beyond the scientific facade of modern retirement planning. Author and former hedge fund manager Todd R. Tresidder has helped thousands of people find financial freedom through his website and podcast. Now you too can use his advice to take the guesswork out of your retirement planning. In this book, you'll learn: Why the best way to describe most retirement estimates is garbage-in/garbage-out The five critical assumptions that can destroy your financial security How to reduce the amount you need to retire by as much as $600,000 Three strategies to maximize spending today while protecting for the future How to calculate the amount of money you really need to retire on the first try without software, online calculators, or being a math genius Read this book to know more about your retirement planning than your financial adviser. Tresidder's book contains refreshingly straightforward, easy-to-understand, and concise advice on how to retire wealthy. This missing link of personal finance books will make you sleep easier. No retirement is secure without it. Buy the book today so you can retire with confidence!

Book The Beginner s Guide To Saving For Retirement

Download or read book The Beginner s Guide To Saving For Retirement written by Dan Clay and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the basic, fundamental principles of saving for retirement and ensure a comfortable, secure financial future for you and your family. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine your dream retirement. Picture where you are, who you're with, what you're doing, and how you feel. Take a deep breath and really let the visualization sink in and transport you to this alternate reality. Now open your eyes and ask yourself: Do you think you'll ever get to personally experience this vision of your dream retirement at any point in your life? If you answered no, you're not alone! Nearly 40 million working age households in the U.S. have no retirement savings, and a whopping 78% of Americans say they're either "extremely" or "somewhat" concerned about not having enough money for retirement. You probably already know that you need to be saving for retirement, but where do you even begin? From the alphabet soup of retirement accounts like 401(k)s, IRAs, 457s, and the like, to the confusing array of fund options with cryptic-sounding names and enormous hidden fees, knowing where to start is no easy task. And chances are you never learned this stuff in school, either--despite the fact that it has a greater impact on your happiness and quality of life than almost any other subject you can think of. Fortunately, building a nest egg to fund your dream retirement is easier than you think. In this book, Amazon bestselling author Dan Clay breaks down the steps of saving for retirement into easy, digestible chunks written specifically for those who have little to no financial background. Here are some of the things you'll learn: What the concept of retirement means and how to engineer it to fit your desired lifestyle The Retirement Income Equation for calculating how much money you need to retire--and why it might not be as much as you think! The magic of compound interest and how it can make you RICH Demystifying the role stocks and bonds play in your investment portfolio and why they should be embraced, not feared The dirty little secret Wall Street doesn't want you to know (that can save you hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime) The Ten Golden Rules of Saving for Retirement that will put you well ahead of the majority of savers Why you could be leaving thousands of dollars of FREE money from your employer on the table, and how to take advantage of it How to decipher the alphabet soup of retirement accounts including 401(k)s, IRAs, and Roth IRAs The Goldilocks approach to managing your portfolio that will save you thousands of dollars in management fees over the course of your lifetime The proper mindset and habits you need to adopt in order to crush your retirement goals PLUS, you'll also gain access to a free companion website containing a bonus chapter packed with advanced tactics for supercharging your retirement savings, a list of Dan's favorite finance book and blog recommendations, and other bonus materials designed to help you make the right decisions with your money. Whether you're a recent graduate starting your first job, someone who's been meaning to start saving for retirement but just hasn't gotten around to it yet, or a person who's already saving for retirement but still isn't exactly sure what they're doing, this comprehensive guide aims to be THE fundamental resource you need for saving for retirement and securing your financial future. What are you waiting for? Scroll to the top of the page and click BUY NOW to start seizing control of your financial destiny today!

Book The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty

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.

Book Lucky Retiree

Download or read book Lucky Retiree written by David Macchia and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2019-05-22 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a retiree, no financial issue is more important than income. It's your income, not your wealth, that determines your standard-of-living in retirement. Lucky Retiree teaches you how to secure your income and keep your savings intact. It serves as your roadmap to retirement security, explaining The Income for Life Model, an investment strategy with the objective of creating lifetime, inflation-adjusted income. Lucky Retiree reveals little understood financial risks, such as Timing Risk which, if unplanned for, could devastate your retirement security. Don't leave your retirement security to chance. Plan for retirement income that lasts.

Book The SmartMoney Guide to Long Term Investing

Download or read book The SmartMoney Guide to Long Term Investing written by Nellie S. Huang and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-04-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The investment decisions you make today will determine the kind of life you will be able to enjoy once that regular paycheck stops rolling in. Designed to work as a flexible reference for all investors-no matter what stage of retirement planning you're in-The SmartMoney Guide to Long-Term Investing will help you retire on your financial terms. Drawing on a decade's worth of financial knowledge and experience, The SmartMoney Guide to Long-Term Investing: * Introduces you to the cornerstone of any wealth-building portfolio-stocks, bonds, and mutual funds * Teaches you how to set up an asset allocation strategy that works for you * Gives you the tools to estimate how much you need to save for retirement each year, depending on the lifestyle you intend to lead * Reveals the names of outstanding mutual funds that will deliver the investment returns you need * Shows you how to get the most from your 401(k) and introduces you to numerous real-life retirees, who offer important advice on the financial aspects of life after work * Explores a long-term goal that usually conflicts with retirement savings-paying for your child's college education-and shows you how to deal with it * And much more When investing for your retirement, you can't afford to make mistakes. Pick up The SmartMoney Guide to Long-Term Investing and take control of your future.

Book Retirement Planning 101

    Book Details:
  • Author : Patrick McNally
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-08-26
  • ISBN : 9781723025020
  • Pages : 138 pages

Download or read book Retirement Planning 101 written by Patrick McNally and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-26 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you retired or getting close? Learn the Secrets to Achieving "Peace of Mind" in Retirement from the Host of the Hit Radio Show "Retirement Lifestyles with Patrick McNally" On News Talk 105.7 fm KQMS Look, there's a million things you need to do to be prepared for Retirement... Review Social Security benefits, retirement savings accounts, health insurance, just to name a few. But the number one thing Successful Retirees always plan for is... INCOME Think about it, where's your paycheck going to come from for the next 30 years, when you are no longer getting a paycheck from a company? It's going to come from three main areas; 1) Social Security 2) Personal Savings & 3) Company Retirement Plans. 1) For most people, Social Security will make up approximately 60% of their income in retirement. But did you know that... Your Social Security check is scheduled to be CUT by 23% by the year 2034? That's right... In 16 years or less Social Security will only be able to pay out approxametly 77% of Your Benefits..! (Look on your statement, page 2) Consider This Hypothetical Example... If you're married and have a combined Social Security payment of $4000 per month... You're paycheck could be cut to $3000 per month. Then, when one of you passes away, the survivor will be cut to $1500 per month. (Assuming you both have equal Social security payments) A 67% LOSS OF INCOME.!!! How Will You Replace That Money? 2) Did you know that 7 out of 10 households live paycheck to paycheck? 90% of Americans couldn't afford a $500 emergency without putting it on a credit card. The average American has five credit cards totaling approximately $25,000. Living on personal savings may be a difficult thing to do. Do you have enough in savings accounts? 3) By and large, most people will rely on their Company Retirement Plan to make up for where Social Security and Personal Savings leave off. But how much can you afford to withdraw from your retirement accounts each month? And, what if the market crashes... 10%... 20%... 30% or more? Can you just STOP taking withdrawals? If the market dropped 25%, you would need a 34% return just to get back to EVEN...! A 30% drop? You would need a 44% return to just break even..! And a 50% drop...? You need a 100% return just to get your account balance back to it's beginning value. Do You Want To Rely On Wall Street For Your Income? Some of the questions you need to ask yourself are; How much Income do I need in retirement? Where is my Income coming from? How much Income can I take from my Retirement account each year? How can I avoid running out of Income when prices rise in the future? How much risk can I take with my investments? What if the Market Suddenly Drops? Will I make it back? Did you know that... "The Number One Fear in Retirement is... Running Out Of Money. " So, How Do Successful Retirees Answer Those Questions, and Live a Stress Free Abundant Retirement? Simple... They have a Clear, Written, Formal Income Plan in place. A plan that strategically maps out where their income is going to come from over the next 30 years. A plan designed to weather the ups and downs of the market. A plan with a guaranteed income component. A plan that is adjusted for inflation. A plan designed to never run dry... But most importantly, a plan designed to give you Peace of Mind Want to learn how to build a plan like that? Get copy of my "Retirement 101, A Simple Guide to Navigating Retirement." I'll Teach You How To Build An Income For Life Plan. The exact same plan that has allowed retirees from all over the United States to... -Live the abundant retirement lifestyle of their dreams -Eliminate the worry of running out of money -Setup their investments to provide predictable Income -Create a personal pension -Keep pace with the rising cost of living Don't Wait..! Get your copy today!

Book Pensionize Your Nest Egg

Download or read book Pensionize Your Nest Egg written by Moshe A. Milevsky and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-03-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guarantee your retirement income with a DIY pension Pensionize Your Nest Egg describes how adding the newapproach of "product allocation" to the tried-and-true assetallocation approach can help protect you from the risk of outlivingyour savings, while maximizing your income in retirement. This book demonstrates that it isn't the investor with the mostmoney who necessarily has the best retirement income plan. Instead,it's the investor who owns the right type of investment andinsurance products, and uses product allocation to allocate theright amounts, at the right time, to each product category. This revised second edition is expanded to include investorsthroughout the English-speaking world and updated to reflectcurrent economic realities. Readers will learn how to distinguish between the various typesof retirement income products available today, including lifeannuities and variable annuities with living income benefits, andhow to evaluate the features that are most important to meet theirpersonal retirement goals. Evaluate the impacts of longevity, inflation, and sequence ofreturns risk on your retirement income portfolio Make sense of the bewildering array of today's retirementincome products Measure and maximize your Retirement SustainabilityQuotient Learn how your product allocation choices can help maximizecurrent income or financial legacy — and how to select theapproach that's right for you Walk through detailed case studies to explore how to pensionizeyour nest egg using the new product allocation approach Whether you do it yourself or work with a financial advisor,Pensionize Your Nest Egg gives you a step-by-step plan tocreate a guaranteed retirement income for life.

Book Creating Retirement Income

Download or read book Creating Retirement Income written by Virginia B. Morris and published by Lightbulb Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creating Retirement Income, a Lightbulb Press book, is for anyone thinking about retirement planning and variable annuities. Planning for retirement and creating a nest egg on which to live comfortably is on everyone's mindshy;shy;from people in their twenties to those for whom retirement is just around the corner. Variable annuities provide the answers to millions of investors, yet there's still a mystery that surrounds them. This colorfully illustrated guide simplifies variable annuities and ways to create retirement wealth. Written in collaboration with the National Association of Variable Annuities, this user-friendly, easy-to-read and easy-to-understand guide to will appeal to anyone planning for retirement. Created by the authors of the best-selling Wall Street Journal guides, Creating Retirement Income will show you how to: Plan for a comfortable retirement; Choose among different annuities; Develop a diversified portfolio; Sort out the facts of social security And much more