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The Washington Post and New York Times Business Bestseller
"Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!"
--HORACE B. DEETS, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AARP
"Want excellent insights on retirement planning from a professional who's actually experienced retirement himself? You'll get just that from Stan Hinden's book."
--STEVE VERNON, COLUMNIST
"Provides the most important information you'll need before and during your retirement."
--MICHELLE SINGLETARY, THE WASHINGTON POST
Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist Stan Hinden's bestselling How to Retire Happy, Fourth Edition, helps you make the right decisions to ensure a happy, healthful retirement. It delivers all the expert advice you need in an easy-to-understand step-by-step style. How to Retire Happy includes everything that has made previous editions the go-to guides for retirees and near-retirees, plus:
Brand-new material on health insurance and the prescription drug plan The facts about Medicare Part A (hospital), Part B (tests, doctors, preventive care), and Part D (prescription drugs) The author's personal experiences with the realities of long-term Alzheimer's care Fully updated material on Social Security strategies How to handle the financial realities of the post-meltdown economy New resources you can turn to for extra adviceAuthor Notes
Stan Hinden was a Washington Post financial reporter for 20 years. From 1996 to 2003 he wrote the Posts Retirement Journal column, for which he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Commentary in 1998. Currently he writes the Social Security Mailbox column for the AARP website www.aarp.org/Bulletin. He resides in the Washington, D.C., area. Visit him at www.StanHinden.com.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xv |
| Acknowledgments | p. xix |
| Decision 1 Am I Ready to Retire? | p. 1 |
| Decision 2 Can I Afford to Retire? | p. 19 |
| Decision 3 When Should I Apply for Social Security? | p. 37 |
| Decision 4 How Should I Take My Pension Payments? | p. 65 |
| Decision 5 What Should I Do with the Money in My Company Savings Plan? | p. 79 |
| Decision 6 When Do I Have to Take Money out of My IRAs? | p. 97 |
| Decision 7 How Should I Invest During Retirement? | p. 113 |
| Decision 8 What Should I Do About Health Insurance? | p. 141 |
| Decision 9 What Should I Do to Prepare for an Illness That Requires Long-Term Care? | p. 167 |
| Decision 10 Where Do I Want to Live After I Retire? | p. 195 |
| Decision 11 How Should I Arrange My Estate to Save on Taxes and Avoid Probate? | p. 211 |
| Decision 12 How Can I Age Successfully? | p. 231 |
| Index | p. 251 |
