Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
1 Rethinking Retirement in Hard Times 1
Money 13
2 The Great Wake-Up Call 15
3 Getting the Most from Social Security 19
4 The Old-Fashioned Pension on Life Support 31
5 Income Annuities: Another Way to Get a Guarantee 41
6 Resuscitating the 401(k) 49
7 Managing Your Health-Care Expense Burden 65
8 Taxes and Retirement 83
9 Coping with Post-Bubble Real Estate 91
10 How to Hire a Financial Adviser 105
Work 115
11 How Working Longer Helps 117
12 The Fifty-Plus Job Market: Good News, Bad News 125
13 Six Rules for Job Hunting 133
14 Fifty-Plus Enterpreneurs: Launching a Lifestyle Business 145
15 How to Hire a Career Coach 159
Living 167
16 Making a Difference: Encore Careers 169
17 Volunteering in Retirement: Getting Engaged 183
18 Learning and the Path to Brain Fitness 199
About the Author 211
Index 213