Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1209764 in Books
• Published on: 1997-07-15
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 328 pages

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Baby Boomers who anticipate the day they'll bid adieu to the traditional working world will appreciate Your Next Fifty Years: A Completely New Way to Look at How, When, and If You Should Retire. Ginita Wall and Victoria Collins draw upon their training in financial planning and psychology to create a blueprint for "retirement" as it is likely to emerge in coming decades, examining preparation, alternatives, special circumstances, and the unique issues faced by women.

From Library Journal
Retirement has changed. The once ubiquitous, defined pension plan that many Americans depended on for their primary source of retirement income is nearly obsolete, leaving hopeful retirees to formulate their own retirement strategy. Wall, an accountant and financial planner, and Collins, a financial planner with a Ph.D. in psychology, offer a thought-provoking look at the future of retirement. Challenging the reader to approach retirement as a time of renewal rather than reflection, the authors offer a fresh perspective on what retirement should be and share their strategies to help ensure that these years will be golden. With nearly half of older women living near the poverty line today, the authors do an excellent job of addressing the often neglected issue of retirement planning for women. Easy to read and targeted for those who are considering retirement, this work promises fresh insight into the subject. Recommended for public libraries.?Dennis Krieb, St. Charles Cty. Community Coll., St. Peters, Mo.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Card catalog description
For millions of Americans in their thirties and forties retirement will have an entirely different meaning than it had for their parents. Most have saved a little, spent a lot, seen pensions cut and Social Security squeezed, and will live longer than any generation before. Your Next Fifty Years challenges baby boomers to develop a completely new perspective: retirement as renaissance - not the end of working life, but rather a time to renew, refocus, and recharge, based on long-range dreams and goals. Collins and Wall draw upon their unique training in psychology and financial planning to explore practical alternatives to the traditional concept of retirementalternatives such as sabbaticals, flextime, and temporary or part-time retirement. With the help of worksheets, tables, and "Smart Tips," they offer solid information on investment choices, insurance and estate planning, and specific retirement issues faced by women. They also explain how to cope financially with big changes, such as the death of a spouse, divorce, disability, or the loss of a job, how to choose your retirement destination and style, and much more.

Customer Reviews

I liked this book
If you liked or found this book useful, you might also like "The Healing Journey Through Retirement" by Phil Rich and Dorothy Sampson. It's a book about the transition from work to retirement, and talks about how to make retirement a meaningful and satisying experience. The book provides lots of good ideas and information and uses a journal writing format.

A useful thought-provoker
This book is well-organized, thought-provoking, with helpful exercises to get you thinking about how you'll spend not only the next 50 years, but your next year or two. I found it very useful in terms of evaluating my own choices and plans, AND it has helped me broach similar issues with my mother who is moving into retirement. I highly recommend this book to anyone over thirty. Start thinking about this stuff now!