All About Retirement Funds: The Easy Way to Get Started - Softcover

Williams, Ellie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071387498 ISBN 13: 9780071387491

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2003

Synopsis

All About Retirement Funds is a commonsense, practical guide that covers every financial aspect of planning for retirement. Up-todate, in-depth coverage is provided for maximizing the long-term benefits of a 401(k), IRA, pension plan, annuity, Social Security, or other retirement financial vehicle. From determining how much money will be needed, to when and how to begin drawing on retirement reserves, this comprehensive, easy-to-read addition to McGraw-Hill's bestselling All About series tells workers everything they need to know to save, invest, and plan for a long and financially comfortable retirement.

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About the Author

Ellie Williams (St. Louis, MO) is a former brokerage firm manager with 15 years of banking and brokerage experience. Williams holds six securities licenses and owns MONEYWISE, a financial training and education firm dedicated to helping investors make educated financial decisions--and know the right questions to ask.

From the Back Cover

Everything You Need to Know About Retirement Funds--from 401(k)s and IRAs to Pension Plans, Social Security, and More!

Amidst record-high pension-plan collapses, record-low money market returns, and record-setting stock market tumbles, Americans have never had so many questions about the safety and adequacy of their retirement nest eggs. "All About Retirement Funds "provides the answers. This long-overdue book covers the features, options, advantages, and disadvantages of each of today's most popular retirement investing vehicles, telling you what you need to know in straightforward language that you won't need a finance degree to understand.

But more than just explaining types of plans, "All About Retirement Funds "takes you through every important stage of planning for your retirement in commonsense, practical language--how much money you will need, when and why you will need it, and what you must start doing today to make sure you have it. While it's true you can't control everything when saving for retirement, you can control more than you think. Find out what you can do today to start ensuring your long-term financial comfort and stability in "All About Retirement Funds."

Whether you have already begun to plan for your retirement or are a beginner, look to "All About Retirement Funds "to learn more about: What you can expect from Social Security Advantages of a Roth IRA How and when to begin withdrawing money from your retirement plan Investing techniques that effectively balance both growth "and "safety And much more

Ellie Williams and Diane Pearl are popular personal finance writers and former partners in MONEYWISE, a personal finance training and education firm.They also have extensive professional experience in both the investment and banking industries.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071387498
• ISBN 13: 9780071387491
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288