AARP The New Retirementality: Planning Your Life and Living Your Dreams...at Any Age You Want

by Mitch Anthony

Overview

AARP Digital Editions offer you practical tips, proven solutions, and expert guidance.

With this latest edition of The New Retirementality, readers will quickly discover how to achieve the freedom to pursue their retirement goals–at their own pace, on their own terms–regardless of their age. Most people won't experience the same retirement that their parents did, nor do they necessarily want to. Page by page, top financial planner Mitch Anthony reveals how new opportunities will enable individuals to create tailor-made retirements. He includes new research and studies to back his insights and introduces readers to important concepts such as "wealthcare" and "return on life." Filled with engaging anecdotes and inspirational suggestions, this book will motivate readers to rethink the way they retire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118230954
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/20/2011
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Mitch Anthony is the founder and President of MitchAnthony.com, whose companies include Advisor Insights, Inc., and The Financial Life Planning Institute. He also writes and hosts the syndicated radio feature The Daily Dose, and is a regular contributor to Research, Financial Advisor, and Bank Advisor magazines. Anthony was named one of the financial service industry's top "Movers & Shakers" by Financial Planning magazine. He is also coauthor of Storyselling for Financial Advisors and author of The New Retirementality, now in its third edition.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

PART I Out With the Old 1

Chapter 1 What "Retire" Meant: The End of Retirement as We Know It 3

Chapter 2 The End of Social Insecurity and Other Retirement Fears 11

Chapter 3 A Short History of Retirement 21

Chapter 4 The Great "Retiremyths" 29

Chapter 5 End of the Work/Retire Ultimatum 37

PART II A New Way of Thinking 49

Chapter 6 Work May Always Be a Part of Your Life 51

Chapter 7 You're Old Only When You Think You Are 69

Chapter 8 Staying Connected to the World 83

Chapter 9 You Don’t Have to Be 62 to Do What You Want to Do 97

Chapter 10 Don’t Settle for a Lukewarm Life 109

Chapter 11 How Much Is Your Paycheck Costing You? 117

Chapter 12 More Than an Economic Event 133

Chapter 13 Making a Meaningful Transition 143

PART III New Retirementality Solutions 151

Chapter 14 Retire on Purpose 153

Chapter 15 Your Money and Your Life 163

Chapter 16 It's Not Just about Me 179

Chapter 17 Maslow Meets Retirement 191

Chapter 18 Calculating Income for Life: Working through Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Your Financial Plan 201

Chapter 19 Making Your Money Last 219

Chapter 20 Wealth-Care Checkup: Facing Investment Reality 231

Chapter 21 Finding the Right Wealth-Building Partner 247

Chapter 22 Giving Your Life Away 255

Bibliography 267

Index 275