Don't Die Broke: How Annuities Can Guarantee Your Income and Keep Your Retirement from Going Belly-Up »

Calling for a paradigm shift in the way we think about retirement planning, Don’t Die Broke will rescue readers of all ages from many a market debacle in the coming years. Immersed as we are in what a climate of financial uncertainty, many investors have already endured market meltdowns, recession, and ongoing forecasts of economic instability for years to come. Don’t Die Broke addresses consumer angst, offering solutions for investment risk and volatility. A timeless source of financial perspective, the book’s common-sense approach to retirement planning provides ongoing help for everyone — particularly boomers nearing retirement, who need to exchange their risk-based investment habits for preservation-based common sense. The key is the humble annuity, a long-misunderstood financial instrument that is about to see a major return to favor. Reindel explains how they fit into a retirement plan in language that's clear, straightforward, and focused on the needs of people whose retirement is rapidly approaching.

Foreword 5

Introduction: Who I Am…and How I Can Help You Avoid the Poorhouse in Retirement 9

Chapter 1 The Annuity Industry and Safe-Retirement Advocacy 17

Chapter 2 This Is Where YOU Come in: Trading Securities Risk for Guaranteed Security 21

Chapter 3 Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Planners Good and Evil Exposed 49

Chapter 4 Annuity Specialists: Separating Reality from Mythology 59

Chapter 5 Annuities under Siege: Fact, Fiction, and the Elusive In-Between 73

Chapter 6 Annuities at Work: Life Histories Illustrate the Power of Peace of Mind 81

Chapter 7 Defining a Financial Professional: The Latitude of Attitude 99

Chapter 8 The Intimate Art of Goal Tending: Finding Out What Really Matters 113

Chapter 9 The Way I Do Business 121

Chapter 10 Ideal Clients Plan Less Risk 129

Chapter 11 Long-Term Care, Social Security, Taxes … and Other Things that May Drive Us Crazy Before We Die 143

Chapter 12 The Financial World … According to Reindel 151

Chapter 13 Outrageous Truths and Myths Exposed 157

Chapter 14 Investing Safely in Your Future 167

Chapter 15 A Look into the Future 179

Glossary 181