Authors: Stan Hinden
ISBN-13: 9780071702478, ISBN-10: 0071702474
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: December 2009
Edition: Revised
Stan Hinden was a Washington Post financial reporter for 20 years.
From 1996 to 2003 he wrote the Post’s “Retirement Journal” column for
which he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Commentary in 1998.
Currently he writes the “Retirement Perspectives” column for AARP
Financial. He resides in the Washington DC area. Visit him
at StanHinden.com.
"Want excellent insights on retirement planning from a professional who’s actually experienced retirement himself? You’ll get just that from Stan Hinden’s book, How to Retire Happy, now in its third edition. Stan was a Washington Post financial reporter for 20 years, and after he retired, he wrote the Post’s 'Retirement Journal' column for which he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. What I like about Stan’s book is that it combines good financial planning information with his story about his own retirement. He’s candid about the mistakes he made and how he’d do things differently with the benefit of hindsight."
Steve Vernon, columnist, CBSMoneyWatch.com
“Everyone in the workforce today should read this book!”
—Horace B. Deets, former Executive Director, AARP
Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist Stan Hinden’s bestselling How to
Retire Happy helps you decide if you can retire now, or whether you have to stay on the job
for a few more years.
This trusted guide has been fully updated to address the stomachchurning
issues created by financial market volatility and the economic recession.
Will you have enough money for health care? Do you need—and can you afford—a longterm
care policy? How much income can your savings produce?
The third edition of How
to Retire Happy provides answers to these questions—plus all-new information about:
Apply Hinden’s reliable, easy-to-understand advice and experience a happy, healthful
retirement for years and years to come.
Stan Hinden was a Washington Post financial reporter for 20 years.
From 1996 to 2003 he wrote the Post’s “Retirement Journal” column for
which he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in Commentary in 1998.
Currently he writes the “Retirement Perspectives” column for AARP
Financial. He resides in the Washington DC area. Visit him
at StanHinden.com.
Foreword John C. Bogle ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Decision 1 Am I ready to retire? 1
Decision 2 Can I afford to retire? 17
Decision 3 When should I apply for Social Security? 35
Decision 4 How should I take my pension payments? 63
Decision 5 What should I do with the money in my company savings plan? 77
Decision 6 When do I have to take money out of my IRAs? 95
Decision 7 How should I invest during retirement? 109
Decision 8 What should I do about health insurance? 133
Decision 9 What should I do to prepare for serious illness? 155
Decision 10 Where do I want to live after I retire? 173
Decision 11 How should I arrange my estate to save on taxes and avoid probate? 187
Decision 12 How can I age successfully? 205
Index 225