- Understanding the Basics
- Retirement: A Lifestyle Choice
- Myths of Retirement Planning
- Retirement Sources of Income: The Three-Legged Stool
- The Case for Pre-Tax Savings
- Basic Retirement Guidelines
- Inflation: The Incredible Shrinking Monster
- Big Picture Preview
- Calculating Your Personal Retirement Assets
- Beyond the Basics: Bulletproofing Your Savings
- Saving More for Retirement
- Making Up the Shortfall
- Simple Tax-Advantaged Planning Strategies To Consider
- Tax-Advantaged Retirement Savings at Your Company
- IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts)
- A Tax-Free Way to Save: the Roth IRA
- The Traditional IRA
- Catch-Up Contributions
- Will My Contribution Be Deductible?
- The Traditional IRA vs. the Roth IRA
- What Type of Assets Can You Contribute to Your IRA?
- Setting up an IRA
- Investment Considerations for Your IRA
- When Is the Best Time to Contribute?
- Spousal IRAs
- Advantages and Disadvantages of IRA Accounts
- Rollovers to Your IRA
- Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA
- Roth IRA and 401(k)
- Choosing between the Roth IRA and Other Vehicles
- Roth IRA Conversions
- Keogh Plans
- Simplified Employee Pensions (SEPs) and SIMPLE Plans
- Annuities
- Cash Value Life Insurance
- Other Ways to Supplement Your Retirement Income
- Introduction
- Reverse Mortgage
- Sale and Leaseback of Your Home
- Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans
- Income Deferral Programs
- Other Investments for Retirement
- Comparing Taxable and Tax-Exempt Yields
- Capital Gains Tax Rates
- Tax Rate on Dividends
- Comparing Tax-Advantaged Investing to Other Investing
- Investing in Growth Stocks or Growth Mutual Funds
- Managing Your Retirement Investments
- Making Your Retirement Stream Last
- Putting It All Together
- Glossary