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| Savvy Sisters Press, 2004
The authors include over 200 tips, resources and exercises for planning at midlife. They guide the reader through a three step planning process to
identify and assess typical midlife issues and opportunities, clarify needs and wants and develop a plan.
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| MetLife Mature Market Institute, 2009, Free, but you need to contact them for the accompanying DVD
http://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/mmi/publications/studies/mmi-discovering-what-matters-workbook.pdf
A wide-ranging, though not detailed, workbook for consumers to explore the big decisions they face in the second half of life. |
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| Wiley, 2006, $14.95
http://www.amazon.com/Power-Years-Users-Guide-Rest/dp/0470051329/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288037567&sr=1-6
Dychtwald replays familiar 'rediscover and take charge' themes in areas such as dream jobs, vital relationships, lifelong learning, where and how to live, and financial freedom. |
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| Penguin Group (Avery), 2008, $23.95 (U.S.)
The 'Retirement Docs' have identified eight key factors that determine the likelihood of a successful retirement. They provide quizzes and analyses that help the reader score him/herself on these eight scales, and understand their significance. |
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| Harry N. Abrams Publisher, 2004, $14.95
http://www.amazon.com/Looking-Forward-Optimists-Guide-Retirement/dp/B000EXYZXG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288185431&sr=1-5
Freudenheim offers innovative ways to think about our lives once work is no longer central. Holistic in approach, the book address issues such as attitude, relationships, and physical and mental fitness, with chapters on working, volunteering, traveling, spiritual pursuits, romance and play. |
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| Beaver's Pond Press, 2009, $24.95
http://www.amazon.com/Journeywell-Guide-Quality-Trish-Herbert/dp/1592982913/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288185519&sr=1-1
A comprehensive and wise guide for navigating the myth-shrouded, oft-resisted and wondrous terrain of later life. Exercises, resources, stories, cartoons offer something for any reader to help them “Wake up! Show up! Lighten up!” |
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| Hudson Institute Press, 2000, $24.95
http://www.amazon.com/Life-Launch-Passionate-Guide-Rest/dp/1884433847/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288036815&sr=1-5
Provides the tools for productivity approaching change during our adult years with confidence, vigor and excitement, whatever our age or situation. |
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| Urban Institute, February 2009, Free
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/411840_rules_of_retirement.pdf
This report takes a sensible, overall look at the financial quandaries facing retirees to-day. |
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| MEI Publishing, Revised annually, $15.00 (U.S.)
The authors cover the gamut of retirement issues in an efficient way, with worksheets and explanations geared to answering a large number of specific concerns. |
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| MetLife Mature Market Institute, May 2010, Free
http://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/mmi/publications/studies/2010/mmi-retirement-readiness-workbook-.pdf
Metlife is offering a basic assessment of “retirement readiness” in 15 areas, grouped into six categories. |
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| Ten Speed Press, 2010, $16.99
Tackles retirement readiness in terms of money, health, and happiness, using the latest research from economics, medicine, and psychology. This books aims to inspire readers to take the helm of their retirement destinies, while fulfilling their lifelong goals, passions, and dreams. |
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| Collins Living, 2003, $13.95
http://www.amazon.com/Second-Acts-Creating-Really-Building/dp/0060514884/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288187332&sr=1-1
A guide to reinventing your life whether you are at the beginning of your career or about to retire. The authors posit that barriers to a rich and rewarding life are self-imposed and can by overcome, and provide practical success stories from from their own lives and those of their clients. |
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| Three Rivers Press, New York, 2007, $14.95
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=glenn+ruffenach
How to tailor a financial plan for the lifestyle you want. |
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| Basic Books, 2004, $14.50
http://www.amazon.com/My-Time-Making-Bonus-Decades/dp/0465086748/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288037205&sr=1-3
Trafford skillfully guides readers through the obstacles, encouraging them to take full advantage of the bonus decades between middle and old age. She blends personal stories with expert opinions and the latest research on life development. |
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| Association for Integrative Financial and Life Planning, March 2010 (Vol. 3, No. 1), Free
http://www.aiflp.org/pdfs/IntegrativeAdviserNo0301.pdf
Vernon argues that building wealth is a different problem from developing reliable sources of income in one's retirement years. He shares smart steps that people can take to recession-proof their retirement years. |
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| Ten Speed Press, 2007, $16.95
http://www.amazon.com/How-Retire-Happy-Wild-Free/dp/096941949X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1288186268&sr=1-1
Zelinski paints a picture of retirement so appealing you will wish you had retired years ago. He hits topics such as lifelong learning, relocation, the importance of friendships, and creative travel options. His seven page list of “activities for your get-a-life tree” helps get the reader started. |