How to retire happy: the 12 most important decisions you must make before you retire

Foreword / by John C. Bogle

Preface

Acknowledgments

Decision 1: Am I ready to retire?

Decision 2: Can I afford to retire?

Decision 3: When should I apply for social security?

Decision 4: How should I take my pension payments?

Decision 5: What should I do with the money in my company savings plan?

Decision 6: When do I have to take money out of my IRAs?

Decision 7: How should I invest during retirement?

Decision 8: What should I do about health insurance?

Decision 9: What should I do to prepare for an illness that requires long-term care?

Decision 10: Where do I want to live after I retire?

Decision 11: How should I arrange my estate to save on taxes and avoid probate?

Decision 12: How can I age successfully?

Index.

Decision 1. Am I ready to retire?

Decision 2. Can I afford to retire?

Decision 3. When should I apply for Social Security?

Decision 4. How should I take my pension payments?

Decision 5. What should I do with the money in my company savings plan?

Decision 6. When do I have to take money out of my IRAs?

Decision 7. How should I invest during retirement?

Decision 8. What should I do about health insurance?

Decision 9. What should I do to prepare for serious illness?

Decision 10. Where do I want to live after I retire?

Decision 11. How should I arrange my estate to save on taxes and avoid probate?

Decision 12. How can I age successfully?

Decision 1. Am I ready to retire?

Decision 2. Can I afford to retire?

Decision 3. When should I apply for Social Security?

Decision 4. How should I take my pension payments?

Decision 5. What should I do with the money in my company savings plan?

Decision 6. When do I have to take money out of my IRAs?

Decision 7. How should I invest during retirement?

Decision 8. What should I do about health insurance?

Decision 9. What should I do to prepare for serious illness?

Decision 10. Where do I want to live after I retire?

Decision 11. How should I arrange my estate to save on taxes and avoid probate?

Decision 12. How can I age successfully?