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The New Retirementality: Planning Your Life and Living Your Dreams... At Any Age You Want

Name: The New Retirementality: Planning Your Life and Living Your Dreams... At Any Age You Want
Author: Mitch Anthony
ISBN: 9780470255087

by Mitch Anthony

June 2008

Beginner

304 pages

English

Wiley

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Copyright
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. Out With The Old
1. What "Retire" Meant THE END OF RETIREMENT AS WE KNOW IT
1.1. Retiring Old Ideas about Retirement1.2. The Artificial Finish Line1.3. Illusions, Delusions, and Hype1.4. Old Messages and New Realities
2. The End of Social Insecurity and Other Retirement Fears
2.1. The Demise of Social Security: Fact or Fiction?2.1.1. Promising Signs2.2. Seniors' Refrain: "We Want to Work"2.3. You're Going to Get Options After All2.4. Is the Financial Clock Ticking?
3. A Short History of Retirement
3.1. The Day After
4. The Great "Retiremyths"
4.1. Age 65 Is Old4.2. Retirement Means You're Not Working4.3. You Have to Be 62 to Do What You Really Want to Do4.4. Retirement Is an Economic Event Exclusively4.5. A Life of Ease Is the Ultimate Retirement Goal4.6. You' re Going to Spend Most of Your Retirement Income on Doctors and Pills4.7. I Can Do This by Myself4.8. A New Definition
5. End of the Work/Retire Ultimatum
5.1. The Talent Shortage5.1.1. The Cost Companies Will Pay5.1.2. Attraction and Retention of Top Talent5.1.3. Productivity and Competitiveness5.2. The Brain Drain5.3. When Is a Paycheck Not a Paycheck?5.4. A Smoother Transition
II. A New Way Of Thinking

6. Work May Always Be a Part of Your Life
6.1. Keeping Our Shine6.2. The Significance of Work6.3. Retirement Whiplash6.4. The Flow of Intellectual Capital6.5. New Heroes for a New Era: Retirementors!6.6. Rearview Mirror6.7. End of the Ultimatum6.8. New Retirement Realities6.9. The Societal Payoff
7. You're Old Only When You Think You Are
7.1. Thriving, Not Just Surviving7.1.1. Hardening of the Attitudes7.1.2. Enduring Attitudes7.1.3. Habits of the Self-Reliant7.2. Out with the Old7.2.1. Profile of Older Americans7.3. "Golden, Schmolden"7.4. How Old Would You Be?
8. Staying Connected to the World
8.1. Keys to Living Long8.2. The Vitamin Cs of Successful Aging8.2.1. Vitamin C1—Connectivity8.2.2. Vitamin C2—Challenge.8.2.3. Vitamin C3—Curiosity8.2.4. Vitamin C4—Creativity8.2.5. Vitamin C5—Charity8.3. Pumping Iron at 808.4. The Soul of Accelerated Aging
9. You Don't Have to Be 62 to Do What You Want to Do
9.1. A Path Paved with Fool' s Gold9.2. Rusty Success Models9.3. What Do You Have to Lose?9.3.1. 1–2 points: Discontented and poor—"I dread my work and the pay is terrible" or "I dread my work but the pay is decent."9.3.2. points: Discontented and materially satisfied—"I hate this work but the pay is excellent."
10. Don't Settle for a Lukewarm Life
10.1. Working It Out10.2. What' s Stopping You?
11. How Much Is Your Paycheck Costing You?
11.1. Finding Breathing Room11.2. Bloom Where You're Planted11.3. Personal Development Inventory11.4. Calling In Sick11.5. A Company's Vital Signs11.6. Subtle Counterfeits11.7. Man's Search for Meaning11.7.1. Counting the Cost11.7.2. Taking Time Out
12. More Than an Economic Event
12.1. Issues for Our Middle Years and Beyond12.2. Lessons from the Sudden Retiree12.3. Mental Challenges of Retired Living12.3.1. "Who Am I?"12.3.2. Money, Money
13. Making a Meaningful Transition
13.1. The Seven Intangibles13.2. The Meaningful Transition
III. New Retirementality Solutions
14. Retire on Purpose
14.1. A Vision for Life14.2. Your Story14.3. Still Contributing14.4. When You 're Done, You 're Done14.5. A New View of Old
15. Your Money and Your Life
15.1. Moving from ROI to ROL15.2. The Money/Life Puzzle15.3. Moving from Financial Planning to Financial Life Planning15.4. Financial Life Planning in Retirement15.4.1. Visioning15.4.2. Finding Balance15.4.3. Collecting a Playcheck15.4.4. From Aging to S-Aging
16. It's Not Just about Me
16.1. Other People's Money16.2. Boomer Interrupted16.3. What's a Boomer to Do?16.4. Solutions16.4.1. The Parental Pension16.4.2. Hiring Your Parent16.4.3. Grandpa or Junior?
17. Maslow Meets Retirement
17.1. Income for Life17.2. Our Hierarchy of Financial Needs17.2.1. Survival Income17.2.2. Safety Income17.2.3. Freedom Income17.2.4. Gift Income17.2.5. Dream Income17.3. Paying the Bills
18. Calculating Income for Life: WORKING THROUGH MASLOW' S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS IN YOUR FINANCIAL PLAN
18.1. Locate Yourself18.2. Paying for Survival18.3. The Good Old Days18.4. Safety Money18.5. How Much Risk?18.6. Freedom Money18.6.1. Adding Up the Fun Bill18.6.2. Free to Grow18.7. Money to Give18.7.1. First People First18.7.2. Give While You're Living18.8. Dream Money18.9. Paying for Your Life
19. Making Your Money Last
19.1. Looking Forward by Looking Backward19.2. Health Care or Health Scare19.3. Financial Disconnect19.4. Protect Yourself ... From Yourself19.5. Working It Out
20. Wealth-Care Checkup FACING INVESTMENT REALITY
20.1. Investor Error 1: People Think They Are Smarter Than They Are20.1.1. I Invested in a New Theory20.1.2. I Invested in Companies and Industries I Knew Nothing About20.1.3. I Picked Stocks Because They Had Fallen a Long Way and I Figured They Would Bounce Back20.1.4. I Told Myself I Was a Good Stock Picker Because My Portfolio Was Up20.2. Investor Error 2: Too Much Focus on Past Returns20.3. Investor Error 3: Hanging Out with Losers20.4. Investor Error 4: Believing You Have an Information Advantage20.5. Investor Error 5: Not Paying Yourself First20.6. Think about Yourself20.7. Reality: Your Money Matures Faster When You Do20.7.1. Money Maturity
21. Finding the Right Wealth-Building Partner
21.1. I'm Doing Just Fine on My Own21.2. I Don't Want to Have to Pay for Services That I Can Get for a Fraction of the Cost21.3. I Don't Have Enough Money to Talk to a Professional21.4. I Don't Think I Can Trust Anyone to Manage My Money21.5. Finding a Wealth-Building Partner21.6. A Personal Safety Net
22. Giving Your Life Away
22.1. Creative Benevolence22.2. Volunteering Payoffs22.3. Something to Give22.4. New Rules of Engagement22.5. Philanthropy with an Attitude22.6. What Do You Believe In? What Do You Have to Give?22.7. More to Life
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Overview

With this latest edition of The New Retirementality, readers will quickly discover how to achieve the freedom to pursue their retirement goals-at their own pace, on their own terms-regardless of their age. Most people won't experience the same retirement that their parents did, nor do they necessarily want to. Page by page, top financial planner Mitch Anthony reveals how new opportunities will enable individuals to create tailor-made retirements. He includes new research and studies to back his insights and introduces readers to important concepts such as "wealthcare" and "return on life." Filled with engaging anecdotes and inspirational suggestions, this book will motivate readers to rethink the way they retire.

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