Moshe A. Milevsky 
The 7 Most Important Equations for Your Retirement 
The Fascinating People and Ideas Behind Planning Your Retirement Income

The 800 years of scientific breakthroughs that will help salvage
your retirement plans

Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Biology; every field has its
intellectual giants who made breakthrough discoveries that changed
the course of history. What about the topic of retirement planning?
Is it a science? Or is retirement income planning just a collection
of rules-of-thumb, financial products and sales pitches? In The
7 Most Important Equations for Your Retirement…And the Stories
Behind Them Moshe Milevsky argues that twenty first century
retirement income planning is indeed a science and has its
foundations in the work of great sages who made conceptual and
controversial breakthroughs over the last eight centuries.

In the book Milevsky highlights the work of seven
scholars–summarized by seven equations–who shaped all
modern retirement calculations. He tells the stories of Leonardo
Fibonnaci the Italian businessman; Benjamin Gompertz the gentleman
actuary; Edmund Halley the astronomer; Irving Fisher the stock
jock; Paul Samuelson the economic guru; Solomon Heubner the
insurance and marketing visionary, and Andrey Kolmogorov the
Russian mathematical genius–all giants in their respective
fields who collectively laid the foundations for modern retirement
income planning.

* With baby boomers starting to hit retirement age, planning for
retirement income has become a hot topic across the country

* Author Moshe Milevsky is an internationally-respected financial
expert with the knowledge you need to assess whether you are ready
to retire or not

* Presents an entertaining, informative narrative approach to
financial planning

Understanding the ideas behind these seven foundation
equations–which Moshe Milevsky explains in a manner that
everyone can appreciate–will help baby boomers better prepare
for retirement. This is a book unlike anything you have ever read
on retirement planning. Think Suze Orman meets Stephen Hawking. If
you ever wondered what the point of all that high school
mathematics was, Moshe Milevsky’s answer is: So that you can
figure out how to retire…while you can still enjoy your
money.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: An Equation Can’t Predict Your Future . . . 1
But It Can Help You Plan for It

Chapter 1: How Long Will My Number Last? 7
Equation #1: Leonardo Fibonacci (1170-1250)

Chapter 2: How Long Will I Spend in Retirement? 31
Equation #2: Benjamin Gompertz (1779-1865)

Chapter 3: Is a Pension Annuity Worth It? 53
Equation #3: Edmond Halley (1656-1742)

Chapter 4: What is a Proper Spending Rate? 77
Equation #4: Irving Fisher (1867-1947)

Chapter 5: How Much in Risky Stocks versus Safe Cash? 101
Equation #5: Paul Samuelson (1915-2009)

Chapter 6: What is Your Financial Legacy Today? 125
Equation #6: Solomon S. Huebner (1882-1964)

Chapter 7: Is My Current Plan Sustainable? 151
Equation #7: Andrei N. Kolmogorov (1903-1987)

Conclusion: Controversies, Omissions and Concluding Thoughts 175

Appendix: Crash Course on Natural and Unnatural Logarithms 179

References and Sources 185

Acknowledgments 195

About the Author 197

Short Poem by Maya Milevsky (age 11) 199

Index 201

Über den Autor

Moshe A. Milevsky, Ph.D., is a professor at York University (Toronto). He has graduate degrees in finance and mathematics, and is a fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences, where he is the executive director of the IFID Centre. He has written nine books, published over 60 peer-reviewed research studies and over 200 magazine articles–including a featured story in the Wall Street Journal and a profile in Money Magazine–on the topic of retirement income planning. He has delivered over 1, 000 seminars, keynote presentations and training sessions to audiences all over the world. His popular writing earned him two National Magazine Awards (Canada). In 2009 he was given a lifetime achievement award from the U.S.-based Retirement Income Industry Association (RIIA). Moshe grew up in Latin America and the U.S., but currently lives in Toronto with his wife and four daughters.