WASHINGTON POST Bestseller List 3/30/14
Solid solutions and step-by-step instructions for planning the next stage of your life
Life after 50 isn’t what it used to be. The rules have changed. No more guaranteed pensions, retiree health plans, or extensive leisure and travel. It’s time to forge new paths and create innovative models. That’s where the AARP Roadmap for the Rest of Your Life comes in. Bart Astor, author of more than a dozen books, offers a comprehensive guide for making lifestyle decisions, growing your nest egg, and realizing your goals. This AARP book–
* Provides guidance on the key areas you’ll need to consider: finances and work, health and fitness, Medicare and Social Security, estate planning, insurance, housing, and more
* Offers expert tips on creating age- and health-specific goals through a personal ‘Level of Activity’ scale based on how active you can and want to be
* Includes tips for finding fun and fulfilling activities and even completing your bucket list
* Supplies ready-to-use worksheets to help you set and meet financial planning goals, get your legal affairs in order, and maintain adequate health insurance
* Contains a comprehensive list of valuable resources
Solid solutions and step-by-step instructions for planning the next stage of your life
Life after 50 isn’t what it used to be. The rules have changed. No more guaranteed pensions, retiree health plans, or extensive leisure and travel. It’s time to forge new paths and create innovative models. That’s where the AARP Roadmap for the Rest of Your Life comes in. Bart Astor, author of more than a dozen books, offers a comprehensive guide for making lifestyle decisions, growing your nest egg, and realizing your goals. This AARP book–
* Provides guidance on the key areas you’ll need to consider: finances and work, health and fitness, Medicare and Social Security, estate planning, insurance, housing, and more
* Offers expert tips on creating age- and health-specific goals through a personal ‘Level of Activity’ scale based on how active you can and want to be
* Includes tips for finding fun and fulfilling activities and even completing your bucket list
* Supplies ready-to-use worksheets to help you set and meet financial planning goals, get your legal affairs in order, and maintain adequate health insurance
* Contains a comprehensive list of valuable resources
Table of Content
Foreword ixIntroduction xiii
Chapter 1 Where Are You on the Level of Activity Scale? 1
Chapter 2 What Are Your Goals for This Stage in Life? 9
Chapter 3 Staying Healthy for the Rest of Your Life 21
Chapter 4 All About Health Insurance 51
Chapter 5 Making It Last for the Rest of Your Life 71
Chapter 6 Transitioning from Full-Time Work 95
Chapter 7 What Do You Want to Do with the Rest of Your Life?
107
Chapter 8 Transitioning What You Own 131
Chapter 9 Have ‘the Talk’ with Your Heirs 147
Chapter 10 Home Sweet Home 161
Chapter 11 Relationships with Family and Friends 179
Afterword 199
Acknowledgments 201
About the Author 203
Index 205
About the author
Bart Astor (Bart Astor.com) is a recognized expert inlife’s transitions and eldercare. His Baby Boomer’s Guide to
Caring for Aging Parents is in its second printing. Author of
eleven other books as well, Astor has appeared on television and
radio shows, including ABC’s Good Morning America, PBS’s
Marketplace, and Ric Edelman’s The Truth About
Money.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 240 ● ISBN 9781118495728 ● File size 1.7 MB ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2013 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2674052 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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