Eric Tyson & Robert C. Carlson 
Personal Finance For Seniors For Dummies 

The fast and easy way for Baby Boomers to protect theirfinancial future
Are you nearing (or already basking in) retirement? This helpfulguide addresses the unique financial opportunities and challengesyou’ll face as you enter your golden years.
Personal Finance For Seniors For Dummies empowers you tochart your financial course for the decades to come, guiding youthrough the basics of creating a budget for retirement, investingaccrued assets, taking advantage of governmental andnongovernmental benefits and planning for your family’s future.You’ll get trusted, practical information on reexamining investmentstrategies and rebalancing a portfolio, long-term care options, pension plans and social security, health care, Medicare, andprescription drug costs, and so much more.
* Advice on how to invest, spend, and protect your wealth
* Guidance on wills and trusts
* Other titles by Tyson: Personal Finance For Dummies, Investing For Dummies, and Home Buying For Dummies
Personal Finance For Seniors For Dummies is basic enoughto help novices get their arms around thorny financial issues, while also challenging advanced readers to identify areas forimprovement.

Table of Content

Introduction.
Part I: Working toward Retirement.
Chapter 1: Looking Ahead to Your Future.
Chapter 2: Protecting Your Employment Income and YourHealth.
Chapter 3: Developing a Retirement Plan.
Chapter 4: Identifying Retirement Investments andStrategies.
Chapter 5: Grasping Retirement Accounts and Their Rules.
Part II: Making Money Decisions in Retirement.
Chapter 6: Managing Budgets and Expenses.
Chapter 7: Guiding Investments and Distributions inRetirement.
Chapter 8: Making Important Housing Decisions.
Chapter 9: Considering Your Long-Term Care Insurance Needs andOptions.
Part III: Dealing with Government Programs.
Chapter 10: Making Your Best Choices under Social Security.
Chapter 11: Getting the Most Out of Medicare.
Chapter 12: The State Health Care System Backup: Medicaid.
Part IV: Estate Planning: It’s More than Just Dead People andLawyers.
Chapter 13: The Basics on Estate Planning.
Chapter 14: Eyeing Wills and Other Legal Documents.
Chapter 15: Tackling the Federal Estate Tax When You Have TooMuch Money.
Chapter 16: Focusing on Estate Taxes and the Many Types ofTrusts.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Common Retirement and Estate PlanningMistakes.
Chapter 18: Ten Things to Know About Working in Retirement.
Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Tips to Know About Caring for Your AgingParents.
Index.

About the author

Eric Tyson is a nationally recognized personal financecounselor, writer, and lecturer. He is the bestselling author ofPersonal Finance For Dummies and Mutual Funds ForDummies.
Bob Carlson is editor of the monthly newsletter’Retirement Watch’ and author of The New Rules forRetirement.