Retirement Savings

Perhaps you’ve never thought of “buying” your retirement. Yet, that is exactly what you do when you put money into a retirement nest egg. You are paying today for the cost of your retirement tomorrow. The cost of those future years is getting more expensive for most Americans for two reasons.

The U.S. economy experienced one of the most productive and prosperous decades in its history in the 1990s. Led by technological advancement, a post-Cold War surplus of investment capital, and the growing importance of international trade, the American economy took off on the longest unbroken expansion in its history. Many economy watchers called it "the Goldilocks Economy", because it was not too hot and not too cool. Then, very quickly and with little warning, it ground to a devastating halt.

A pioneer of the 401(k) system, Robert L. Reynolds eschews radical calls for throwing out the 401(k) entirely and creating a new government-run savings system. Our best course, he shows, is to build on what we have: a flexible, dynamic private-public system of Social Security and more robust workplace savings. From Here to Security provides a clear, powerful new approach to solving America's retirement challenge—based on facts, data, and Reynolds's decades of experience.

A pioneer of the 401(k) system, Robert L. Reynolds eschews radical calls for throwing out the 401(k) entirely and creating a new government-run savings system. Our best course, he shows, is to build on what we have: a flexible, dynamic private-public system of Social Security and more robust workplace savings. From Here to Security provides a clear, powerful new approach to solving America's retirement challenge—based on facts, data, and Reynolds's decades of experience.

Everyone associates millennials with avocado toast obsessed and cold brew-chugging hipsters being told they spend too much on their daily lifestyle. Well, I know it’s a lot more than that. It’s a generation of young people who was handed the short end of the stick when it was difficult to grow up and be financially responsible. From the Great Recession to the COVID crisis we’ve been through some crazy stuff, but still, we are resilient.

As the government and corporations shift responsibility for retirement savings to workers, employees at all economic levels must now save and invest for themselves. Filled with in-depth insight, expert advice, and illustrative charts and graphs, Double Your Retirement Income can show you how to take an active part in your retirement destiny and make more out of what you already have.

This husband-and-wife broadcast and writing team offers financial advice on such topics as buying and selling a home, selecting a bank, establishing and maintaining good credit, selecting a stock broker, buying a car, and retirement planning.

Whatever you have (or haven't) put away, if you are getting serious about retirement, this audiobook can show you the right moves to make and the pitfalls to avoid. You may not be sure where to allocate your investments or how to structure a comfortable income that won't run out. By understanding what you have to decide and when, you can move into retirement on solid financial ground.

Financial success can be simple. All it takes is a plan and dedication to that plan. Once you have a budget, saving and investing is critical for a financially successful life. This book provides suggested ways to save and invest with a goal of having a good life and a comfortable retirement. A Tiny Book on Personal Finance: Saving and Investing provides a guide on how to save and invest, and where to put your money to build towards a good retirement. For those early in their careers, the guidance gives them a chance to set investments properly the first time.