The fast and easy way for Baby Boomers to protect their financial future

Are you nearing (or already basking in) retirement? This helpful guide addresses the unique financial opportunities and challenges you'll face as you enter your golden years.

Personal Finance For Seniors For Dummies empowers you to chart your financial course for the decades to come, guiding you through the basics of creating a budget for retirement, investing accrued assets, taking advantage of governmental and nongovernmental benefits and planning for your family's future. You'll get trusted, practical information on reexamining investment strategies and rebalancing a portfolio, long-term care options, pension plans and social security, health care, Medicare, and prescription drug costs, and so much more.

• Advice on how to invest, spend, and protect your wealth
• Guidance on wills and trusts
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Personal Finance For Seniors For Dummies is basic enough to help novices get their arms around thorny financial issues, while also challenging advanced readers to identify areas for improvement.

• Personal Finance For Seniors For Dummies® 2
  • About the Authors 8
  • Dedication 10
  • Authors’ Acknowledgments 10
  • Contents at a Glance 12
  • Table of Contents 14
  • Introduction 26
    • About This Book 27
    • Conventions Used in This Book 28
    • What You’re Not to Read 29
    • Foolish Assumptions 29
    • How This Book Is Organized 30
    • Icons Used in This Book 32
    • Where to Go from Here 33
  • Part I: Working toward Retirement 34