The complete retirement handbook : for anyone who will ever retire / Forest J. Bowman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowman, Forest J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Retirement--United States.

Retirement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1983.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

If you are 20 or 30 years of age and just starting out in a career, this book can serve you as an excellent road map for your future retirement. If you are 40 to 50 years of age, this book can become the life-saver that can make your shortly-to-come retirement more full. If you are over 50 years of age, you need to rush out and get this book to keep from suffocating during your impending retirement. In other words, this book is an excellent volume for anyone who is in the American work force. The author begins the book with the basic premise that everyone who works for a living will one day re

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 It's Your Life-You Call the Shots; 2 Life Begins at Retirement; 3 Sun Belt, Here I Come! Moving After Retirement; 4 Your Retirement System-The Cornerstone of Your Planning; 5 Social Security-It's ""Social,"" but How Much ""Security""?; 6 Where There's a Will (or a Reasonable Substitute), There's a Way; 7 Probate (and How to Avoid It); 8 Living with a Revocable Living Trust; 9 Taxes-In General; 10 The Federal Estate Tax; 11 The Federal Income Tax; 12 The Federal Gift Tax; 13 Tax Shelters; 14 The Corporation-A ""Better Mousetrap""

15 Putting Your Money to Work16 Life Insurance; 17 Putting It All Together; Appendices; A: Checklist for Apartment or Condominium; B: Special Housing Checklist for the Elderly; C: The Gap Between Postretirement Income and Expenses; D: Evaluating Your Pension Plan; E: State Requirements for a Valid Will; F: Devices for Avoiding Probate; G: State Individual Income Tax Rates; H: State Inheritance and Estate Taxes; I: Federal Individual Income Tax Rates; J: Federal Corporation Income Tax Rates; K: Computing Life Insurance Needs; L: Monthly Savings Needed to Reach Desired Amounts at Retirement

GlossaryA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-6220-3

OCLC:

761226484