Are You on Track for Your Retirement?

by Frank Armstrong III, Paul B. Brown

Overview

This Element is an excerpt from Save Your Retirement: What to Do If You Haven't Saved Enough or If Your Investments Were Devastated by the Market Meltdown (9780137029006) by Frank Armstrong, III and Paul B. Brown. Available in print and digital formats.

How much money will you really need to retire?

It's expensive to retire. But just how much will it take, and how will you pay for it? To see, first check out the Social Security Benefit Calculator for a very close approximation of the benefits you and your family are entitled to under many different scenarios. Next, if you're fortunate enough to have a defined benefit retirement plan at work, ask your employer for an estimate of your benefits.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132563642
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	09/13/2010
Series:	FT Press Delivers Elements
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	10
File size:	290 KB

About the Author

Frank Armstrong, III, CLU, CFP™, AIF, is the founder and principal of Investor Solutions, Inc., a fee-only registered investment advisor. He has more than 30 years’ experience in securities and financial services. His bestseller The Informed Investor was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the year’s best investment books. Twice named by Barron’s as one of the top 100 independent financial advisors, he was a featured columnist on Morningstar.com and contributes frequently to AccountsWorld.com and FundsInteractive.com. He has appeared on CNN Headline News, Your Money with Stewart Varney, PBS Morning Business Report, CNBC, Money Life with Chuck Jaffee, and many public radio stations. Paul B. Brown is a long-time contributor to The New York Times and coauthor of the bestselling retirement guide Grow Rich Slowly. He is financial expert for ThirdAge.com, the popular website devoted to the concerns of people over 40. He has served as writer and editor for BusinessWeek, Forbes, and Inc.