The Retirement Challenge: Will You Sink Or Swim?: A Complete, Do-it-yourself Toolkit To Navigate Your Financial Future

In "The Retirement Challenge-Sink or Swim," Frank Armstrong (named by "Barron's "as one of the top 100 independent financial advisors in 2007 and again in 2008) walks you through a comprehensive process for planning your secure retirement quickly, simply, and painlessly. Armstrong gives you all the practical tools and actionable strategies you need to control your financial future-without drowning you in trivia, theory, or boring chores! Jason Doss, an expert litigator, explains how to avoid problems with investment advisors and what to do if you are the victim of bad advice. Armstrong offers a complete retirement planning system that's easy to set up, including a complete set of free, easy-to-use calculators, analytical tools, and additional resources available on an accompanying Web site, www.Sink-Swim.com, that is keyed chapter by chapter to the book. First, you'll assess the value of your current pension plan (if you have one), learn what can go wrong, and discover what to do if it does. Next, you'll identify smart moves you can take right now to maximize your retirement benefits, even if you have no retirement plan at all. Finally, you'll learn how to invest for retirement as economically and effectively as possible-and systematically control your risks, so you can sleep at night. Includes free access to comprehensive Web-based tools and resources at www.Sink-Swim.com: - More than 75 easy-to-use online calculators and budget spreadsheets to help you get on track and stay on track - Sample asset allocation plans you can adjust for any stage of your career and any portfolio - Up-to-the-minute updates on pension law, regulation, enforcement, and estate planning - Your free Sink orSwim Newsletter, and much more