Youve Earned It Don Lose It : Mistakes You Can Afford to Make When You Retire

In You've Earned It, Don't Lose It: Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make When You Retire, Suze Orman provides an easy-to-understand guide to eight vital areas essential for financial security and well-being. These areas include choosing and assessing financial advisors; trusts, wills, gifts, joint tenancy (and which is right for you); early retirement (what to do and how to avoid penalties when receiving your retirement money); joint and survivor benefits (making sure you protect those you love); long-term care insurance (how to choose the right policy and what you should pay for it); estate taxes and probate costs (how to avoid them); durable power of attorney (how it works and why you should have them); minimizing expenses and maximizing income (getting the most for your health-care money and getting the most for your life). You've Earned It, Don't Lose It is "must" reading for anyone planning for retirement, on the verge of retirement, or has been suddenly confronted with the hidden and unplanned for financial perils of retirement. -- Midwest Book Review