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What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement, Second Edition Spiral-Bound | 2010-07-13

John E. Nelson Richard N. Bolles

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Plan Now for the Life You Want

Today's economic realities have reset our expectations of what retirement is, yet there's still the promise for what it can be: a life stage filled with more freedom and potential than ever before. Given the new normal, how do you plan for a future filled with prosperity, health, and happiness? As a companion to What Color Is Your Parachute?, the world's best-selling career book, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement offers both a holistic, big-picture look at these years as well as practical tools and exercises to help you build a life full of security, vitality, and community.

This second edition contains updates throughout, including a section on Social Security, an in-depth exercise on values and how they inform your retirement map, and the one-of-a-kind resource for organizing the sea of information on finances and mental and physical health: the Retirement Well-Being Profile. More than a guide on where to live, how to stay active, or which investments to choose, What Color Is Your Parachute? for Retirement helps you develop a detailed picture of your ideal retirement, so that--whether you're planning retirement or are there already--you can take a comprehensive approach to make the most of these vital years.
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 158008205X
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 6.0 x 0.7 x 9.0 inches
"offer(s) exercises to help you map your future."
--SmartMoney magazine, 2/1/11

"Nelson and Bolles provide worksheets galore, and lots of introspective exercises, but this is more than a feel-good read. There's also some substantive financial and healthcare information--including a section about fiduciary advisors--making this book a great gift for clients and prospects in midlife who may be getting ready to think about next steps."
--Financial Planning Magazine, 10/1/10

"so relevant to today's maturing workforce. Grab a pen and complete the many questionnaires included in the book as you explore the financial, geographic, medical, biological, psychological and social aspects of your perfect retirement."
--Better Investing, 10/1/10

"an excellent book. ...Both Parachute books provide useful insights and a number of exercises to help you make the best choices for this new stage in life."
--Steve Vernon, blogger, CBS MoneyWatch

"it should calm your fears and put you in the right frame of mind to pursue a fulfilling retirement despite all the new challenges."
--David Carpenter, Associated Press

"A useful, practical roadmap for anyone thinking about retirement, no matter how distant."
--USA Today

"Filled with exercises and resources on such matters as making lasting friendships, evaluating medical treatment plans, and finding the ideal place to settle down."
--Employee Benefit News

"Retirement researcher and writer John Nelson argues that there are at least five other key components of a successful retirement, in addition to the financial one."
--Investment Advisor

"Parachute for Retirement isn't just a book--it's a step-by-step guide to planning your retirement life."
--Wall Street Journal

"A nice compliment to the more typical IRA-intensive school of retirement planning."
--Washington Post

JOHN E. NELSON is a speaker and seminar facilitator on retirement and life-stage planning, well-being, and core values. He is an instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is also earning a PhD. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

RICHARD N. BOLLES is the author of the best-selling job-hunting book in the world, What Color Is Your Parachute? He has been a leader in the career development field for more than thirty-five years. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.