Is one million dollars enough?: A guide to planning for and living through a successful retirement
About this ebook
This collection of columns and resources from Deputy Managing Money Editor Rodney Brooks offers advice for pre-retirees of any age as well as for people who have already drawn their last paychecks. It covers topics such as how much you need to save for retirement; advice from people who have vowed to never retire; how much you should withdraw from your nest egg every year; the biggest mistakes couples make; how to prepare better for health care costs without blowing through your nest egg; and the wisdom of raiding your retirement accounts to start that business you’ve dreamed about all your life.
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About the author
Author, Rodney A. Brooks is Deputy Managing Editor/Personal Finance and retirement columnist for USA TODAY. He joined USA TODAY in 1985 as an assignment editor in the Money section and was later named deputy managing editor. Previously he was an assistant business editor and business writer at the Philadelphia Inquirer. He has also worked as a reporter and/or editor for several newspapers including The Bulletin in Philadelphia, the Citizen-Times in Asheville, N.C. and the Ithaca Journal in Ithaca, N.Y. You can find him on Twitter @perfiguy
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