Updated thinking on all the essentials for a smart and secure retirement, including how to:

• determine new personal finance and investing goals
• find untapped asset streams, such as reverse mortgages
• deal with the tangle of taxes
• work during retirement
• choose a community and housing
• maximize your health insurance
• assess long-term assisted-living arrangements

 

• tools for analyzing your true costs of retirement, independent of the mutual-fund industry hype and Social Security scares. And a substantial list of national, regional, and online resources as well as worksheets allow you to customize and realize your retirement plan.