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The prudent professor : planning and saving for a worry-free retirement from academe /
This is a guide for anyone in the academy - faculty member, administrator or professional staff - at whatever point she or he may be along the career path. Ed Bridges offers you a straightforward, easyto- grasp, and structured way to think about money, learn how it works, understand the priorities f...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sterling, Va. :
Stylus Pub.,
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: A preview of retirement
- Getting there: a look in the rearview mirror
- How much do I need to save?
- Do investment costs matter?
- Should I invest in index or actively managed funds?
- What should my mix of assets be?
- Why should I diversify?
- What investing principles would serve me well?
- How do I build an investment portfolio?
- What role should TIAA-CREF retirement annuities play in my investment portfolio?
- What role should TIAA-CREF retirement class mutual funds play in my investment portfolio?
- Can I afford to retire?
- Should I purchase an annuity?
- When should I start taking social security?
- Do I need long-term care insurance?
- How much should I set aside for health insurance?
- How do I put my financial house in order?
- Should we sell our home and relocate?
- Is a reverse mortgage right for me?
- How should I use a financial planner?
- Can I count on TIAA-CREF's financial services?
- How do I maximize my retirement income and financial security?
- What are my income options with TIAA-CREF?
- Should I incorporate a TIAA traditional payout annuity into my pension plan?
- Should I incorporate a TIAA-CREF variable-income annuity into my pension plan?
- Should I use systematic withdrawal as a major source of my pension income in retirement?
- Mirror, mirror on the wall, what is the greatest threat of all?
- How can I protect my nest egg against huge losses?
- How can I protect my nest egg against fraud?
- What if I finish in the black?
- Money, happiness, and a fulfilling retirement
- Appendixes: A. Illustration
- B. Possible questions to ask when seeking financial advice
- C. Experiences with Vanguard's financial planning services
- D. Planning tools & calculations
- E. Special issues for women
- F. Must reading for an informed investor
- G. Determining minimum distribution requirement
- H. Operating expenses for CREF variable annuity accounts, 1997-2008
- I. Total investment costs for the CREF variable equity accounts
- J. Publications
- K. TIAA-CREF: strengths, shortcomings, and needed changes
- L. Formula for calculating annual income increases/decreases from variable annuities
- M. Historic returns: worst case, one year
- N. Annual income changes for TIAA-CREF variable annuity accounts, 1996-2005
- O. TIAA-CREF variable income changes, 2001-2003
- P. Annual review of your savings and retirement plan.