The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire?, 2nd Edition - Softcover

The New Savage Number

How Much Money Do You really Need to Retire?

Second Edition

Terry Savage

Bestselling Author Of The Savage Truth On Money

Personal Finance

Praise for the Previous Edition

"At last, there is one source for retirement savings and all ofits implications. Terry Savage has done it again: put it in plainEnglish for the millions of people who need to know what awaitsthem financially in their golden years. I get thousands ofquestions each week about this topic. Now I have the answers, fromsomeone I would trust with my financial life. Great job,Terry!"
—James J. Cramer, markets commentator, TheStreet.com, and CNBCauthor of Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an InsaneWorld

"It is astonishing how little most of us plan ahead forretirement. Terry has done it all for us in this book."
—Jim Rogers, author of Adventure Capitalist and HotCommodities

"The Savage Number greets you with cold realities and then showsyou the path down the yellow brick road. It is a comprehensive andcompelling guide to taking control of your financial future. Thebottom line: you can plan and choose to save, or you can workforever."
—Dallas L. Salisbury, President and CEO, Employee BenefitResearch Institute

Nationally known personal finance expert Terry Savage

helps you answer the most important retirement questions

Will you ever be able to retire? How much money will you need?And how will you be able to reach your Savage Number? Financialexpert and author Terry Savage offers street-smart advice for thosehoping to retire. Whether you're approaching retirement age, juststarting out, or in the middle of your career, Savage helps youcreate a long-term plan for financial security.

The New Savage Number provides the strategic guidance andhands-on techniques necessary to plan a successful retirement.Savage helps you figure out how much money you need toretire—your Savage Number—and how to invest to reach thatgoal. Then, as retirement looms, she guides you through the processof planning withdrawals. Savage offers advice on everything fromgetting personal finances organized to hedging against inflation toprotecting against the devastating costs of long-term care.