Retirement columnist Stan Hinden's bestselling How to Retire Happy, Fourth Edition, helps you make the right decisions to ensure a happy, healthful retirement. It delivers all the expert advice you need in an easy-to-understand step-by-step style. How to Retire Happy includes everything that has made previous editions the go-to guides for retirees and near-retirees, plus Brand-new material on health insurance, Medicare, and the prescription drug plan; The author's personal experiences with the realities of long-term Alzheimer's care; Fully updated material on Social Security strategies; How to handle the financial realities of the post-meltdown economy; New resources you can turn to for extra advice.

Includes index. "Fully revised and updated."

Foreword / by John C. Bogle -- Decision 1: Am i ready to retire? -- Decision 2: Can I afford to retire? -- Decision 3: When should I apply for social security? -- Decision 4: How should I take my pension payments? -- Decision 5: What should I do with the money in my company savings plan? -- Decision 6: When do I have to take money out of my IRAs? -- Decision 7: How should I invest during retirement? -- Decision 8: What should I do about health insurance? -- Decision 9: What should I do to prepare for serious illness? -- Decision 10: Where do I want to live after I retire? -- Decision 11: How should I arrange my estate to save on taxes and avoid probate? -- Decision 12: How can I age successfully?.