<Retirementology> Rethinking the American Dream In a New Economy

2010년 6월에 미국에서 발간된 비교적 최근의 정보를 담고 있는 은퇴관련 서적이다. 부제가 .신 경제체제 하에서의 미국인의 꿈을 다시 생각해 본다.로 무엇인가 조언을 하고자하는 의미로 쓰여진 책이라는 직감에서 벗어나지 않는다. 

모두 9개의 쳅터로 구성되어 있는데, Great Expectation, Gold Dust on Sushi, The NoZone, House Money, Family Matters, The Tax Man Will NOT Come Knocking, Under the Knife, Lost in Translation, Long-Term Smart, The New Language of Retirement로 구성되어 있다. 

다소 비관적이고 비판적인 시각에서 쓰여진 책이다. 시니어 비즈니스를 하는 사람들에겐 필독도서. 단어의 선정과 내용의 전개는 비전문가에게도 무리가 아닐 것으로 생각된다. 

사이트도 운영중이다. Retiremenology.org

★★★★

A superb introduction to the necessary financial planning no American over 40 can afford to ignore."

Publishers Weekly

"It's time for many individual investors to make some hard choices. Baby Boomers are learning to deal with the fact that they really can't have it all--at least not all at once. Retirementology is a great guide to helping them think through their plans for living, saving, and spending."

Marion Asnes, Editor in Chief, Financial Planning magazine

"Retirementology applies behavioral finance to retirement planning and finds we all could be doing a lot better when it comes to making decisions about retirement. But don't despair: Not only does Dr. Salsbury crisply describe our self-destructive financial behavior, he offers much more--namely, ways we can improve financial decisions. The book is a real contribution to both behavioral finance and the field of retirement planning."

David Adler, author of Snap Judgment

"Retirementology is an entertaining, yet sobering, journey through the cognitive errors and social biases harming our current and future lifestyles. Dr. Salsbury's book is not just for retirees or those soon to retire--the earlier you read it, the better you can live!"

John Nofsinger, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Finance, Washington State University, and author of The Psychology of Investing

Looking ahead to retirement? Depending on your circumstances and your age, you may no longer have any margin for error. And your emotions and irrational behavior could be perpetuating a dangerous cycle of overspending and rising debt that may shatter whatever vision of retirement you still have. Welcome to the world of Retirementology.

Retirementology bridges retirement planning with investor psychology and the market Meltdown of 2008 to produce an entirely new way of thinking about how we spend, how we save, how we borrow, and how we invest. Financial mistakes are deeply rooted in human nature, but you may be able to overcome them--if you understand the breakthrough principles of behavioral economics and apply them in your own retirement planning.

Dr. Gregory Salsbury identifies some of the classic cognitive biases and behavioral mistakes most of us keep making when it comes to retirement planning. For example: Why will people drive 45 minutes to use a $2.00 coupon? Why won't people sell a poor performing stock just because they inherited it from grandma? Why do people spend differently with a credit card than they do with cash? Why do people believe that they paid no income taxes because they received a refund? You'll learn why the financial meltdown has amplified the impact of these all-too-human cognitive mistakes and discover ideas for addressing them.

The bottom line for your bottom line is that retirement can no longer be ignored, viewed as a single event, relegated to a "zone," or romanticized. Instead, you must understand how every spending and financial decision you make from here on can impact the way you will spend your golden years. Retirementology attempts to help you do just that.

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Family matters: managing financial support decisions for your extended family

Choosing between your family or your retirement

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How longevity, inflation, volatility, and your own expectations impact your retirement goals .