Everything You Need to Know about Saving for Retirement

Book excerpt: When it comes to planning for retirement the majority of people are on their own. There's no one to coach you or hold your hand to make sure you understand what you need to do, when you need to do it, or how to make wise decisions with your life savings. The goal of this book is to help remove some of the stress, confusion, and anguish involved in the process of saving and investing for retirement. Money is a tool that can either cause or solve a lot of problems in your life. This book guides you through the big decisions necessary to get you on the right track towards financial independence so you can move on with your life to focus on more important things and let your money do the work for you. Everything You Need to Know About Saving For Retirement covers: *How to get started with your retirement savings *Why saving is more important than investing *How much you should save for retirement *How to spend your money on the things you care about *Where to invest your money *How to become a 401(k) millionaire *How to make up for a late start to saving and retirement planning *How much you need to retire *How to think about Social Security *The 3 biggest things you need to know about investing and much more Ben Carlson is the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management. He has spent his career working with nonprofits and individuals to help them plan and invest their money wisely. Ben is the author of three other books including A Wealth of Common Sense: Why Simplicity Trumps Complexity in Any Investment Plan as well as the blog A Wealth of Common Sense.