Download or read book What's Your Number? 6 Steps to a Secure Retirement written by Kathryn Alexander and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-03 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 80+ million baby boomers due to retire over the next couple of decades face an overwhelming array of options and decisions related to work, money, health care, lifestyle and more. The clock is ticking. Retirement is closer than you think! In the past, retirees could count on a "three-legged stool" of retirement benefits: Social Security, pensions and personal savings. Today, that future is threatened with the issues surrounding Social Security, the decline of defined benefit plans, the abysmal personal savings rate and longer life expectancies. In "What's Your Number: 6 Steps to a Secure Retirement," Kathryn Alexander explains the six steps you need to take now in order to secure your retirement. This must have planning guide offers tips, techniques and worksheets on how to build your retirement nest egg, generate income to last your lifetime and avoid many common retirement planning mistakes.