How Much Do I Need to Retire?

Dec. 11, 2009 - PRLog -- Author and Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner Bill Griffith, Jr., CFP^® has written Securing a Retirement Income for Life: Strategies for Managing, Protecting and Preserving Your Wealth, a groundbreaking book that provides an entirely new outlook on retirement and financial independence.
      
A Book for Anyone Who Wants to Achieve Financial Independence and Financial Security

“Financial Independence” is a state of being where you can finance your own consumption needs to maintain your chosen lifestyle without feeling constrained over not having enough money.

When you achieve financial independence, what you really achieve is peace of mind. Once you achieve financial independence and financial security, you can go on to pursue your dreams and enjoy your life without having to worry about money.

Whether you want to maintain or increase your standard of living, start a new business, provide financial help to family members or engage in a new hobby or activity, Securing a Retirement Income for Life shows you how much you need to accumulate to achieve the lifestyle you envision.

Through fascinating examples and interesting case scenarios, Securing a Retirement Income for Life shows you how to:

1. Determine how much you need to retire.  
2. Build up retirement savings sufficiently large enough to generate the income required to provide for your consumption needs today while maintaining your standard of living over the course of your retirement lifespan.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

The Second Edition of Securing a Retirement Income for Life: Strategies for Managing, Protecting and Preserving Your Wealth (Griffith, 2009, ISBN 978-0978550608) is now available and up to date for the new tax laws and includes tips about what to do now and in 2010.

The interactive nature of this book will show you how much you need to accumulate to provide a retirement income for life and how to implement the very best strategies for managing, protecting and preserving your wealth.

For future updates about this book, please visit (http://www.retirementincomebook.com).

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  

Bill Griffith, Jr., CFP^® is principal of W.E. Griffith & Associates, LLC, a fee-based wealth management firm near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  His concentration in his professional career has been in the area of investment planning and portfolio management with the goal of protecting and enhancing retirement assets and estates.

Known for having expertise in Retirement Income and Distribution Planning, Griffith has been providing specialized strategies and services for ensuring long-term financial security and independence for many years.  He specializes in designing income strategies that seek to provide a predictable and sustainable retirement income.

Griffith has written numerous articles about various topics relevant to personal finance, retirement and investment planning and is also the author of More Money for Retirement Right Now.

For more information on Griffith, please visit (http://www.keys-to-financial-planning.com).

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W.E. Griffith & Associates, LLC provides comprehensive fee-based wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, professionals, business owners and retirees.