Richard A. Ferri

This book is a decent introduction to the financial aspects of retirement planning. Of course, it comes with the expected Boglehead philosophy of index fund investing, but it also has information on non-investment topics related to retirement (e.g., taxes, wills, etc). In some respects, the most important parts of this book contain lessons that would be most useful to young professionals early in their career (concerning the importance of starting retirement savings early, how to invest for the long haul, etc). The topics range from the simple (their investment advice) to the complex and outdated (tax rules of course change, and so specifics on that topic are likely to be outdated quickly, and that is the case with that portion of this book). Overall, not a bad overview for those thinking about how to approach retirement planning, but not an especially intriguing read.… (mehr)