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The Wall Street Journal. Complete Retirement Guidebook: How to Plan It, Live It and Enjoy It
by Glenn Ruffenach, Kelly Greene
from Three Rivers Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0

• This is a great 5-star book
  I have just finished reading this book and found it full of great advice and great examples. There are many real world examples from real people who are happy or unhappy with choices they made. I bought this book for the non-financial advice it contains and I am very happy. Every few pages it got my attention with something to think about. The financial advice is fine too; nothing objectionable there. This is an execllent first book about retirement. I would have paid twice the cover price for it.

• Didn't read it, but saw that all neg reviews done on same two days!
  I have not read this book, but I am giving it five stars because I realized that all but one of the "one star" reviews were one on 27 and 28 November 2007, mostly by "licensed professionals." This is odd, as if a newsletter went to this community telling them to pan this publication (or maybe the same guy did them all under different names?). It just struck me as odd that these all happened on two consecutive days while the positive reviews were spread out over time.

• A Better Alternative
  I'd suggest a different book that includes two excellent chapters on the financial aspects of retirement, and eight chapters on the non-financial aspects (including working after leaving your primary career). I received The New Retirement as a gift, and recommend it to everyone: The New Retirement: Revised and Updated: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life

• Surprisingly Mediocre. Better than Halcion for shut-eye.
  I figured these two knew what they were talking about given their credentials. In fact, I was very excited to purchase the book and frankly, start planning my retirement. But it just read like painfully dull and sloppy journalism. Maybe these two should become reacquainted with the library and how to do research. A course on how to write without putting your audience to sleep might help, too. Maybe the next edition will be much improved. I certainly hope so. I can't imagine the authors aren't capable of... more info

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