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Engineering Your Retirement: Retirement Planning for Technology Professionals

Posted on: Tuesday, 22 January 2008, 09:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80311) has announced the addition of "Engineering Your Retirement: Retirement Planning for Technology Professionals" to their offering.

A practical retirement planning resource for engineers, scientists, and mathematicians.

In 1995, Dr. Mike Golio, an electrical engineer, became seriously interested in planning for early retirement. In 2003, at the age of 49, he and his wife achieved their goal of financial independence and retired. Engineering Your Retirement is an outgrowth of his research. Whether retirement is imminent or many years off, this valuable guides straightforward, analytical approach to financial independence answers the critical questions to achieving successful, comfortable, and meaningful retirement.

Written specifically for professionals in the engineering, science, and math fields, Engineering Your Retirement examines such important questions as:

How much money will I need to retire?

How long will it take for me to accumulate it?

What types of post-retirement activities are available to technical professionals?

Engineering Your Retirement discusses financial independence from the unique cultural view of the technical professional and features many charts, graphs, analytical tools, and equations to help present the financial nuts-and-bolts of retiring in a logical and analytical manner. It offers practical, firsthand advice from an industry expert on:

Effectively budgeting for investments

Planning for health insurance

Choosing a retirement community

Building up a cash/bond ladder

Considering inflation

Portfolio requirements

Investment allocations

Paying off a mortgage

And much more!

About the Author

Mike Golio has worked in the electrical engineering field for more than thirty-one years. During his career, his job titles included: member of the technical staff, research assistant, assistant professor, senior engineer, manager, and director. Hes authored more than 150 technical papers and served as an editor for five books, as well as a reviewer for several professional journals, IEEE conferences, and book publishers. He currently enjoys spending time on technical efforts, participating in professional activities, and serving as Editor in Chief for IEEE Microwave Magazine.

Topics Covered:

Retire On Your Schedule

Analysis Tools and Calculations

Live Below Your Means (LBYM)

Emergency Funds and Insurance (First Take Care of Stability)

Investment Instruments

Your Investment Plan

What Will I Do When I Retire?

Final Issues

For more information, visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c80311

Source: Business Wire

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