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<p>Foreword by <i>John c. Bogle</i> xiii</p> <p>Preface xix</p> <p>Acknowledgments xxix</p> <p><b>Part I The Basics</b></p> <p>Chapter 1 The Retirement Planning Process by <i>thomas l. Romens</i> 3</p> <p>Chapter 2 Understanding Taxes By <i>Norman S. Janoff</i> 21</p> <p><b>Part II Savings Accounts and Retirement Plans</b></p> <p>Chapter 3 Individual Taxable Savings Accounts By <i>Dan Kohn</i> 35</p> <p>Chapter 4 Individual Retirement Arrangements By <i>Jim Dahle</i> 47</p> <p>Chapter 5 Defined Benefit Employer Retirement Account By <i>The Finance Buff</i> 61</p> <p>Chapter 6 Defined Contribution Plans By<i> Dan Kohn</i> 77</p> <p>Chapter 7 Single-Premium Immediate Annuities By<i> Dan Smith</i> 91</p> <p><b>Part III Managing Your Retirement Accounts</b></p> <p>Chapter 8 Basic Investing Principles By <i>Bob Davis</i> 119</p> <p>Chapter 9 Investing For Retirement By <i>David Grabiner</i> and <i>Alex Frakt</i> 135</p> <p>Chapter 10 Funding Your Retirement Accounts By <i>David Grabiner</i> and <i>Ian Forsythe</i> 151</p> <p><b>Part IV The Retirement Payoff</b></p> <p>Chapter 11 Understanding Social Security By <i>Dick Schreitmueller</i> 169</p> <p>Chapter 12 Withdrawal Strategies By <i>Carol Tomkovich</i> 187</p> <p>Chapter 13 Early Retirement By <i>Jeff Mccomas</i> 201</p> <p><b>Part V Protecting Your Assets</b></p> <p>Chapter 14 Income Replacement By <i>Lee E. Marshall</i> 221</p> <p>Chapter 15 Health Insurance By Lee E. Marshall 239</p> <p>Chapter 16 Essentials of Estate Planning By <i>Robert A. Stermer</i> 255</p> <p>Chapter 17 Estate and Gift Taxes By <i>Robert A. STERMER</i> 273</p> <p><b>Part VI Finding Good Advice When You Need IT</b></p> <p>Chapter 18 Seeking Help From Professionals By <i>Dale C. MALEY</i> and <i>Lauren Vignec</i> 285</p> <p>Chapter 19 Divorce and Other Financial Disasters By <i>David Rankine</i> 303</p> <p>Chapter 20 Meet the Bogleheads By <i>Taylor Larimore</i> and <i>Mel Lindauer</i> 315</p> <p>Appendix I: Pearls of Wisdom 327</p> <p>Appendix II: Recommended Reading 333</p> <p>Glossary 337</p> <p>About The Editors 351</p> <p>Index 355</p>

<p><b>TAYLOR LARIMORE</b> has been dubbed by <i>Money</i> magazine as "the Dean of the Vanguard Diehards," and Jack Bogle himself calls Taylor "the King of the Bogleheads." Now eighty-six and retired, Larimore regularly spends several hours a day answering questions for free on the Bogleheads.org forum. <p><b>MEL LINDAUER</b> was dubbed "the Prince of the Bogleheads" by Jack Bogle. Together with Taylor Larimore, he initiated and continues to organize the grassroots Bogleheads annual meetings. Lindauer has been quoted in a number of newspapers and magazines and has appeared on CNNfn. <p><b>RICHARD A. FERRI, CFA,</b> is a key member of the growing Bogleheads "brain trust" and founder and CEO of the investment firm, Portfolio Solutions, LLC. He is the author of seven books, including <i>The ETF Book: All You Need to Know About Exchange-Traded Funds</i> and<i> The Power of Passive Investing</i>, both published by Wiley. <p><b>LAURA F. DOGU,</b> called "the Queen of the Bogleheads," participated as an investment panelist during the Bogleheads meetings for the last four years. Dogu is a career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State.

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