The New Savage Number: How Much Money Do You Really Need to Retire?, 2nd Edition

The New Savage Number

How Much Money Do You really Need to Retire?

Second Edition

Terry Savage

Bestselling Author Of The Savage Truth On Money

Personal Finance

Praise for the Previous Edition

"At last, there is one source for retirement savings and all of its implications. Terry Savage has done it again: put it in plain English for the millions of people who need to know what awaits them financially in their golden years. I get thousands of questions each week about this topic. Now I have the answers, from someone I would trust with my financial life. Great job, Terry!"
—James J. Cramer, markets commentator, TheStreet.com, and CNBC author of Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World

"It is astonishing how little most of us plan ahead for retirement. Terry has done it all for us in this book."
—Jim Rogers, author of Adventure Capitalist and Hot Commodities

"The Savage Number greets you with cold realities and then shows you the path down the yellow brick road. It is a comprehensive and compelling guide to taking control of your financial future. The bottom line: you can plan and choose to save, or you can work forever."
—Dallas L. Salisbury, President and CEO, Employee Benefit Research Institute

Nationally known personal finance expert Terry Savage

helps you answer the most important retirement questions

Will you ever be able to retire? How much money will you need? And how will you be able to reach your Savage Number? Financial expert and author Terry Savage offers street-smart advice for those hoping to retire. Whether you're approaching retirement age, just starting out, or in the middle of your career, Savage helps you create a long-term plan for financial security.

The New Savage Number provides the strategic guidance and hands-on techniques necessary to plan a successful retirement. Savage helps you figure out how much money you need to retire—your Savage Number—and how to invest to reach that goal. Then, as retirement looms, she guides you through the process of planning withdrawals. Savage offers advice on everything from getting personal finances organized to hedging against inflation to protecting against the devastating costs of long-term care.