DaVinci's Baby Boomer Survival Guide: Live, Prosper, and Thrive in Your Retirement

by Barbara Rockefeller, Nick J. Tate

As Boomers prepare to retire in an economic climate that has many rethinking their plans, it is crucial that they take every facet of their golden years into consideration. The Baby Boomer Survival Guide is the premier roadmap to retirement with the postwar generation in mind. Leaving no stone unturned, this indispensable manual takes the sting out of relocation and selling the family home, helps keep retirees from outliving their savings, and offers a step-by-step guide to retirement abroad. From government agencies and fraud protection services, to the top assisted living facilities and patient advocates by state, the Baby Boomer Survival Guide is a veritable directory of invaluable resources, offering not only website and physical addresses, but even phone numbers for ease of use. Authors Barbara Rockefeller and Nick Tate team up to craft this comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide that covers all necessary financial, healthcare, and lifestyle-related considerations.

368 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 6, 2015

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive, readable, downright useful, and up-to-date. This is all you really need and want in a guide like this and every baby boomer could benefit from having it on their shelf, or device.

[Charles · Rating 3 out of 5]

So how did I come read thia guide? After all, Jane Bryant Quinn pretty much has all I need re financial info. However, I received notice of a book by Rich Paul CFP, called The Baby Boomers' Retirement Survival Guide (see separate review) and so rather than buy it through the ad, I went on Amazon where I succumbed to the tease of this similarly named volume. Fortunately this is a suberb reference text going forward, and fortunately also, I do not have to play catch up on the many tips that the authors provide. So while my heart still belongs to Jane BQ, this is a welcome addition to the growing library of things to whicb I may need to return.

[Cynthia Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Baby Boomer Survival Guide, Second Edition - Live, Prosper, and Thrive in Your Retirement by Barbara Rockefeller and Nick J. Tate is well-written and includes critical elements including figuring out where you stand in regard to financial preparedness, optimizing Social Security, and a section on wills and trusts.

This book, also well-researched and well-referenced, reads more as a textbook than a practical self-help guide to planning for a financially secure retirement. It struck me as taking a decidedly negative approach to the subject. Within the introduction alone the reader is warned that “fewer than one in four will have saved enough for retirement”, “Older Americans are also living with more costly, chronic health care problems”, and “Medicare is unsupportable at current levels” - to cite just a few examples. The tone did not improve throughout the book, making me feel depressed even though my retirement plan is solidly in place.

The Do’s and Don’ts at the end of each chapter were very help, written in a clear and crisp manner. This book will make a strong addition to your reference shelf. (I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy and all opinions are my own.)

[Paula · Rating 5 out of 5]

I reviewed this book for NetGalley.

I found this book to be a very useful guide for someone considering retirement, whether a Boomer or someone younger planning ahead. There is a lot of useful and important information in the book to assist anyone planning for retirement.

The book is clear and well-written with a friendly approach and format. I would suggest it for other Boomers or others younger who want a head start on "the golden years." Well worth the time to read.

[Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is quite good. I covers all of the major topics that need to be considered in a clear way. It's not a quick read, which is OK give that retirement lasts decades. It includes some good summaries, lists, and things to consider. The 3 star reviews don't explain the reason for the rating, so I'm not sure why it rate higher.

Thanks very much for the review copy!!

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had some good information, an some that was not useful for me. I listened to the audiobook; I think a physical or ebook would have been better, as it would have been easier to skip through the parts that were not applicable to me...

[Sandy Pavick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great information written in a "not-too-technical, not-too-basic" way. The e-book formatting is terrible, no way to move between chapters and some text is out of whack, but the content is worth the slight inconvenience.

[Tim Duff · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good guide written during COVID-19. How to live & thrive in retirement. Tips on Social Security, Medicare, Investing, health care and much more written in an easy, understandable style.