Save Now or Die Trying

Retirement expert Mark Bruno seeks to educate young workers on how they can overcome the potential financial crisis that lies ahead for their future This comprehensive guide focuses on the need for today's younger working generation to take full advantage of the most important elements of the retirement planning process-time and participation. Save Now or Die Trying addresses some of the recent developments in money management that could allow this generation of readers to actually have more secure retirements than their parents or grandparents. Bruno also covers both basic and in-depth financial planning concepts that must be understood in order to make retirement truly work, including: how to get free money for retirement from your job, how to increase your take-home pay by saving, how to make the power of compounding work for you, and how to balance saving for retirement with more immediate financial responsibilities. It also clearly answers commonly asked retirement questions, such as how much should you be contributing to a 401(k), how should you properly invest your 401(k) money, and what's the difference between a Roth IRA and a Traditional IRA? Mark Bruno (New York, NY) is a reporter for Crain's Pensions & Investments, the largest and most credible publication in the retirement industry for the last 30 years. He has served as both a writer and editor for a wide range of investment and industry financial newspapers and magazines.