Don't Die Broke

by Swartz and Melvin Jay Swartz

Most books and the media deal only with investing, if they cover the subject of economic health at all. Don't Die Broke! (A Guide To Secure Retirement) is a touchstone for accurate retirement advice; it is not an investment guide; it is a shepherd for the preservation of principal and retirement plan distributions; in it the author tells real stories about real people to explain the legal, tax, and financial aspects of retirement.Endorsements:1.This book should be read by everyone who wants to protect themselves, and what they own, from unnecessary taxes, ill advised retirement planning, costly pension and IRA decisions, and the use of non-professional advice. A lawyer who really knows his subject wrote it, and everyone should easily understand it.Don't Die Broke! (A Guide To Secure Retirement) by Melvin Jay Swartz should be on every bookshelf in America. -- Vance Hartke - United States Senator, 1959-1977; Author of Medicare, Guaranteed Pension Law, and many tax laws.2.Read Don't Die Broke! (A Guide To Secure Retirement) for a serious and entertaining, no-nonsense, easy-to-understand insightful discussion of the legal, tax and financial entrapments in retirement. It covers all aspects of planning for and living in retirement, and tells amusing and true stories that will help you avoid making the mistakes so frequently made by others. -- Robert S. Block, Chairman, International Communication Technologies, Inc. and co-author of Guide To Finance.3.A very powerful resource for anybody who wants both financial security and peace of mind and peace of mind. -- Dr. George Land, Author, Grow or Die and Break Point and Beyond.Author Data: Melvin Jay Swartz of Phoenix, Arizona, has represented morethan 9,000 retiring clients. He was dubbed the first eldercare lawyer in the late 1970s. With 40 years as an estate-planning lawyer and pioneer in the area of eldlerlaw, he is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in Financial Planning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525474994
• ISBN13: 9780525474999
• Release Date: June 1978
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 244 Pages

Customer Reviews

A Real Retirement Guide for Real People

Finally, a book on money management that speaks my language! Don't Die Broke! (A Guide to Secure Retirement), by Melvin Jay Swartz, is the original handbook that cuts through all the garbage put out by self-proclaimed financial gurus who sell their 10-steps-to-greater-wealth nonsense on TV infomercials, audio cassettes, and the Internet. Swartz writes for the average person who just wants to make the most of what he or she has and avoid unnecessary costs when making plans for retirement. He seems to care sincerely about the reader. He's not trying to push a product, or even his own service. In fact, he encourages people to seek financial, tax and legal advice only from local professionals who are credentialed, licensed and certified to practice in their areas. Don't Die Broke! is an eye-opener. It warns of the real dangers of taking bad advice that can literally cost people their life savings. Swartz is a straight shooter who avoids jargon and legalese. What a breath of fresh air in this age of canned self-help programs.