Retirement Watch was the first publication to cover all the financial aspects of retirement, and it remains the only source of its type. The advice and recommendations are based on independent, objective research on how to increase your financial independence. The goal is to provide the best retirement strategies for a financially secure retirement. Because there are so many facets to retirement planning, Editor Bob Carlson covers a broad range of topics in Retirement Watch: investment markets and portfolio management, estate planning, helping the grandchildren, managing your IRA, reducing income taxes, long-term health care, annuities, Medicare and other medical expense plans, Social Security opportunities and changes, and more. He shows you how to boost your retirement savings … how to safely invest for bigger profits … how to best spend your assets in retirement so you never outlive your money … how to make sense of dizzying changes to laws and regulations affecting your retirement … how to protect your health and wealth with the best insurance options, annuity options, estate planning strategies…and more.