The Best Is Yet to Come

Stephen J. Kees was Chief Librarian, Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology, Welland, Ontario.

Among the faster-growing industries of this age is catering to the needs of that ever-increasing segment, the senior citizens. Within that segment there has been a flood of material telling them how to avoid the ultimate enemy — poverty.

According to the present author, who has published other works on this subject as well, the secret to accumulating sufficient funds is to start early. After some general preliminaries, the book offers three sections on planning: one at fifty plus, one at sixty plus, and lastly, one for the day when it actually happens and you finish your major paid employment. Since the number of alternative methods for securing financial independence are relatively few and all are well tried, there are few new ideas here. However, it is up to date, including the proposals of the May 1985 budget, although some of them are only now (February 1986) being passed into law. This book would be most useful to those born in the Depression years who still have time to take note of and use the ideas given here.

Since many of us may not be familiar with financial terminology, the author provides a glossary as well as a useful list of organizations that can help with retirement.