Retirement columnist Stan Hinden's bestselling How to Retire Happy, Fourth Edition, helps you make the right decisions to ensure a happy, healthful retirement. It delivers all the expert advice you need in an easy-to-understand step-by-step style. How to Retire Happy includes everything that has made previous editions the go-to guides for retirees and near-retirees, plus Brand-new material on health insurance, Medicare, and the prescription drug plan; The author's personal experiences with the realities of long-term Alzheimer's care; Fully updated material on Social Security strategies; How to handle the financial realities of the post-meltdown economy; New resources you can turn to for extra advice.