Interview: First Business

September 15, 2010

How will baby boomers respond to the challenges of retirement in hard times? I discussed strategies for the economy this morning on First Business News, the nationally-syndicated early morning financial program, with host Beejal Patal.
We discussed recalibration of plans for working years, spending in retirement and getting more sources of guaranteed income.

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WGN Radio: A late-night interview with Steve and Johnnie

September 1, 2010

I stayed up late last night to talk about The Hard Times Guide with Steve King and Johnnie Putman, a married duo who host a great overnight program on WGN Radio in Chicago. The interview ranged across a wide array of topics, including what young people need to do to plan for retirement, the importance [...]

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Marketplace Money: Young investors and the stock market

August 30, 2010

Are young investors taking the wrong message from the 2008 market meltdown?
Financial experts usually advise young retirement investors to be aggressive, socking away as much money in stocks as possible. But recent investor data suggests that young investors have become very risk averse–no surprise, given lousy market performance over the past decade.
I talked about this trend [...]

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CBS Moneywatch: Good source of inspiration, information

August 9, 2010

CBS Moneywatch.com blogger Steve Vernon zeroes in on The Hard Times Guide’s chapters on working longer, noting that staying at work past age 65 “is becoming standard retirement planning advice from many financial writers. . .”
One good source of inspiration and information for finding retirement work comes from a great book by Mark Miller: The [...]

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The Week: Hard Times Guide is “spot on”

August 7, 2010

The Hard Times Guide is featured as the Book of the Week in the current issue of The Week magazine.
“Mark Miller’s book is spot on when it comes to the new realities of retirement,” the magazine says, quoting Chris Farrell’s earlier review in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Download the review as a PDF.

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USA Today: Hard Times Guide pulls no punches

July 20, 2010

USA Today reviewed The Hard Times Guide today, saying the book paints a sobering portrait of the retirement landscape, but “offers ways to build long-term retirement security and boost knowledge on a broad array of topics from money issues, such as 401 (k) plans and managing health care expenses to ways to navigate the 50-plus [...]

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U.S. News: Ways to make money in retirement

July 19, 2010

Emily Brandon of U.S. News & Word Report offers suggestions for making extra cash in retirement, and includes one of the key suggestions from The Hard Times Guide — working as an independent entrepreneur:
Put your lifetime of accumulated experience to work by taking on consulting work. “By the time you are in your 50s, you [...]

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ElderlawAnswers.com: An intelligent and valuable guide

July 18, 2010

ElderlawAnswers.com, a website and network for legal professionals, reviewed The Hard Times Guide recently:

“. . .Miller, a journalist who covers retirement security issues, has written a much-needed manual packed with strategies for achieving a happy and fulfilling retirement despite the dismal economy. . . There’s even a chapter on becoming an entrepreneur after age 50. [...]

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Talking Hard Times Retirement on Chicago public television

July 14, 2010

Chicago is blessed with one of the best daily local news and public affairs programs in the country–Chicago Tonight on WTTW-TV. Last night, I joined host Phil Ponce to talk about The Hard Times Guide. We covered how working longer helps build long-term retirement security, encore careers, re-building damaged retirement portfolios and how to hire a [...]

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The Book Stall in Winnetka

July 11, 2010

I’ll be talking about The Hard Times Guide and signing copies at The Book Stall in Winnetka, Illinois on Monday July 19th at 7pm.
The Book Stall is a wonderful independent book store here in the Chicago area owned by Roberta Rubin; if you’re in the area, please stop by – it should be a fun [...]

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