Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when physical conditions don't allow the person to work any more (by illness or accident) or as a result of legislation concerning their position. In most countries, the idea of retirement is of recent origin, being introduced during the 19th and 20th centuries. Nowadays most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in old age, which may be sponsored by employers and/or the state. In many poorer countries, support for the old is still mainly provided through the family. Today, retirement with a pension is considered a right of the worker in many societies, and hard ideological, social, cultural and political battles have been fought over whether this is a right. In many western countries this right is mentioned in national constitutions. This book is your one-stop, ultimate resource for Planning Your Retirement. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, analysis, background and everything you need to know. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links covering all aspects of Planning Your Retirement: Retirement, Aging in place, Annuity, Beadsman, Cash balance plan, Central Provident Fund, Corrodian, Dependency ratio, Disability pension, Employees Provident Fund, Financial independence, Generational accounting, Indexed annuity, Talk:Indexed annuity, Invalidity, Old-Age and Survivors' Benefits Convention, 1967, KiwiSaver, LGBT retirement issues, Life annuity, Longevity insurance, Mandatory retirement, Minimum funding requirement, Mortality drag, National Insurance, Old-Age Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1933 (shelved), Old-Age Insurance (Industry, etc.) Convention, 1933 (shelved), Pensions in Germany, Pensions in Spain, Pensions in the United Kingdom, Asset/liability modeling, Deferred compensation, Pension, Retirement spend down, Retirement community, Retirement Compensation Arrangements, Retirement Estimator, Retirement Funds Administrators, Retirement in Europe, Seafarers' Pensions Convention, 1946, Self-invested personal pension, Social protection, Social security, Social Security in Sweden, Stakeholder pension scheme, Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, Social welfare in Sweden, Target Benefit, The Four Pillars, Third-party administrator, Trinity study This book explains in-depth the real drivers and workings of Planning Your Retirement. It reduces the risk of your time and resources investment decisions by enabling you to compare your understanding of Planning Your Retirement with the objectivity of experienced professionals. Unique, authoritative, and wide-ranging, it offers practical and strategic advice for managers, business owners and students worldwide.