The Best Retirement Planning Books to Read This Year

There’s nothing like a crisp morning, a hot cup of coffee, and a great read. Visualizing what your life in retirement will look like is another relaxing activity—perhaps during a stressful workday! Here are several popular retirement planning books to help you make smarter financial choices when preparing for your golden years, including books written by financial professionals in the Wealthtender community.

The Bogleheads’ Guide to Retirement Planning (Larimore)

“The Bogleheads” are investors who adhere to the simple yet profound wisdom of John C. Bogle, founder of Vanguard Group. This book is a great read for beginners looking for a no-nonsense take on how to get started preparing for your life after work.

You can learn about retirement straight from the horse’s mouth, too. Bogle wrote several editions of this classic read before his passing in 2019.

The Little Book of Common Sense Investing (Bogle)

“I wrote and published a book on this topic, Navigating the Street: A Better Approach to Investing, and 100% believe every private investor should read it. I’ve been an institutional investor for many, many years, and have seen firsthand so many misleading practices, products, and marketing to individuals.

Navigating the Street: A Better Approach to Investing (Davis)

Diving deeper into the nuances of retirement planning, we can look to one of the world’s foremost experts, Ed Slott, on a complex topic for retail investors and professional advisors alike: tax planning. Understanding the tax code can be a tricky proposition.

The New Retirement Savings Time Bomb (Slott)

In this book, Pfau explains in plain English how people can understand their personal retirement income style. The author then dives into how to strategize Social Security benefits. The alphabet soup that is Medicare is outlined, along with how best to approach finding health coverage in retirement.

Retirement Planning Guidebook (Pfau)

Among the most prolific and captivating financial writers of our time is unquestionably Morgan Housel. In this 2020 work, he powerfully uses stories to demonstrate tried and true methods of earning, saving, and investing money. Equipped with the knowledge Housel provides, you can better understand what true wealth means to you.

The Psychology of Money (Housel)

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