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The Vanguard Retirement Investing Guide Spotlights the major issues individuals will face as retirement nears and offers a step-by-step program for making important decisions about the future, today. The Guide will help readers analyze their goals and discover how to: Save, save, save-its the prerequisite for a financially secure retirement; Choose appropriate investment vehicles that will help them maximize their retirement savings; Allocate their investments and savings toward specific goals and objectives. Software included: The user friendly software offers colorful graphics, informative tutorials, and clear instructions to help individuals build a retirement plan quickly and easily using two interactive modules: The Savings Planner helps individuals determine long-term financial goals, evaluate whether or not their current retirement program is likely to achieve those goals and explore how specific changes might affect their retirement outlook; The Porfolio Planner allows individuals to build longterm strategy based upon an appropriate mix of investments, or "asset allocation," for their personal savings.