title: Road to Retirement: Not Necessarily the Road Less Traveled--Part I.
abstract: This article is the first of a three-part series that discusses the steps toward a successful retirement. This part reviews Social Security benefits, provides suggestions for selecting the timing for accepting Social Security benefits, and offers an explanation of individual retirement accounts. The article also acts as a checklist for retirement.
authors.forename: Joel M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Blau
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Paprocki
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000191:economics*; D012179:Retirement / Q000191:economics* / Q000523:psychology; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States