The Complete Idiot's Guide to Personal Finance in Your 40s and 50s

Sarah Young Fisher is the owner of Fisher Advisors, a financial planning firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is a certified financial planner, a chartered financial consultant with the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and a certified financial services counselor. Fisher has managed the personal and financial portfolios for hundreds of clients. She is a co-author of Everything You Need to Know About Money and Investing: A Financial Expert Answers the 1001 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Money; The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s; and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting an Investment Club. She lives with her husband and two children in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Susan Shelly is a freelance writer and researcher. A former newspaper reporter, she has written, co-written, or contributed to 20 books, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s; The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting an Investment Club; and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Being an Entrepreneur. Shelly lives with her husband and two children in Shillington, Pennsylvania.