Over 50% of retirees will die broke and little has been done to fix the issue. Most of America is still using traditional retirement plan modeling that started back in the 1970s with the creation of the individual retirement account (IRA) and the 401(k). Getting Safely Through Retirement: A New Paradigm in Retirement Planning invites the reader to step outside the box of traditional retirement planning so they can learn what it takes to get safely through the longest period of self-imposed unemployment most of them will have in their lifetime. It is what we call retirement.