Susan Pimento’s retirement book lands in Canadian bookstores

Susan Pimento’s Your Retirement Reset is now on shelves across Canada, with U.S. distribution through Simon & Schuster. The book aims to help older Canadians turn home equity into retirement income at a time when many are worried about outliving their savings.

Why it matters: - The book targets a common retirement problem in Canada: too much wealth tied up in housing and too little predictable income. - Your Retirement Reset is aimed at Canadians near or in retirement, plus adult children who help with planning. - The book argues that home equity can be part of retirement security, alongside government benefits and registered savings.

What happened: - Susan Pimento’s Your Retirement Reset: How to Convert Home Equity into Financial Security is now available in bookstores across Canada. - ECW Press published the book. - The book is in Indigo, Chapters and independent bookstores nationwide. - The title is also available on Amazon.ca and through Canadian independent bookseller McNally Robinson. - U.S. readers can order the book through Simon & Schuster at the U.S. ordering page. - A national media tour is underway.

The details: - The book explains how Canadians can use home equity to create retirement income in plain language. - The guide covers trade-offs families should discuss before making decisions about home equity. - Pimento frames the issue around FORO, or the Fear Of Running Out. - Pimento said many Canadians have been told to save but not how to spend what they saved. - Pimento said many retirees are house-rich and cash-poor. - ECW Press publisher Jennifer Smith said the book challenges readers to think differently about the difference between having assets and having income. - Smith said the book questions the idea that home equity should simply remain untouched until death. - Smith said home equity can be used thoughtfully and conservatively in retirement planning. - The book details are 280 pages, trade paperback, ebook and audiobook formats, and a Canada price of $28.95. - The U.S. price is US$28.95. - The paperback ISBN is 978-1-77041-897-4. - Simon & Schuster handles U.S. distribution.

Between the lines: - The release taps into a bigger shift in retirement planning as defined benefit pensions give way to defined contribution plans. - The message is aimed at a generation that may have substantial home equity but less certainty about monthly income. - The focus on adult children suggests retirement decisions are increasingly family decisions, not just individual ones. - Pimento’s pitch also tries to counter common fears about reverse mortgages and downsizing.

What's next: - ECW Press is booking interviews with broadcast, print, podcast and online outlets. - Pimento can discuss FORO, home equity as retirement income, myths about reverse mortgages and downsizing, the pension shift and family money conversations. - Readers can find free resources and learn more at Retire with Equity. - Pimento’s work is centered on her education and advocacy platform, Retire with Equity.