About the Author

Ellen Freudenheim is the author of Looking Forward: An Optimist's Guide to Retirement. A lifestyle guide for boomers, Looking Forward has been recommended by the Wall Street Journal and ranks among the best-selling retirement books. For details, see www.lookingforward2.com

Freudenheim is also a guest columnist for Retirement Weekly, a service of MarketWatch from DOWJONES, and a frequent guest on national television and radio news programs.

A speaker and activist, Freudenheim is author of six books, including Healthspeak, a dictionary defining 2,000 health care terms. She holds master's degrees from the University of Chicago and Columbia University School of Public Health.