-What do you do when you want to retire, but the numbers don't add up? -What if you want to work longer, but your company forces you out-with a buyout if you're lucky? -What if family or physical issues push you to an unwanted early retirement? When college professor Mike Bellah took an early buyout, he expected the golden years to live up to the carefree, happy times pictured in magazine ads. But, within weeks, the reality of lost identity and limited funds left him panicked and depressed. In The Best Is Yet to Be, Dr. Bellah uses extensive research, personal narrative and real-time blogs to explain how he got his hope back, and, with it, discovered the secret to a happy retirement.