One of the best ways to increase your personal wealth is to educate yourself on home finance, saving, investing, taxes and other personal finance topics.

Below are the top ten "retirement planning" books on Amazon.com, as of May 30, 2008. Check them out of your local library (or add them to your personal library). Instead of light summer reading, pump up your financial I.Q. and increase your net worth!

1. Stop the 401(k) Rip-Off!: Eliminate Costly Hidden Fees To Improve Your Life" by David B. Loeper

2. What Color Is Your Parachute? 2008: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers by Richard Nelson Bolles

3. While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial Crisis by Roger Lowenstein

4. The Retirement Savings Time Bomb...and How to Defuse It: A Five-Step Action Plan for Protecting Your IRA's, 401(k)s, and Other Retirement Plans from Near Annihilation by the Taxman by Ed Slott

5. Your Complete Retirement Planning Road Map: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Securing IRA's, 401(k)s, and Other Retirement Plans for Yourself and Your Family by Ed Slott

6. Rich Dad's Real Estate Advantages: Tax and Legal Secrets of Successful Real Estate Investors by Sharon L. Lechter and Garrett Sutton

7. How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free: Retirement Wisdom That You Won't Get from Your Financial Advisor by Ernie J. Zelinski

8. Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life by Marc Freedman

9. Start Late, Finish Rich: A No-Fail Plan for Achieving Financial Freedom at Any Age (Finish Rich Book Series) by David Bach

10. Nextville: Amazing Places to Live the Rest of Your Life by Barbara Corcoran and Warren Berger