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Great summary of where we are today, with the current ponzi scheme of retirement that relies on the stock market infinite price growth.As people below said, the author is quite weak on the solution side, but that's mostly because there isn't any simple one, and they clearly missed the point, which is the main purpose of the book to awaken folks and make them understand what is really going on.The book is very easy to read...
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In What If Boomers Can't Retire?: How To Build Real Security, Not Phantom Wealth, Thorton Parker draws upon his more than forty-five years of diverse experience and expertise in government and business management, strategic planing, finance and accounting, as well as policy development, to present the reader with a solidly written, informative and "user friendly" guide to protecting personal financial interests, including...
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The title is misleading. This book is very good about the subject "What if Boomer's Can't Retire" and very poor on what to do about it, or as the title states, "How to Build Real Security, not Phantom Wealth".I am a relatively young (30) investor and this books makes me think long and hard if I want to get into the speculation game. Note the term "speculation", because this book clearly points out the problems with today's...
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I have read no better book concerning issues about retirement costs for Americans born between 1946 and 1964. Although too limited analytically in some areas, many valuable observations are made that will stimulate your thinking. This book should become the basis for a thoughtful national discussion, and much personal introspection. This book points out a key limitation of many investing books. Those often assume that...
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