Financial Fitness Forever: 5 Steps to More Money, Less Risk, and More Peace of M

Description: Financial Fitness Forever: 5 Steps to More Money, Less Risk, and More Peace of Mind by Richard Buck, Paul Merriman One of the nations most popular investment advisors presents important questions, along with thoroughly developed answers, to help retirees and Baby Boomers generate greater gains with less risk FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What kind of shape is your portfolio in?The financial fallout of recent years was a game changer for anyone and everyone preparing to retire in the near future. In order to build and maintain a solid portfolio in todays roller-coaster investing climate, you have to be more alert, increasingly proactive, and better educated on the markets than ever before.In Financial Fitness Forever, Paul Merriman gives you a framework guaranteed to return even the most struggling portfolio to prime health. One of the nations most popular investment advisors, Merriman has you focus on five critical questions:Should I use a financial advisor or go it alone?Should I try to beat the market or accept market returns?How should I manage risk?How should I diversify my investments?How should I separate my investments from my emotions?If you dont have solid, well-developed answers based on sound investing principles, you need to review your current strategy. Financial Fitness Forever leads you through the process step-by step. Merriman provides detailed answers to each question, all of which combine to form a powerful strategy that will ensure the kind of retirement youre hoping for.Merriman doesnt claim to have the "magic bullet" answer to supercharging profits in unpredictable markets. Instead, he provides a commonsense strategy anyone can use to secure his or her fi nances now and in the future.The economy is racing forward at breakneck speed, and no one knows where it will end up. By applying the lessons learned in Financial Fitness Forever, you can design a portfolio that will thrive in the long run."Paul Merriman is one really smart guy, but more than that, he is wise. And in investment counseling, Ill take wise over smart any day. He has spent a lifetime learning the techniques that make him an outstanding teacher of investing. Now its your turn to benefit from his knowledge. Make the most of it."—KNIGHT KIPLINGER, Editor in Chief, Kiplinger Publications "No one understands what it takes to be a successful investor better than Paul Merriman. If you want to build a winning portfolio for life, this is the book to read."—BILL SCHULTHEIS, author, The Coffeehouse Investor"This is the ultimate strategy for Americas Main Street investors. If your goal is to beat guys like Buffett, avoid future pitfalls, and retire comfortably, this is a must-read."—PAUL B. FARRELL, columnist, Dow Jones/MarketWatch.com, and author, The Winning Portfolio and The Millionaire Code"A wonderful book! Paul explains simply and clearly how each of us can take personal responsibility for our financial futures by creating a comprehensive plan based on discipline and diversification."—ALAN MULALLY, president and CEO, Ford Motor Company"Using stories and analogies drawn from his decades of experience, Merriman provides a road map with simple but sound advice for a financially fit future."—LARRY SWEDROE, principal, The Buckingham Family of Financial Services, and author, The Quest for Alpha"Paul Merriman is a competitor of mine, and I can think of no finer compliment than that, after forty years in the business, I have learned to be a better investor and manager from reading Pauls work."—JOE SHAEFER, president, Stanford Wealth Management, and publisher, Investors Edge newsletter"Financial Fitness Forever shows just how simple it can be to invest successfully and enjoy the future of your dreams."—ALLAN ROTH, CBS MoneyWatch, and author, How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street Author Biography Paul Merriman is a nationally recognized authority on mutual funds, index investing, asset allocation, and both buy-and-hold and active management strategies. He founded the investment advisory firm Merriman, Inc., which manages more than $1.5 billion for more than 2,000 U.S. households.The author of four personal investing books, including Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money!, and numerous online articles for FundAdvice.com, Merriman has led more than 1,000 investor workshops, hosted a weekly radio program, and has been a featured guest on local, regional, and national television shows. Money magazine named his weekly podcast "Sound Investing" as "the best money podcast." Twice he has been a featured guest speaker at Harvard Universitys investor psychology conference.Merriman is the recipient of a distinguished alumni award from Western Washington Universitys School of Economics and is a founding member of the board of directors of Global HELP, a Seattle-based non-profit producer of medical publications distributed free of charge to healthcare workers in developing nations. Table of Contents INTRODUCTION1 HOW DID WE GET HERE?2 ARE WE OUR OWN WORST ENEMIES?3 WHERE WILL YOU PLACE YOUR TRUST?4 WILL YOU TRY TO BEAT THE MARKET?5 HOW MUCH RISK WILL YOU TAKE?6 HOW WILL YOU DIVERSIFY YOUR INVESTMENT HOLDINGS?7 HOW WILL YOU PROTECT YOURSELF FROM YOURSELF?8 THE BEST9 THE WORST10 TWELVE NUMBERS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE11 THE PERFECT INVESTORAPPENDIX A Asset AllocationAPPENDIX B Fine-Tuning Your Asset AllocationAPPENDIX C The Ultimate Buy-and-Hold StrategyAPPENDIX D The Best Mutual FundsAPPENDIX E Mutual Fund Model PortfoliosAPPENDIX F Getting the Most from the 50 Largest Employer Retirement PlansAPPENDIX G "Lazy Portfolios"APPENDIX H Withdrawing Money when Youre RetiredAPPENDIX I Hiring an Investment AdvisorINDEXABOUT THE AUTHORS Details ISBN0071786988 Author Paul Merriman Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe ISBN-10 0071786988 ISBN-13 9780071786980 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United States Language English Media Book Subtitle 5 Steps to More Money, Less Risk, and More Peace of Mind Place of Publication London Pages 256 DEWEY 332.02401 Short Title FINANCIAL FITNESS FOREVER Series Business Books UK Release Date 2012-01-16 Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-01-16 AU Release Date 2012-01-16 NZ Release Date 2012-01-16 US Release Date 2012-01-16 Imprint McGraw-Hill Contemporary Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 10 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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