Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money!

Completely expanded and updated, Live it Up Without Outliving Your Money! Second Edition is the financial roadmap that people are looking for. Based on the author's experience in the financial services sector since the mid-1960s, including more than 30 years as an investment advisor and money manager, this plain-talking book gives readers simple strategies to add between $1,000 and $10,000 to their monthly income in retirement, and without taking any of the dumb risks of the past. This reliable resource motivates readers to take the first steps to change their financial situation; presents multiple strategies for withdrawing money during retirement; and exposes the marketing tricks perpetrated by financial institutions. This book also includes added focus on newer issues such as ETFs, REITs, estate planning, IRA withdrawals, and updated allocation strategies. Live it Up Without Outliving Your Money! : • Allows readers to tailor a financial plan for retirement that takes into account the amount of risk they’re willing to tolerate • Provides multiple strategies for withdrawing money once in retirement while also building an estate for children and other survivors • Exposes the marketing tricks and emotional ploys perpetrated by financial institutions and the personal finance media that keep investors from making the best decisions – and provide real-world examples of these deceptions • Motivates readers to take the first steps to change their financial situation, which is the most difficult part of the strategy • Includes a dozen worksheets to help readers grapple with retirement planning

Acknowledgments vii Introduction xi Chapter 1 Why Investors Fail 1 Chapter 2 Stress versus Success: A Tale of Two Investors 13 Chapter 3 Lessons from Smart People 17 Chapter 4 The Psychology of Successful Investing 27 Chapter 5 Who Are You and What Are Your Goals? 41 Chapter 6 Your Ideal Portfolio 49 Chapter 7 Profit from Real Estate and Small Companies 61 Chapter 8 Value: Owning What Others Don’t Want 77 Chapter 9 Putting the World to Work for You 85 Chapter 10 Controlling Risks 97 Chapter 11 Meet Your Enemies: Expenses and Taxes 107 Chapter 12 Putting Your Ideal Portfolio to Work 123 Chapter 13 Withdrawals: When Your Portfolio Starts Paying You 143 Chapter 14 Hiring an Investment Adviser 161 Chapter 15 Your Action Plan 175 Chapter 16 My 500-Year Plan 181 Appendix A Ten Lessons I Learned from John Bogle 189 Appendix B Resources 195 Disclaimer and Legal Information 199 Index 203