Download or read book George Valentine s Retirement Plan written by Laurence Cooper and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2014-05-28 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say power corrupts; and those who want it get it by exposing those who have it. It’s a dog eat dog world – and George Valentine is its middleman. George Valentine’s Retirement Plan is a quirky, fictional look at the world of political scandal as seen by those that dig up the dirt. It features larger than life characters, comedy and farce… From their South London home, George and Dorothy Valentine dig up dirt for divorces, corporate battles and political smear campaigns. They’ve decided to retire after their next case. When their last mark turns out to be the Home Secretary, George dreams of a grand finale while Dot fears disaster. Chaos rules as George’s retirement plan unravels and his maverick family must pit their wits against an oligarch, a Bulgarian hitman and the Albanian sex trade - as well as the Westminster elite. George Valentine’s Retirement Plan is a wild romp through a world where reputations are traded like commodities. It will appeal to cynics with an interest in political thrillers, satire fans, and all who like a crime caper, comic adventure – as well as a hint of romance!

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Download or read book Where s My Money written by Bob Carlson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RETIRE WITHOUT REGRETS What’s the biggest retirement mistake you can make? Not taking full advantage of your Social Security benefits. And it’s a mistake that almost every retiree makes. If you’re like most people, you would have to be a millionaire to earn as much from your investments as you can from Social Security. But Social Security also comes with pitfalls, and the wrong choice can leave you poorer for the rest of your life. Luckily, America’s #1 retirement expert, Bob Carlson, editor of the popular Retirement Watch newsletter and website, is here to help with an easy-to-follow guide to getting the most out of your Social Security benefits. You’ll learn: • The right time to claim your benefits—and why timing is key • Whether you should take a lump sum benefit • How to minimize your total tax bill with smart Social Security choices • Why working can sometimes decrease your benefits • How to calculate your “longevity risk” so you never run out of money • When you can change your benefits claim, and when you can’t • Why you can’t depend on the Social Security Administration for good advice—or even correct information • And much, much more! Millions of Americans have come to regret their Social Security decisions. If you want to avoid the same mistakes, you need Where’s My Money? Secrets to Getting the Most out of Your Social Security.

Download or read book Yes You Can Still Retire Comfortably written by Ben Stein and published by Hay House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines how baby-boomers can plan for retirement, discussing how to invest to get the maximum return from savings and how to use an established nest egg to get the most income.

Download or read book Yes You Can written by Juan A. Guzman and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If God did it for me, he can do it for you. This is my advice for every man, woman, child, or young adult, that wants to reach a goal in their life. Through my testimony, you not only know what I went through in the minor leagues, just as described in the movie "Sugar". You will also learn how I maintained and the experiences that I lived through during my time in the major leagues. Another lesson is about how my life is after I retired. Many professional players take advantage of their fame to publish a book, because that way they can better promote sales; but they forget that the essential thing is the message that you are going to impart to the readers. In my case I did not want to do that. There was a part of my life that felt incomplete and another part that wasn't clear. So despite many years of writing, I had not worried about ever publishing my writings. Juan Guzman is a former major league player, despite coming from a very poor family; achieved his dream of being a star pitcher in the major leagues. He is a minister, mentor, coach and businessman, who after finishing his successful career in baseball, is dedicated to mentoring young adult and adult people to achieve their goals of achieving a balance between development spiritual, familial, personal and financial. Using the experiences of his career as the basis for his mentoring.

Download or read book The Wall Street Journal Complete Retirement Guidebook written by Glenn Ruffenach and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2007-06-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As you think about retirement, you’ve got facts to face, planning to do, decisions to make and numbers to crunch. With the experts at The Wall Street Journal to guide you, you’ll learn how to tailor a financial plan for the lifestyle you want. • Answers your biggest question—How big does my nest egg need to be?—by linking it to your particular hopes for how you want to spend your days in retirement • Shows how to translate your dreams and interests into daily activities, whether traveling, opening a business, volunteering or going back to school • Provides a timeline for decisions to make and steps to take ten years, five years and one year before you retire • Offers tips on investing wisely and working with the right financial adviser • Tells you how to maximize your benefits from Social Security and Medicare • Guides you through the intricacies of 401(k)s, IRAs, annuities and other financial tools and resources Today, the average person can expect to spend two decades in retirement—why leave it to chance? For all of its changes and challenges, a well-planned retirement could very well be the best part of your life.

Download or read book What If You Live written by Paul M. Gargano CFP and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You cant predict the future, but the odds are that theres a good chance youll live for up to thirty years after retiring. By looking at the investment world as one very large and dangerous oceancalm at times, violent at times, and always unpredictableyoull be better equipped to apply a Multiple Boat Theory that may help you stay afloat in good times and bad. In this guide book to taking charge of your future, Paul M. Gargano, CFP helps you to navigate through those treacherous waters. Learn how to: invest in a fleet that make sense given your goals and risk threshold; increase the likelihood of success by diversifying investments; recognize old rules and methods for investing that no longer apply. Youll also learn ten questions to ask a Financial Professional, ten deadly sins of investing, why bigger is not always better, and proven strategies to make the transition from work to retirement easier. Social Security, Medicare, and other trusted retirement plans may not provide the benefits you expect, and its time to develop a customized plan to live a comfortable life in your twilight years. It starts by asking the question: What If You Live?

Download or read book The Grand Old Man of Baseball written by Norman L. Macht and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Grand Old Man of Baseball, Norman L. Macht chronicles Connie Mack’s tumultuous final two decades in baseball. After Mack had built one of baseball’s greatest teams, the 1929–31 Philadelphia Athletics, the Depression that followed the stock market crash fundamentally reshaped Mack’s legacy as his team struggled on the field and at the gate. Among the challenges Mack faced: a sharp drop in attendance that forced him to sell his star players; the rise of the farm system, which he was slow to adopt; the opposition of other owners to night games, which he favored; the postwar integration of baseball, which he initially opposed; a split between the team’s heirs (Mack’s sons Roy and Earle on one side, their half brother Connie Jr. on the other) that tore apart the family and forced Mack to choose—unwisely—between them; and, finally, the disastrous 1951–54 seasons in which Roy and Earle ran the club to the brink of bankruptcy. By now aged and mentally infirm, Mack watched in bewilderment as the business he had built fell apart. Broke and in debt, Roy and Earle feuded over the sale of the team. In a never-before-revealed series of maneuvers, Roy double-crossed his father and brother and the team was sold and moved to Kansas City in 1954. In Macht’s third volume of his trilogy on Mack, he describes the physical, mental, and financial decline of Mack’s final years, which unfortunately became a classic American tragedy.

Download or read book Making Your Own Luck written by Fred Glass and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One man's odyssey from skid row to rebuilding a major collegiate sports program. In Making Your Own Luck, former Indiana University athletic director Fred Glass recounts how even a self-described "knucklehead" learned to be prepared to recognize and seize opportunities and thus make his own luck through life. Growing up in a skid row bar, having an alcoholic father, struggling with anxiety and self-doubt, and making his share of stupid mistakes, Glass had much to contend with in early life. However, supported by socially enlightened parents, a Jesuit education, and his soulmate, Barbara, his odyssey has led him to serve a mayor, a governor, a senator, and even a president. With great humor and insightful reflection, Glass details how he helped keep the Colts in Indianapolis—he spearheaded a massive convention center expansion and the building of Lucas Oil Stadium and even helped to attract the Super Bowl to his hometown. Any of these accomplishments individually would be more than enough to call Glass's career a resounding success, but they were only the beginning. In the latest stage of his journey, Glass led the rebuilding of the athletic program of his beloved alma mater, Indiana University. Featuring a foreword from IU alumnus and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, Making Your Own Luck is a must-read not only for Indiana sports fans, but for anyone that recognizes the importance of preparation, opportunity and action in creating your own success.