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Yes, You Can Still Retire Comfortably! Hardcover – August 2, 2005

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The specter of retirement is haunting the baby-boom generation. The generation that’s used to having it all is suddenly finding that it doesn’t have enough. Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth show you how to get back on track. They outline the steps you can take today to assure your future tomorrow. Backed up with facts and figures, they lay out exactly how much you need to save in order to maintain your standard of living, and how to invest your dollars to get the maximum return from your savings. For those already retired, they explain how to tap your nest egg to get the most income while keeping your money safe. This is a survival manual for the difficult but exciting road to retirement security.   Don’t leave middle age without it!
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   Ben Stein can be seen talking about finance on Fox TV news every week. He is known to many as a movie and television personality, but has probably worked more in personal and corporate finance than anything else. He has written about finance for Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal for decades and contributes regularly to the AARP’s    Modern Maturity (now AARP: The Magazine). He was one of the chief busters of the junk bond frauds of the 1980s, has been a long-time critic of corporate executives’ self-dealing, and has written several self-help books about personal finance.  Phil DeMuth was valedictorian of his class at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1972, then got his master’s in communications and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. An investment psychologist with a longstanding interest in the stock market, he has written for The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, as well as Human Behavior and Psychology Today. His opinions have been quoted on theStreet.com and Fortune Magazine and is president of Conservative Wealth Management in Los Angeles.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hay House Inc. (August 2, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1401903185
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1401903183
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9 inches
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    Ben Stein (Los Angeles, CA) is a respected economist who is known to many as a movie and television personality, but has worked more in personal and corporate finance than anywhere else. He has written about finance for Barron's, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Fortune; was one of the chief busters of the junk-bond frauds of the 1980s; has been a longtime critic of corporate executives' self-dealing; and has cowritten eight finance books. Stein travels the country speaking about finance in both serious and humorous ways, and is a regular contributor to CBS's Sunday Morning, CNN, and Fox News. He was the 2009 winner of the Malcolm Forbes Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism.

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    Phil DeMuth is an investment advisor. He was valedictorian of his class at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1972, and then went on for his master's in communication and Ph.D. in clinical psychology before anyone could stop him. A psychologist and investment advisor, Phil has written for the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Forbes, the Journal of Financial Planning, Human Behavior and Psychology Today (and anyone else who will dare to publish him), and is the author of nine books on investing, most co-authored with his pal, economist Ben Stein, and some of which have been New York Times bestsellers.

    His opinions have been quoted in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Yahoo! Finance, On Wall Street, Fortune, Research Magazine, Investor's Business Daily, Motley Fool, theStreet.com, and Playboy (not a pictorial, though) and he has been seen on various TV shows, including Consuelo Mack WealthTrack, CNBC's Worldwide Exchange, On the Money, Squawk Box and Closing Bell, as well as Fox & Friends, and Wall Street Week (basically, anyone who will stick a microphone in front of his face).

    Importantly, his high school rock band opened for Herman's Hermits at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, and he served as a judge for one episode of the immortal TV reality show America's Most Smartest Model.

    For his day job, Phil runs Conservative Wealth Management LLC.

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Wonderful book! Very simple to understand. But on page 81 at the top he gives a formula to determine how much you need to retire and says to refer to Table 3.7, but I cannot find Table 3.7? What page is that on?
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Brenda Vance
5.0 out of 5 stars Best retirement planner advice for beginners!
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2022
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I have recommended this book to many-especially young adults who want to start saving. This book is a quick read and easy to understand. Most important - advice that works$$$$$$
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Excellent tab book
4.0 out of 5 stars How to invest for retirement
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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Not everyone wants to invest the way these guys suggest but a lot of generally excellent advice for those either looking at retirement or those already retired looking at best methods for using their nest egg.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love Ben !!
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2007
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Really enjoyed this book. I'm an experienced investor and still came away with useful information. For those who believe this was all gloom & doom....WAKE UP ! While I do believe they used a worst case scenerio their messages are right on. Start saving now, live below your means and learn about various investment options so you can take care of yourself in retirement. Great book to help pull peoples head out of the sand. I love Ben !!
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Robert E. Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Logical and Straight Forward - Best Retirement Book I Have Read
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2006
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Well written book. I'm not a financial planner but I walked away believing these guys came as close to laying out a template for a good plan as any financial planner I have ever met with. I'm going to buy copies for my children - like Ben says, "If you are old enough to have sex, you are old enough to plan for your retirement" (maybe I did not get that quote exactly right - but close enough!!)
8 people found this helpful
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SLB
5.0 out of 5 stars Good, common sense source of information
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2006
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This book presented the topic of funding a retirement in a positive and "fun to read" way. I found the information very useful for planning for the future. I have read many articles and publications on the topic and this is one of the better presentations. I recommend this book as a solid source for helping develop a retirement strategy, especially for late starters.
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Kcorn
4.0 out of 5 stars A book that gives you a look at most of the current variables to consider
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2007
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After reading this book, I can't say I felt reassured about "retiring comfortably" but I can say that I learned quite a bit. Stein and his co-author do provide formulas for both the conservative and more risk-tolerant saver and investor, including a "couch potato" formula for the conservative investor. Another point worth thinking about - how much you should have in U.S. investments and how much in international funds, especially in our ever global economy. Stein delves into this quite a bit.

I think the title of this book is a bit misleading and should read, "Yes, you MAY still Retire Comfortably" - IF you are able to save enough, inflation and taxes don't spiral out of control, etc. The ONE point I got from this book is that there are no formulas that guarantee a comfortable retirement but there are guidelines that up the chances of reaching that goal considerably.

Trouble is, if you want to be reasonably sure you'll have enough money for retirement you have to save a LOT more than the average American does and, ideally, carry little to no credit card debt. The figures, I'll admit, shook me up. Most Americans have HUGE mortages, significant credit card deb and are paying off debt (slowly) when they should be saving.

However, as grim as the picture may seem to be, Stein allows for readers to tack in variables such as expected Social Security income, various rates of inflation, etc. If the "best case" scenario occurs, people may not need to save as much. If the "worst case scenario" takes place, watch out!

I think most people reading this book will discover that they need to save FAR more than they think per year, stop counting on Social Security as a "given" , etc. The outlook for Baby Boomers isn't great, IF they don't heed the advice in this book and start thinking carefully about how important that designer outfit is - versus living decently in retirement.
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Steve
5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful strategies
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2012
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I really like the idea's explained in this book. I listen to Ben Stein often and always enjoy hearing his thoughts on financial planning.
He appears frequently on Fox so I get to hear his current thinking on the markets.

Steve
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Scott Rogers
2.0 out of 5 stars Basic Stuff
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2010
A friend gave me this book yesterday and it took about 2 hours to read. The information was basic stuff that most people know unless they are living under a rock. The government is broke. Social Security crisis, higher taxes, inflationary spirals, etc. can all be looked forward to in the future. Private pensions are broke and will depend more on government bailouts. The authors don't use scare tactic hype, but well documented facts.

Solution: You are going to have to save more and invest wisely. Retirement checklists are reviewed, along with investment strategies based upon age and income. Specific investment funds are listed, I wonder if the authors got a cut???? But overall, the information that you would pay for by buying this book is out there on the internet. Dig a little and you can find plenty of information about the retirement problems, investment strategies, and funds. I would recommend the Millionaire Next Door if you want a general understanding on how individuals develop wealth.
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