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How Not to Go Broke at 102!: Achieving Everlasting Wealth

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Despite the dumb title, this book by a former local radio talk-show host does have some good ideas and gets you thinking about your future and the alternatives.

The downside is there are narrow one-size-fits-all recommendations and strange errors. For example, Berg pushes gold as a totally safe investment. And she refers to "principal" (as in "principal and interest") as "principle."

Her website pushes a multi-level-marketing deal: "When those six people tell six other people about the easy money they just made you will be well on your way to making $15,000. You will earn on 5 levels of referrals."

Get Jane Bryant Quinn's "Making the Most of Your Money" which is excellent in helping you pick strategies to suit your situation/personality and gives accurate details on a broad range of alternatives.

I purchased this as a request for the library I work in. The patrons who borrowed this said it was OK, but not any different from any of the other investment books out there. Basically start early and invest conservatively and diversely.

I owned a hard cover copy from when it originally came out. I hadn't read it in a while and remembered it being helpful, but could not find it. When I purchased the new paperback copy from Amazon, I was delighted to find it had been updated! Upon re-reading it, I found Adriane's tips/facts on elderly healthcare and government programs to be especially helpful. Used to be a big fan of her radio show, wish it were still on.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, specifically people over the age of 50 or with aging parents (isn't that all of us?).

This is not just a financial book, although the financial information it delivers is valuable. Ms Berg has created a handbook for Baby Boomers, providing insights into ways to enjoy the best part of your life - and being able to afford it! Nobody has consolidated so much of the lifestyle information our generation needs into one book before.

Adriane' work is wonderful. She writes in a style that gives you useful, straightforward and easy to understand information. I am a self proclaimed "self-help book junkie," but not usually about this particular topic. I read everything there is one health, nutrition and improving your overall wellness. At 53 myself topics around retirment, investing, aging and more can create stress - but not when Adriane talks about them. She has a lightheartedness in her writing, that takes an otherwise stressful topic and makes it very readable and enjoyable. A winner! Thank you.