Live Long Live Rich: Creating Your Retirement Paycheck with Award Winning Retirement Planning [Paperback]

H. Craig Rappaport (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 9, 2007

Winner - Books And Authors - Retirement Planning Book - 2008

In these turbulent times it is important to maximize your income while keeping risk in check.

Live Long Live Rich is the leading continuing education book for financial professionals on retirement income.

Live Long Live Rich is the first guide for people who want to know how to invest to create retirement income. Retirement is a new chapter in your life and should be a time free from worry. Live Long Live Rich provides the tools and practical advice you'll need to enjoy this time of your life like no other. Every word of this book was written with that in mind.

For 20 years H Craig Rappaport has been helping individuals with retirement income planning. Rappaport is a graduate of Northeastern University with a degree in Finance and an Accredited Wealth Management Advisor from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School. He is a Financial Planning Specialist, A Guided Portfolio Manager, and a National Football League Players Association Advisor.

Specializing in retirement, Rappaport has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CNN Headline News, The Dow Jones News Service as well as many television shows, magazines and newspapers. Rappaport's unique ability to explain complex investments in simple, easy to understand terms has kept the media coming back time and time again and is why he has written Live Long Live Rich, which is quickly becoming the investors' "Income Bible".

The free software download has received numerous awards; PC World and Readers Digest included it in their list of "Best Retirement Planning Software" Family PC Magazine calls it "a top notch product" Bloomberg Personal Finance says it's an "easy to use retirement planner" Barrons refers to it as "a good simple tool" Life Insurance Magazine describes it as "fast and intuitive - Retirement Planner is a snap to use and may represent the leading edge in a new kind of illustrative software. The user will get everything right away."

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

To paraphrase an old saying, some days you get the bear or the bull (market), and some days it gets you. The trick is to figure out how to continue generating income during your retirement years, while at the same time protecting your portfolio.

For several decades now, the baby boom generation has been preparing for retirement. Some are already there. For many wealthy investors, the accumulation phase will continue to be part of their portfolios. However, safety and income are becoming the mantra of a new breed of investors--those looking to live a vibrant, travel-filled retirement where money is a tool to fuel their passions, not something to worry about.

In my practice as an Accredited Wealth Management Advisor, my colleagues and I are hearing from a growing number of investors who want to stop risking capital and start finding ways to preserve what they have saved and to make those savings continue to grow in a way that will support the lifestyle they envision for themselves.

Unfortunately, when it comes to putting their capital to work to provide income, many investors are at a loss as to where to begin. To be sure, stores are overrun with books about investing in the stock market. Where is there a guide to help people--especially early and soon-to-be retirees--invest to create income for the twenty to thirty years most people will live after retirement? The answer is there was not one.

Until now.

Live Long, Live Rich is the first guide for retirees and soon-to-be retirees who want to know how to invest to create a retirement income stream.

Using stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, CDs, and a variety of conservative strategies, this book will teach you how to maintain an income stream that will help you do what everyone has worked their whole lives for: Retire in style! No worries. No sleepless nights.

It is time to take the first step toward creating your retirement paycheck.

About the Author

H Craig Rappaport has been helping individuals with retirement income planning. Specializing in retirement, Rappaport has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CNN Headline News, The Dow Jones News Service as well as many television shows, magazines and newspapers. He has created the Rappaport Retirement Index with guidance from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics for use as a guide to income planning.

Rappaport's unique ability to explain complex investments in simple, easy to understand terms has kept the media coming back time and time again and is why he has written Live Long Live Rich, which is quickly becoming the investors' "Income Bible".

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC (April 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598583352
• ISBN-13: 978-1598583359
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #662,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book., September 6, 2007

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karen "enjoying-life" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Long Live Rich: Creating Your Retirement Paycheck with Award Winning Retirement Planning (Paperback)

I haven't finished reading this book yet and I'm already hoping for a sequel. This book is so easy to follow and understand. The one issue that no author seems to address is how do you create a paycheck or generate cash flow from your investments. Live Long, Live Rich covers this topic very well. And as far as the software that Mr. Rappaport recommends, I've already upgraded to the full version. It's as easy to use as stated. So, with the mouse in one hand and the book in the other, our retirement plan is becoming much clearer. This book has helped us see the big picture.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and understandable financial information, June 28, 2007

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Melissa Turner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live Long Live Rich: Creating Your Retirement Paycheck with Award Winning Retirement Planning (Paperback)

Most books are too filled with financial techno-babble. Now this book does have terms like "Annuity" and other specific financial terms but the good part is that it explains these concepts in a clear and understandable way. Most books just "assume" a certain amount of knowledge and proceed leaving the reader confused. The retirement planner software on the CD is also a big eye opener.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My broker was blown away!, July 4, 2007

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WhartonGrad "WhartonGrad" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Long Live Rich: Creating Your Retirement Paycheck with Award Winning Retirement Planning (Paperback)

I just retired and have been speaking with my financial planner about how much income my accounts can produce and at what withdrawal rate I should use for my 401K. I brought up just a few of the points made in the book that my broker had not considered and we are using them as the basis for my plan. Everytime I read a chapter I seem to be able to understand and use the information in discussions with my broker. When I think of a change I might make I just plug the new numbers into the software and see how it will effect my results. It's easy to use and adjust. Best of all, my broker asked for the name of the book.