Rule Your Freakin' Retirement: How to Retire Rich by Actively Managing Your Assets (Hardcover)

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Parness (Rule the Freakin' Markets) shows readers how to take control of retirement and the years leading up to it. Full of practical suggestions, this book highlights numerous aggressive but simple and safe strategies to actively manage retirement resources. The author focuses on the fundamentals so that readers will be able to understand mutual fund reports and stock charts and know how to digest the information they contain. He divides his advice into three sections: assessing one's current financial situation, mastering the tools and making the most of assets. Each section includes charts and quizzes to help explain concepts and test understanding. Scattered throughout are Waxie's tips: short, helpful nuggets that provide advice on a variety of topics. Parness also includes several profiles of individuals at various stages of life and financial responsibility and offers practical advice for approaching their retirement savings. A handy glossary section serves as a useful reference tool for the less initiated. Free of jargon and easy-to-understand, this book will be of interest to everyone hoping to regain control over their retirement future, especially with the current market volatility. (Mar.)
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From Booklist

The advice given here prompts every American, wealthy or not, to not only understand finances but also to manage money—not invest it for the long term. It begins, as most financial planners agree, with a firm analysis of one’s assets, liabilities, and needs, including all types of insurance, estate planning, and an objective look at Social Security. Then the usual content follows, including discussions of 401(k)s, mutual funds, bonds and bond funds, cash, and asset allocation. Yet the author does dive into the kinds of tips usually known only by financial pros, such as possible fleecing—in terms of management fees—from mutual fund companies, the differences between mutual funds and the advantages of ETFs, and defining the bond ladder with a few simple how-to’s. Part 3, then, clinches the deal, where Parness shares some ideas and tricks used by traders—and inveighs against investors. With end-of-chapter quizzes and an approachable colloquial writing style, Parness helps ensure his future as a TV and radio expert. --Barbara Jacobs

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1 edition (March 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312375751
• ISBN-13: 978-0312375751
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #87,670 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Helpful, May 2, 2009

By	Ty Camp (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Michael "Waxie" Parness really knows what he's talking about when it comes to making money in the market. If you're tired of losing money through mutual funds and want to take a more active role in managing your assets, this is the book for you.