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  • The Smartest 401(k) Book You'll Ever Read

  • Maximize Your Retirement Savings...the Smart Way! [Smartest 403(b) and 457(b), too!]
  • By: Daniel R. Solin
  • Narrated by: Arthur Morey
  • Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (409 ratings)

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The Smartest 401(k) Book You'll Ever Read

By: Daniel R. Solin
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
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If you are one of the 70 million Americans counting on your 401(k) plan to usher you into a comfortable old age, you're likely to be bitterly disappointed. Rather than benefit the employee, 401(k) plans reward employers, brokers, investment advisors, fund managers, insurance companies, unions, and lobbyists. Relying on these plans makes it increasingly difficult to retire comfortably.

In his straight-forward, no-nonsense style, best-selling author Daniel R. Solin offers the new rules for investing for retirement. He shows readers how to quickly and simply determine their own needs, get control of their assets, avoid scams and sucker bets, discover untapped resources at retirement, and eventually get income out of tax deferred plans - the smart way.

©2008 Daniel R. Solin (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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"Readers of this smart, no-nonsense book will understand why Dan's plain-spoken advice makes him one of the Huffington Post's most popular business bloggers." (Arianna Huffington)

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The book is very informative. A good listen all the way through. I am starting it for the second time now.

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Good for beginners and the curios minds

Loved this audio! very informative and it explains everything in detail. I'm still learning about the stock market and 401K and this audio really helped. I would definitely recommend it.

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Great start

Great start. Great for learning the anatomy of the 401k and 403b system. I still need to learn more to know exactly what to do actually with funds. Would be great to have a “choose your own adventure” investment strategy book in order to weed through the options in a practical way.

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Great concepts- outdated data

The concepts and suggestions are actionable and presented in a manner easy to understand. The references and specific data in the book are outdated.

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Learned about annuities

Another book regarding retirement accounts, sadly this one is cut short. I did get introduced into annuities so that is great.

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Educational

This is one of those books that you listen to/read multiple times. It’s packed with a lot of useful information that I believe everyone should learn.
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Worked for me

I just got into the work force and wanted to plan accordingly.

This book taught alot to a complete newbie with minimal time investment.

You still should research asset allocation, ira, 401k, etf, mutual fund etc.

Most top IRA top vendors (Vanguard, Fidelity, ...) have really good resources for knowledge.
I also recommend Reddit.

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Very informative!

This book will have you double check, adding & subtracting, and multiple every piece of your money. Great read!

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a great book on 401k's- highly recommended.

just remember this book was written in 2008 and some loss have changed since then. be aware of those changes and most of this book still applies.

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A good time investment

The effect of fees has me reconsidering my approach. The section about the TSP was a surprise.

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