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Most credit books promise quick fixes and easy solutions to bad credit, but the truth is there is no quick fix when it comes to credit. Your best strategy as a smart consumer is to understand your credit inside and out. Credit expert John Ulzheimer can give you all the tools you need to master the world of credit, before or after you get into trouble, and take the power back into your own hands.

Retirement for many Americans can be like a rollercoaster. We experience the ups and the downs, the jarring turns, and the panic-inducing plummets. However, we have no guarantees and no trust that we are going to be taken care of, so it creates fear and not enjoyment. Is that how we want our retirement to go? Does this sound like a "fun ride"?

As a financial journalist and educator, Dana Miranda is on a mission to liberate listeners from budget culture: the damaging set of beliefs around money that rely on restriction, shame, and greed—much like diet culture does for food and bodies. In this long-overdue alternative to traditional budgeting advice, Miranda offers a new approach that makes money easy for everyone, regardless of the numbers in their bank account.

Most Americans have not inherited wealth or a successful business that can set them up for life. That means most Americans are destined to live with financial worries and concerns for the rest of their lives, right? Wrong! With his entertaining and informative style, New York Times best-selling author, actor, and financial pundit Ben Stein refutes the current notion that the corporate system is rigged against ordinary citizens and explains how corporate stock ownership is the best system ever devised.

Secure your legacy and protect your assets with "Smart Estate Planning for Modern Families," the definitive guide for Generation X navigating the complexities of estate planning. Whether you're worried about taxes, digital legacies, or family dynamics, this book offers tailored advice to ensure peace of mind.

What will your 100-year life look like? Does the thought of working for 60 or 70 years fill you with dread? Or can you see the potential for a more stimulating future as a result of having so much extra time? Many of us have been raised on the traditional notion of a three-stage approach to our working lives: education, followed by work and then retirement. But this well-established pathway is already beginning to collapse.

Best-selling author and finance industry veteran Ted D. Snow, CFP®, MBA, knows how to prepare for retirement no matter what stage of planning his clients are in. Retirement Planning QuickStart Guide cuts through the chatter to help orient you on your journey to retirement with financially sound money management strategies, practical tips, and a thorough look at what it takes to prepare for a retirement worth looking forward to.

Greed. Exploitation. And so many fees. All hiding in plain sight. That’s your financial advisor. Whose services and advice have become the outdated VHS player of retirement. In Fire Your Financial Advisor: 40 Years of Greed and Exploitation of the American Retiree, and How You Can Fight Back, Greg Aler tells the story of how the financial industry created a trillion-dollar empire by withholding information while over-charging and under-servicing retirees regarding the real risks of retirement.

Millionaire Milestones will change the way you think about money— teaching you a wealth-building mindset and arming you with the facts and figures you need to hit your financial goals, without sacrificing your time and happiness. It’s a progressive strategy that you can adapt for any stage of your journey.

John Piper challenges fellow baby boomers to forego the American dream of retirement and live out their golden years with a far greater purpose in mind. They say it's a person's reward for all those years of labor. "Turn in your time card and trade in your IRAs. Let travel plans and golf-course leisure lead the way." But is retirement really the ideal? Or is it a series of poor options that ignore a greater purpose-and will kill a person more quickly than old age? John Piper responds,"Lord, spare me this curse!"

Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist Stan Hinden's best-selling How to Retire Happy (Fourth Edition) helps you make the right decisions to ensure a happy, healthful retirement. It delivers all the expert advice you need in an easy-to-understand step-by-step style.

Live Well, Die Broke will teach you how to spend and enjoy your money - while you still can. Armed with his granddad’s simple concept of Mailbox Money®, Tony Walker takes you on a financial journey of his life’s work and the powerful influences that have affected it by showing you how to gain more control over your money rather than having it always control you. The themes of Live Well, Die Broke are simple: “Life is too short to eat cheap bacon” and how to avoid the “Guilt-Trip Gospel.”

First-generation wealth creators have a priceless opportunity to lay the groundwork for lasting family wealth and avoiding what is known in the field as the "Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves" phenomenon. In this book, preeminent wealth management experts and seasoned entrepreneurs Robert Balentine and Adrian Cronje of the storied wealth management firm Balentine LLC help listeners think through, in a very personal way, what it takes to build a meaningful legacy and best support future generations.

Inflation worries keeping you from retiring? Are you stuck in a Crappy, Old Job (COJ) feeling hopeless that you'll never be able to leave? Have no fear! We destroy the fear-mongers in this book with example after example of how wrong the naysayers are. Oh, they won't stop with the peddling of doom and gloom mind you. They'll still say you need millions to retire! And who can blame 'em? It's profitable being a prophet of doom.

Social Security admits it has made $21.6 billion in incorrect benefits payments! Now it wants its money back—from widows, orphans, retired schoolteachers, and even young children whose parents received disability benefits on their behalf. Often with no explanation, they send threatening letters clawing back amounts ranging from several thousand dollars to more than $100,000. Learn how to make sure you get the correct Social Security benefits, avoid frightening clawbacks, and how to deal with the opaque bureaucracy of Social Security.

Dad said, "Never work a day longer than you have to!" So, we retired in our fifties. People asked, "How'd ya do it?" We put all the answers in this quick and easy listen with step-by-step instructions and tons of real-world examples. It's packed with financial tools, gems of wisdom, and a plan to kick-start your retirement planning. We actually lived it, so we know these proven, practical, no-nonsense tactics and strategies will help you.

Boost your financial IQ and start earning more, saving more, and growing your net worth - even as you sleep... There is a well-established way to solve your financial difficulties - it starts with a complete overhaul of your beliefs about money, followed by effective goal-setting and planning. From there, you’ll have to master your habits and learn to take action. Not only will this guide enlighten you on the processes of sound personal finance, but it will also equip you with real-world skills you can apply right away.

If you’re feeling clueless, confused, and concerned about your upcoming retirement, you’re not alone. According to Northwestern Mutual’s Planning and Progress Study, 56 percent of Americans don’t know how much they need to retire, and as a result, many are vastly unprepared for it. Fortunately, there’s still time for you to prepare for a fruitful and comfortable retirement…and all it takes is a bit of planning. This guide will give you detailed steps and strategies to plan for your retirement. And don’t worry, it’s not complicated at all.

The definitive guide to financial independence at any age! Retiring early is not limited to lottery winners or the super rich. In fact with proper planning, we can all retire at a younger age than we ever dreamed - but only with the right plan. Personal finance expert Deacon Hayes explains the practical, concrete steps you can take to start your retirement when you're young enough to thoroughly enjoy it.

Retirement doesn't have to be dull or boring! Uncover a world of exciting new hobbies, keep fit and agile, make a real difference in the world, declutter your house, earn extra income, and add a sparkle to your retired life with this friendly and helpful guide.