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We love to read. Great books make us think, reflect, smile and act as appropriate.
There are some fabulous books on money psychology, investing, retirement planning, longevity and more. These can help to understand topics (e.g. index funds, passive ETFs, asset decumulation, aging); gain alternative perspective (e.g. money psychology, retirement planning, investment portfolios); or simply enjoy a stimulating story.
Below are book reviews, sorted by last name of primary author. Content is consciously disparate to both reflect differing personal situations and to inspire books beyond personal comfort zone. We hope that they encourage financial literacy, long-term prosperity and healthy lifestyle towards a wonderful second half of life.
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David Abreu - The Retirement Rescue System - How to Never Run Out Of Money In Retirement
Fixed Income Annuities may safeguard retirement savings from market downturns; achieve reasonable growth; and secure a guaranteed income stream for life
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Peter Attia - Bill Gifford - Outlive - The Science and Art of Longevity
Outlive challenges traditional medical practice. It frames a framework for longevity that proactively delaying death rather than reactively treating illness
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Sahil Bloom - The 5 Types of Wealth - A Transformative Guide to Design Your Dream Life
Bestseller Sahil Bloom book 5 Types of Wealth. Balance financial independence. Lagom scorecard of Time Wealth, Social Wealth, Physical Wealth & Mental Wealth
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John Bogle - On investing - The first 50 years
Compilation of best speeches by John Bogle, founder of Vanguard – now a US$10 trillion investment giant. Vanguard introduced index funds and passive ETFs
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David Borchard - Patricia Donohoe - The Joy of Retirement - Funding Happiness Freedom and the Life Youve Always Wanted
Non-financial aspects of retirement are often overlooked. Book explores personal growth; creativity, and discovering authentic self during this life phase
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Dan Bortolotti - Reboot Your Portfolio - 9 Steps to Successful Investing With ETFs
Most investors cannot "beat the market". Successful investment plan uses portfolio of low-cost, diverse, passive index funds or ETFs to capture market returns
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Emily Brandon - Pensionless - The 10 Step Solution for a Stress-Free Retirement
Traditional pensions are now rare. Proactive financial planning is valuable as increasingly people bear most of the risk associated with retirements savings
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Dan Buettner - The Blue Zones - Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who Have Lived the Longest
Dan Buettner Blue Zones offers grounded, empirical insight on geographies with exceptional longevity; and related retirement lifestyle, health and diet lessons
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Ashvin Chhabra - The Aspirational Investor - Taming the Markets to Achieve Your Lifes Goals
Book Aspirational Investor by Ashvin Chhabra. Wealth management framework. Financial planning. Investment portfolio. Financial independence. Longevity
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Chris Crowley - Henry Lodge - Younger Next Year - Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy - Until You're 80 and Beyond
Book challenges prevailing notion of "normal aging" of biological decay. Take charge of exercise & nutrition. Extend active years, quality of life & longevity
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Tina Di Vito - 52 Ways to Wreck Your Retirement - And How to Rescue It
Many Canadians may never retire. Insufficient retirement planning. Lack of financial independence. Limited savings, investment portfolio & pension income
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Timothy Ferriss - The 4-Hour Work Week - Escape the 9-5 Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich
NYT bestseller challenges convention of veteran employment & ultimate retirement. “New rich” is defined not by financial independence but by time & mobility
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Scott Galloway - The Algebra of Wealth - A Simple Formula for Financial Security
Bestseller Scott Galloway book The Algebra of Happiness offers career advice, life lessons & happiness views. Relationship & excellence (not career & passion)
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Alexander Green - The Gone Fishin Portfolio - Get Wise Get Wealthy and Get Green
Achieve higher investment portfolio returns with moderate risk. Long-term strategy with low-cost index funds, diverse asset classes and annual rebalancing
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William Green - Richer, Wiser, Happier - How the Worlds Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life
Award-winning journalist Wiliam Green book Richer Wiser Happier. Collates approach, behaviors & talents of legendary billionaire investors. Advocates cloning
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Andrew Hallam - Millionaire Teacher - The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School
Bestseller Andrew Hallam book Millionaire Teacher. Save monthl, invest early, leverage compounding, minimize fees for FIRE financial independence retire early
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Andrew Hallam - The Global Expatriates Guide to Investing - From Millionaire Teacher to Millionaire Expat
Expatriates should adopt simple, low-cost, globally diversified investment strategies. Navigate tax laws. Avoid financial advisors that sell high-fee products
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Andrew Henderson - Nomad Capitalist - How to Reclaim Your Freedom with Offshore Bank Accounts Dual Citizenship Foreign Companies and Overseas Investments
Nomad Capitalist by Andrew Henderson. Go Where You’re Treated Best. Financial independence. Digital nomad tax residence. Digital nomad taxes. Digital nomad visa
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Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich
Financial independence is not the result of hard work. It results from specific principles to transform desires into reality, and to convert ideas into money
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Laurence Kotlikoff - Money Magic - An Economists Secrets To More Money Less Risk And A Better Life
Money Magic offers economist view on key financial decisions - retirement age; social security income; investment portfolio & more for financial independence
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Laurence Kotlikoff - Scott Burns - Spend Til The End - Raising Your Living Standard in Todays Economy and When You Retire
Retirement planning should not be rooted in arbitrary spending estimates. Economic theory can help assess major lifestyle choices and overall living standards
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Roger Landry - Live Long Die Short - A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging
Live Long Die Short by Dr Roger Landry seeks to enhance lifespan, longevity and quality of life. Aging is up to us. Retirement lifestyle. Retirement health
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Taylor Larimore - Mel Lindauer - Richard Ferri - The Bogleheads Guide to the Three-Fund Portfolio
‘How a Simple Portfolio of Three Total Market Index Funds Outperforms Most Investors’. Low-cost, diversified, index funds as an optimal investment portfolio
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Burton Malkiel - Random Walk Down Wall Street - The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
Stock prices follow an unpredictable “random walk”. Investors cannot “beat the market” due to efficient-market hypothesis. Investment portfolio of index funds
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David McKnight - The Power of Zero - How to Get to the 0% Tax Bracket and Transform Your Retirement
Book ‘Power of Zero’ by David McKnight frames tax free retirement, protect retirement income, and secure retirement savings by reaching the 0% tax bracket
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John Medina - Brain Rules for Aging Well - 10 Principles for Staying Vital Happy and Sharp
Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina frames positive retirement lifestyle choices for longevity, good brain health and positive retirement mental health
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Suze Orman - The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+ - Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime
Retirement financial planning faces unknowns in social security, market volatility & healthcare. Proactive approach & “warrior mindset” to overcome challenges
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Kathleen Peddicord - Your New Life Overseas - Mexico (Mazatlan)
Mexico offers an affordable, temperate and beautiful place to retire. Affordable local retirement healthcare options and nearby access to US healthcare
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Mike Piper - Social Security Made Simple - Social Security Retirement Benefits and Related Planning Topics Explained in 100 Pages or Less
One-third of US pension income is Social Security. It’s complex & confusing. Book explains retirement benefits; age requirements & early retirement trade-offs
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Brian Robertson - Ron Smallwood - Riotous Retirement
Collection of 15 homorous short stories that explore aging; community living; and the social dynamics within a fictional a community for individuals over 55
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Gary Smith - Money Machine - The Surprisingly Simple Power of Value Investing
Book ‘Money Machine’ by Gary Smith frames value investing as contrarian investing psychology to build an investment portfolio towards financial independence
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Bill Perkins - Die With Zero - Getting All You Can From Your Money And Your Life
Bestseller Bill Perkins book Die with Zero promotes asset decumulation strategies and youthful retirement expenses. Challenges excess wealth accumulation
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Gregory Salsbury - Retirementology - Rethinking the American Dream in a New Economy
Retirementology by Gregory Salsbury. Market crashes deplete retirement portfolios, retirement savings and impair retirement planning, retirement age, expenses
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Frederick Vettese - Retirement Income For Life - Getting More Without Savings More
Book ‘Retirement Income for Life’ by Frederick frames distinct asset decumulation strategies to optimize retirement finances and to minimize retirement taxes
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Andrew Wilkinson - Never Enough - From Barista to Billionaire
Bestseller Andrew Wilkinson book Never Enough - Barista to Billionaire. Canadian memoir covers value investing, time wealth, asset decumulation & giving pledge
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Michael Zwecher - Retirement Portfolios - Theory Construction and Management
Traditional asset accumulation and retirement asset drawdown may be ineffective for retirement income or asset decumulation that seeks secured lifestyle floor
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SAVE 45-60% - Bill Perkins - Die With Zero - Getting All You Can From Your Money And Your Life
SAVE 34-45% - Morgan Housel - Psychology of Money - Timeless Lessons on Wealth Greed and Happiness
SAVE 53-82% - Suze Orman - Women & Money - Be Strong, Be Smart, Be Secure
SAVE 64% - Dave Ramsey - The Total Money Makeover - A Proven Plan for Financial Peace
SAVE 56% - Scott Galloway - The Algebra of Happiness - Notes on the Pursuit of Success Love and Meaning
SAVE 53% - Andrew Hallam - Millionaire Teacher - The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School
SAVE 41% - Scott Galloway - The Algebra of Wealth - A Simple Formula for Financial Security
SAVE 45-52% - Suze Orman - The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+ - Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime
SAVE 49% - John Bogle - The Little Book Of Common Sense Investing - The Only Way To Guarantee Your Fair Share Of Stock Market Returns
SAVE 29% - Dan Buettner - The Blue Zones - Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who Have Lived the Longest
SAVE 48-52% - Alice Schroeder - The Snowball - Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Chris Crowley - Dr Henry Lodge - Younger Next Year
SAVE 26-56% - Timothy Ferriss - The 4-Hour Work Week - Escape the 9-5 Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich
SAVE 50-53% - Andrew Wilkinson - Never Enough - From Barista to Billionaire
SAVE 30-50% - JL Collins - The Simple Path to Wealth - Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
SAVE 40-45% - Taylor Larimore - Mel Lindauer - Michael LeBoeuf - The Bogleheads Guide to Investing
SAVE 25-40% - Taylor Larimore - Mel Lindauer - Richard Ferri - The Bogleheads Guide to Retirement Planning
SAVE 21% - Andrew Ross Sorkin - 1929 - Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History - and How It Shattered a Nation