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Investing for Retirement: Recalling the Lessons of History

Even if you aren’t a history buff, you should have a basic understanding of financial history so that you aren’t surprised by ‘unexpected’ financial downturns. When these downturns inevitably occur, you will be able to stick to your long-term financial plan. Limiting your research to just the past 100 years, financial history evidences significant volatility for both stocks and bonds. Using recent history as a rough guide, you should assume that similar downturns will happen again in the future, even if you don’t know exactly when they will happen.
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Mike Connelly
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Investing for Retirement: Overview

I began writing this book after several family members asked me for my perspective about investing for retirement. I shared a number of links to dense financial books and online financial management sites. For some reason, they didn’t have the time or inclination to read several bookshelves of books on investing. Instead, they asked me to distill all that information into something more straightforward. This book addresses investing for the typical individual investor. The information herein reflects the financial and investment knowledge that I believe everyone should possess. Continue reading Investing for Retirement: Overview

Mike Connelly
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Investing for Retirement: Table of Contents

Contents Overview Defining Your Investment Objectives Building Your Net Worth by Budgeting, Saving & Investing Compounding, Inflation & Real Returns Controlling the Costs of Your Investing Risk, Return & Time Market Risk Other Types of Risk Longevity & Mortality Risk Health Risk Event Risk Tax & Policy Risk Investment Return Time Recalling the Lessons of History Predicting the Future Financial Market Efficiency The Efficient Market … Continue reading Investing for Retirement: Table of Contents

Mike Connelly