Conversational and thoughtful retirement advice.
An informative guide to meeting retirement goals.
Keen directly addresses a question that many readers may have about saving for retirement: “Will your journey be with discernment and intentionality, or will it be random?” Drawing on his expertise as founder of Keen Wealth Advisors, the author lays out a three-part plan. First, he urges that readers “Draw the Plan” by assessing assets, liabilities, and overall retirement goals. Then he plainly spells out basic investment concepts, such as the difference between traditional and Roth individual retirement accounts, and he offers an enlightening discussion of Social Security benefit policies. Keen also encourages readers to realistically consider their desired retirement date: “when you can afford to do so, and to do it while you are still able to enjoy your retirement.” Part Two, “Build the Engine,” breaks down the process of choosing a financial planner and making prudent investment decisions. The author compares investments and shows how they’re suited for short-term or long-term goals. Part Three engagingly departs from traditional financial guides by looking at how one can “Enjoy the Best Half of Your Life.” It looks at the very real stresses that retirement can place on family dynamics and highlights how physical and marital health are vital to a happy retirement. Over the course of this book, Keen strikes a measured balance of financial education and advice. His book differs from some other notable works by financial-health authors, such as Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover, by not dwelling on religious beliefs. There is a bit of self-promotion when Keen refers readers to his website or podcast for additional information, but it’s minimal. Overall, the book will be accessible to financial novices, but also useful to more experienced audiences.
Conversational and thoughtful retirement advice.Pub Date: Aug. 26, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5445-0181-9
Page Count: 214
Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing
Review Posted Online: Sept. 23, 2019
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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