The Wall Street Journal. Complete Retirement Guidebook: How to Plan It, Live It and Enjoy It

There are not many books written for the retired investor that make sense. Here is one that does.You will not be disappointed by the wisdom and scope of the materials covered by this book. I am going to keep this book on my desk as a ready reference where other books that I feel offer extra-ordinary advice are housed. Along this vein I must recommend a little book titled How to Make Money in the Stock Market-Buy 2,500 different stocks for $1,000 – Pay no Commission. For the retired person the key to a portfolio that minimizes risk is the secret. 2,500 different stocks handles the task quickly and effortless. THe book offers a number of portfolios with various degrees of risk.How to Make Money in the Stock Market-Buy 2,500 Different Stocks-Pay no CommissionHow to Make Money in the Stock Market-Buy 2,500 Different Stocks-Pay no Commission
Rating: 5 / 5

Once of these individuals is employed as a reporter with the Wall Street Journal. Unless there is information to the contrary, Ms Greene has no expertise in the field therefore the attempt to compile such a book is a shot in the dark and the opinion very likely should not be considered serious or relied on. Next time perhaps she will write about brain surgery. Would take advice from a person who had no training in the field of medicine if your life depended upon it? For a retiree whose life does depend on their ability to earn greater than inflation but who would need assurance if the market when completely south should be weary of taking advice from a novice. As a Certified Estate Planner it takes many years to achieve the knowledge needed to give such advice. I think I will write a book on how to build a guided missile but hope that no one takes me seriously.

Louis, Florida
Rating: 1 / 5

You can tell that the authors have no training in the financial area. People that are reporters should not write books on subjects that they are not qualified to write. This is book should not be bought by any one that need true financial retirement planning. Everyone that bought this book should ask for their money back.
Rating: 1 / 5

I expected this book to be generic and useless, as all books I have read that are produced by the MEDIA. However, I wanted to see if I would be wrong. Unfortunately, I was not. There is no expertise in this book. In fact, it appears as a rehash of material available online.

The book merely wants to leverage the power of the Wall Street Journal name to promote sales, while adding very little value in the actual book – a typical marketing tactic. Only if you are clueless about investments wil this book help you. But if you ARE clueless then you really shouldn't get involved with investing anyway.

Retirement planning in modern America requires a sophisticated understanding of risk; something that is difficult to achieve for even those who are financial professionals. It is even much more difficult to achieve if you listen to what Wall Street, the Fed and government report since they all have their own motivations.

The best book for current and future retirees to understand how to position their investments and how to understand the risks ahead is "America's Financial Apocalypse: How to Profit from the Next Great Depression." This is hands down the most insightful and well-researched investment book I have ever read. The author is a former Wall Street hot-shot and he tells it like it is. This is THE BOOK to get if you ave any investments in the market. America's Financial Apocalypse: How to Profit from the Next Great Depression The book shows you how te pension, health care, Social Security, credit and real estate crises will alter investment risk. It provides an excellent analysis and guide for investing over the next several years. America's Financial Apocalypse: How to Profit from the Next Great Depression
Rating: 2 / 5

Ecologically speaking, this book was a waste of good trees. I'm only sorry Amazon doesn't have a zero stars category. I begrudgingly had to give this book a 1 star rating! I would retitle it "Too Big To Flush"! Do not buy it and do not waste your valuable time reading it. These reporters for The Wall Street Journal don't have a clue about what they write. It is clear they are pushing an agenda but it isn't in YOUR best interest. The only ones enjoying the advice given here are the authors, Kelly Greene and Glen Ruffenach, who are laughing at us all the way to the bank while the vulnerable public gets long term screwed by their misleading advice. I have read all the reviews and I feel sorry for the poor duped people that gave this book a positive review. My advice is stick with advice from proven experts: Gregory Baer & Gary Gensler, Suze Orman, Arthur Levitt, Charles Gasparino, to name just a few! Most of what I found here was bad advice.

Lloyd E. Taylor- Hendersonville, TN (30 years of experience and licensed to give it).
Rating: 1 / 5