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What If Boomers Can't Retire? How to Build Real Security, Not Phantom Wealth

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  • Publisher:
    Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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    2002
    Summary:

    When it was first published, What If Boomers Can't Retire? predicted what would happen when boomers switched from buying stocks to selling them for retirement income. Since then—and as predicted by author Thornton Parker—stocks have become less important, prices have declined, corporations have shifted their emphasis from inflating stocks to just surviving and there is currently a recession in full swing. This book shows that there is a bright side, however. If enough boomers work in their later years and preserve their capital, and if the country improves the way it uses capital, the results can lead to fuller lives for millions of people, healthier communities, and more sustainable economies worldwide. Parker details specific actions that individuals and organizations can take to gradually make the shift from the dangerously risky pursuit of phantom wealth to productive investments based on real accomplishments, goods and services.

    Original Publisher: US, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781609944056