Smoke and Mirrors: Financial Myths That Will Ruin Your Retirement Dreams (8th Edition)

Smoke and Mirrors: Financial Myths That Will Ruin Your Retirement Dreams (8th Edition)

Author: David Trahair

Publisher:

Published: 2012-10

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781927403235

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If you read the papers and listen to the "experts," you've heard the usual pitches about retirement: you'll need a million dollars so you better start an RRSP early and maximize your contributions, trust the stock market and mutual funds for the best returns and put your faith in a financial advisor. But what if this advice is wrong? By reading this book, you will learn the truth about these myths. You will also be given six free spreadsheets to figure out where you really stand, including the latest "Retirement Optimizer" that allows you to compute your retirement income year-by-year and the "Personal Rate of Return Calculator" so you can determine just how well your investments have done. Find out if you are saving enough ... or too little. Smoke and Mirrors dispels the five main retirement myths: 1. If I had $1,000,000 I could retire. Find out why you might be fine with much less. 2. RRSPs are the holy grail of retirement. Discover what is more important than the size of your RRSP. 3. Don't worry about your investments; you'll be fine in the long run. You'll learn how to figure out the truth about how well your investments are really doing. 4. We have met the enemy, and he is the tax collector. You may be interested in reducing your taxes, but find out why tax shelters may be dangerous to your financial health. 5. Secure your financial future - buy life insurance. Find out who needs it, who doesn't and how to get it cheap.


The No Smoke and Mirrors Workbook : Overcome the Financial Myths that Will Ruin Your Retirement Dreams

The No Smoke and Mirrors Workbook : Overcome the Financial Myths that Will Ruin Your Retirement Dreams

Author: David Trahair

Publisher: North Vancouver : International Self-Counsel Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9781551806921

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Based on the principles explained in David Trahair's Canadian best-seller, Smoke and Mirrors, this workbook and CD-ROM give you the tools to make the right choices for your financial future. If you've read the book and want to apply the concepts to your own life, this workbook is for you.


Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke and Mirrors

Author: David Trahair

Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : Self-Counsel Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781551805948

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Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke and Mirrors

Author: David Trahair

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07-25

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781771802864

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If you read the papers and listen to the "experts," you've heard the usual pitches about retirement: you'll need a million dollars or more so you better start an RRSP early and maximize your contributions, trust the stock market and mutual funds for the best returns and put your faith in a financial advisor. But what if this advice is wrong? By reading this book, you will learn the truth about these myths. You will also be given six free spreadsheets to figure out where you really stand, including the latest "Retirement Optimizer" that allows you to compute your retirement income year-by-year and the "Personal Rate of Return Calculator" so you can determine just how well your investments have done. Find out how much you'll really need to save. Smoke and Mirrors dispels the five main retirement myths: If I had $1,000,000 I could retire. Find out why you might be fine with much less. RRSPs are the holy grail of retirement. Discover what is more important than the size of your RRSP. Don't worry about your investments; you'll be fine in the long run. Learn how to figure out the truth about how well your investments are really doing. Income taxes are the enemy. We're all interested in reducing our taxes, but find out why tax shelters and donation schemes may be dangerous to your financial health. Buy permanent life insurance to secure your financial future. Find out who needs life insurance, who doesn't and how to get it cheap.


Smoke and Mirrors

Smoke and Mirrors

Author: David Trahair

Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : International Self-Counsel Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781551805719

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Smoke & Mirrors

Smoke & Mirrors

Author: David Trahair

Publisher: North Vancouver : International Self-Counsel Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781551806914

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Turn you rretirement dreams into reality! Many financial advisers perpetuate the myth that you need $1 million dollars to retire, because the more money you hand over to them, the more money they make through commisions and other fees. The advice they offer often benefits them more than you.


Cash Cows, Pigs and Jackpots

Cash Cows, Pigs and Jackpots

Author: David Trahair

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-09-19

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1118083520

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A contrarian and controversial look at personal finance, and a super simple strategy for making—and keeping—more money Traditional financial wisdom persuades us to grow our net worth and build our assets. But traditional financial wisdom is often wrong. In Cash Cows, Pigs and Jackpots: The Simplest Personal Finance Strategy You'll Ever See, author and Chartered Accountant David Trahair challenges everything we think we know about managing our money, suggesting that that we follow the lead of the financial institutions that are leading us down the path to financial ruin. The banks, brokers, and investment companies of the world make enormous sums of money because they know that cash is king and they know how to guarantee cash flow from their clients on a continual basis. They aren't making the bulk of their money from investing in the stock market—they're leeching it from regular people like you, every minute of every day. Cash Cows, Pigs and Jackpots turns the tables, showing that the biggest cash cow we have is ourselves. Instead of chasing a dream that will never come true, it presents a financial plan so simple even a 10-year-old could understand it. Explains why the common consensus about making money is inherently flawed Presents an incredibly simple, easy-to-follow plan for really making and saving money Exposes the dangers of trusting money to a bank or broker Helping you break asset addiction, get out of debt, and increase your personal cash flow—and your wealth with it, Cash Cows, Pigs and Jackpots explains how bringing more cash into your life and watching carefully where it goes will allow you to save more, live the life you want, and avoid as much risk as possible—a great strategy going into the stormy financial years to come


Smoke and Mirrors 2009

Smoke and Mirrors 2009

Author: David Trahair

Publisher:

Published: 2008-12-15

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781551808444

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This book will give Canadians the ammunition they need to fight back against the scare tactics and rule of thumb selling methods used by many banks and financial planners to suck money out of your pockets every day!


Why Does He Do That?

Why Does He Do That?

Author: Lundy Bancroft

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 436

ISBN-13: 9780425191651

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In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft—a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men—uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued, and to find ways to get free of an abusive relationship. He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to see inside the minds of angry and controlling men—and change your life. In Why Does He Do That? you will learn about: • The early warning signs of abuse • The nature of abusive thinking • Myths about abusers • Ten abusive personality types • The role of drugs and alcohol • What you can fix, and what you can’t • And how to get out of an abusive relationship safely “This is without a doubt the most informative and useful book yet written on the subject of abusive men. Women who are armed with the insights found in these pages will be on the road to recovering control of their lives.”—Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D., Director, Violence Prevention Programs, Harvard School of Public Health