• The Volatility Shield: How to Vanquish the 4% Rule & Maximize Your Retirement Income

  • By: David McKnight
  • Narrated by: John Tanner
  • Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (184 ratings)

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The Volatility Shield: How to Vanquish the 4% Rule & Maximize Your Retirement Income

By: David McKnight
Narrated by: John Tanner
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Former NFL great Ted Hardy took an early retirement at age 50 after selling his sporting goods chain for a cool $3 million net after tax. At the time, Ted’s money manager made a simple promise: If you stick to your withdrawal plan and get reasonable average annual returns, you’ll never run out of money and you’ll die with millions. 18 years later, Ted’s stepson and financial power of attorney Jack Wheeler is called into town to sort out Ted’s finances after Ted suffers a major health crisis. Confident that Ted still has millions in his stock market portfolio, Jack makes plans to place him in the best long-term care facility in town. But after examining Ted’s investment statements, he makes a shocking discovery: Over $5 million is missing from Ted’s portfolio. As Jack investigates the disappearance of his stepfather’s money, he learns financial truths that challenge conventional wisdom and reveal a gaping hole in his own retirement picture.

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Best financial story told around gives details and bulit points on how to be successful

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A story that opens the mind to invention in retirement planning

David McKnight has truly outdone himself. Using the power of a compassionate story and a good feel ending, he has helped open our eyes to a concept that questions the fundamentals of retirement planning by challenging the very assumption the 4% rule is based upon. And giving us the tool for how to change 4% into much more retirement income with safety and security built in. Transformative. Great. Story was well done.

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Love the book

This book teaches you how to prepare for retirement
It was well written and a easy read

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Amazingly Done!!!

This is by far the best book ever written on L.I.R.P.’s!!!
To put it in a story format! Genius > amazing Job David!!!!

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How Volatile is your Future?

Wow, I highly recommend "The Volatility Shield" A very comprehensive and detailed story, about a retired NFL football 🏈 player's secret to his Legacy.

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A Simple Story Explains A Powerful Concept

A Simple Story Explains A Powerful Concept. I use theis concept everyday to help client prepare for retirement. And I frequently recommend this book to the skeptics.

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the incredible story of cash value life insurance

the volatility shield is the incredible story of what cash value life insurance can do! It's not my opinion......it's mathematical, scientific and economic fact!

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Great Story and Great Advice

The narrator is great on this book. Great listen! Will definitely be recommending this to friends.

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A MUST-READ

It reminded me of a book called the richest man in Babylon. This book was extremely well written, and the narrator did an excellent job. I would highly recommend this book!

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Great Story

I love the way this book teaches how to think with a actual great story very nicely done and entertaining thank you!

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