• 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 (181 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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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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Waste of time

This is the prose version of convincing you that you need to buy universal permanent life insurance. The only other thing I got out of it is don’t withdraw money from your 401k if it is still in the stock market and a down economic year occurs. There I just summed up the book in one small paragraph. Don’t waste your time. The author’s other books are much better. Look before you Lirp and the Power of zero are decent reads but once again they want you to put money into permanent life insurance. Not saying that’s a bad idea.

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Must listen

This is the 3rd content for David McKnight I have read or listened to. Absolute must listen for everyone skeptical of topics they don't understand or have heard. His story of a person having the real life experience of having traditional financial brokers manage your money. The fact this naysayer came full circle only spotlights the "uninformed" bucket that 99.9% of the citizens in our country reside. The 1%'s completed understand how money should grow and how guarantees can be had.

Thank you Mr. McKnight. His website has great 15 minute informative audio blogs. Check it out.

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Math and the truths about the Volatility Sheild!

This book is a very easy read. It shows the truth above the volatility shield, and how it can benefit most everyone.

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

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People don't understand

I loved everything about the book. this book has a great storyline. People who don't understand how permanent life insurance works, must read this story.

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Don’t waste your time

Lame “detective” story about where his step dad’s money went. Readers Digest version- if you’re too cheap to fund your retirement, buy permanent life insurance. Probably a sequel recommending annuities. Question- what would have happened to Ted if he hadn’t had a stroke?

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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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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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just another garbage insurance pitch

terrible, terrible way to try and convince somebody that whole life insurance is a good investment in today's market. a volatility shield. ridiculous.

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