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What is your definition of a fulfilling life and how does an enjoyable retirement fit into that vision? Retirement planning is much more than making sure you have enough money. The financial aspect of planning your retirement is just part of the picture. Being armed with knowledge of behavioural finance will allow you to avoid costly mistakes due to how our brain deals with money and financial issues. Gain perspective on how investments behave while understanding current and potential future economic trends that may affect the traditional approaches of investment management. Learn when active versus passive management may be the best investment solution and how to implement alternative investments, such as hedge funds and private equity, to potentially minimise risk through diversification while increasing investment performance. Introspectively look at your life to determine if you have the time, training, and temperament to manage your own investments and plan for your retirement.

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This well-written, comprehensive guide by a financial planner paints retirement in a new light. The key difference between Gary Williams' engaging book about retirement and so many others written on the subject is the author's perspective: He believes that to enjoy retirement, everyone must create a life that is a masterpiece. Williams points to Michelangelo as a prime example of an artist who, created masterpieces, but also understood that his own life was a masterpiece and, at the same time, a work in progress. Williams uses the art metaphor effectively throughout The Art of Retirement, which is divided into two distinct sections: Creating Your Masterpiece and The Art of Investing. In the first part, Williams writes eloquently about making choices in life and maintaining perspective. He doles out insightful advice about finding a purpose in retirement, acknowledging that as much as fifty percent of prospective retirees plan to continue working in retirement. The key, Williams advises, is to retire to something, not from something. One of the more interesting topics in the first part of the book is something the author calls legacy planning. With a great deal of sensitivity, he discusses leaving a legacy in the broadest sense, not just financially, but spiritually. The notion of passing along one's sense of values to future generations is rarely addressed in a book whose primary focus is investing. For this, the author deserves credit. Williams, a certified financial planner, closes the first part of the book with an excellent chapter offering several helpful rules of thumb that helps guide the reader in financially planning for retirement, along with an objective discussion of why and how to choose a financial planner. The second part of the book is not unlike other financially focused retirement books. Williams provides a detailed discussion of financial concepts, such as risk and diversification, and he offers his own anal

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Gary S. Williams, CFP(R) is the president of Williams Asset Management in Columbia, Maryland. As of 2013 and with over nineteen years of experience, he has earned numerous credentials and designations, including Certified Financial PlannerTM Practitioner, Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM, and Accredited Investment FiduciaryTM. Gary graduated from Towson University with a BS in business management and a concentration in finance. He participates in industry-related membership organizations, including the Financial Planning Association and Baltimore Estate Planning Council. As an active member of the community, Gary serves as a board member of the Dancel Family Y in Howard County and the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Central Maryland Y's board of directors. Gary is a passionate supporter and is committed to ALS-related fundraising activities for research and equipment; to that end, he currently serves as an active board member of the Brigance Brigade Foundation.

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