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"If you follow his straightforward advice, you will be well on your way to having your retirement planning under control, and you may well endure the inevitable financial storms with a minimum of damage."

– Paul B Brown, Reviewer, The New York Times
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"Paul Merriman's new book is a rich and meaty guide to achieving real retirement security. It's full of wise, easy-to-follow advice that will stand the test of time."
– Knight Kiplinger, Editor in Chief, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and The Kiplinger Letter

 

"It's a whole new ball game: the traditional defined-benefit corporate pension, which for decades assured the average retiree of comfortable existence, is a thing of the past.. Almost as an afterthought, employers are tossing workers into self-directed defined-contribution plans and forcing them into becoming their own investment managers. With "Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money," Paul Merriman has  thrown struggling employees and retired folks a lifeline--an easy-to-understand survey of the investment world and blueprint for successful portfolio management. Pick it up, read it, and secure your financial future."
–William Bernstein, author of The Birth of Plenty and The Four Pillars Of Investing

 

"Paul's insights and process to implement a financial plan to help enable our life's dreams is inspiring! Paul's book will help starry-eyed investors come back to earth and take-off again more safely with an exciting financial independence flight plan. Thank you Paul!"
– Alan Mulally, President and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplane

 

"Paul's wonderful book will educate you, stimulate you, and motivate you to develop the appropriate retirement plan for your personal situation. It provides both the diagnosis and prescription."
– Larry Swedroe, Director of Research of Buckingham Asset Management and author of The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need

 

"Investing should be very simple: You work hard for your money. You want your money to make money so you can live well today, retire comfortable and secure, and leave enough for your kids and their kids too. Well, you can have it all. Read Live It Up. Not only does Merriman know the secret to making your money work as hard as you do, he loves helping people achieve their goals and dreams."
– Paul B. Farrell, author of The Millionaire Code, The Winning Portfolio and The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing

 

"Paul Merriman is a practical idealist whose advice should be heeded."
– Sheldon Jacobs, editor, The No-Load Fund Investor

 

"Sage advice from a Master. Merriman pulls it all together: Investment Theory, Portfolio Strategy, Investor Psychology, and a practitioner's common sense approach to solving the great retirement riddle. There is no better road map for anyone that would like to retire in style, with financial security and peace of mind. Merriman is your experienced and friendly guide with intimate knowledge of the terrain. He navigates his familiar retirement landscape and avoids the pitfalls with the sure confidence of a veteran who has been there and done that with hundreds of personal clients."
– Frank Armstrong, president of Investor Solutions, Inc. and author, The Informed Investor.

 

"Typically, it's either or! Either you live it up during retirement and outlive your money, or you deprive yourself during retirements so that you don't outlive your money. Well, Paul Merriman provides practical and easy-to-implement advice that will help you do both - enjoy retirement without feat of running out of money."
– Robert Powell, editor, Retirement Weekly - a service of MarketWatch

 

"I recommend Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money! To you ... and your parents ... and your children ... and anyone else whose future you care about."
– Joseph L. Shaefer, chairman, The Stanford Advisory Group

 

"Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money should be required reading for everyone."
– Ed Fulbright, CPA, and host of Mastering Your Money radio show in Durham, NC

 

"One of the easiest to understand explanations and illustrations showing the importance of allocation diversification I have ever read."
–Bud Hebeler, www.analyzenow.com and author, J.K. Lasser's Your Winning Retirement Plan

 

"The reviews for Paul’s new book are not, and should not be construed as, an endorsement of the investment advisory services provided by Merriman Berkman Next, an investment adviser registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. No such reviewer is a client of Merriman Berkman Next, and has not commented as to a favorable Merriman Berkman Next investment experience.  Rather, their commentaries relate exclusively to Paul’s book. Please remember that different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk. Therefore, it should not be assumed that future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy (including the investments and/or investment strategies recommended by Paul Merriman in his book or undertaken by Merriman Berkman Next) will be profitable. A copy of Merriman Berkman Next’s current written disclosure statement discussing its advisory services and fees shall be provided to each prospective Merriman Berkman Next client prior to commencing an engagement."

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