Contents
Prologue.......................................................................................................... i Help From an Actuary............................................................................ i Putting Actuarial Expertise on Your Side .......................................ii Actuaries and Retirement .................................................................. iii Your Own Personal Actuary ..............................................................iv Why IRAs? Why Now?.........................................................................iv Three Conflicts in Your IRA....................................................................1 It Happened to Me ................................................................................. 2 Conflicts in Your IRA............................................................................ 4 Yes, I’m Talking to You......................................................................... 5 Outside-the-Box Thinking .................................................................. 6 Conflict No. 1: Growth vs. Security .....................................................7 The Conflict Inherent in Today’s Market .......................................8 Realities of a Volatile Market..............................................................9 The Impact of Volatility..................................................................... 12 Why It Hurts So Much When the Market Crashes ................... 14 The Flip Side of the Coin .................................................................. 14 The Challenge of Low Interest Rates............................................. 16
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