Dont Get Caught With Your Pants Down A survival guide to job changes and retirement

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Summary: Outstanding Information!
Review: After receiving an early-retirement offer from my employer, I diligently went about reviewing my options. I was not sure whether to take a company annuity or a lump sum from my pension fund. I was not certain about how to handle my 401k. In defense of my company, they offered informational seminars however the best information has been this book. I would recommend, actually I would highly recommend this book for any employee thinking about changing jobs or retiring. This is a great-easy to read resource.

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Summary: Buy this Book!
Review: Don't Get Caught With Your Pants Down is a wonderful crash course for the layman on investments, long-term health care insurance, wills, trusts and IRA's. I enjoyed the tips on selecting an investment advisor and how to determine the fees you really pay to have a bank, brokerage firm, or mutual fund company when they assist you with your affairs. Other books I have read about investments & retirement tend to be real yawners, not this one! This book answered all my questions. As a bonus it is filled with some great one-liners, and is a pleasure to read. Buy it!

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Summary: WOW! Donald A. Nisbet is a genius!!!
Review: Don't Get Caught With Your Pants Down is survival guide, true to form. With all of the teacher layoffs in California supposedly looming on the horizon, I definitely recommend it for all who could be affected and or already have been affected by a layoff. This book is perfect for currently employed who want to get a jump on retirement and for those who would like to learn about investing and how to do it properly; god, it is such a great book, with so many uses I could talk about them all day but unfortunately I have to sum it up in 1000 words or less. Bottom line, read it, use it and don't get caught with your pants down, I didnt!!!

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Summary: Keep this in your back pocket!
Review: I haven't let this book stray too far from my side since my employer (major airline) offered me an early retirement. Very helpful!

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Summary: Great info!
Review: The cover and title of this book are certainly reflective of its contents. No fluff straight to the point. When I put this book down, I came away with the feeling, "everything is going to be okay"!The author provides some great commentary as to "why" employees do not have the same job security our grandparents enjoyed. I would say this book was written for the average person looking for general information about Rollover IRA's, good/bad retirement investments, wills and trusts etc. Alternate publications may be more appropriate if you need complex estate or retirement planning strategies. Bottom line: My stomach was not in knots after reading this book. Highly recommended!

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Summary: I'm Not Getting Caught!
Review: What the heck I am not afraid to admit it. I have worked in the investment business for over sixteen years and I got a lot out of the book. I have personally known the author and many of his clients since 1988. He has a way of presenting the facts in a manner that is both refreshing and easy to understand. The book is particularly valuable to the employee changing jobs or retiring from a major corporation. If you have questions about what to do with your 401k plan, pension etc you'll find the answers in this publication. Other issues like the importance of a will, the value of long term healthcare protection and retirement account do's and don'ts make this a valuable resource for employees. From a professional viewpoint I highly recommend the book. It's a wealth of knowledge packed into a book you can read in just a couple short hours...So, I'm not getting caught!