When it was first published, What If Boomers Can't Retire? predicted what would happen when boomers switched from buying stocks to selling them for retirement income. Since then-and as predicted by author Thornton Parker-stocks have become less important, prices have declined, corporations have shifted their emphasis from inflating stocks to just surviving, and there is currently a recession in full swing.
This book shows that there is a bright side, however. If enough boomers work in their later years and preserve their capital, and if the country improves the way it uses capital, the results can lead to fuller lives for millions of people, healthier communities, and more sustainable economies worldwide. Parker details specific actions that individuals and organizations can take to gradually make the shift from the dangerously risky pursuit of phantom wealth to productive investments based on real accomplishments, goods, and services.
By:
PARKER
Foreword by:
Hazel Henderson
Imprint: Berrett-Koehler
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 218mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 314g
ISBN: 9781576752494
ISBN 10: 1576752496
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 January 2018
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword by Hazel Henderson Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Beware of Phantom Wealth Part I: Baby Boomers and Their Retirement Plans Chapter 1: Social Security: The Tip of the Retirement Iceberg Chapter 2: Can Stocks Help Baby Boomers Retire? Chapter 3: Views from Eight Other Books Chapter 4: How Baby Boomers’ Later Years Will Unfold Part II: Phantom Wealth and Its Effects Chapter 5: Stocks, Wealth, and Phantom Wealth Chapter 6: The Drive to Create Phantom Wealth Chapter 7: Why Stock Prices Don’t Create Real Wealth Chapter 8: How Phantom Wealth Hurts the Economy Part III: Guiding the Future--Yours and Society’s Chapter 9: How We Can Meet Our Real Needs Chapter 10: What Individuals Can Do Chapter 11: What Organizations Can Do Chapter 12: Conclusion: How to Change a Very Big System Appendixes Notes Glossary Index About the Author
Most people specialize in one or a few fields and progress up through them in what are often called stovepipes or fence pickets. Thornton (Tip) Parker has done the opposite by deliberately working on tasks that require knowledge of multiple fields. He is a generalist with more than forty-five years of widely diverse government and business experience in management, strategic planning, finance and accounting, manufacturing, marketing, personnel administration, transportation, technology management, large computer and information systems, intergovernmental relations, assistance management, and policy development.
