The Luckiest Guy in the World

By Raymond D. Loewe

I consider myself to be the luckiest guy in the world because Im living the life I want to live. Im 70 years old. Im still involved in a career I love and Ive been able to structure that career so I can stay in as long as I wish. It allows me to take time to stay healthy, travel, and follow-up on hobbies and things that Im passionate about. This is the result of a four-step planning process that I began 15 years ago.

The New Retirement Paradigm

Know yourself.
Define your ideal work life.
Define your vision of your play life.
Arrange your financial infrastructure to be able to have the life you want.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Jan 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9781475964776

Raymond D. Loewe

Ray Loewe's mission is to meet with clients and to get them feeling better about their financial future. His Unique Ability™ enables him to sift through the clutter of his clients' financial concerns and help find the best solutions, often using and sharing new perspectives in the process. This ability led to the development of The College Money System™, The New Retirement Paradigm™, and Wealth & Wisdom Sharing™ as ways of helping clients define their concerns and visualize their opportunities. He has appeared on Good Morning America, CNNfn, and CNBC. He has been frequently quoted in national and local newspapers and magazines, including the Wall Street Journal and Money Magazine. Professional organizations often feature Ray as a speaker, including the Maryland Bar Association, the Annual Forum of The Society of Financial Service Professionals, and local Estate Planning Council and FPA groups. Ray has authored four books on effective college planning including, How to Plan for College: An Advisor’s Guide to Acquiring New Clients and Profitable Assets, which was released by The National Underwriting Company in 2007. His most recent book, The Luckiest Guy in the World, describes a process for imagining and implementing a New Retirement Paradigm. Ray is a Registered Representative and Investment Advisory Representative with United Planners Financial Services of America, Member FINRA and SIPC. Ray holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and is a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC). E-mail: [e-mail] Website: www.financialresourcesnetwork.com

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2012922661

iUniverse rev. date: 01/17/2013

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1 My Paradigm Shift

Chapter 2 Money is a Tool

Chapter 3 The New Retirement Paradigm™

Chapter 4 Know Yourself

Chapter 5 Define Your Ideal Work Life

Chapter 6 Define Your Vision of your Play Life

Chapter 7 Build the Financial Infrastructure to Support Your New Life

About the Author

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Chapter 1

My Paradigm Shift

I am the luckiest guy in the world! I travel several times a year to fascinating places, I have developed (no pun intended) a hobby in photography and won prizes for my photos. I am