Book excerpt: Are you one of the tens of millions of folks that do not/will not have the "magical" one million dollars when retiring? If you are, this book will assist you in planning for a comfortable retirement within your risk tolerance level. It will provide insights about how to achieve a comfortable level of return on retirement investments, while protecting your original principal by generating an income flow from dividends that will fill the gap between retirement benefits and the income necessary to live out a satisfying retirement. The book covers the following topics: 1. How to assess your financial resources 2. Developing a plan for personal finances 3. Determining how much you really need to live during retirement 4. The basics of brokerage accounts, how to use them and how to manage them 5. How to determine your personal risk level 6. How to allocate your funds based upon your acceptable level of risk 7. Proven techniques to evaluate securities for portfolio inclusion 8. What is The Protected Principal Retirement Strategy, and how to apply it