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From broke boomer to blazing bloomer -- Baby boomer blunders -- Take ownership of your retirement -- Understand the three marvels of wealth accumulation -- Liberate yourself from IRAs and 401(k)s -- Harness the power of safe, liquid equity -- Learn how to become your own banker -- Locate the key to your retirement : it's sitting under your own roof -- Sprint to retirement wealth via tax-smart alternatives -- Establish an Individual Retirement Abode (IRA) -- Choose investments that pass the liquidity, safety, and rate of return tests -- Insure that your retirement income lasts as long as you do -- Make "at-retirement planning" different from "for-retirement planning" -- Redefine yourself for a future of abundance -- Appendix A : what you need to know about TEFRA, DEFRA, TAMRA, and Internal Revenue Code compliance -- Appendix B : state individual income taxes