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Who Are These Two AgeProof Authors?
I had promised our blog readers additional information about the authors of The book, AgeProof: Living Longer Without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip by Jean Chatzky and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., (Grand Central, 2017), which takes a very different approach to the unusual two combined viewpoints of medicine and finance. If you did not read my previous post, CLICK HERE
Who are these two authors?
Jean Chatzky, the financial editor for NBC’s TODAY show, is an award-winning personal finance
journalist, AARP’s personal finance ambassador and host of the pod…cast HerMoney with Jean Chatzky on iTunes. Jean is also a best-selling author. In 2015, Jean teamed up with Time for Kids and The PwC Charitable Foundation to launch Your $, a financial literacy magazine reaching two million schoolchildren each month. She lives with her family in Westchester County, New York. www.jeanchatzky.com
Dr. Michael Fredric Roizen is an American anesthesiologist and internist, an award-winning author and the chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic. Roizen became famous for developing the RealAge concept and has authored or coauthored five number one New York Times best sellers.
He has been praised for encouraging Americans to exercise and live healthier lives – and has been an outspoken critic of politicians who use health funds for other purposes – particularly for taking tobacco settlement money and using it for unintended purposes. Besides advocating for a healthier lifestyle today, Roizen has speculated that by 2023 one of the 14 areas of aging might have a breakthrough that will allow people to live until 160 with the same quality of life as at age 45.
Strange Combination: Medical and Financial Make For a Winner
I don’t know if I have ever seen this before. At # 9 on today’s Wall Street Journal best-selling business book list is a book about finance from a medical perspective (July 8-9, 2017, p. C10). As of this writing, the book is in the top 50 in three Amazon.com sub-categories.
The book, AgeProof: Living Longer Without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip by Jean Chatzky and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., (Grand Central, 2017) takes a very different approach to the two combined viewpoints.
From Amazon.com, here is a description:
“Two of the world’s leading experts explain the vital link between health and wealth that could add years to your life and dollars to your retirement savings.
All the money in the world doesn’t mean a thing if we can’t get out of bed. And the healthiest body in the world won’t stay that way if we’re frazzled about five figures worth of debt. TODAY Show financial expert Jean Chatzky and the Cleveland Clinic’s chief wellness officer Dr. Michael Roizen explain the vital connection between health and wealth–giving readers all the tactics, strategies, and know-how to live longer, healthier, more lucrative lives.
The same principles that allow us to achieve a better body will allow us to do the same for our investment portfolio. For instance, physical and financial stability comes down to the same equation: Inflow versus outflow. Do we burn more calories than we ingest? Likewise, are we making more money than we spend? The authors detail scientific ways to improve our behavior so that the answers tilt in the readers’ favor. They also offer ways to beat the system by automating how we do things and limiting our decisions in the face of too much food or too much debt.
Chatzky and Roizen provide a plan for both financial independence and biological strength with action steps to get you there.”
In an upcoming post, I will give you some background about these authors, and explain why I believe this book may have long-lasting impact.
Three Business Books Debut on Best-Seller List This Week
This was an incredible week for new entries on the Business Best-Seller lists. Today, the Wall Street Journal published its list of hardcover business books, and an astonishing three new books debuted (March 11-12, 2017, p. C-10).
The first is Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook by Tony Robbins (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2017). It debuted all the way to the top – in its first week on the best-seller list, it sits at # 1.
The second is Age-Proof: Living Longer without Running Out of Money or Breaking a Hip by Jean Chatzky and Michael F. Rozien (New York: Grand Central Life & Style, 2017). It came in at # 3.
The last is The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2017). This book debuted at # 6.
Over the next few days, I will discuss with Randy Mayeux the possibility of these books appearing at our First Friday Book Synopsis in the upcoming months. Look for additional information and decisions very soon.
