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How can you help shield yourself from a volatile stock market swings during retirement? Dividend investing! Many think that growing the value of an investment portfolio is most crucial to a comfortable retirement. While accumulating funds that grow before you reach retirement is essential, you also need a flow of income after you retire. Investing in solid companies that provide dividends regardless of the daily ups and downs of the market is essential to generating income during retirement.

The 21 tales in this audiobook blend soft sci-fi, humor, absurd, and literary fiction to take the listener on unexpected journeys. From a man with a closet full of wearable bodies, to a romance budding from a remarkable loaf of bread, to an interview with an angel that takes a dark turn, there are sure to be tales here for everyone. Ten of these tales are flash fiction for quick jaunts, while the others are for longer, unexpected getaways.

Nikolai Krasnorada leads the life of a corporate nomad. Working for a gold explorations company, he's never put down roots, and he likes it that way. But when his CEO sends him to Toronto to strike a deal with LeBeau Mining, Nikolai meets Henri LeBeau, crown prince to the resources conglomerate and inveterate flirt. Sparks fly immediately, despite the business deal that threatens to go sour and Nikolai's own reluctance to give Henri false hope about him being Mr. Right.

France, 1916. The Great War. High above the carnage in the trenches, British and German aces joust like knights of old for control of the skies. The strain and tension of living every day on the edge of death leads to dangerous choices and wild risks. When British ace Bat Bryant's past catches up with him, he strikes out in panic and kills the man threatening him with exposure. But there's a witness: the big, handsome American pilot Cowboy Cooper.

What makes one human? This is a question which has been pondered for centuries. Author Tamara Wilhite has assembled a collection of short stories that make the Twilight Zone seem dull in comparison in order to help the listener further ponder this question. Set in mankind's future, Humanity's Edge is a precursor to bigger and better things to come from this talented science-fiction author.

The identity theft epidemic is the result of excessive collection, retention, and sharing of personal information as well as mismanagement of personal data. Despite the dangers, consumers and companies handle personal information carelessly, without understanding the risks. Businesses will lose millions of dollars a year because of identity theft, and identity fraud will destroy families and individuals. But you can trim your "identity fat". Understand the risks, identify bad habits, and implement best practices with an Identity Diet.

Steve Booren, founder of Prosperion Financial Advisors, has seen it all in his four decades advising business owners, wealthy families, and everyday folks. What he came to realize is the importance of investor behavior: that how investors choose to act, or react, has a profound impact on their investment success.