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Playing Smart


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In 2009, Sports Illustrated reported that 78% of NFL players file for bankruptcy or face financial hardship only two years after playing their last game. Stories of Mike Tyson, Curt Schilling, Allen Iverson, and other athletes who have squandered millions of dollars constantly hit the news headlines. This book is written for those athletes who want to plan for a future that does not include financial hardships, regardless of the length of their career. "Playing Smart" is written for authors who dare to be different. Ryan Mack, nationally renowned financial expert and author, has worked with many athletes throughout his career. Many talented athletes are young men and women when they enter their professional sports career. These athletes want to be informed, but don't know which questions to ask. This book is a clear, easy to understand guide to a variety of topics which help professional athletes minimize the risk of losing their fortune. In fact, this book will help athletes learn how to make their money and savings grow. Inside you will find strategies for navigating: - Family and Money: Strategies for navigating money with family in a way that is balanced and protects the athlete's interests. - Advisors: Weeding out unethical advisors and building an effective/comprehensive team. - Retirement: Wealth building strategies to create a long term financial plan for life after sports. - Giving Back: Responsible strategies for giving back to the community and empowering others. Ryan Mack has used his expertise to create a handbook, the first of its kind, to empower athletes financially. If an athlete wants to spend his or her money wisely to maximize the possibility of long-term financial success, they must read "Playing Smart" and keep it for future reference. Ryan Mack wrote this book knowing that he would not be in the room or in the orientation to assist every athlete, but having this book and the answers to its questions is the next best thing!
About the Author: President of Optimum Capital Management, Ryan Mack: Mr. Mack has a life mission to build and develop a durable financial empire geared towards educating his community and beyond. Ryan Mack graduated from the University of Michigan Business School (ranked number one in the country) with a concentration in Finance. His career in equity markets began in Detroit, Michigan as a stock trader and later as a trader for the largest NASDAQ trading firm in the nation, Knight Securities. Having a passion for teaching he established his own financial awareness group in 2003 where he began to publish regular newsletters about various financial related issues that were of interest to people from all income levels. In addition to being a financial advisor working with many prominent clients across the U.S., he charitably lends his support to inner-city communities by coordinating workshops and creating economic empowerment initiatives that teach the principles of understanding the power of financial literacy. Unions, churches, government-subsidized housing communities, municipal programs, nonprofits, inner-city organizations, international communities and especially colleges and universities have benefited from the financial workshops/programs that he has developed and instructed through Optimum Capital Management. As a renowned public speaker he has provided keynote presentations to organizations across the country such as Harvard University, Columbia University, Princeton University, NAACP, and the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. He can be regularly viewed on television networks such as GMTV, CNBC, CNN, Thomson Reuters, and BET discussing economic/social issues that impact American citizens. Ryan has also authored his book "Living in the Village"; has been profiled in Tavis Smiley's Covenant and Action (a New York Times Bestseller); co-authored a book with Kevin Powell entitled "The Black Male Handbook"; featured in Black Enterprise, African American Family, The Source & NV Magazine; contributes regularly to Huffingtonpost.com, The Network Journal, Fortune, and Black Enterprise; received the Top 40 Ander 40 Achievement Award from The Network Journal; was inducted by Medgar Evers College (where he currently serves as a board member) into its national honor society PI ETA KAPPA as a honorary member; and received Tom Joyner's "Hardest Working Financial Advisor Award."


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780985989019
  • Publisher: Optimum Institute of Empowerment, Incorporated
  • Publisher Imprint: Optimum Institute of Empowerment, Incorporated
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 72
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: The Professional Athletes' Handbook for Future Financial Stability
  • Width: 127 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0985989017
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2014
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Weight: 132 gr


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