People come up with all kinds of reasons to retire, including the "give up" retirement that can follow after a layoff. Chad Burton, CFP^®, and Rob Black discuss these reasons versus the most important factor in decision-making: your portfolio's value.

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Bill Tai of MaiTaiGlobal.org joins our new Emmy Award winning host Kym McNicholas. They discuss Bills' organization which helps create strong business relationships through kite boarding and how it has evolved to the creation of Extreme Tech Challenge.

Kym and Bill take calls from Extreme Tech Challenge judges and winners including:

• Lars Rasmussen who talks about creating google maps.
• Veronica Serra, a Brazilian investor who talks about judging the Extreme Tech Challenge and investing in Breathometer.
• Charles Michael Yim (Breathometer.com) winner of Shark Tank and Extreme Tech Challenge gives advice to aspiring entrepreneurs wishing to compete and winning ETC.
• Polina Raygorodskaya co-founder and CEO of Wanderu.com talks about her app and competing on ETC.
• Extreme Tech Challenge co-winner Adam Jackson (DoctorOnDemand.com) talks about working with Dr. Phil McGraw on a service which aims to revolutionize our idea of the doctors visit.

Don't forget to register for our seminar at the Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos on Thursday, July 30th. Click HERE to sign up!

To have your questions answered by Kym and her guests call 1-800-516-1220 on Thursdays from 2:00-3:00 p.m. (PDT)

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