InfoTrak: Retirement Plans and IRA\'s

Only half of all eligible Americans contribute to a retirement plan. Ric Edelman, nationally-recognized financial advisor, syndicated columnist, author of The Truth About Retirement Plans and IRAs explained how the average person can save for a comfortable retirement. He talked about the importance of 401(k)s, and IRAs. He also explained how to determine how much money a person may need in retirement, and the dangers of borrowing money from retirement funds.

InfoTrak: Basic First Aid

James Hubbard, MD, author of Living Ready Pocket Manual - First Aid: Fundamentals for Survival discussed basic skills that everyone should know in the event of a medical emergency, and basic first aid supplies that every home should have on hand. He outlined steps to stop serious bleeding and what to do in the event someone simply collapses. He also talked about the lifesaving value of automated external defibrillators, which are found in many public places.

InfoTrak: Wasting Water

Simon Davidoff is Water Expert and Director, Food & Beverage Industry for Siemens Water Technologies He talked about little-known ways that water is wasted by consumers each year, both directly and indirectly. He explained how businesses are changing their practices to reduce water consumption and what the average person can do to determine and reduce their personal “water footprint.”

Ric Edelman

Ric Edelman is the chairman and CEO of Edelman Financial Services, LLC, the author of several personal finance books and the host of a syndicated weekly personal finance talk radio show called The Ric Edelman Show.

Edelman Financial

James Hubbard

James Hubbard has been a family doctor for over 30 years. He started out in his small Mississippi hometown, where patients taught him all kinds of home remedies. He\'s worked in emergency rooms and private clinics, in small towns and big cities. He now practices in Colorado.

A rising star in the survivalist world, Dr. Hubbard teaches how to survive when you can\'t get to a doctor at his popular blog TheSurvivalDoctor.com. In 2003, he also created MyFamilyDoctor.com, where health-care providers share their knowledge.

Dr. Hubbard\'s mission is to take medicine out of the academic halls and give people everywhere the tools they need to survive and thrive.

The Survival Doctor