Robb Armstrong is the creator of the nationally syndicated Jump Start comic strip, which has won high praise for its positive portrayal of African-Americans, and the author of Jump Start: A Love Story, published by HarperPerennial. He lives with his wife and two-year-old daughter in Philadelphia.
Bruce J. Smith III is one of America's leading authorities on retirement income planning and strategy. He is the former Vice-Chairman of Investors Capital, a Boston based national investment firm. He has also served on a variety of insurance industry boards, providing insight on consumer needs for retirement benefits planning. Bruce is a US Navy veteran who served in the Nuclear Engineering Department aboard submarines. He has dedicated almost 30 years to the pursuit of helping retirees and pre-retirees maximize the benefits from their retirement accounts. He is the creator of the Real World Retirement� program - a simple and easy to understand retirement planning process. This powerful… program is so unique that a US Patent has been applied for! Bruce has been profiled as a Leading Financial Advisor as seen in Forbes� magazine for 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Silvia Montiglio is associate professor of classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is author of Silence in the Land of Logos.