Profiles of some of America's richest people and how they got that way--and how you can too! While we can't promise that this book will elevate you to the ranks of the super-rich, we can say that within its pages you'll discover everything you need to know about how, exactly, many of America's most famous (and infamous) millionaires and billionaires acquired their fortunes. The big surprise is that all of the super-wealthy it profiles got where they are today by taking one of just ten possible roads--including starting a business, buying real estate, investing wisely, and marrying extremely…mehr
Profiles of some of America's richest people and how they got that way--and how you can too! While we can't promise that this book will elevate you to the ranks of the super-rich, we can say that within its pages you'll discover everything you need to know about how, exactly, many of America's most famous (and infamous) millionaires and billionaires acquired their fortunes. The big surprise is that all of the super-wealthy it profiles got where they are today by taking one of just ten possible roads--including starting a business, buying real estate, investing wisely, and marrying extremely well. Whether you aspire to shameful wealth or just a demure fortune, bestselling author and self-made billionaire, Ken Fisher, will show you how to walk in the footsteps of tycoons--all the way to the financial success you dream of and deserve. * Packed with amusing anecdotes of individuals who have traveled (or tumbled) down each road to wealth * Extracts valuable lessons on how you, too, can achieve serious wealth, and, just as importantly, hold onto it * Provides powerful tools for determining what you need to do to position yourself for success and "Guideposts" and "Warning Signs" to help keep you safely on your road to success * Second Edition features more profiles and instructive examples than were found in the bestselling first editionHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
KEN FISHER is best known for his prestigious "Portfolio Strategy" column in Forbes magazine. As well as being the longest-running continuous columnist at the publication, he is the founder and Executive Chairman of Fisher Investments. ELISABETH DELLINGER is an analyst at Fisher Investments and senior editor of MarketMinder.com. She is also coauthor of Beat the Crowd with Ken Fisher. LARA W. HOFFMANS has coauthored numerous bestsellers with Ken Fisher, including The Only Three Questions That Count, How to Smell a Rat, and Plan Your Prosperity.
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Preface: Now, More Than Ever ix Acknowledgments xxiii About the Authors xxvii Chapter 1 The Richest Road 1 Picking a Path 3 Newer or Better? 4 Built to Sell or Built to Last? 6 Bootstrap or Finance? 10 Public or Private? 11 The Big Bull's-Eye 13 Founders Are Quitters-Just Do It 17 Chapter 2 Pardon Me, That's My Throne 23 Gray Hair and Dues-Paying 24 A CEO-volution (Through My Father's Eyes) 25 How to Lead 33 How to Get the Job 34 Aim Small . . . at First 36 The Big Payday 37 CEOs and Superheroes 40 The Best Part 43 Executive Education 43 Chapter 3 Along for the Ride: Ride-Alongs 47 Why Ride Along? 48 Pick the Right Firm 50 Be the Right Guy 55 Ride-Along Reading 59 Chapter 4 Rich . . . and Famous 61 The Talent Show 63 Potholes Ahead No One Sees! 67 Mogul Meandering 72 Read Your Way to Fame 78 Chapter 5 Marry Well. Really Well 81 How to Marry a Millionaire Billionaire 83 Like a Fine Wine-Well Maintained 90 Men Can Play, Too! 93 Love, Marriage, and Money 96 Do It by the Book 97 Chapter 6 Steal It-Like a Pirate, but Legally 99 Crusader or Pirate? 100 Raider's Road 101 The Richest Legal Road 103 Tort Us and the Scare 104 Target Practice 112 When a Pirate Becomes a Villain 115 The Inside Track 117 Chapter 7 OPM-Not Opium: Where Most of the Richest Are 121 Basic OPM Career Rules 122 Steps to OPM Wealth 124 Hedge Your Bets 130 Private Equity's Big Bucks 135 Don't Break the Law 137 Love Capitalism, Not Social Acceptance 142 Chapter 8 Inventing Income 145 The True Inventors 146 Writing for Dollars 148 Political Pensions-and Good News 153 If You Can't Be President . . . 155 Think Tanks Run Amok-a Sham-Scam 159 Monetized Reading 161 Chapter 9 Trumping the Land Barons 165 The Magic 166 Monetize It 166 The Fool's Bargain 169 Flippin's for Friggin' Losers 171 Getting Started 172 Buy, Build, or Both? 175 Where to Be and Not to Be; That Is the Question 177 Baron Books 181 Chapter 10 The Road More Traveled 183 Income Matters 184 Saving Grace 186 Get a Good Rate of Return (Buy Stocks) 191 The Right Strategy 194 Bonds Are Riskier Than Stocks-Seriously 202 Like Hetty? 205 Reading for Dollars 206 Notes 209 Index 227
Preface: Now, More Than Ever ix Acknowledgments xxiii About the Authors xxvii Chapter 1 The Richest Road 1 Picking a Path 3 Newer or Better? 4 Built to Sell or Built to Last? 6 Bootstrap or Finance? 10 Public or Private? 11 The Big Bull's-Eye 13 Founders Are Quitters-Just Do It 17 Chapter 2 Pardon Me, That's My Throne 23 Gray Hair and Dues-Paying 24 A CEO-volution (Through My Father's Eyes) 25 How to Lead 33 How to Get the Job 34 Aim Small . . . at First 36 The Big Payday 37 CEOs and Superheroes 40 The Best Part 43 Executive Education 43 Chapter 3 Along for the Ride: Ride-Alongs 47 Why Ride Along? 48 Pick the Right Firm 50 Be the Right Guy 55 Ride-Along Reading 59 Chapter 4 Rich . . . and Famous 61 The Talent Show 63 Potholes Ahead No One Sees! 67 Mogul Meandering 72 Read Your Way to Fame 78 Chapter 5 Marry Well. Really Well 81 How to Marry a Millionaire Billionaire 83 Like a Fine Wine-Well Maintained 90 Men Can Play, Too! 93 Love, Marriage, and Money 96 Do It by the Book 97 Chapter 6 Steal It-Like a Pirate, but Legally 99 Crusader or Pirate? 100 Raider's Road 101 The Richest Legal Road 103 Tort Us and the Scare 104 Target Practice 112 When a Pirate Becomes a Villain 115 The Inside Track 117 Chapter 7 OPM-Not Opium: Where Most of the Richest Are 121 Basic OPM Career Rules 122 Steps to OPM Wealth 124 Hedge Your Bets 130 Private Equity's Big Bucks 135 Don't Break the Law 137 Love Capitalism, Not Social Acceptance 142 Chapter 8 Inventing Income 145 The True Inventors 146 Writing for Dollars 148 Political Pensions-and Good News 153 If You Can't Be President . . . 155 Think Tanks Run Amok-a Sham-Scam 159 Monetized Reading 161 Chapter 9 Trumping the Land Barons 165 The Magic 166 Monetize It 166 The Fool's Bargain 169 Flippin's for Friggin' Losers 171 Getting Started 172 Buy, Build, or Both? 175 Where to Be and Not to Be; That Is the Question 177 Baron Books 181 Chapter 10 The Road More Traveled 183 Income Matters 184 Saving Grace 186 Get a Good Rate of Return (Buy Stocks) 191 The Right Strategy 194 Bonds Are Riskier Than Stocks-Seriously 202 Like Hetty? 205 Reading for Dollars 206 Notes 209 Index 227
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