Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth,9780062702470

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth

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ISBN13: 9780062702470
ISBN10: 0062702475
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-11-18
Publisher(s): HarperCollins Publications
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Summary

Provides the advice of everyday people who entered the world of personal finance, often with no real plan at the start, but find ways to accumulate astonishing amounts of money.

Author Biography

Ric Edelman, CFS, RFC, CMFC, CRC, New York Times bestselling author, PBS-TV personality, syndicated columnist, and nationally recognized TV and radio host, is one of the nation's best-known and most successful financial advisers

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Secret #1
They Carry a Mortgage on Their Homes Even Though They Can Afford to Pay it Off.
3(16)
In Their Own Words
19(46)
Secret #2
They Don't Diversify the Money They Contribute to Their Employer Retirement Plans
Instead, They Put All Their Contributions Into
One Asset Class---the One Few Others Choose.
33(32)
In Their Own Words
65(22)
Secret #3
Most of Their Wealth Came From Investments That Were Purchased for Less than $1,000.
87(8)
In Their Own Words
95(10)
Secret #4
They Rarely Move From One Investment to Another.
105(10)
In Their Words
115(10)
Mind Over Money
Why Investors Make the Mistakes They Do
125(30)
Secret #5
They Don't Measure Their Success Against the Dow or the S&P 500.
155(6)
In Their Own Words
161(18)
Secret #6
They Devote Less than Three Hours Per Month to Their Personal Finances.
And That Includes the Time They Spend Paying Bills.
And Budgeting?
They Never Bothered.
169(10)
In Their Own Words
179(14)
Secret #7
Money Management is a Family Affair Involving Their Kids as well as Their Parents.
193(8)
In Their Own Words
201(14)
Secret #8
They Differ From Most Investors in the Attention They Pay to the Media.
215(4)
In Their Own Words
219(88)
In Their Own Words
The Biggest Mistake I Ever Made
227(26)
The Smartest Thing I Ever Did
253(18)
The Obstacles I Faced
271(12)
My Advice For You
283(18)
Afterthoughts
In Our Own Words
301(4)
My Own (Final) Words
305(2)
About the Author 307(4)
Index 311

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