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Title: The Armchair Millionaire by Douglas Gerlach ISBN: 0-7434-1192-7 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Really great jump start for new investors
Comment: If you're new to investing (like I am), you'll appreciate this book a lot. The authors made sense of a lot of what I've heard about the stock market and mutual funds but never really understood -- things like index funds and why they're better than buying stocks or other kinds of funds.
I particularly liked their advice on budgeting (they say it's okay to skip making a household budget because most people won't ever stick to it, like I never did) and how you can overcome human nature and procrastination with things like automatic investment programs.
I guess it's true that a lot of the advice in the book isn't new, if you're some kind of investor with years of experience. But the way it's all pulled together really makes it easy to understand for someone like me who hasn't been putting money into the stock market for very long.
I also like the way the book brings in all kinds of everyday people with their own tips and advice, not just some expert telling you what to do all the time. These people make it seem possible for anybody to overcome their problems, like how to get out of debt, and get started on the way to becoming a millionaire.
When I finished the book, I really felt like I had learned a lot, not only about how I could be investing better, but also why I had been making mistakes in the past and how I could improve. I guess time will tell -- ask me in 20 years when I just might be a millionaire myself!
Rating: 5
Summary: I think it's an easy way to start investing
Comment: I'm a brand-new investor. I don't have a lot of money, either. I first picked up this book because I liked the title. Plus the chair looks really cozy, doesn't it? When I read the inside cover of the book, it sounded like the perfect book for me.
I like how easy it is to read. It's funny, too. I also like that it has stories about real people and money. Mostly I like that the plan is really simple. Even though I don't have a lot of money and I don't know a lot about investing yet, I can start using the plan right away. I just need to pay off some little debts first, and the book helped me figure out how to do that too.
I live in a rural area so there aren't really any investment classes nearby. Nobody I know ever really talks about money, either. This book helped me learn more without any classes. I will definitely recommend this book to some of my friends who want to learn how to invest, too.
I haven't looked at the website yet. I hope it has even more good information.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not much content as a book, find the same info for free
Comment: First, I'll say that this was one of the first 10 investing books I've read as I'm starting the venture to becoming a wise investor.
The point of this review is to say that the book is pointless when the same exact info is given free and more concisely on the website with the same name. This book seems to try and fill up pages by adding fluff to a simple concept: invest 1/3 of your long term funds in each of US large cap stock index fund, US small cap stock index fund, and the large cap asian index fund. The rest of the book is really fluff around this.
I'd suggest simply visiting the armchair millionaire website to read the same info in a few pages.
Also, for the people in other reviews who say the strategy isn't performing well, they are forgetting that this is a LONG TERM strategy, and the reason the funds are currently at -2% return is because the crashes in 2000-2001 are being included. Over the long term, this strategy is considered sound. Thinking short term is entirely opposite to the strategy this book and others suggest.
In short, don't buy the book, just read the site.
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Title: Smart Couples Finish Rich : 9 Steps to Creating a Rich Future for You and Your Partner by David Bach ISBN: 0767904842 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley ISBN: 0740718584 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: 02 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Smart Women Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Achieving Financial Security and Funding Your Dreams (Revised Edition) by David Bach ISBN: 076791029X Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Finish Rich Workbook : Creating a Personalized Plan for a Richer Future by David Bach ISBN: 0767904818 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason ISBN: 0451205367 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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