The Ten Roads to Riches The Ways the Wealthy Got There (And How You Can Too!)

by Fisher, Kenneth L.; Hoffmans, Lara

• ISBN13: 9780470285367
• ISBN10: 0470285362
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-15
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

If you've ever wondered how the super-rich built their wealth, then this book is for you. The Ten Roads to Riches takes an engaging and informative look at some of America's most famous (and infamous) modern-day millionaires (and billionaires) and reveals how they found their fortunes. Surprisingly, the super-wealthy usually get there by taking just one of ten possible roads. And now, so can you! Plenty of books tell you how to be frugal and save, but The Ten Roads to Riches tells you how you can, realistically, get super-rich.

Author Biography

Ken Fisher is best known for his prestigious "Portfolio Strategy" column in Forbes magazine, where his twenty-four-year tenure of high-profile market calls makes him the fourth longest-running columnist in Forbes's ninety-year history. He is also founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fisher Investments, an independent global money management firm with over $45 billion in assets. Fisher is ranked #271 on the 2007 Forbes 400 list of richest Americans and #677 on the 2008 Forbes Global Billionaire list, and is on Investment Advisor magazine's prestigious IA-25 list of the industry's most influential people. He is the award-winning author of numerous scholarly articles and has published four previous major finance books, including the New York Times bestseller The Only Three Questions Count, which is published by Wiley. Fisher has been published, interviewed, and/or written about in most major American, British, and German finance or business periodicals. He has a weekly column in Handelsblatt, Germany's leading finance daily.

Lara Hoffmans graduated with a BA from the University of Notre Dame. She is a Senior Content Editor at Fisher Investments, and coauthored with Ken Fisher the bestseller The Only Three Questions That Count.

Table of Contents

Preface: Why Ten Roads?	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
The Richest Road	p. 1
Picking a Path	p. 2
Newer or Better?	p. 4
Built to Sell or Built to Last?	p. 6
Bootstrap or Finance?	p. 9
Public or Private?	p. 10
The Big Bull's-Eye	p. 12
Founders Are Quitters-Just Do It	p. 16
Pardon Me, That's My Throne	p. 23
Gray Hair and Dues-Paying	p. 24
A CEO-volution (Through My Father's Eyes)	p. 25
How to Lead	p. 32
How to Get the Job	p. 33
The Big Payday	p. 37
CEOs and Superheroes	p. 39
The Best Part	p. 41
Along for the Ride: Ride-Alongs	p. 45
Why Ride Along?	p. 46
Pick the Right Firm	p. 48
Be the Right Guy	p. 52
Rich ... and Famous	p. 59
The Talent Show	p. 61
Potholes Ahead No One Sees!	p. 65
Mogul Meandering	p. 70
Marry Well. Really Well	p. 77
How to Marry a Millionaire Billionaire	p. 79
Like a Fine Wine-Well Maintained	p. 86
Men Can Play Too!	p. 89
Love, Marriage, and Money	p. 92
Steal It-Like a Pirate, but Legally	p. 95
Crusader or Pirate?	p. 96
Raider's Road	p. 97
The Richest Legal Road	p. 99
Tort Us and the Scare	p. 100
Target Practice	p. 108
When a Pirate Becomes a Villain	p. 111
The Inside Track	p. 113
OPM-Not Opium: Where Most of the Richest Are	p. 117
Basic OPM Career Rules	p. 118
Steps to OPM Wealth	p. 120
Hedge Your Bets	p. 127
Private Equity's Big Bucks	p. 132
Don't Break the Law	p. 133
Love Capitalism, Not Social Acceptance	p. 136
Inventing Income	p. 141
The True Inventors	p. 142
Writing for Dollars	p. 144
Political Pensions-and Good News	p. 149
If You Can't Be President ...	p. 151
Think Tanks Run Amok-a Sham-Scam	p. 155
Trumping the Land Barons	p. 159
Monetize It	p. 160
The Fool's Bargain	p. 163
Getting Started	p. 166
Buy, Build, or Both?	p. 169
Where to Be and Not to Be; That Is the Question	p. 171
The Road More Traveled	p. 177
Income Matters	p. 178
Saving Grace	p. 180
Get a Good Rate of Return (Buy Stocks)	p. 185
The Right Strategy	p. 188
Bonds Are Riskier Than Stocks. Seriously	p. 195
Like Hetty?	p. 198
Conclusion	p. 203
Notes	p. 205
Index	p. 221
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