Business Adventures by John Brooks. A collection of articles that is still as interesting, funny and relevant today as it must have been then. The author doesn’t assault the reader with paradigm shifts, rubrics or lessons learned. He simply presents engaging business stories to be enjoyed. I talked about in a little more detail here.
Forty-five years ago I read “The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need” by Tobias. Despite predating indexing, 401(k)’s, and Roth’s; TOIGYEN imprinted in me the benefits of saving and compounding in an easy to read writing style. The book has been frequently updated with the most recent edition in 2022.
The book was eye opening for me. And one of the surprises was the fact that the authors were contacted by businesses that wished to market to the wealthy but didn’t seem to know who they were or where they lived. It wasn’t just ordinary people who wrongly assumed they were all holed up in the highest priced neighborhoods. The marketing people who reached out to Stanley and Danko also seemed surprised to learn that many millionaires actually lived literally “next door”.
Business Adventures by John Brooks. A collection of articles that is still as interesting, funny and relevant today as it must have been then. The author doesn’t assault the reader with paradigm shifts, rubrics or lessons learned. He simply presents engaging business stories to be enjoyed. I talked about in a little more detail here.
Forty-five years ago I read “The Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need” by Tobias. Despite predating indexing, 401(k)’s, and Roth’s; TOIGYEN imprinted in me the benefits of saving and compounding in an easy to read writing style. The book has been frequently updated with the most recent edition in 2022.
The Little Book that beats the market by Joel Greenblatt was very enjoyable, brief and highly educational for me.
The Millionaire Next Door. As a teenager it showed me that you could become financially secure no matter what type of career you had.
The book was eye opening for me. And one of the surprises was the fact that the authors were contacted by businesses that wished to market to the wealthy but didn’t seem to know who they were or where they lived. It wasn’t just ordinary people who wrongly assumed they were all holed up in the highest priced neighborhoods. The marketing people who reached out to Stanley and Danko also seemed surprised to learn that many millionaires actually lived literally “next door”.