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Get the Summary of Nick Maggiulli's Just Keep Buying in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Everyone faces big questions when it comes to money: questions about saving, investing, and whether you're getting it right with your finances.
Unfortunately, many of the answers provided by the financial industry have been based on belief and conjecture rather than data and evidence—until now.
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#1 The American economy experienced a boom beginning in 1897, which was only briefly interrupted by the outbreak of the Spanish War. But it returned to a very different country from the America of the eighties and nineties. The frontier had now been closed for many years.
#2 The idea of outward conquest had been given a powerful impetus by the opera-bouffe victory...
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#1 Mediation is different from litigation. It is a process where two parties compromise their way to a resolution, rather than fighting their way to victory. When the lawyers are out of the room, Tyler and Cameron try to avoid talking about the case itself.
#2 The twins were eventually forced to go to mediation, where they met with the mediator Tony Piazza. They thought...
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#1 Start-ups are hot. They are difficult, and they will test your creativity, perseverance, courage, and intelligence. They will also test your relationships with your family and friends. This book will help you navigate the start-up terrain and make the journey to success as smooth and efficient as possible.
#2 The start-up path is predictable. It begins with...
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#1 Jan Garfinkle, after spending 20 years in various operational capacities, decided to be a venture capitalist. She raised her own fund and launched Arboretum Ventures, a fund focused on early-stage health care and medical device companies.
#2 The functions of a venture firm can be separated into four key parts: raise a venture fund, build a portfolio of investment...
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Book Preview: #1 The most efficient way to make outsized returns is by luck, but credibility with institutional investors is the only thing that matters. Good luck is great, but no one is going to give you billions of dollars to manage just because you've gotten some. You must demonstrate a systemic causality in your trading to prove that your performance isn't just luck.
#2 There...
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#1 Being a Chillpreneur isn't about working from a hammock in Bali. It's about finding a new way of doing business that works for your bank account and supports your wellbeing.
#2 This book is all about crushing your to-do list, crushing your excuses, and crushing your fear. It's about making money while you sleep, and it's about giving yourself permission to stop trying...
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Book Preview: #1 The Cinderella Complex is the fear women have of being financially independent. We are taught that being a woman means not having money, not managing it, and not being financially independent.
#2 I had just finished selling two homes to pay off part of a debt to the IRS, and was still reeling from the shock. I had always thought of myself as someone who didn't have...
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#1 The difference between the great classical musician George Frideric Handel and the pop singer Shane Filan is that Handel was able to make a handsome profit when he sold his shares in the South Sea Company before the end of June 1719. Filan, on the other hand, was bankrupted when the housing bubble collapsed.
#2 There are three ways in which bubbles can be useful....
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Book Preview: #1 Working gigs online can generate a little side income, or you can completely change your lifestyle and remove the shackles of 9-to-5 office work. You can become a digital nomad and travel the world while working online, or you can elevate your own rising star and design your dream job. The Web can make it happen.
#2 The gig economy refers to the plethora of short-term...
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Book Preview: #1 Debt settlement is the process of getting creditors to reduce the amount of money you owe them by settling the debt for a fraction of what it is worth. It is not recommended to use debt settlement to get rid of credit card debt.
#2 The best way to find a good debt settlement company is to ask other debtors or friends for recommendations. Debt settlement companies...
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Book Preview: #1 The market capitalization of publicly traded US stocks is roughly $35 trillion. It is a marketplace dominated by giant investment management firms such as BlackRock, with $7. 4 trillion in assets under management, and the Vanguard Group, with $5. 3 trillion.
#2 The Investment Company of America, which was founded by JBL in 1934, has averaged a 12. 0% annual net return...
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Book Preview: #1 In the spring of 1913, 13-year-old Georges Doriot ran home from school. He had excelled at his classes, and had the certificate to prove it. His father, however, was unimpressed.
#2 When Auguste was discharged from the French Army in the fall of 1889, he was a young and ambitious man who had great expectations. However, he had to spend five years in the prime of his...
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Book Preview: #1 Intellectual property is all the stuff the author created: books, stories, notes, audio, film, and potentially more. This book is first an education for the author himself, and then it is about the method he has found to communicate this information to his heirs.
#2 The Elvis Presley estate is worth over $400 million dollars as of 2017, and he is still a household...
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Book Preview: #1 The woman in the example above was a thief, but she wasn't the only one. Department stores and other retail spaces designed to generate an emotional response from customers rather than a practical one caught on with the upper class and bored women began shoplifting to entertain themselves.
#2 The department store, which was a culmination of many retail concepts that...
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#1 The concept of the Visionary within an organization is one of the great breakthroughs experienced by clients. Understanding and implementing this concept is both eye-opening and empowering.
#2 As a Visionary, you are extremely passionate about your product, service, company, and customers. You are extremely entrepreneurial, a creator, and likely a founder of your firm. You have...
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Book Preview: #1 The term rich was first used by cartoonist Richie Rich, who was the richest kid in the world. However, Richie's lifestyle was far from my childhood reality.
#2 The way you perceive your own wealth is a result of your behavioral leanings, life experiences, and personal philosophy. You should feel fulfilled, not just wealthy.
#3 The rich are not just looking to accumulate...
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Book Preview: #1 Many politicians around the world have studied the drivers of Silicon Valley's success and want to replicate it in their own cities. They look at the area's venture capital industry, which epitomizes the neoliberal essence of Silicon Valley, and its role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.
#2 Venture capital, which is largely funded by the public, is often...
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#1 Making a choice is required to build wealth. When you wake up and realize that you're not happy with the life you're living, make a choice to change it. Ask yourself, Is the way I'm living my life leading me to the future that I want.
#2 We all lead a programmed life — much of what we do is determined by our culture, family, values, friends, education, career path,...
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#1 I was a Chinese immigrant kid in Canada, who was bullied at school because of my accent and lack of English skills.
#2 I was bullied at school because of my accent, and I didn't want my mom to find out. So, I pretended to be fluent in English, even though I wasn't.
#3 I was bullied at school because of my accent, and I didn't want my mom to find out. So, I pretended...
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