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I realize that this is not going to be a popular review in a sea of readers who are either huge fans of Tony's work or people who are new to investing and I am in no way trying to discourage anyone from buying the book. I just hope that a few people will read this with an open mind in order to make an informed purchase.
I started following Tony's advice back in the early 90s, when I was a teenager, and am very familiar with all of his principles. A couple of weeks ago I saw a post on Facebook about him releasing a new book on finances so I bought it to see if it would be any better than his books and CDs (if you've read any of his books or listened to his CDs, you probably know that he provides very little concrete advice and invites you to attend his expensive "Wealth Mastery" seminar in order to learn more). As expected, the first few chapters of the book consist mainly of motivational material and a description of the issue (i.e. most Americans don't know how to make money in the stock market long-term). You can easily skip those without missing any critical information, unless you need motivation to invest. As I was listening to these chapters on Audible, I was starting to worry that the entire book would consist of nothing more than motivational material... Then he finally starts going into some specifics. He starts out by saying that the secret to wealth is to add more value to other people's lives. Okay. Then he talks about deciding on a specific percentage of your income that you want to invest (he recommends saving and investing 10-20% of your income). He spends a lot of time talking about index funds (of which many books have been written before, such as books by John C. Bogle) and the exorbitant amount of fees charged by most mutual funds (nothing new there either.Read more ›
Mr. Robbins purports to reveal what the investment "masters" do to make fortunes in the "money game" and takes over 600 pages (he could have said what he had to say in half that amount) to outline plans, drop names of famous financial professionals, spew generalities, and interweave his motivational pep talks he's famous for. For instance, he rightly advises to invest in areas that help you keep fees to a minimum, but he refers readers to companies that charge fees for their services. The outsize performers he praises have conflicting approaches to investing and trading. And I hate to burst his bubble, but there's no such thing as "an all weather portfolio." If successful traders agree on anything it's that markets change and an approach that works today may well not work tomorrow. From the back book jacket, "Invest like the wealthy where you participate in market gains but are guaranteed to never lose when the market drops." The wealthy do that? Never lose when the market drops? Please. I've been an active investor for over 40 years and I've never met an investor who can make that claim. Save your money, don't buy this book and instead invest the cost in a total market index fund.
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298 of 346 people found the following review helpful
Ok. So, I have been thinking about this review for a couple of days and, specifically, about giving it one or two stars. But after getting through half of the book and, finally, getting to the "meat" I realize that Tony has little of substance to say .
90% of the first half of the book feeds you promises of what he is going to tell you in later chapters.
He talks a lot about the "latte" factor savings. He delightfully gives examples of ultra-wealthy individuals that do not have to worry about their next meal and points out how "you are not so far away from financial freedom." He gives examples how by cutting out $4 lattes/per day or Louis Vutton bags, or not driving BMW you can save a ton of money... Duhh!
We proceed to the next section where you make a plan for how much money we'll need for the rest of our lives. Tony devotes this entire chapter to describing his web app, which is not a regular dowloadable app from a Google or Apple or other store, it's actually available on the web, but only through mobile. Huh? (Tony, you are cheap, and you should just pay Google/Apple some fees and make it easier for your readers.)
Oh, and by the way, I really have a problem that there is no differentiation between different stages in life. Tony assumes, for example, that if you are 20 and your expenses are 3K, then all you need for the rest of your life to achieve financial security (that's another chapter on how he defines security vs freedom vs another several levels of accumulation of wealth) is 36K/year for the rest of your life.
The biggest expense, at least for those in US is healthcare. (Speaking of international audience, Tony mostly about financial products relevant to Americans.) Does Tony address the healthcare cost?Read more ›
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
I have a lot of respect for Tony's achievements as peak performance coach as well as his engagements as philanthropist. Also, I applaud his effort to share his insights on pitfalls (hidden fees, flawed brokerage model, etc.) with the masses. As an industry insider I have to say that quite a few statements were inaccurate or even misleading. I'm sure Tony simplified with good intentions for making a difficult subject more understandable. The oversimplifications and omissions however can lead to unintended risk exposures and losses. Why only two stars? His constant plug for one investment firm (there are 47 mentions of that firm's name) put me off. At least he disclosed that he was discussing his role with that firm at the time of writing the book but when I found in FINRA's broker check that his son works for that firm, he lost my trust as "fiduciary" and credible author on that subject completely.
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