Harry Edelson is the son of an illiterate Russian immigrant whose husband left the family when Harry was an infant. He begins his book this way: "I grew up in the poorest neighborhoodin Brooklyn, which was the poorest neighborhood in New York City, and I was the poorest of the poor."But Mr. Edelson has no intention of wasting his life or our time by lamenting his childhood or anything else. He tells us, "I consider myself to be very lucky. I have been happy all my life even though I...

Harry Edelson is the son of an illiterate Russian immigrant whose husband left the family when Harry was an infant. He begins his book this way: “I grew up in the poorest neighborhoodin Brooklyn, which was the poorest neighborhood in New York City, and I was the poorest of the poor.” But Mr. Edelson has no intention of wasting his life or our time by lamenting his childhood or anything else. He tells us, “I consider myself to be very lucky. I have been happy all my life even though I start...

Mad Money host Jim Cramer shows you how to invest your savings and turn them into real, lasting wealth.Tired of phony promises about getting rich quickly? How about trying something different? How about going for lasting wealth—and doing it the cautious way? In Get Rich Carefully, Jim Cramer draws on his unparalleled knowledge of the stock market to help you navigate our recovering economy and make big money without taking big risks.In pla...

$20,000 to $2 million in only three years— the greatest stock-picker you never heard of tells you how you can do it tooChris Camillo is not a stockbroker, financial analyst, or hedge fund manager. He is an ordinary person with a knack for identifying trends and discovering great investments hidden in everyday life. In early 2007, he invested $20,000 in the stock market, and in three years it grew to just over $2 million.With Laughing at Wall Street...

With the global economy taking an unprecedented shift, and many Americans remaining financially stuck in the evolving elements of the credit crunch, people are now beginning to shift their energies into the world’s fastest growing small business sector; - and that is the launching of a home based business operation.They are not venturing into it only because Forbes Magazine, (the world’s leading financial journal) says that it is one of the fastest growing multibillion dollar secto...

WHAT ARE THE ODDS YOU'LL WIN THE LOTTERY?How long will your kids wait in line at Disney World?Who decides that “standardized tests” are fair?Why do highway engineers build slow-moving ramps?What does it mean, statistically, to be an “Average Joe”?NUMBERS RULE YOUR WORLDIn the popular tradition of eye-opening bestsellers like Freakonomics, The ...

A pragmatic and simple self-help guide written by a true rags-to-riches everyman for everyone looking to improve their lifeI overcame crime, drugs, and poverty to make millions of dollars in a short period of time. I’m an average guy who learned how to “ask more” to “get more” out of life. The strategies and techniques I outline in this book can help you get just about anything—a better job, a new house, or a great vacation—faster and more consistently if you’re wi...

A budget is a guide that tells you if you are headed in the right direction financially and is an important part of managing your personal finances. Budgets fail because people have unrealistic expectations, use a budget incorrectly, or don’t have a written plan. The purpose of this book is to overcome those problems and teach you how to use a realistic spending plan so your budget works effectively. Additionally, this book provides lots of money-saving tips and strategies that will save y...

In thirty-five original document pages, I describe my trek into self-employment, becoming my own boss. If you choose to follow, do so at your own risk. You will probably quit the day job you may hate just to exchange it for something that pays less but you enjoy more—which still allows you to continue paying your billsMy route is riskier than the more conservative alternative of keeping that good-paying job and working your beloved career on the side until it is a money-maker. You ...

22 Questions You Gotta Ask Yourself BEFORE You Become a Real Estate Agent is written specifically for individuals that are contemplating the decision of becoming a Real Estate Agent. It is an un-biased look at the daily life of this career. It shares true insight on what will be required of you should you choose to become an agent. It helps the reader to determine if this career choice is a good fit. Not everyone will succeed at being a Real Estate Agent. This eBook does not persuade or di...

Second Acts is a guide to reinventing your life. Whether you wish to change careers, move to a more desirable part of the country, start a business, write a novel, or drop everything to pursue a life dream, Stephen Pollan offers a powerful message ofhope and guidance that has benefited his own clients.Through a series of exercises, you will develop a comprehensive "script" for your second act—a step-by-step action plan that will lead you to the life you've always wanted.

A gripping tale of how even experts misread the role of chance - from the stock market to doctors' surgeries - "Dance With Chance" argues that we all fall foul of the 'The Illusion of Control', meaning that we underestimate the role of luck in our lives. The authors argue that by understanding how uncertainty operates, we can make palpable improvements to our health, wealth, happiness and careers.