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The author of the book admits that there are no secrets to wealth and that he didn't learn the information in the book from long-lost scrolls or any other silly stuff. This book is simply a great, straightforward book on the basics of financial management and it WILL have you on the path to financial Freedom as fabman (as he likes to call himself) likes to say. Take my advice and read this book and apply the lessons it contains. You'll be glad you did. Definitely one of the books to read in addition to Rich Dad Poor Dad and the Millionaire Next Door.

There are no real shortcuts to wealth and we all know that, but this book provides the reader with a clear cut path to financial success.  The Secrets of Wealth delivers.  It's a simple to read (but very thorough) book on what Marciano's mentors taught him.

He's broken the secrets of getting rich into ten essential rules that you must follow. Many of these rules I had read before, but Marciano puts them all into one book and makes you understand not only WHY you should be following the rules, but he teaches you HOW to follow them and how to build wealth...the right way.

This book was a great read and I wish it was a little shorter, but nonetheless I think it's destined to be a classic!

This is the best book I have read on personal wealth and finance and I have read most of them out their. I highly recommend this book for getting your financial life in order.

The book is laid out in a story format that keeps you interested until the end wishing there was more(luckly there is as the author has just published his second book that I eagerly await). I could not put it down. The author does a great job of providing additional information along with recommended reading at the end of each chapter.

I just wish there was a book like this 5 years ago.... I highly recommend reading this title!

This is an excellent book for anyone who wants to start investing, or especially just start straightening out their personal finances. I've taken a class with Mr. Gabriel, and his excellent teaching style comes through in the book. He has a wonderful way of presenting the emotional roadblocks to solving financial problems -- and how to get past them. Based on my own experiences, and those of family and friends, the emotional lessons we learned about money are the most obstructive and can over-rule the best advice and practical knowledge. Learn how to view money differently, and finances suddenly become very easy. This book can help you do it!

Wealth On Any Income is a God-send. Like most Americans I was drowning in a money crisis because I was spending more money than I was making. I didn't know how to get out of this vicious cycle. I bought Wealth On Any Income and it showed me easy to follow techniques that helped me keep track of my money. It also helped me organize my spending so I could stop wasting money on useless things. I'm not rich, but because of this book I've climbed out of debt and I'm actually saving money every month. It's easy to read and easy to understand. Buying this book is the best money I've ever spent.

My great discovery for 2002! A book that helped me fit into my own budget! I was a haphazard spender, spontaneously altering my budget according to what I saw that I wanted with no specific plan in mind before I attended a seminar with Rennie Gabriel and purchased his book.

This book is life changing! Get it today!

This is a worthwhile and well written book. Now that the internet is so pervasive this book applies to ANY consultant who wants to provide quality services. Internal consultants and "Hired Guns" need this knowledge. If you are a consultant or use consulting services in your business this is a must read.

I have helped to create a series of eConsulting Services Companies and advise a number of consulting companies, I only wish this book could have been available sooner!

I have read both the IT Consultant and The eConsultant. They have provided me with invaluable insight towards achieving my goals. I'm in the executive sales arena and sustain a multi-milion dollar quota in a slow economy. Rick's books provide insight to the challenges my customers are facing. They also provide the approach to solving complex business issues for them with the technology I provide.

I'm keeping my eyes open for Rick's next book...

Essential reading for both experienced and novice technical consultants who want to expand the value they deliver clients. For too long technology consultants have focused almost exclusively on the intricacies of systems without paying sufficient attention to the strategic, business, and human effects of their work. This book successfully introduces IT consultants to the broader world in which their work takes place.

Impeccable, a must read for investors, bankers, corporate finance pros. Highly recommended.

The funny thing is that I have read over 20 books on financial analysis and investing, and I believe that every penny that I have spent on this book was well worth it. The price of the book scared me at first, but where all of the other books that I read fell short, Financial Warnings did not. I was very impressed with the detail to which the book describes each investment scenario. There is no shortage of financial warnings to look out for. In fact, I was shocked to learn of how many warnings lenders and investors should be aware of. Not only has this book taught me about what to avoid, but also about what to buy. Did you know that the CEO or CFO going through a divorce is a financial warning? Did you know that a company entering a new business is a financial warning? Did you know that beating earnings expectations by one penny every quarter is a financial warning when your competitor fell short of expectations? This is a must read. Reading Financial Warnings has changed my life. It is a must read.

The book is an excellent treatise which provides the readers a systematic framework for figuring out whether the books have been manipulated or if the accounting has been aggressive, through finding out non-recurring items in the income statement and balance sheet. I have tried other books but, they just do not compare with this treatise. The book uses a systematic step-by-step approach which introduces the reader to how to read the fine print. This book should be invaluable to finance and accounting professionals, and also to amateur investors, who would be willing to do a little research into the company books.

For those who not lucky enough to attend Dr. Mulford's class, this book should do a great job.

Little did I know that AFTER I thought I'd never see the "light of day" concerning my finances, that this book would come into my life. It's informative, funny, well written, and just a great book for everyone. I've given it out to a couple of friends and then I thought, "Hey, GO BUY YOUR OWN!" Lee Silber is an author that makes it easy for someone, like me, that doesn't read a great deal, to flash those pages quicker than the remote on my TV. Thanks Lee! I can now go to sleep feeling like I can use your guides and NOT have to worry about what the Hell is going to take place tomorrow!

I just finished this book and it's amazing! With most books I just read it then put it away forever. With Money Management for the Creative Person I am already putting Mr. Silber's valuable advice to work. What is so great about this book is that you not only get a ton of financial advice, but inspiration to keep creating in the face of adversity. The book it packed with real life stories from himself, celebrities and real-life people. It's very motivating. I highly recommend this book even if you feel like your finances are in order and you don't need help.

Lee Silber is a flat-out genius when it comes to teaching the business side of life to artists (right-brainers) who may have a block about such key issues as money management, promotion, and career choices. For everyone who has a starving artist in your family, do them and yourself a favor and get them a copy of this book. These books are well-written, funny, entertaining, and are taught by a man who has learned how to combine practicality with great creativity. This is a must read.

This book is both enjoyable and informative. I will find time to read it again.

I have just read the first three chapters and it looks like I'll finish it soon. Key Financial Instruments is the only readable book on derivatives that I have come across.

incredibly well written - like JK Rowling of Harry Potter and Michael Lewis of Liar's Poker combined

This book was good to read. It is very informative for young adults. I know that this will be very helpful to me next year at college. I liked this book because it was very helpful in demonstrating what should not be done when creating personal financing. The only reason I did not give this book five stars was because while it did say what not to do, I only noticed four instances of when the book mentioned a person doing something correct from the start. Throughout the book the author, Dara Duguay, would tell a person's tale of how they screwed up their financing. Then she would explain how that particular situation could have been better handled. In each of the four instances of someone handling their finances well, it was merely to compare that person to another that didn't do so well.
Overall I liked the book. It gives good advice and is rather easy to read. The lessons the book tries to convey are understood quite well by its target audience (teens). I am glad that I read this book, I will take to heart most of the lessons it teaches.

With the new creation of the information age, money management has taken on new meaning for young people. "Please Send Money" is the example where kids at camp and college once had to rely on their parents for money but now via the Internet credit card companies have taken away this burden and placed the problem with young adults who have endless access to financial resources and thus begin their early credit problems. Ms. Duguay does an excellent job pointing out the difficulty for young people in managing their money and how it affects their ability to have access to credit in the future. Additionaly, most educational institutions do not address this necessary life skill and therefore young adults are unprepared to make sound financial decisions when it comes to credit cards, investments, retirement accounts and day to day budgeting. Its nice to know that someone is trying to bring this important issue to the national forefront and help show young adults the way to financial independence, otherwise it will fall onto the public sector one way or another. Every parent should buy this book for their children.

Moving out on your own for the first time is stressful enough, without having to constantly worry about money. However, as Dara Duguay says in her book, Please Send Money: A Financial Survival Guide for Young Adults on Their Own, money is a huge problem amoung young people. I was surprised to learn how many college students accumulate thousands of dollars in debt, often getting in over their head by using credit cards irresponibly. Although personal finance can be confusing and full of dangers for young people, this book shows readers how to avoid common problems and set up and manage a budget. Duguay teaches about the dangers of credit cards, loans, and how to deal with bankruptcy. Through many real-life stories, she illustrates that financial problems can effect anyone. However, by creating a budget for yourself, learning about loans and credit cards, and overcoming the temptation to spend too much, young people can learn to handle their money responsibly. I would definitely recommend this helpful, easy-to-read book to anyone, especially young people, who want to learn more about personal finance.

This is probably the best book written on financial modeling in excel, definitely worth the $50. Comes with a great CD-ROM. The books strength is its illustration of financial models and implantation in Excel. Since the models focus on static solutions the book is probably of greater use in academics than in industry. It would be great if there was instruction about how to input real time data into Excel and implement the models dynamically. Of particular interest to me is the great VBA code given on the CD, namely the code to calculate autocorrelation, cubic spines, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. This alone was worth the 50 bucks.

There are some major deficiencies in this book. Noticeably absent topics include: bond portfolio immunization; swap pricing; forwards and futures hedging; the ARCH, GARCH and CHARMA models.

My background is in finance, mathematics and computer science. Unlike the guy above, I don't see any need for advanced mathematics in order to study this book. In fact I am sure you don't. The point is to make excel do it for you. However it will a lot easier for those who understand the finance and mathematics behind what they are telling excel to do. I am assuming that those who are considering this book most likely have taken at least one college level calculus course and one statistics course. But I don't think even that is necessary and definitely not stochastic calculus.

Being a professional Azerbijani Yak trader, I (like my esteemed colleague) have used extensively Stochastic Calculus!
I am also very strong in the modelling & programming, area.
Just like my esteemed colleague, I stand in awe before this book, and certainly class it as a godsend!

The book not only applies to my current vocation, but i have found practical application for this book in the Scandanavian Seal clubbing industry.

I have stopped my wheels spinning, life is a truly experience after reading this book.

I also highly recommend Dr. Zeus, Cat in the Hat & Green eggs & Ham!

VBA is one of those tools I long knew I should be proficient in but never got around to learning. That is, not until I found this book. It makes it easy for a financial professional to quickly come up to speed and start coding VBA within spreadsheets. The fact that the focus is on financial applications means that you learn coding techniques that will be useful on the job. I highly recommend the book!

This book contains some interesting articles about wealth management, but it's nothing I haven't read in magazines and newspapers. Also, a lot of the advice in the book is more relevant to high net worth individuals (people who are likely to be Neuberger Berman's clients) than for ordinary Joes like myself. Try to borrow it from the library - this is definitely not a keeper.

I'm a big reader of business and personal finance books. Wealthy & Wise fills a niche that no other one book I've seen does. It covers a lot but in a way that's not overwhelming. I liked the idea that each section is written by a specialist in that field since no one can be an expert on all these subjects.

A few of the chapter subjects were beyond my means (though voyeuristically I enjoyed reading some of the advice for the super rich), but the overarching message is advice we should all take to heart - Manage your wealth; don't let it manage you. This isn't a book of corny aphorisms, it's full of practical, useful advice to make your money make you happier and let it add to, not get in the way of, your relationships.

Heidi has compiled a masterpiece. While I have led a very successful career, I often had questions regarding my wealth and how to use it responsibly. This book gives very clear, concise advice on how life should be lived and I will make sure my two sons will read this book before they graduate from school. Thank you Heidi.

Brock entertains the long-standing notion that hard work and prudent planning lead to eventual success. As a person who considers himself to be non-religious, and a strong advocate that religion is not a necessity to build character and long-term happiness, I never-the-less thoroughly enjoyed reading about his viewpoints on fundamental principles for living.

The one caution that I would offer to readers, is they take his advice on student loans and never-ending abundance, with a grain of salt. Yes, it is advisable to reduce student loans to a minimum. However, taking out a substantial amount of student loans is not necessarily a bad idea. For most individuals (not those in the authors income bracket, or most of the clients that he deals with), it is extremely hard to get through a doctorate program (let alone a bachelor's program at a first tier school), without doing so. In this case, the value of taking out student loans and acquiring further education clearly outweighs the ability to choose a risk-seeking career. After all, it is an extremely small percentage of people who are successful as an entrepreneur, as opposed to those who seek a more stable career, requiring higher education. I have had experience in both and can vouch for the fact that in specific industries, such as financial services, you need to know key people, to be successful. No matter how much the industry tries to reject this notion, it is fact.

To address the second issue, it is fundamentally obvious that the earth's resources are limited, a view that Brock admittedly looks over. Responsibility necessitates conservation.

The book for the most part is fantastic; however, it does offer an extremely Republican viewpoint.

This is the most complete book on personal financial management ever published, it is just that simple!

There is only one caution I would set forth, successful individuals don't become successful without consulting experts, this book does not replace the guidence an advisor provides but, it is a great starting point for those looking to enhance their knowledge base. I have been known to recommend this book quite frequently to my own clients.

Keep in mind, you don't know what you don't know until someone tells you something you don't know.

Yes, I agree -- this is a "must read" book. It covers many aspects of finance, but realizes that the main aspect is psychological. No, it is not a psychology treatise, but it helps point in the right directions. The author has been in the same position that many of his readers are. Take a look at it. You can probably find a copy at your local library or via inter-library loan.