SECTION ONE
THE BIG PICTURE: WHY
SHOULD YOU CARE?
What is going on in the world economy today?
Why do we feel poor when the world is getting richer?
What are some of the myths about investment, inflation, wealth and the
economy?
1. WHY YOU CAN AND SHOULD
INVEST YOUR MONEY
“There is an essential life skill that has never been and still isn’t taught to the masses: how to
manage, control and invest money to protect and provide for your financial future”– Mark Shipman, Big Money, Little Effort
Mark Shipman, a UK hedge fund manager and the author of Big Money,
Little Effort, retired at the age of thirty-five. What I mean by “retired” in
this context is that by this age he was making enough money from his
money that he was free to do whatever he wanted to do. He could spend his
days playing golf and going on cruises and be comfortable for the rest of his
life or do something considerably more meaningful. Either way, the key
message is that it is entirely realistic for you to control your wealth, make a
lot of money doing so, and become financially free as a result.
As you read on, I will present a framework for transforming your
wealth based on eight fundamental truths of finance.
HOW TO OWN THE WORLD’S
FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS
1. No one is better placed than you to make the most of your money.
2. You have significant and inherent advantages over many finance professionals.
3. Making money from your money (investing) is far easier than you’ve always thought. If you
managed to learn how to drive, you can look after your money. It is no harder.
4. You can make far more from your money than you ever thought possible.
5. It is realistic for you to target making more from your money than from your job. This is the
money secret understood by virtually every rich person in history.
6. Achieving the above is possible almost no matter how much you currently earn.
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