While we can't promise that this book will elevate you to the ranks of the super-rich, we can say that within its pages you'll discover everything you need to know about how, exactly, many of America's most famous (and infamous) millionaires and billionaires acquired their fortunes. The big surprise is that all of the super-wealthy it profiles got where they are today by taking one of just ten possible roads--including starting a business, buying real estate, investing wisely, and marrying extremely well. Whether you aspire to shameful wealth or just a demure fortune, bestselling author and self-made billionaire, Ken Fisher, will show you how to walk in the footsteps of tycoons--all the way to the financial success you dream of and deserve.
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The Ten Roads to Riches takes an engaging and informative look at some of America's most famous (and infamous) modern-day millionaires (and billionaires) and reveals how they found their fortunes. Surprisingly, the super-wealthy usually get there by taking just one of ten possible roads. And now, so can you! Plenty of books tell..more
Published October 15th 2008 by John Wiley & Sons
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Jan 16, 2013Paitsgreekgirl rated it really liked it
Quick and easy read with each chapter focusing on one of the 10 roads to wealth. Full of valuable nuggets of information. I have been relatively successful having gone down at least one of those roads without realizing it.
Interesting read and I think real estate or helping someone else get rich are the best roads for me. That and saving and investing and working. ;)
A good read for very young people but not useful for middle age or mid-career people.
The author, Ken Fisher, founder of an asset management firm, described the 10 ways to build wealth, none are easy though: founding your own businesses, ride along great people as they rise, become a celebrity or star athletes, marry well into riches, become a plaintiff lawyer and start suing companies, real estate investing with lots of leverage. Only the last chapter about the old-fashioned way of saving and i..more
I liked this book. It filled with common sense anecdotes. The stories were humorous at parts. I would say it was a solid reading material that can be read in sections, as each chapter is cleanly divided. But if you are interested in saving money or earning more, it probably won't teach you anything ground breaking. It is more of a very general premier into different ways people have been able to 'get rich.' The part that I did like though was that this book had a very motivational tone. It made..more
Easy, short read. It was interesting to see the 'roads' layed out this way and the author definitely covered some more creative (yet realistic) ways that many people get wealthy. If you've read a lot of money books, you may not find this one super engaging, but otherwise it's worth the quick read.
The best part was the random stories that the author threw in. (For example, he describes how his wife bought a real estate note [loan] for a beautiful building in a prime location during the recession,..more
Fifth grader will tell you 'you get what you put in this life.'
Only 157,000 acting jobs a year not actors but jobs & some as dancing chickens. Jay-Z is a marketing consultant to Budweiser. Asbestos may eventually outshine tobacco as the cash cow for P & L's. 50,000 to 75,000 new lawsuits filed yearly. 600,000 by 2000 that didn't have asbestos related disease. Most books sell less than 10,000 copies. A tiny percent sell better-take stock market books; a real monster stock market book could se..more
May 15, 2018AliceinWonderland rated it it was ok · review of another edition
- I liked the concept of this book and how Fisher chose to organize his views into ten distinct 'roads' to riches.
- Look, there is no doubt Fisher himself has credibility and clout, being a billionaire himself, but as a book, I didn't learn much from it. - There were too many American examples, and of those given, they were so general, it really wouldn't help a common person. I guess I was looking for specific actions and guidelines, besides, 'go live in a town with a rich person you can marry'. -..more
Apr 01, 2019Shravan Venkataraman rated it it was ok
Even though this was written by a famous money manager, this book deserves the lowest. But not too low, hence the two stars. This is an okay-ish book. For someone who has read a lot of finance related non-fiction and self-help, this book will be a cringeworthy and half-assed quick read. Ten roads to riches basically tells you ten ways most people become millionaires-billionaires in America. If you're an Indian, a lot of this don't apply. Depending on where you're from, you could use one of these..more
hmm, 8.9/10 unrealistic for most of us. hey if I go back to age 13, maybe I could be a celebrity.
not my favorite book, but I did finish it, mostly to see the millionaire name dropping. author seems to know he's kind of a jerk, but he's probably more honest/frank than most.
It's a great book, to know how to reach the top level of the pyramid
some of the ways are focused too much on the American audience. still, it's a good book to gain some insight on the way of becoming super-rich
Jul 12, 2018Matt Rose rated it it was ok
Not great. Ideas are common sense. Worth reading as a teenager.
Feb 12, 2019Calvin rated it liked it · review of another edition
Roads from business founder to saver & some distasteful to Fisher. Plainly indicates bias & covers pros/cons of roads plus further readings.
It was definitely a straight-forward read. It was refreshing because you don't have to read it from front to back but can read it as a reference. I read it from front to back and have the tendency to be sensitive to a writers voice. Sometimes Mr.Fisher's tone felt harsh at times with his directions but all in all, it gives clear directions.
Dec 28, 2008Daisy rated it it was ok
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You get out of life what you put into it. It was actually good to learn that the author won the election against the most popular kid at 6th grade by appealing to the 5th and 4th graders because those younger kids don't really know who is the candidate.
Julius Caesar model: Caesar always led from the front of his troops, other Roman officers always marched behind because they wanted to make sure the officers are safe first (to protect the king in Chess, but Caesar knew that when he was in the fro..more
Jan 30, 2012Monica Williams rated it really liked it
We all know how to save and become relatively financially secure by now--start a business, fund a 401(k) and invest smartly in real estate and stocks. In this book, Ken Fisher tells you how the super rich became that way. Maybe it's not rocket science: Among the 10 roads are becoming a CEO, marrying well, inventing income and becoming a media or entertainment mogul.
I like that Ken Fisher includes a reading list with each chapter instead of trying to push his own books like other finance gurus/au..more
Oct 03, 2010Javier rated it really liked it · review of another edition
This book was fun to read because the author was funny and sarcastic about how the rich have become rich in America. He gives the pros and cons of each roads and a list of books to learn more about a road. Some roads are hilarious. Quote from the book: 'Another road to riches: 'Steal it legally by becoming a plaintiff lawyer'..
Jun 22, 2015Add Some To Your Income rated it liked it
Title and subtitle are spot on for this book. I also enjoyed that the chapters had recommended books to read on how to make yourself successful in that path to riches.
I see myself using two of the paths, so maybe one day I'll be mentioned as a name in a similar book.
Apr 19, 2010Loren rated it did not like it
No practical guidance what-so-ever. I could have taken more time to try and glean some value from this book, but that would have been like rubbing number 80 sand paper across my skin to give myself an anatomy lesson.
Fisher shows you 10 doors, you must walk through one (or more).
Honest, real advice on the pros and cons of each path. Use this book to find the path most suitable to your personality, and then use his book recommendations to go all in and follow your dream. Fast, fantastic read.
Blatantly and at some times comedic advice on how different people gain wealth.
May 04, 2014Bill Donhiser rated it liked it · review of another edition
For a finance book pretty easy reading. Well thought out good references for additional reading. Really nothing earth shattering or novel. Sound financial advice
Not an easy or hard read, but an interesting book.
Good, had some good reference points to other books, didn't have too much that was earth shattering
Jun 18, 2010Melissa rated it liked it
Practical and concise - my kind of finance book.
Great to the point book that distills the different paths people take to wealth to easily digestable nuggets. Definintely recommend!
I really loved the modular structure of this book. I only read about 4 chapters that felt relevant to me, yet it felt like going through whole book.
This book was a welcome surprise in how detailed and actionable the ideas were. One I will definitely read more than once.
Very entertaining. Each chapter is like a new book.
I like this book. I enjoyed his approach and his recommendation for each road. In some many pages you can feel the author sarcasm but is ok at the end is his book and his opinion.
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Profiles of some of America's richest people and how they got that way--and how you can too! Packed with amusing anecdotes of individuals who have traveled (or tumbled) down each road to wealth Extracts valuable lessons on how you, too, can achieve serious wealth, and, just as importantly, hold onto it Provides powerful tools for determining what you need to do to position yourself for success and 'Guideposts' and 'Warning Signs' to help keep you safely on your road to success Second Edition features more profiles and instructive examples than were found in the bestselling first edition
Publisher:Hoboken, New Jersey :, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017, ©2017.
ISBN:9781118445075
Characteristics: xxviii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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