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Summary: Good ideas, not flushed out.
Review: This book could have been twenty pages. There are many good ideas in it that are just mentioned and never expounded on. It seems that Mr. Kiyosaki is more interested in the customer going on to buy his game after you finish the book than he is in giving you a true step by step guide to wealth building. Many of the ideas discussed in the book I have learned over the past few years and I probably would have appreciated it more if I were much younger and naive. In fact, that is who this book should be geared towards.
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Summary: Another Gem!
Review: What can I say? Another great book by Kiyosaki! You may not use the information contained in this book until you have moved quite a ways down the road to Financial Freedom. In this volume, Kiyosaki describes investments that only a few even have access to. You probably would already be a level five(5) or six(6) investor before you could put this to use. However, I found it fascinating, with all the talk of IPO's over the last several years, that the real money is made BEFORE the IPO. A must read for the serious entrepreneur who has already read the first two volumes in this trilogy.
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Summary: Disappointing Read
Review: Other than telling a few nice anecdotes and promoting his other books and products, I did not feel that this book really provided any useful information. The book was trite, and could have been summed up in far fewer pages.
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Summary: The next step in pursuing financial literacy
Review: The third in a three book series with a common sense message. Want to get rich? Then listen to people who actually have money.Although, anyone could benefit from reading this book, Dr. Kiyosaki's guide is really meant for the serious investor. He begins by defining what an investor really is and how he came to terms with some new ideas at a young age. His best friend's 'rich' dad makes another appearance in this great book offering the reader even more sound advice on what it takes to become wealthy. The message is one that may be hard for some to swallow, but the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Not because one is better or smarter than the other, but because they have different ideas about what money is... and about what it means to be an investor. Write down your personal definition of 'investor' before you read this book, then go back and check it after you finish. You will probably have a nice laugh at yourself over most of what you wrote down. And that's what this book (and the other two) are all about... Challenging your belief system and stretching out your brain to accept new ideas about money and wealth and freedom. If you have read the first two books, you still have much to learn. Get this one and continue your quest for financial literacy.
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Summary: Real meat and some new theory from Kiyosaki
Review: In Kiyosaki's third guide, the final in the series to date, he tells the tale of how he learned his financial skills, both from his "rich dad" and through his own life. He notes that there is no magic formula, and becoming a successful businessman or investor is hard work. Kiyosaki discusses the need for planning, support from a clever team of financial/business professionals, and what different types of investors do (the best types of investor have more control over their investments). He now works at being the type of investor that takes companies public, profiting from the sales of their shares, but he has previously been the type of investor that buys into businesses, and this is the type of investor that he recommends for most people. This book solidifies the theories presented in the previous two guides, and gives real advice on how to "do" what the best investors do, compared with the previous books that focussed more on how to "be" a good investor.
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Summary: WHERE'S THE BEEF? A very Big, Fluffy Bun. No Meat!
Review: This Is the fourth book I have read by the authors. If I have to read "Rich Dad said" one more time, I think I would Puke! This book is full of very valuable information, as are all of Mr. K's books. I liked 'If You Want To Be Rich, Don't Go To School?' better than any of the 'Rich Dad' trilogy. Personally, I would rather not read parablistic stories to convey business strategies. Many other author use this method of writing. It is alright for one book, but is very irritating when used as an epical way to put across ones ideas. Some others that use this format are: Mark Fisher; The Instant Millionaire, Thomas Stanley; the Millionaire Next Door, Blaine Harris & Charles Coonradt; The Four Laws of Debt Free Prosperity, David Chilton; The Wealthy Barber, as well as others I'm sure. Many of these books I've named are great, including this one. The authors have actually done a fantastic job of weaving an interesting story which ends each chapter with a promise of new information in the up-coming chapter. After reading the next chapter I had to ask myself, did I get any new information? In most cases, no. I do believe Mr. K. is a millionaire. Anybody who reaches the status of having books on the NYT bestsellers list has got to be making bank. For some reason, I am drawn to this authors work, and I would not suggest that you avoid it. I do think, however, that there are much better books out there on investing. I am at a point in my life in which I am trying to read and absorb any and all of this type of information that I can, and sometimes I feel that there are better books that I could be reading. My only suggestion to Mr. K.: Write from your heart, not from some(Rich Dads) perspective. That was what made 'If You Want To Be Rich...' so good. Keep writing though, I'm sure I'll keep reading your work.
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Summary: Inspirational
Review: Having been highly impressed by the original "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," I found this book to be somewhat redundant. However, I gave it 5 stars for its contribution as an inspirational work. At this point, I'm finding more of a need for concrete "How To..." references. One such book I'd recommend to my fellow investors is "How to Start Day Trading Futures, Options, and Indices," by Katz and McCormick. Now that we've learned the philosophy, let's learn ways to implement it.
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Summary: I Just Can't Find Anything Good Here
Review: Before picking up this book, try books by Peter Lynch, and theMotley Fool. .... Read "The Millionaire Next Door". Then check this book out, and see just how helpful it is. Here's what I liked about these books:
1. Make money work for you. Good idea. Cut up the credit cards and put the money somewhere useful.
2. Your education may not be tied to your wealth. We have seen examples of this through history, and of course we have also seen contrasting examples.
3. Learn money. Everyone can use a CPA or financial planner sometime in their life, but dealing with your personal finances is crucial. The trouble is, the more I went and learned about money, the more I realized Kiyosaki's advice was not useful and potentially dangerous. Here's what I didn't like: 1. Real Estate. This is pretty scary stuff, and to become wealthy you don't need to own any of it. Top that off with reccomendations of books by Robert Allen, someone who has caused more damage to people's financial futures (not to mention his own) than you or I could ever do, and I can't say that any of his real estate advice was particularly helpful, in ANY of the books.
2. Incorporating. There is infinitely more to know about corporations than can be contained in a single book, and he makes it seem so easy, not to mention helpful and necessary in any given financial situation. Not true. And last but not least, ANY OF HIS INVESTING ADVICE. Making this book the worst of the bunch. Let me give you an example. Two of the riskiest and least-succesful investments you can make in the stock markets are: 1. Penny-stocks, particularly on Canadian exchanges, where it is estimated that 1-in-10 investors stand a chance at making money.
2. Volatile IPOs, regardless of what you've heard on CNBC or read in Newsweek or seen on FOX's "The Street". Surprisingly, Kiyosaki reccomends investing in Canadian penny-stock IPOs. I know he's protected under the First Amendment, but that kind of writing is just plain dangerous. Frankly, I don't know what to make of Kiyosaki's series of books. He is vague, and fills the book with politician-like rhetoric. .... Proceed with caution, and know that there is a lot better advice you can get for free or an equal price.
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Summary: but NOT overnight rich, learn basics
Review: first to correct to professional review, according to Milton Friedman last month, the disparity between rich and poor has not increased over the last decade when you factor out the 16million new immigrants to the US. secondly what is important in captialism it is the ease to go from poor to rich and vise versa that is important and that has not changed. Since that opportunity is still there you may want to learn how. The book will provide information and direction on what you need to learn and practice to become rich. More detail than Rich Dad Poor Dad. Follow the advice, like the average CPA has 40-50 files on his desk, you want to be wealthy you need at least one of your own, who will spend ALL of his time thinking about your ideas and problems. Not cheap, but he didn't say comfortable, he aims at RICH.
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Summary: Start to looks familiar
Review: Robert Kiyosaki seems to make his last effort to capitalise on his book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Many of those stuff inside this book is a repeat of the earlier books. Although he try to add in more detail, but still, nothing concrete can be found in it. Reader can probably give this a miss if they have already bought the other books.
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