The Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independent by David Chilton

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  • Publisher: Random House Inc
  • Pub. Date: November 1997
  • ISBN-13: 9780761513117
  • Sales Rank: 16,285
  • 211pp
  • Edition Description: Updated Edition
  • Edition Number: 3
 
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Synopsis

" . . . quite simply the best financial self-help book."
--Money Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club
In this new and updated edition of one of the biggest-selling financial-planning books ever, David Chilton simplifies the complex puzzles of personal finance and helps you achieve financial independence. With the help of his fictional barber, Roy, and a large dose of humor, Chilton shows you how to take control of your financial future--slowly, steadily, and with sure success. Chilton's plan (detailed in an entertaining story) is no get-rich-quick scheme, but it does make financial independence possible on nothing more than an average salary.
This third edition has been updated with assistance from the Arthur Andersen Corporation, and covers the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and other recent developments.
Even if you consider yourself a financial "basket case," Chilton explains how you can easily put an effective financial plan into action.

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Biography

David Chilton is the president of Financial Awareness Corporation, a financial consulting firm. The Wealthy Barber and The Wealthy Barber Returns TV shows have enjoyed tremendous popularity since first airing on Public Television in the spring of 1993. Previous editions of this book have sold 2 million copies.

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Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independentby Anonymous

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June 20, 2005: Most people will tell you this is a nice little book on investing and personal finance. With respect to the one negative comment, it is unforuntate that the people who retired on or near 2000 suffered major losses, but it may have not been so bad had they followed the age old tenent of shifting some money into bonds and the like a few years before you hit retirment. Also, even though the market went down some 25% during that year, here we are 5 years later and the DOW is at (or around 10,500). I believe the all-time high was at 11,500. The market always bounces back and it always moves onward and upward. This book is the best 'first move' you can make toward understanding personal finance and investing. Chilton is not telling you anything new. The idea of saving 10% (or more) has been around for years and years. To go along with this book you may want to read some other stuff about mutual funds in general. Chilton does not go into too much detail with respect to all of the financial vehicles availble (such as REITS and all of the different types of bonds) so you may want to pick up a few other books to supplement this one. The important thing here is the principles he indtroduces you to. You will learn a lot from this book. Read it!

Wealthy Barber: Everyone's Commonsense Guide to Becoming Financially Independentby Anonymous

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March 23, 2005: This book is very easy to read...and very basic, it reviews what we learn in my personal financing class...all in one book.It also takes very little time to read.


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