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    The Millionaire's Secret: A Handbook for Building Wealth in Tough Times
    The Millionaire's Secret: A Handbook for Building Wealth in Tough Times
    The Millionaire's Secret: A Handbook for Building Wealth in Tough Times
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    The Millionaire's Secret: A Handbook for Building Wealth in Tough Times

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    The Millionaire's Secret: A Handbook For Building Wealth In Tough Times reveals the closely guarded secrets used by wealthy people to build and preserve their empires. This concise book delivers specific steps you can use to improve your financial intelligent quotient, create passive and portfolio income, and achieve financial wealth. These practical and time tested strategies show you how acquiring income producing assets and preserving a strong capital base can become the seeds of your financial success. The Millionaire's Secret is easy to read and apply, and offers a straightforward approach to accumulating wealth in America today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJan 27, 2010
    ISBN9781450207249
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      The Millionaire's Secret - Ron Taylor

      The Millionaire’s Secret

      A Handbook For Building Wealth In Tough Times

      Ron Taylor

      iUniverse, Inc.

      New York Bloomington

      The Millionaire’s Secret

      A Handbook For Building Wealth In Tough Times

      Copyright © 2010 by Ron Taylor

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      iUniverse books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

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      ISBN: 978-1-4502-0723-2 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4502-0724-9 (ebk)

      iUniverse rev. date: 1/7/2010

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Wealth in America

      Millionaire Secret #1

      Spend Less Than You Earn

      Millionaire Secret #2

      Build a Nest Egg with Certificates of Deposit

      Millionaire Secret #3

      Consumer Debt is Deadly

      Millionaire Secret #4

      Your Job is a Wealth Inhibitor

      Millionaire Secret #5

      There is a Degree of Risk in Creating Wealth

      Millionaire Secret #6

      Wealth and the Fear of Failure

      Millionaire Secret #7

      Wealth Building Requires Personal Action

      Millionaire Secret #8

      Creating Personal Wealth is a Numbers Game

      Millionaire Secret #9

      Use Other Peoples’ Time and Money

      Millionaire Secret #10

      Stay Positive and Enthusiastic

      Millionaire Secret #11

      Create Passive and Portfolio Income

      Millionaire Secret #12

      Set Realistic and Challenging Goals

      Millionaire Secret #13

      Remember Income Limiters

      Millionaire Secret #14

      Buy Appreciable Assets

      Millionaire Secret #15

      The Power and Risks of Leverage

      Millionaire Secret #16

      Focus Your Efforts In Areas Where You Excel

      Millionaire Secret #17

      Invest for Long-Term Growth

      Conclusion

      Houston, We Have a Problem

      Pursue your dreams with passion, and let no obstacle deter your progress.

      The Millionaire’s Secret

      To My Team Partners,

      The phenomenal success of the Millionaire’s Secret wealth building strategies discussed in this book can be attributed to the teamwork and feedback I have received from my business partners located around the world.

      Together, we have made a difference.

      Introduction

      Wealth in America

      If you are either broke, or not making as much money as you want, welcome to the party. I wrote this book for you.

      We live in the richest nation the world has ever known. Yet, less than 5% of the retirees in this country are independently wealthy, and the vast majority of us depend upon Social Security and handouts just to get by.

      Something is wrong with that picture, and the odds suggest that you cannot achieve financial freedom.

      But, I’m betting you do not consider yourself a statistic.

      In my opinion, if you are willing to learn the basic principles of creating wealth, and will apply this knowledge in a concerted and deliberate manner, you can achieve wealth.

      Achieving wealth in America is not about how much you earn, but how wisely you use what you earn. This book is aimed at helping you to both increase your income, and manage your money properly.

      Among other things, you will learn that spending more than you earn in an effort to impress friends and neighbors with your material possessions is a recipe for financial disaster. Additionally, lacking the patience to invest for the long-term, develop action oriented goal statements, and failing to protect yourself with proper insurance and legal advice, are all indicators of poor financial management.

      Again, it’s not what you earn, but what you do with it that matters.

      When it comes to wealth building and any business endeavor, one of the biggest obstacles you will encounter is the programming of your parents, friends, school, and media. Popular opinion has taught us that wealth and success comes to those who are lucky, or cheats.

      I hope the following principles will help you realize this is not true.

      Measuring Your Wealth

      One standard measurement of wealth is a six-figure income, which pertains to the number of digits in your annual income. A six-figure income equals anything above $100,000.

      The most recent data from the Internal Revenue Service, 2007 tax returns, show exactly where your current income places you relative to other taxpayers. According to the IRS, an income of $32,000 puts you in the top 50 percentile, and an income of over $66,000 places you in the top 25 percentile. To reach that magical top 10% of all earners requires an annual income of at least $113,000.

      According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2004, the number of households with income between $100,000 and $149,999 exceeded 11 million, 3.5 million American households had income between $150,000 and $199,999, 1.3 million households had incomes between $200,000 and $249,999, and 1.7 million households had income above $250,000 per year.

      Unfortunately, the wealth of America cannot simply be measured by income.

      According to an article written by David Francis and published in the May 23, 2005 edition of Christian Science Monitor, nearly 20% of American households have either zero net worth, or actually owe more than they are worth.

      Furthermore, according to Francis, 25% of American households do not have sufficient cash reserves or other assets to support themselves above the poverty level for three months, and 33% of households do not even have an active bank account.

      What ever happened to the land

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