The Algebra of Wealth
by Scott Galloway
Galloway's formula: focus plus stoicism, times time, times diversification. The book is blunt about career choices in your twenties and thirties, honest about luck and privilege, and clear on the basics of saving and investing. It is more advice than analysis and more fun to read than most money books.
Read it if…
you are early in your career and want candid, unsentimental advice about money and work.
Skip it if…
you are near retirement or want detailed investing mechanics; this is a philosophy with basics.
Three things you will actually use
- Follow your talent, not your passion; passion follows mastery.
- Live below your means early, when it compounds most.
- Diversify; concentration is how people get rich and how they stay poor.
Do this first
Write your own equation: what you will focus on, what you will refuse to spend on, and your time horizon.
Our verdict
Direct, funny and sound on the fundamentals.
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