The Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth
by James Altucher
Altucher on money in the new economy: the idea economy, avoiding the middleman, his investing mistakes. Personal and uneven.
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Three things you will actually use
- Ideas are currency.
- Avoid the middleman.
- Diversify yourself.
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Read the chapter on the idea machine.
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Choose yourself, financially.
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