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MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom (Tony Robbins Financial Freedom Series) Hardcover – November 18, 2014
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Tony Robbins is one of the most revered writers and thinkers of our time. People from all over the world—from the disadvantaged to the well-heeled, from twenty-somethings to retirees—credit him for giving them the inspiration and the tools for transforming their lives. From diet and fitness, to business and leadership, to relationships and self-respect, Tony Robbins’s books have changed people in profound and lasting ways. Now, for the first time, he has assembled an invaluable “distillation of just about every good personal finance idea of the last forty years” (The New York Times).
Based on extensive research and interviews with some of the most legendary investors at work today (John Bogle, Warren Buffett, Paul Tudor Jones, Ray Dalio, Carl Icahn, and many others), Tony Robbins has created a 7-step blueprint for securing financial freedom. With advice about taking control of your financial decisions, to setting up a savings and investing plan, to destroying myths about what it takes to save and invest, to setting up a “lifetime income plan,” the book brims with advice and practices for making the financial game not only winnable—but providing financial freedom for the rest of your life. “Put MONEY on your short list of new books to read…It’s that good” (Marketwatch.com).
- Print length688 pages
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- Publication dateNovember 18, 2014
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In this book Tony Robbins brings his unique talent for making the complex simple as he distills the concepts of the best investors in the world into practical lessons that will benefit both naïve investors and skilled professionals." -- Ray Dalio, founder and co-Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates
“Tony Robbins is a human locksmith—he knows how to open your mind to larger possibilities. Using his unique insights into human nature, he’s found a way to simplify the strategies of the world’s greatest investors and create a simple 7-step system that anyone can use on the path to the financial freedom they deserve.” -- Paul Tudor Jones, founder, Tudor Investment and Legendary Trader
“In this book Tony masterfully weaves anecdote and expertise to simplify for readers the process of investing—priming their financial education and helping them effectively plan for their future.” -- Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
“You can’t meet Tony Robbins and listen to his words without being inspired to act. This book will give you the strategies to create financial freedom for yourself and your family.” -- T. Boone Pickens
“Robbins' common-sensical, relentlessly positive, often highly specific advice is both useful and inspirational…” ― Kirkus
“That rare gift that keeps on giving….Robbins has produced a book that will appeal to both the beginner and the most sophisticated money jockey overseeing multibillions of dollars in assets….If there were a Pulitzer Prize for investment books, this one would win, hands down.” ― Forbes.com
“A commanding book….after reading this book, readers will be armed with the essential tools they need to gain control of their financial future and chart a path to success.” -- Publishers Weekly
“Mr. Robbins delves deep into the topic of money, touching on the psychology of wealth, what holds people back from achieving financial success — and some cures…. provides a hefty dose of the psychology and the science of personal achievement that Mr. Robbins is famous for. But at its core, the book distills a seven-step action plan that Main Street readers — from college graduates to pre-retirees — can use to build a better future for themselves and their families.” ― Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“A distillation of just about every good personal-finance idea of the last 40 years. Mr. Robbins passionately advocates diversification, buying index funds to keep investment expenses low and increasing the percentage you save every time you get a raise.” ― New York Times
“I highly recommend you put ‘Money: Master the Game’ on your short list of new books to read. Chances are, you'll be coming back to it again and again and pass your dog-eared copy on to your kids. It's that good. ― Marketwatch.com
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-To give you some background I've been reading personal finance books since the late 90's starting with titles like 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' by Robert Kiyosaki, 'Automatic Millionaire' by David Bach, every Dave Ramsey and Ben Stein title ever written, most of Larry Burkett's scripture based Business and Finance books and Crown Financial information, Random Walk down wall street, etc. etc. To make a long story short let's just say I've read dozens of personal finance or retirement books starting from age 16 up until my present age of 31 so I can tell when something is new or old fluff, or just plain made up. I've also an investor so I have skin in the game.
-Some people are reading these reviews and they just want to know if this book will help them manage their money or make money, and to cut to to the chase yes this book can both make you alot of money and save you even more money. After reading Tony's book I've placed it among the top 10 personal finance titles I've ever read and that list reads like the who's who of books that can actually make a huge impact on the financial future of the average American. If you don't like to read it doesn't matter, just buy the book and read Chapter 2 and 5 and then give it to a friend or delete it, but just read those two chapters.
-What makes this book so valuable and easily worth the price I paid ($12 on Kindle). Let me summarize, and we're going to throw out all the chapters and information that was motivational jargon because I didn't buy this book to be motivated on living life to the fullest and I don't think most of you reading this did either.
1. THE INTERVIEWS. Most of these interviews were not rehash's of what you could find in other books, and a couple of them could be downright life altering if people were to employ some of the advice given by a few of the men or start to follow a few of these men with regard to what they are doing with their investments. The possible life-changing and or interviews that offered terrific advice, tidbits of information that could save you time and money, stock market psychology, and or getting insight into those with your interest at heart. If you browse Yahoo finance and or blogs you can occasionally glean tidbits of gold regarding finance wisdom from some of the best of the best who have both integrity and the average joe investor in mind when they are giving out advice. These are some of the men who realize that most people who need this information are not making a 6 figure income and yet while most of them have wealth in the 7 figure range they don't forget about the rest of us and want to help us to avoid mistakes with our money.
Carl Icahn. Rarely does this man give longer interviews, but Tony Robbins just may have one of the best interviews ever done with Carl Icahn. Carl Icahn is an activist investor. This type of investor attempts to take control of companies they believe are underperforming(usually due to poor management) and then take them over or make changes that will benefit both the shareholder and the activist. As a result in most cases employees and customers benefit also. Carl Icahn is one of the few power brokers on Wall Street who by following you can make quite a bit of money because he will make a poorly operating company do better by holding management accountable, and as a result he has and will continue to help the American People by making our companies more efficient and better which can enrich everyone. After you read this interview you will understand why it's important to follow the moves this man makes.
David Swensen. Great interview, a good overview of asset allocation and risk management, shows why playing it safe for a long time is smart. Great tidbits to learn.
Ray Dalio. Just getting the broken down into easy terms "All Weather Portfolio" is worth the price of the book alone and much more. This information is covered in Chapter 5. He must have owed Tony a huge debt to give out this information. Next to an index fund this is the best portfolio I've ever seen and the results it has brought prove it. You won't find anything better, but most people should have a broad ranged index fund before attempting to copy an allocation like the all weather.
Paul Tudor Jones. Some of the investing psychology(not stock picking advice, but market psychology) he gives in his interview is as if you are sitting in a premier top 10 MBA rated program's class and studying under his stock market tutelage. You simply can't hear these things anywhere else and unless your in a very elite group that are getting MBA's at the very top finance schools you probably never will.
John Bogle. What more can anyone say, he revolutionized investing for the common man by introducing the index fund and if you don't have one you really need one ASAP. Watch every interview with John Bogle you can find on youtube if you want a quick study in long term investing with the best possible outcome for the average person. I personally believe John Bogle has made more of an impact on the finances of the average American than anyone in history ever has or ever will, he truly is both a pioneer and a sort of modern day hero who put the common man above greed and reshaped Wall Street and investing forever.
Warren Buffet. I can tell in this interview Mr. Buffet was just doing Tony a favor by giving a short interview to a friend but he didn't really give any advice you couldn't find anywhere else nor did he dive into any strategies or ideas for the common person. I put him with these others because of his track record. If you purchase a few of his BRK-B stock shares and hold them for a very long time you will probably do pretty well, but Warren Buffet would tell all average investors to get an index fund and not try their hand at picking stocks. He basically will mimic what John Bogle says in most of his interviews but John Bogle goes much deeper, is more interesting, has more integrity, and just does it better.
-Yes a few of the interviews were not very good and I discuss those below. They in my opinion revealed little information, did not know how to convey investment advice to the average person, or just came across as sort of a self pat on the back in my opinion and wouldn't make much impact to the future financial wellness of the reader. Remember, just because someone is ultra wealthy in no way means they have you interest in mind nor can their advice or circumstances be applied to your own life.
-These people from this book in my opinion who you shouldn't listen to include:
Marc Faber(Commodities speculator who is a very shrewd and astute insider, I don't think he can be trusted personally, but when it came to giving advice he came across as a guy just throwing information out there just to give an interview almost as if he wasn't really sure what to say, like he was picking random numbers out of his head and giving them to Tony.)
T. Boone Pickens (Just talks about himself most of the interview, you can find better advice elsewhere.)
Kyle Bass (Made most of his money off an incredible speculation and talks about purchasing millions in nickels with little information given for the regular investor. It's my belief he either isn't very knowledgeable when it comes to investing for regular people or he simply cannot convey the information in a manner with tools he has never used for the average person. He is an algorith based trader and has access to both tools and information most people don't have. I would never listen to his advice based upon his history even though he is successful, his success cannot be repeated.
-I group these next three together because their interviews mainly went through their personal histories and discussed why the success occurred and the importance of integrity and a customer first approach in the finance world:
Mary Callahan Erdoes, Charles Schwab, Sir John Templeton (Mostly discusses the type of work ethic, integrity, and fortitude needed to be successful and also to leave a legacy for your family or people who's money you are investing.
-So what makes this book so valuable, and why am I saying you must include this in your collection if you're a person under 50 looking to improve your finances.
2. Simply because of Chapter 2 and Chapter 5.
-Chapter 2 covers some of the things you've read in other finance books before, usually John Bogle's or Ben Stein's, but it discusses the Myths of the market and advisor fees. It discusses investment broker actual returns and debunks many of the common beliefs among the uneducated majority regarding how to make money with investing or retirement plans. The way this chapter is organized regarding the myths of the market and annuities is invaluable. The information on annuities for anyone under 50 is pure gold, and I have yet to see even a handful of books that ever covered the Annuity, which is starting to grow like wildfire and probably the best option for most of us with less than $500,000-1,000,000 at retirement.
-Chapter 5. This is the best chapter of the book bar none. Ray Dalio's all weather portfolio is simply unmatched and having an in-depth guide of why and how it was designed, and then actually broken down into easy to understand choices is truly incredible. Yes you can and should invest in an Index Fund, and by now we know that 95% of portfolio managers will never beat the stock market over a long time frame such as 20-30 years, but the all weather portfolio created by Ray Dalio's team just may give you better or at least safer returns with less downside risk than even a broad market index fund. I'm still left wondering how Tony got them to do this and give up this much information on this fund. On top of that, there is a larger annuity and retirement information section which goes in depth on the importance of the 3 year window into retirement and how just the stock market return of the first 3 years of a person's retirement can make or break them, and WILL... unless they read the information on annuities.
-On top of all this great information, section after section has Tony giving good links on how to access both more information. Going through this book you can see that Tony actually cares to help the uneducated average investor gain the tools to invest both wisely and and safely. Most finance books give you the what to do(or at least attempt to), but Tony's goes beyond and actually gives you both tools and the where to go to get more information and possibly help.
-To top of these great chapters there is also a chapter on the future of American technology which goes into the advances being made in healthcare and engineering with the creation of 3D printers and how people are continually living longer so what we do with our money today is very important for a potentially long tomorrow. On top of this unlike many finance books, Tony goes into the importance of giving and how it can change a person's life and bring more fulfillment far beyond any dream or desire to be rich. Tony actually explains how and why giving is so important, and it's refreshing to see even a non Christian hold such a high view of giving our time and resources back to those who are less fortunate.
So take my review for what you will, as someone who's read dozens of finance books and will only give applause to something that is both different and worth reading and knowing. I believe this book is very good just for those 2 chapters, especially if you are under 50 and have a long term horizon to invest with and haven't made tons of mistakes yet. For those who ar e older they undoubtedly should discuss retirement with a financial planner and look into insurance/annuities and stable funds. Below I will list my top Finance guru's and what I believe are some of the must read books in this field that all have information that can change your financial future as this book can do.
Best personal finance guru's, the very best of the best who's work you must read and I will include one book from each. These people have care about the common investor above selling books or making money. While some of the information may be a little outdated in one or two of these books, these are still the best of the best by far.
Must reads for personal finance with investment advice also
John Bogle (The Little book of common sense investing, watch his interviews on youtube or yahoo)
Larry Burkett (The complete guide to managing your money, planning for Retirement, Business by the Book)
Ben Stein (How to retire comfortably, The little black book of investing, how to ruin your financial future, most of his books)
Great books on investing that don't cover personal finance
Burton Malkiel (A Random Walk down Wall Street)
William Bernstein (The Four Pillars of Investing)
Honorable Mentions for personal finance, financial lifestyle etc.
Dave Ramsey(We all know about his books, very good for basic advice regarding personal budgeting, not better than the previously mentioned writers or their titles though)
David Bach (Automatic millionaire, Fight for your Money)
Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad)
Ramit Sethi (I will teach you to be rich)
Thomas Stanley (Millionaire next door)
Are there any people you should be watching when it comes to how they are investing their money?
Only two in my opinion. Warren Buffet and Carl Icahn. Both of their basic stock offerings are in the 100's still. I believe Carl Icahn's IEP is up over 1000% since inception and Buffet's BRK-B is up 24% this year alone. Watch what Warren Buffet does because he has insider access to large changes in the economy and the government, and watch Carl Icahn because he creates huge changes in companies by forcing their management to become better in every way and with that usually comes great returns for shareholders.
In my thinking, the core element in this book is not only a very-broad understanding of the modern financial & investment landscape, as well as the pit-falls and traps to avoid that so many others fall prey to, if simply in an effort to 'delegate' responsibility for securing their financial future so someone else. Too often, the person chosen for this most-critical of tasks in life is handed-over to a less-than-fully-trustworthy 'financial advisor' or 'planner' (which as this book teaches, are simply a few of the many terms used to describe financial practitioners who are bound only by the "suitability standard" by the government. This most prevalent type of financial-advisors-to-avoid are also called: broker-dealers.
For those that don't know, this standard of "suitability" is a horribly low-standard, and in-a-nutshell says only that these people recommend investments to you that are "suitable." This means they are well-within-their-rights and, in fact, are in fact most likely to only recommend to you investments that they themselves make the highest commissions from. These are all-too-often high-fee and 'hidden-fee' proprietary Mutual Funds which are generally owned by the company these individuals work for (and, not surprisingly, it would take the average a fair amount of research to uncover that fact, as these funds are often named in ways that do not reflect, much less suggest the name of the companies that actually operate them).
The best type of Financial Advisor, which is the kind you want is an Independent Registered Investment Advisor! In my mind, this is one of the most valuable facts IN THIS BOOK! Because it is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the industry. But the difference is that an Independent RIA is required to provide financial advice to you that is BEST FOR YOU! This is a HUGE distinction!!! They cannot provide recommendations to you simply because they will receive a higher commission—as under the "suitability standard." They are REQUIRED to only give you advice that is BEST. FOR. YOU!
It is important to mention that your RIA absolutely needs to be Independent, because a gigantic loophole many so-called RIA's exploit is called dual-registration. This is where an individual is actually registered as BOTH a Broker-Dealer and a Registered Investment Advisor… and this is a perfect example of the different types of technicalities and exceptions (AKA loopholes) that those in-the-know in the financial word exploit every day to 'get-one-over' on the common man, and basically take their money. In a nutshell, what dual-registration means is that a financial advisor can, at any time, with-or-without notifying you, importantly, "change-hats" so-to-speak and start giving you advice as a RIA, or a Broker. The choice is completely theirs. So… and this is the key takeaway: dually-registered RIA's are NOT bound by the Fiduciary standard. They can at any time of their choosing provide to you advice only as a Broker, which places that advice only under the Suitability standard.
I know that all sounds confusing, but if you're following what I'm saying, you can see that really sucks for people who don't understand the distinction, and I HATE that kind of stuff. And, sadly, this type of thing runs rampant throughout the financial industry. But the best way to defend oneself against this type of exploitation is to educate yourself about the intricacies of the industry, and thus gain 'immunity' from the tricks and deceit so many in the field would try to sell you.
At any rate, suffice it to say that I give this book my UTMOST RECOMMENDATION. In fact, I think purchasing it is in-itself a MAGNIFICENT INVESTMENT because (as you'll read in the book) Tony Robbins is donating every ounce of the proceeds to charity to feed the hungry among us and furthermore, as Benjamin Franklin once said: "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2016
In my thinking, the core element in this book is not only a very-broad understanding of the modern financial & investment landscape, as well as the pit-falls and traps to avoid that so many others fall prey to, if simply in an effort to 'delegate' responsibility for securing their financial future so someone else. Too often, the person chosen for this most-critical of tasks in life is handed-over to a less-than-fully-trustworthy 'financial advisor' or 'planner' (which as this book teaches, are simply a few of the many terms used to describe financial practitioners who are bound only by the "suitability standard" by the government. This most prevalent type of financial-advisors-to-avoid are also called: broker-dealers.
For those that don't know, this standard of "suitability" is a horribly low-standard, and in-a-nutshell says only that these people recommend investments to you that are "suitable." This means they are well-within-their-rights and, in fact, are in fact most likely to only recommend to you investments that they themselves make the highest commissions from. These are all-too-often high-fee and 'hidden-fee' proprietary Mutual Funds which are generally owned by the company these individuals work for (and, not surprisingly, it would take the average a fair amount of research to uncover that fact, as these funds are often named in ways that do not reflect, much less suggest the name of the companies that actually operate them).
The best type of Financial Advisor, which is the kind you want is an Independent Registered Investment Advisor! In my mind, this is one of the most valuable facts IN THIS BOOK! Because it is one of the most misunderstood aspects of the industry. But the difference is that an Independent RIA is required to provide financial advice to you that is BEST FOR YOU! This is a HUGE distinction!!! They cannot provide recommendations to you simply because they will receive a higher commission—as under the "suitability standard." They are REQUIRED to only give you advice that is BEST. FOR. YOU!
It is important to mention that your RIA absolutely needs to be Independent, because a gigantic loophole many so-called RIA's exploit is called dual-registration. This is where an individual is actually registered as BOTH a Broker-Dealer and a Registered Investment Advisor… and this is a perfect example of the different types of technicalities and exceptions (AKA loopholes) that those in-the-know in the financial word exploit every day to 'get-one-over' on the common man, and basically take their money. In a nutshell, what dual-registration means is that a financial advisor can, at any time, with-or-without notifying you, importantly, "change-hats" so-to-speak and start giving you advice as a RIA, or a Broker. The choice is completely theirs. So… and this is the key takeaway: dually-registered RIA's are NOT bound by the Fiduciary standard. They can at any time of their choosing provide to you advice only as a Broker, which places that advice only under the Suitability standard.
I know that all sounds confusing, but if you're following what I'm saying, you can see that really sucks for people who don't understand the distinction, and I HATE that kind of stuff. And, sadly, this type of thing runs rampant throughout the financial industry. But the best way to defend oneself against this type of exploitation is to educate yourself about the intricacies of the industry, and thus gain 'immunity' from the tricks and deceit so many in the field would try to sell you.
At any rate, suffice it to say that I give this book my UTMOST RECOMMENDATION. In fact, I think purchasing it is in-itself a MAGNIFICENT INVESTMENT because (as you'll read in the book) Tony Robbins is donating every ounce of the proceeds to charity to feed the hungry among us and furthermore, as Benjamin Franklin once said: "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
I'm only about 1/3 of the way through the book and at this point I decided to check 2 of the websites mentioned in the book. I was quite disappointed to find that LoansQuickly.com is now just a domain for sale and ShowMeTheFees.com can't even be reached. Through a quick Google search I found a link to a Tony Robbin's website which in turn had a link to Americas Best 401k. Once there I found they no longer offer this service for individuals but do have something for a business owner.
In addition I've found the printing quality of my copy to be sub-par. In some pages the print fades as you go across the page and a couple pages are just considerably lighter. Mind you I can still read the book but I thought it was worth mentioning.
My guess is Tony Robbin's is not aware of some of the current shortcomings of this book. I may even discover a couple more as I continue reading. That being said, if you want to take your financial knowledge to the next level and end up with a much clearer path forward you need to get this book. It will teach you vital lessons that will improve your financial outlook.
As a side note, if you find yourself impressed with the wealth of knowledge Tony has packed into this book, you should do yourself a favor and find out more about the author Tony Robbins. Helping change your financial life is just a small piece of what he does.