5 comments about Dow 36,000: The New Strategy for Profiting from the Coming Rise in the Stock Market.

1. Wow, they still sell this book? It's 2008 and the Dow is below 12,000.
   
   Maybe the title didn't mean that the Dow would reach 36,000.
   
   It meant that there are 36,000 false predictions in the book!
   
   On a serious note, I feel very sad for those who followed the advice of this book.



2. Why is this book out of print? I think that Hasset's predictions, if anything, were merely slightly ahead of their time. Like Aristotle, Picasso, and Bonaparte, his genius will only be fully understood long after he is dead and gone.



3. Talk about hindsight. This book should be a collectors item for it's laughable prediction. Hilarious stuff. The only thing funnier is one of the author's is Mcain's ecnomic advidor. ho ho he he



4. Today marks the historic failure of this book. Maybe it will reprint when inflation pushes the Dow to 36,000 in about 100 years.



5. I'm pretty sure they meant "Dow 6,000 - The new strategy for watching the stock market turn into a quantum singularity that swallows the entire planet's net worth". I wish I had time to savor my schadenfreude, but I'm busy watching my 401(k) disappear.
   
   Thank God McCain's got these guys as advisers. Just think how flawed his economic plan would be otherwise.

5 comments about Seven Years to Seven Figures: The Fast-Track Plan to Becoming a Millionaire.

1. More of a mathmatical evaluation of how your investments need to do to become a millionaire. Not enough concrete information. This is the first few chapters...the rest is all about people who havedone it successfully - all of which are workaholics who give up a lot. Pointing that there is a high price to pay.
   Good for them, not for me.



2. I found this to be a book with very generic, run of the mill, get rich quick advice with very few practical tips. Personally, I prefer books that are more research oriented and fact based rather than just motivational hype and fluff as this one was.
   
   I was sorry I spent the money on this book and sold it at a local used book store right after reading throught it. Instead of this book I would recommend reading The Millionaire Next Door, The Millionaire Mind, Millionaire Women Next Door, Getting Rich in America, and Eight Steps to Seven Figures.



3. One of the differences you will find in this book that is not typical of other success books, is it is not a Get Rich Quick book. It is more of a philosophical mindset approach to the topic, and a desire to show you that getting to seven figures is doable.
   
   You are given a high level grounding, and then introduced to several case studies of people who have taken various paths to their seven figures. These vary from real estate, to supplement sales, to copywriting.
   
   If you are looking for a feel-good approach then you may want to look elsewhere. If on the other hand you are looking for something to motivate you to buckle down and get going before another seven years passes you by, then you should consider reading this book.
   
   Cheers!



4. I have read the book. Let's get that out of the way first.
   It's full of ideas and fluff, but really no substance. Get the boss to give you equity in the company by being a really hard worker. Calculate how much you'll need to live the lifestyle you want. Save up to 50% of your gross income. Invest in business ventures, stocks, and real estate.
   
   That's it. There are 8 case studies about what other's have done, but there's no MEAT only fluff.
   
   There's also more than just a little bragging and it really turns me off.
   
   I have better things to do with my time. Thumbs down.



5. I bought this with a sense of excitement. One of the previous reviewers noted that the only person capable of generating seven figures in seven years is the author. Too true and this book is just a load of fluff - and it will be the last Masterson book I will ever buy! Read on to discover why!
   
   The one thing I found stimulating/original is his descriptor of what it would be like to have an income of one million dollars per annum, 2.5 million, 5.5 million, etc. This provided some nice material for budgeting fantasies.
   
   Michael Masterson blows all his cover in first three paragraphs of his Acknowledgments. We all expect to benefit from Masterson's personal insights, his pet strategies and a thrilling adventure on how basically anyone can make literally millions quickly. Sadly he was so busy marketing himself that he left the real work to all his side-kicks. "I want to thank SR, an extremely bright and capable young woman who worked as my assistant on this book. S did a good deal of the research and all of the interviews" (quoted from Acknowledgements page v). Seeing as about 90% of the book consists of interviews, it would be more morally competent to accredit SR as the author, though this bright young spark is not mentioned on the cover.This leaves us with 17 pages of masterful marketing by his nibs and a final marketing wrap up by his nibs again, a mere 10 pages.
   
   Masterson finds space to plug his e-zine Early to Rise (which is better than the book) regularly. In fact he also lavishes praise on his editorial director, CB, who helped him "identify which of the many ideas I wrote down were important and worth keeping" (page v).
   
   His trusted editor trimmed and polished the lot (also page v). In the end one wonders whether Masterson spent more than a few hours tossing out this 'best seller' which has doubtlessly helped 'millions worldwide to achieve untold wealth' bla bla (you know the hype).
   
   The real insult to readers emerged when I had the misfortune to read Masterson's response to an enthusiastic reader query in the above-mentioned e-zine. The reader wanted to know what guru Masterson's current goals were. Watch out folks - he is currently writing six more books - wait for it - SIMULTANEOUSLY. Sounds impressive doesn't it. Now that I have uncovered his recipe, i.e. delegate everything, the goal becomes easily attainable.
   
   This is one book I won't even recycle back to Amazon.
   Buyer beware.

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5 comments about The Millionaire Maker: Act, Think, and Make Money the Way the Wealthy Do.

1. Book had some good points, but all it really does is make you very discontent with what you have to make you want more. Then she sucks you into her coaching program which and thats where she makes her real money!
   
   Don't waste your time or money folks. They will try everything they can to get you in! We lost $3000, but almost lost $10,000 and they wanted us to put it all on a credit card! Unfortunately we did.
   
   The coaching was a horrible program. Like I said we first were lured into spending $10,000! We didn't go for it and only did the $6000 version. Very unhappy we were refunded $3000, but we are still out $3000. We didn't have the money, so the coach pressed us very hard to put it all on a credit card. Can't believe we did.
   
   We were passed off to 3 different coaches. One said he would personally coach us. Then after 2 more phone calls, he passed us off to another coach
   
   We had that coach for 2 weeks, then showed up for the next class no coach showed up at all, so we left scratching our heads. The next week we had a different coach with no explanation of what happened to the previous one.
   
   On top of that, all the coaches did was show powerpoints of the material already explained in the book and talk about it. The whole program was simply an overview of the same material in the book we received, nothing more. Nothing different!
   
   We kept waiting for more, then all of a sudden we were at the last session, and then it was over. Totally surprised I asked the coach, "thats it?" She agreed.
   
   Basically we paid over $3000 to hear someone tell us what we could have read ourselves.
   
   We spoke with our sign up coach about all of the problems we had, and he assured us they would make these wrongs right.
   
   One thing he promised was that we could retake to course for no additional fee the next summer. Then I asked if we still were not satisfied after that, and he eluded to a full refund.
   
   Well we had several issues that summer, pregnancy, lost job, car accident, we could not retake the course.
   
   So I called back to ask for the full refund. I found out our sign up coach no longer works there and talked with someone there and she assured we would NOT get any more refunds.
   
   Thanks Loral for first making me feel discontent with what I have, then taking my money when I tried to do better! Glad I could make you a little more richer at my families expense.



2. Book is so so. Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Ecker is much better in this category. I bought the book to go to her seminar. Same rating for the seminar



3. The book itself is quite good, but beware the tendency to push her mentorship program.
   
   She has a company that sells mentorship to becoming wealthy. the only person becoming wealthy is laura!
   
   I know some of her real estate investment recommendations to her students have not panned out. Its not that she was scamming them, but rather she was short of misled herself.



4. Loral Langemeier has a down-to-earth method of improving your way of seeing your finances and your financial environment. Setting out the building blocks, she helps in the analysis of a financial situation and gives guidelines on how to proceed to acquire a healthy dosis of confidence in managing one's financial affairs.
   
   The book is an introduction to more extensive courses, but this is a good start and certainly gives adequate food for thought. If nothing else, you will live better and with more purpose.



5. I read this book cover to cover in less than 2 weeks, and was expecting it to give EVERYONE (especially people like me with NO cash and NO assets) a strategy and a starting place on how to grow financially wealthy.
   Chapter by chapter it gives "case studies" and examples from real people and their current financial situation, and shows them how to create monthly cash flow (income) from what they already have.
   In each case study, these people had over $3,000 CASH in the bank, a LARGE 401K or IRA with more than $10,000 in it, and over $50,000 in CASH equity in their home!! Give me a break. These people already had LOTS of money. It just wasn't allocated correctly where it was making them monthly income.
   
   The information in this book is useless to MOST of the population. I personally don't have thousands in CASH, or thousands in equity in a home (I rent), or thousands sitting there in a 401K or IRA. If YOU fall into one of those catagories, by all means buy this book. BUT, if you are like 95% of Americans, and have no cash built up or no assets ALREADY, such as real estate, this book will do you no good whatsoever.
   
   Not once did she give an example of someone starting with nothing! This book was a total waste of my time, and it will more than likely be a waste of yours, UNLESS you already have lots of money you need to re-allocate.

4 comments about The Seven Secrets to Becoming a Multi-Millionaire: Multiply Your Wealth Faster Than the Experts (Coach Series).

1. We all know that the so-called "experts" don't have all the answers when it comes to wealth building. Bill Staton explains in language that anybody can understand how to take the mystery out of money matters and beat the "experts" at their own game.
   
   I've heard other people claim that you can become a millionaire by investing only $50 a month, but I've believed it was possible until now. I only wish I'd heard him sooner!
   
   If you're a fan of The Millionaire Mind or the Rich Dad, Poor Dad series, then these Seven Secrets are for you.



2. This is COMPLETE garbage. He just rambles on and on about nothing, then doesn't even tell you the actual companies he refers to as America's Finest Companies. I am appalled that "someone" liken this material to Kiyosaki's.



3. A very disappointing book. His numerous stories make up the majority of this book. I have the audio book on my Ipod and found myself skipping section after section of this audio book. As mentioned earlier in a review he talks about investing in "America's Best Companies" and never tells you what those companies are. I would not recommend this book to even a basic or new investor.



4. Author and America's Money Coach Bill Staton offers useful and practical advice for those who want to achieve financial independence. A North Carolinian, Staton's southern accent drips molasses as he dispenses fundamental tips that - if followed - will serve any saver or investor well. Of course, the trick and the challenge lies not in hearing the advice but heeding the advice.
   
   The downside is that Staton continues to emphasize the need to invest in "America's Finest Companies," a proprietary list of firms that presumably you have to buy or pay for in order to learn their identities. So, keep investing in "America's Finest Companies. Did I mention that they key is to buy stock in "America's Finest Companies"?? After a while, you get sick of hearing about "America's Finest Companies and start thinking that maybe this book is mostly a shill-job to get new customers to subscribe to the Staton Institute's various products, some of which will actually (for a fee) identify for you .... "America's Finest Companies"!
   
   Putting that aside, the book/audio CD is a collection of sound advice presented by a knowledgeable and likable expert who eschews get-rich-quick schemes.
   
   (P.S... Did I mention the importance of ... "America's Finest Companies"?!?!)

1 comments about "Buy & Hold 7 Steps to a Real Estate Fortune"- New 2007.

1. You should have this in your library if you are a real estate investor. Great tips throughout this cd. I am a firm believer of the "buy and hold" strategy

1 comments about Great Economic Thinkers Series (Great Economic Thinkers).

1. This series is an excellent overview of the most historically influential economic thinkers and their milieus. It offers insights into the evolution of Economics as a discipline, and the influences of economic thought on societies in various times and places.
   I originally purchased this series in audio cassette format in 1993 when I was an undergraduate Economics student. I recently purchased the series again in Audio CD format.