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From the Foster House to the White House – Book Review

by Fred Fuld III

What do you think eventually happens to a child who is born to a mother addicted to crack, no father around, shuffled to numerous foster homes, beaten, abused, and starved? Does he end up in jail? In a gang? Dead?

Wrong! He ends up becoming an extremely successful entrepreneur, comedian, and Internet star, with over three million Facebook followers, over one million Twitter followers, and more than half a million Instagram followers.

Terrence K. Williams is that example of success. His autobiography, From the Foster House to the White House, is the story about how he persevered through all the roadblocks that the average person couldn’t even imagine.

He turned his challenges into lessons and inspirations to succeed. He became an independent thinker, developing his own thoughts, and speaking his own mind.

This is an inspirational book that shows you that the American Dream is possible, no matter how bad your obstacles were growing up. I highly recommend that you read From the Foster House to the White House and give it as a gift to someone who needs inspiration.

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Looking for a Last Minute Gift? Get The Maxim’s of Wall Street

by Fred Fuld III

How would you like to give your friends and relatives some great investment advice as a gift? The advice would come from such famous investment professionals as:

Warren Buffett
Peter Lynch
Bill Gates
Sir John Templeton
Sir Harry Schultz
J.P. Morgan
Benjamin Graham

Well now you can. The book, The Maxims of Wall Street, is packed with great quotations about investing, business, the stock market, and the economy. The book was compiled by Dr. Mark Skousen, publisher of the very popular Forecasts & Strategies investment newsletter. (On a side note, I have been a subscriber for many, many years.)

Although the book can be found on Amazon, it is an older version and may be sold out.

However, you can order The Maxims of Wall Street directly from Skousen Books and get the new 10th Anniversary Edition by going to the following site.

https://skousenbooks.com

If you don’t have this book on your bookshelf, then you may also want to get this as a gift for yourself.

Happy investing!

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The Money Plot: A History of Currency’s Power to Enchant, Control, and Manipulate

by Fred Fuld III

As a financial historian, the book, The Money Plot: A History of Currency’s Power to Enchant, Control, and Manipulate by Frederick Kaufman, is right up my alley. This is an engrossing treatise on the history of money, but not just the facts about money, but the psychology behind it.

The author covers the very beginning of currency with ostrich eggs, then the cowrie shells which were the world’s first global reserve currency, all the way up to cryptocurrency. Have you heard of the CannabisCoin crypto for marijuana or Dentcoin crypto for dentists?

Chapter 2, called The Trophy Wife, contains the somewhat disturbing yet extremely fascinating details about women as money. Kaufman even mentions that females were advertised for sale on Instagram as recently as last year.

There is a lot of history about investments and the stock market, especially in Chapter 10, The End of Money.

If you have any interest in money at all, and you are looking for a great read during the holidays or even a nice gift, I highly recommend The Money Plot.

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Money Games: The Inside Story of How American Dealmakers Saved Korea’s Most Iconic Bank

by Fred Fuld III

The book, Money Games: The Inside Story of How American Dealmakers Saved Korea’s Most Iconic Bank, is an engaging look at how an American private equity firm, took over and turned around South Korea’s largest bank.

The author, Weijian Shan, takes you through the trials and tribulations of getting the deal don after more than a year of negotiations. My favorite chapter was Chapter 12 Sign It or Forget It.

The book includes photographs and even a few comics. Also included is A Primer on Commercial Banking, which is in the Appendix.

The author has a way of making private equity sound fascinating. If you want an interesting business-related read, I recommend Money Games.

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The Entrepreneur’s Faces: How Makers, Visionaries and Outsiders Succeed

by Fred Fuld III

The book, The Entrepreneur’s Faces: How Makers, Visionaries and Outsiders Succeed, by Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp, is a great resource for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.

The authors break down the phases needed for success into seven steps:

The Awakening
The Shift
The Place
The Launch
The Money
The Test
The Scale

There is a chapter covering each one of stages, and within each chapter, the authors give real life example of various types of entrepreneurs, and how they succeeded.

As a matter of fact you can find out what type of entrepreneurial archetype you are and what other types you need to bring on board to round out the organization, by going to a free online quiz, which can be found at the following link:

susannacamp.typeform.com/to/pPYSe5pb

For those who are planning on starting their own business or just getting started, I suggest you check out The Entrepreneur’s Faces.

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Exclusive Interview with Ken Fisher about the Stock Market Under Trump versus Biden

by Fred Fuld III

The following informative interview was provided by Kenneth L. Fisher, founder and chairman of the money management firm Fisher Investments, who had the longest continuous running column in Forbes Magazine. He is a billionaire on the Forbes 400 list and author of numerous investment related books.

According to Investment Advisor magazine, he is one of the 30 most influential people in the investment advisory business over the last 30 years. Fisher is considered to be the largest wealth manager in the United States.

We cover a lot in this interview, including:

The stock market under President Donald Trump versus former Vice President Joe Biden
The influence of corporate tax rate on the stocks
The potential of the reversal of Trump’s tax bill on Day One if Joe Biden & Kamila Harris win the election
The market under Republicans versus Democrats
Whether inflation is on the horizon
The petroleum industry
Gross Output, GDP, and the economy versus the stock market
Are stock ratios dead? (PE, PS, PEG)
And much, much more

Two Timeless Books Mentioned by Ken Fisher in the Interview

The Only Three Questions That Still Count: Investing By Knowing What Others Don’t (A great companion to the Beat the Crowd: How You Can Out-Invest the Herd by Thinking Differently book, which I enjoyed reading.)

Wall Street Waltz

(My favorite of all his books is The Ten Roads to Riches: The Ways the Wealthy Got There (And How You Can Too!) Second Edition, because it is so different from all the other financial publications. It basically tells you ten ways, with all the steps, to get really rich, including “marrying a billionaire.” Lot’s of insight and lots of humor. You can find more info about this book on a previous podcast: Interview with Billionaire Ken Fisher about the 10 Roads to Riches.)

The Interview

Enjoy listening to the great insights and information that Ken Fisher provides.

To stream the interview, click:

HERE

You can also download the interview as an mp3 by right-clicking here and choosing “save as.”

Enjoy the interview and Happy Investing!

All opinions are those of Ken Fisher, and do not represent the opinions of this site or the interviewer. Neither this site, nor the interviewer, nor the interviewee are rendering tax, legal, or investment advice in this interview.

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Investment Books Recommended by Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett, head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) (BRKB), really came out with a list of books that he recommends on how to invest.

At last year’s Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Buffett actually provided such a list. The books he recommended about himself can be found here and here.

However, if you are interested in reading books about how to invest, that are recommended by Warren Buffett, they can be found on the list below:

Business Adventures Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street

Common Sense on Mutual Funds: Fully Updated 10th Anniversary Edition

The Great Crash 1929

The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition)

Investing Between the Lines: How to Make Smarter Decisions By Decoding CEO Communications

Happy Reading!

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Winning Now, Winning Later: How Companies Can Succeed in the Short Term While Investing for the Long Term

by Fred Fuld III

When I first got the book Winning Now, Winning Later: How Companies Can Succeed in the Short Term While Investing for the Long Term, the first thing that caught my eye was the list of successful people who gave it endorsements, including Bob Iger, Executive Chairman of Disney, Hank Paulson, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Marc Benioff, Co-CEO of Salesforce, and Indra Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo.

The author, David M. Cote, was the CEO behind the enormous success of Honeywell. He covers, in great detail, the process for successfully achieving both short-term goals and long-term goals for your company. Every chapter has a summary at the end called Questions to Ask yourself.

The book includes many informative and sometimes amusing anecdotes, which help to explain his process for business success for both a short term and long term basis.

I found Chapter 4 Focus on Process, to be the most important. It explains how it is imperative to get employees involved in improving company processes, and the utilization of phases to improve success.

Whether you are the head of a large publicly traded corporation, the CEO of a mid-size business, or managing a fast growing startup, I recommend that you read Winning Now, Winning Later as you will find extensive advice and information that will help your organization.

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Books that Warren Buffett Recommends about Himself Part 2

Vlast month, we published a list of books that Warren Buffett recommends about himself.

At last year’s Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Buffett actually provided such a list. Here are more books that he recommends about himself.

My Warren Buffett Bible: A Short and Simple Guide to Rational Investing: 284 Quotes from the World’s Most Successful Investor

The Oracle & Omaha, How Warren Buffet and His Hometown Shaped Each Other

Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything, 1966-2013

Warren Buffett on Business: Principles from the Sage of Omaha

Warren Buffett’s Ground Rules: Words of Wisdom from the Partnership Letters of the World’s Greatest Investor

Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World’s Greatest Investor

Enjoy your summer reading!!!

Books that Warren Buffett Recommends about Himself

Yes, Warren Buffett, head of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) (BRKB), actually comes out with a list of books that he recommends, and he even recommends books about himself.

At last year’s Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Buffett actually provided such a list. Here are his recommended books about himself.