Take the reins of your financial future with this powerful and insightful new resource
In Bulletproof Investing, real estate expert, investor, entrepreneur, and author James Fitzgerald, delivers a collection of personal stories and experiences that will show how you too can gain and retain financial control of your life. You’ll learn how to spend less than you earn, find a mentor, identify a purpose for your financial wellbeing, and, ultimately, learn to achieve financial independence.
This important book shows you how to:
- Improve your mental health by removing the stress and anxiety of financial insecurity
- Familiarise yourself with the right tools to control your financial destiny
- Minimise and manage risk, rather than trying fruitlessly to eliminate it
- Take advantage of the miracle of compound growth and watch your investment portfolio flourish
- Stop working hard and start working smart, letting your money do much of the work for you
Perfect for millennials, adults with children, and those nearing retirement aiming for financial control and stability, Bulletproof Investing will also earn a place in the libraries of anyone hoping to gain a firmer grasp of their financial reality and investment portfolio.
Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part I: Growing pains 1
1 Losing my best mate 3
2 Lessons in life and money 11
3 Learning from the best: Uncle John 19
4 Mindset: the game changer 25
5 The power of mentorship 31
6 Riding a financial rollercoaster 43
7 Financial control: the basics 51
8 How to spend less than you earn 57
9 Keep cash as your king 63
10 Work smart, not hard 69
Part II: The bulletproof approach 75
11 Buying in 77
12 Getting started 91
13 Cash flow: the oxygen of investing 105
14 Compound growth: the Eighth Wonder of the World 115
15 Turning up the volume 121
16 Assembling a team 129
17 Little habits, big results 135
18 Making the best of the worst 143
19 Ready, set, go! 153
Appendix: FAQs 157
Index 167