Why We Want You to Be Rich: Two Men, One Message

by Donald J. Trump, Robert T. Kiyosaki

Overview

Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki wrote Why We Want You To Be Rich because they saw how the turbulent economic climate would impact the middle class. They predict the middle class in America will continue to shrink—pushing most middle-class Americans into the ranks of the poor. This book inspires middle-class Americans who believe that the American Dream is alive and well to take control of their lives... and take charge of the one thing they have total control over: themselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612680910
Publisher:	Plata Publishing, LLC.
Publication date:	01/07/2014
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	129,998
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, sports, and entertainment. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance. An accomplished author, Mr. Trump has authored over fifteen bestsellers and his first book, The Art of the Deal, is considered a business classic and one of the most successful business books of all time. Mr. Trump has over eight million followers on social media and is a frequent guest across a variety of media platforms.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, the international runaway bestseller, is an investor, entrepreneur specializing in mining and real estate, as well as an educator. Rich Dad Poor Dad, published in 1997, has held a top spot on the famed New York Times list for nearly six years. Translated into 46 languages and available in 97 countries, the Rich Dad series has sold over 26 million copies worldwide and has dominated bestsellers lists across Asia, Australia, South America, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe.

Table of Contents

Authors' Notes vii

Introduction 1

Part 1 Why Donald Trump And Robert Kiyosaki Wrote This Book 13

Chapter 1 Millionaire Meets Billionaire 15

Chapter 2 Our Shared Concerns 31

Chapter 3 The Shrinking Middle Class 41

Chapter 4 How To Make Yourself Rich 53

Chapter 5 Why We Want You To Be Rich 65

Part 2 Three Kinds Of Investors 79

Chapter 6 Investing to Win 81

Chapter 7 Choosing Your Battle-And Battlefield 89

Chapter 8 There Is a Difference Between Savers and Investors 99

Chapter 9 The Two Things You Invest 113

Chapter 10 Winners Take Control 127

Chapter 11 Right-Brain and Left-Brain Creativity 135

Chapter 12 Think Big-Think Expansion 143

Chapter 13 Getting Very Rich Is Predictable…Not Risky 151

Part 3 Defining Moments: Going Beyond Winning And Losing 159

Chapter 14 What Did You Learn from Your Father? 163

Chapter 15 What Did You Learn from Your Mother? 171

Chapter 16 What Did You Learn from School? 177

Chapter 17 How Did Military School Help Define Your Life? 183

Chapter 18 What Was the Defining Lesson You Learned from Sports? 193

Chapter 19 What Did You Learn from Business? 207

Chapter 20 What Are Your Philosophies Concerning God, Religion, and Money? 213

Part 4 If You Were In My Shoes, What Would You Do?

Chapter 21 I Am Still In School, What Should I Do? 225

Chapter 22 I Am An Adult Without Much Money, What Should I Do? 243

Chapter 23 I Am A Baby Boomer Without Much Money, What Should I Do? 255

Chapter 24 What If I Am Already Rich, What Advice Do You Have for Me? 267

Chapter 25 Why Do Some People Who Want To Be Rich… Fail To Become Rich? 275

Part 5 Just Get Started 285

Chapter 26 Why Do You Invest in Real Estate? 287

Chapter 27 Why Do You Recommend Network Marketing? 301

Chapter 28 Why Do You Recommend Starting Your Own Business? 309

Chapter 29 Leaders Are Teachers 319

Conclusion 327

Editorial Reviews

Rich Dad, Poor Dad author and motivational speaker Robert T. Kiyosaki and celebrity rich man Donald J. Trump join forces to come to the aid of America's shrinking middle class. These thriving multimillionaires give advice designed to help average readers expand their wealth in the harsh economy. Firm steps towards financial literacy.

The wildly financially successful authors of this book state, early on, that a reader will not find in its pages specific advice on how to make or invest money. It's more a book of philosophy (note the "why" in the title), and if it's not exactly Kierkegaardian in scope or language, this collaboration of real estate magnate and rags-to-riches financial guru manages to entertain and to inform. Written in bite-size chunks and adorned with quotes (some from the authors' previous works or speeches) and graphs, it explains why some people get rich and others... well, don't. Some tales are shopworn: the many references to Warren Buffett are tales well told, for example, but what works best are the aphorisms and the personality type descriptions within the "CASHFLOW Quadrant" no matter what you do for a living, in your heart are you an E, an S, a B or an I? (Key: E=employee; B=big business owner; S=self-employed, specialist or small business owner; I=investor.) But Trump and Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) together are a strangely winning combination (they've published this book jointly and privately and a portion of its profits will be donated to charity). Bottom line: these Messrs. Money-bags know their business. We're talking billionaires here, and really, how can you argue with success? (Oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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