The Ten Roads to Riches: The Ways the Wealthy Got There ... (ISBN 0470285362)

Amazon.com Review:
Amazon Exclusive: Ken Fisher on The Ten Roads to Riches Have you ever wondered how the super-rich built their wealth—and whether you could build big wealth too? The Ten Roads to Riches takes an engaging and informative look at some of America’s most famous (and infamous) modern day millionaires (and billionaires), and reveals how they found their fortunes. Surprisingly, the super-wealthy usually get there by taking just one of ten possible roads. And now, so can you. Even if achieving super-wealth isn’t your goal, you can still learn how to build more modest wealth following the same successful paths others have used. In The Ten Roads to Riches, renowned investment expert and self-made billionaire Ken Fisher highlights amusing anecdotes of individuals who have traveled (or tumbled) down each road, and shares advice on increasing your chances of success. Whether it’s starting a business, owning real estate, investing wisely or even marrying very, very well, Fisher will show how some got it right and others got it horribly wrong. Whether you’re just beginning to plan your financial future or well on your way, The Ten Roads to Riches can show you how to gain, and more importantly, maintain the wealth you want. Ken Fisher is best known for his prestigious "Portfolio Strategy" column in Forbes magazine, where his 24-year tenure of high-profile calls makes him the fourth longest-running columnist in Forbes’ 90-year history. Ken is the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Fisher Investments, and has appeared in most major American finance or business periodicals. He is also the author of the bestselling investment book, The Only Three Questions That Count, which is published by Wiley. Amazon Exclusive: Q & A with Ken Fisher, and Map of the Ten Roads to Riches Q & A with Ken Fisher Map of the Ten Roads to Riches

Ten Paths to Financial Wealth:
Billionaire and author Ken Fisher offers ten pathways to wealth: 1. Start your own business 2. Become a CEO 3. Become a "ride-along" to a successful CEO 4. Become rich and famous 5. Marry into wealth 6. Become a plaintiff attorney 7. Use other people's money 8. Invent something 9. Real estate 10. Save and live frugally Fisher's book is entertaining and will likely never leave you bored. His tone is at times facetious but he offers a "macro" view of major pathways for those who want to achieve financial independence and security.

Must read for all young people!:
I wish I had read this book in high school; it honestly would have made a great impact on my life going forward and the choices I made in college regarding my career. Fisher doesn't pull any punches here. He lays out the pro's and con's for 10 wealth building occupations in an easy to read manner. Highly recommended. One caveat is that I wish Fisher had written more on the pro's and con's of the professions (doctor, lawyer, investment banker) instead of lumping them in to the final road to wealth ("the road more traveled").

The Ten Roads to Riches:
Ken Fisher is the son of the legendary money managwer Phil Fisher. He is a self-made billionaire and is ranked no 271 on the 2007 Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans. In find this book credible and a real pleasure to read and is extremely enlightening.It provides a front row seat to learn from a veteran nmoney manager (Mr Fisher is the fourth longest-running columnist in Forbes's ninety-year history). Mr Fisher even includes controversial but legal ways to make money. I highly recommend this book. '

I could have written this book myself.:
Ken's first road "Start a Business" so closely follows my own experiances that I could have written it myself but I didn't. Ken did. This is the best business book I have ever read so full of common sense and great ideas. Highly recomended for anyone comitted to traveling a road to riches.

Helpful, informative, and entertaining.:
Most of us have dreams of getting rich. Right now, times are hard and most of us are feeling more insecure than we have in a long time. Yet, it is in these downturns that the foundations of wealth are best set down. Ken Fisher with Lara Hoffmans have give us a book that lays out the ten paths that can lead to the riches you think you want. You don't have to take all ten. In fact, some of the ten may revolt you and others will be of no interest. However, if you find one or a few that you can work on, you just might find you way to that pot `o gold. What are the ten roads the authors show us? 1) Founding and leading your own visionary company. 2) Becoming a top CEO at someone else's successful company. 3) Investing in a successful company. 4) Becoming a highly paid celebrity, athlete, artist, or other famous person. 5) Marrying a very rich person. 6) Learn to prey on other's vulnerability by looking for steals. 7) Use your ideas (or marry other's ideas) and OPM (other people's money). 8) Create multiple incomes and maybe pensions. 9) Real Estate (of course, now the bubble has popped) 10) Saving and investing prudently while living modestly. I really appreciate the way the Fisher compares the fantasies of each of these paths with the realities you will face if you decide to travel them. While none of the articles will give you more than an introduction of what you will have to know, do, and accomplish to succeed, you will have more honest information than you are likely to have now. This is an interesting read even in these uncertain times. Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI