The C Route to Practical Financial Advice -- How to Build Wealth in 8 Steps; A Guide for the 21st Century

The C-Route to Practical Financial Advice is for the 130 million Americans who receive paychecks and who are inundated with get-rich schemes and scams. They may think to strike it rich they have to start businesses (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) or flip houses (Donald Trump seminars) or find a hot stock (CNBC's Jim Cramer). Consumers are bombarded with television shows such as House Hunters International that make overseas real estate seem like good investments. Personal finance books written by CFPs are often droll. TV or radio commentators have their personal biases like never taking out loans (Dave Ramsey) or claiming real estate is a better investment than it really is (Suzie Orman). The book shows how people don't have to be perfect, such as the billion-dollar portfolio manager crying over an investment mistake. The reader learns how a 7th grade teacher of woodworking who never made more than $54,000 a year now lives in a beautiful $2.3 million home overlooking one of the world's most famous beaches. It has a detailed explanation of how the parents of seven children became fabulously wealthy. After reading "The C Route to Practical Financial Advice," readers will be able to "C" the route to prosperity. Author Peter J. Brennan has been a journalist for more than 30 years on two continents, He has interviewed thousands of investors, executives and entrepreneurs, including some who are world famous. "The C Route to Practical Financial Advice" contains tips from many of these interviews on how to distinguish between good and bad advice. His articles have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post and newspapers around the world. He has appeared on CNN and Bloomberg TV and the BBC. He won a Kiplinger Fellowship at The Ohio State University. Since 2001 has been a journalist at Bloomberg News.