Rich Dad's Guide to Investing Abridged

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Summary: Who wants to be MERELY a millionaire?
Review: Trying to decide whether to get this book? There are very good but long reviews, so let me make it simple. Would you be happy with a net worth of only $1 million? Are you already a successful investor or business owner? Are you unwilling to change your attitude, work hard, and learn new things? If any of these are true, don't get this book. But if you want to be the next Warren Buffet or Bill Gates and are willing to work hard but don't have a clue where to start, BUY THIS BOOK NOW!

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Summary: Disorganized and redundant
Review: Although the ideas in the original, Rich Dad Poor Dad, are terrific, this book is unneccessary and redundant. If you purchased any of his other books, you don't want this one, it restates over and over his basic premise.

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Summary: YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK,I repeat, YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!!
Review: Having read Rich Dad, Poor Dad & Cash Flow Quadrant, I felt I had a pretty good idea of R.K's mindset; but nothing could compare me for what he had in store with his latest publication. While Rich Dad' & Cash Flow' create / tap in to your desire to be wealthy, Guide to Investing is actually a "put up or shut up" book. Not trying to be harsh here, just truthful. Robert basically tells it like it is as far as what you need to know to be a "Captain of Industry" in ANY business be it Wall Street or a hot dog stand. You will know whether you have the desire it takes to be in the top 2% of this country. No sugar coating here.

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Summary: Pete or Repeat
Review: I would first like to thank Mr. Kiyosaki for writing the first book, Rich Dad Poor Dad. I was on fire with hope and enthusiasm. I am an E stemming from a long line of E's. I was disappointed with this book. I read the the second book, Cash flow quandrant which rehashed the first book. It did have some new information but I felt it was vague and non specific. I've learned well the art of redundancy. I got the third book believing it to be the one to bring it all together and give direction. Nope, it was like telling you how to make a cake by saying you need some flour, eggs and an oven. Like I said, the first book motivated me beyond compare, but Guide to Investing is not a guide. The series began to feel like an informercial for the Cashflow boardgame which I just might buy. I would skip this book and use the money you would have spent to buy the game. Let's face it, I'm an E quadrant major and Mr. Kiyosaki is rich.

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Summary: Marketing at it's best!
Review: This is the second book by this author that I have read...Rich Dad, Poor Dad being the first. I find this one in particular to be short on content and long on verbage. Yes, he does include some good advice, but he insists on continually referring to models defined in his previous book.

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Summary: Okay, but first book/tape had better content
Review: This refers to the Audio cassette version. I thought that the first tape/book had more useable content for the average person. This seemed to be aimed at the person who may have been running a larger business already. I would say that you should get his first tape/book and skip this audio cassette.

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Summary: Yes and no
Review: On the one hand the book has many great ideas, is a good resource for business management in general, and many will find it motivational. On the other hand, it is quite superficial, often long-winded, and-especially towards the end-sloppily presented. It reminds the reader of the 'risks' inherent in not taking risks. Clearly, anyone hoping to retire comfortably after a life as an employee is likely to be disappointed, as was the author's "Poor Dad." His "Rich Dad" taught him to get the skills to become a successful business owner and eventually an investor, which is the path advocated in this and Kiyosaki's earlier two books. This volume takes a broad view of investing, cautioning readers away from get-rich-quick approaches. I recommend it, irrespective of the reader's level of business/financial education.

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Summary: Count me as one who do not think he is rich
Review: It took me a while to realize why I did not like this book, but it finally occured to me that the author seems to have no respect for his "real" Dad for the simple reason that he is not rich. It doesn't seem to have occured to the author that there is more than one way to be rich, and money is a fleeting measure. I also don't think he is any happier than his Dad was. Having no respect for a parent makes one poor, no matter the size of assets.

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Summary: THE FIRST TWO WERE BETTER!
Review: I LOVED rich dad poor dad and cashflow quadrant!! They gave me a good insight on the real truth about money and that the school is designed to train people to make their bosses rich. But, Rich Dad's Guide To Investing was nothing new really. It was the same thing from the first two books, but rephrased. Don't get me wrong, I very much agree with Kiyosaki's first two books and his board game, but this 3rd book is not worth the money. Just pick up the advice from his first two books, the game Cashflow and you'll do fine.

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Summary: insultingly repetitous and lacking in content
Review: The author repeats the same exact stories and quotes and diagrams over and over and over and over again ,way past nauseam. There is about one very small chapter of new information in this book that is not contained in the previous two books.All three of Kiyosaki's books could easily be condensed into one short interesting book.....it is unfortunate for the reader that he shamelessly markets one book for the price of three. This way of maximizing cashflow at the expense of the reader apparently is one of Rich Dad's lessons that the author shares with us by the way he does business. Let the buyer beware.