Rags to Riches

Who wants to be a millionaire?Who doesnt? From magician to manufacturing magnate, fi nancial columnistto real estate investor, poet to college dropout, here are theprofi les of 17 ordinary people who started with nothing-andbecame millionaires!These are stories of people whoovercame poverty or in some cases middle class lifestylesto single-handedly beat overwhelming odds andachieved fi nancial success. They may not all be householdnames, but their stories can serve as an inspiration to us all.Praise for Rags to Riches:There are as many paths to fi nancial success as there are people who want to achieveit. This book shows that wealth is within the reach of just about anyone.-Tom Siedell, Managing Editor, Your MoneyThe most extraordinary thing about Rags to Riches is that it affi rms how ordinarypeople have this tremendous, innate ability to achieve success and generate wealth ifthey put their minds to it.-John E Wasik, Author, Retire Early and Live the Life You Want NowRags to Riches: Motivating Stories of How Ordinary People Achieved ExtraordinaryWealth goes well beyond the quick-fi x guru guidebooks to explore effective, longtermstrategies that systematically build wealth. Its fascinating, candid look at howevery day, people reach their goals by turning challenge into opportunity.-Marla Brill,Publisher, Brills Mutual Funds Interactive www.brill.comA fascinating and instructive collection of biographies.-Evan Simonoff, Associated Publishedr/Editor-in-Chief, Financial PlanningNow readers everywhere can discover what Palm Beach Daily News readers havelearned: Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine know everything there is to know about personalwealth-how to get it and how to grow it. Gails weekly column in our paper tellsaffl uent readers how to manage their fortunes. This book takes a step back and tellsreaders, in the words of millionaires whove been there and done it, how to acquire avast personal fortune.-Linda Rawls, Editor, Palm Beach Daily NewsHusband and wife Alan Lavine and Gail Liberman know money. They aresyndicated fi nance columnists and authors based in North Palm Beach, Florida. Their joint columns run weekly in the Boston Herald, on America Online, andin numerous newspapers. They are frequent guests on radio and television aswell as columnists for Fundsinteractive.com and Quiken.com. Alan and Gail arethe authors of Love, Marriage & Money, as well as the bestseller, The CompleteIdiot's Guide to Making Money with Mutual Funds.