Read this great article;

The Algebra Of Wealth (aka How to get rich)

By Scott Galloway; Professor of Marketing at the NYU Stern School of Business.

I share key notes I took.

Enjoy.
"Rich is having passive income greater than your burn."

"The strongest signal of future success is your perseverance and resilience"

"Don't mistake focus for your "passion." People who tell you to follow your passion are already rich: Follow your talent"
He lists 4 keys to wealth

Focus
Stoicism
Time
Diversification
FOCUS

"Focus on putting yourself in a position to be financially successful. Get certified"

"In a digital world, the corporate world decides whether to swipe right or left based on the logos (aspirational universities/firms, vocational certifications,) on your LinkedIn"
FOCUS 2.

"Sector dynamics will trump your talent (I realize how awful that sounds). However, someone of average talent at Google has done better over the last decade than someone great at General Motors

Look for the best wave to ride."
Focus 3

"Focus on your relationships. Married people grow their net worth 77 percent more than single people'"
STOICISM 1

"Determine what you can and can't control. You can control your reactions to temptation - a lack of discipline is the antichrist to economic security."
STOICISM 2

"The upgrade from economy to premium to business to first class to private jet can seem like an investment in yourself - it's not.

The most powerful forward-looking indicator of your financial freedom is not how much you earn, but how much you save."
STOICISM 3

"Trading - distinct from "investing" - can feel like work and productivity. It's not. It's gambling, but without free drinks and with worse odds.

One study found that over a 12-year period, only 5 percent of active retail traders made any profit at all."
STOICISM 4

"Between 80 and 85% of day traders are men, and 23% of men who gamble become addicted (as opposed to seven%of women).

Most of us can gamble without becoming addicted, just as most of us can drink without becoming an alcoholic - but, know the risks."
TIME

" investing, the long-term is our ally, the short-term our nemesis"
DIVERSIFICATION 1

"Investing over the long term pays out, but there are always dips along the way. Diversification is the kevlar that protects you - with it, bad decisions will still hurt, but they won't prove fatal. Diversification, in other words, is your bulletproof vest."
Focus on what matters. Be a Stoic in the face of temptation. Use Time to your advantage. Diversify your investments.

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I did a nice webinar on this. This is the YouTube link

 
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1. The price and the value of a stock are different

Price = how much you pay
Value = what stock is worth

Buy when Price < Value
Sell when Price > Value

The question in investing is determining the value

What is the value of a tree?

Fruits?
Cost of seed?
Value as firewood?
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It reflects the "vote" of investors. If investors believe the company will make more revenue and profit IN FUTURE, the price today will go up even if the company has no profits TODAY.

The stock market is a voting machine.
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He was mastermind of that Gamestop short squeeze.

He has a CFA.

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Wealth is many thing

It's location.
It's relationships
It's luck
Its hard work

Off all, the easiest is relationships I.e you marry or are born into wealth

Next? It's location

A 26 year old in America can buy a car and small house earning minimum wage with a high credit score
When he is 35, he can get married and either sell his small flat or rent it out, then buy a larger house using his small house as "equity"

He can buy a bigger car on a car note, if in an emergency or another opportunity opens, he can use his current home as cash collateral
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He can pay unexpected medical bills with his credit card. He finds a great house in Florida, buys with new loan.

When he retires at 65, he sells first home, moves to Florida.

With $500,000 no debt.
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1. educate yourself on how money works.....read about money, investing, budgets, etc.

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3. cut down on unnecessary spending, get a budget, stick to it.

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6. Earn foreign exchange, export something
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If I borrow, I'm accountable to pay it back. Thus I am very careful when I take debt

If I am a CEO, and I borrow, it affects my Company profitability, thus I am responsible

If I borrow as an elected official, I am only responsible for a maximum of 8 years. important to note
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Hence the term ROI seeks to measure how much return any investment will accrue to cover future obligations
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