Thread by @BrianFeroldi

I have news:

I wrote a book📗

Today was a big day -- I sent the 2nd draft to my publisher for editing!

Here's the story of the 📗 so far ⬇️

I've been asked dozens of times over the last year "when are you going to write a book?"

Last August, after chatting with @morganhousel & @TMFStoffel, I decided to take the plunge

I've had a book idea in my head for a few years

I've read hundreds of books on investing, but I've always wondered why there wasn't a book called:

"Why Does the Stock Market Go Up?"

Which, I believe, is an incredibly important answer that every investor should know

100 million Americans have money in the stock market in one way or another

I don't have any data to back this up, but I know that the vast majority of them don't know the answer to that question

"Why Does the Stock Market Go Up?"

I know this because I didn't know the answer myself for many years!

There were SO MANY basics investing questions that I had to answer on my own, like:

❓What is a stock?
❓What is the Dow Jones?
❓Why do companies go public?
❓How does the market "compound"?
....etc

The mission of this book is simple:

"to demystify the stock market"

This books answers all of the most important questions about investing that I had when I first started

The book is aimed at extreme beginners

It's for anyone who has an interest in investing but has no clue how to get started

Basically, it's the book that I wish I had read first when I was an investing rookie

I did my best to explain the answers to all of my question using simple terms & analogies

I also wrote the book to be SUPER EASY to read

The 📗 is 60 short chapters (1 - 5 pages each), double spaced, with lots of graphs and charts

I don't like dense books myself!

I've worked on the book every single day since I started

I've used Jerry Seinfeld's "never break that chain" productivity method

It has worked wonders for me

I haven't missed a day of writing since I started -- weekends and holidays included!

I'm working with @ChooseFi publishing on the project

I have a great relationship with that team and they were willing to take a chance on a new author

@1mkwilliams has been an incredbile partner, coach, & resource

The book is progressing nicely, but there are still some big decisions to be made, such as:

🔲Title
🔲Subtitle
🔲Book cover design

My plan is to crowd-source these decisions

If you could help vote on these topics in the future, I'd greatly appreciate it!

I'll post updates as the project moves along

As of right now, we are planning for a late 2021 launch

If you want to be notified when it's ready you can sign up for my substack

brianferoldi.substack.com

My Mission: To Spread Financial Wellness

I think this book will help me do just that

I'm super excited about this project and can't wait to get it out there

Thank you for being on this journey with me