Get Rich Once

No one should ever need to get rich twice.With a foreword by Michael Lewis.Most of us are never taught how to make good financial decisions. We chase returns, take risks we don’t understand, save too little or too much, and make expensive mistakes that can take decades to undo.Get Rich Once: And Other Financial Wisdom for Our Younger Selves offers a better way. Drawing on decades at Salomon Brothers, Bank of America, LTCM, and Citadel, Victor Haghani and James White learned that professional market expertise and good personal financial decisions are very different things. They broke their own rules, and it cost them dearly, in money and in sleep.This isn’t a book about getting rich quickly or beating the market. It’s a practical guide to building lasting financial security without extraordinary income or unusual luck.Inside, you’ll find: Seven guiding principles for making smarter personal finance decisionsA five-star screen for choosing investmentsA single number that tells you what your savings can supportPractical guidance on saving, spending, borrowing, insurance, and taxesAnd the authors explain the reasoning behind every recommendation, so when life presents a financial decision this book doesn’t cover, you’ll know how to work it out yourself.From the authors of The Missing Billionaires, one of The Economist’s Best Books of 2023.