The Armchair Millionaire

Invest my money? Forget it. Who knows which way the stock market is headed? And I just plain don't know how to do it. I'll stick my paycheck in the bank, keep my credit card debt as low as I can, and worry about my financial future when I have some extra money. Besides, there's always Social Security, right? WRONG, according to the authors of The Armchair Millionaire (and the geniuses behind the Armchair Millionaire Web site), whose philosophy is simple: if your money isn't working for you, then you'll be working a lot longer than you want to. In plain English, Lewis Schiff and Douglas Gerlach, along with real-life cyber-Armchair Millionaires, show you how to save without budgeting the fun out of life, and invest wisely without losing sleep over your portfolio. "Five Steps to Financial Freedom" will make it easy for you to build an investment portfolio and help you to: PAY LOWER TAXES: Why and how to give to your IRA or 401(k) until it hurts. PAY YOURSELF FIRST: The secret to building a nest egg is to treat your savings like you treat any bill -- put your financial future at the top of the list of regular monthly payments. GET THE MOST FOR YOUR MONEY: "Dollar-cost averaging" has been the most successful investment timing method ever used by the pros. Find out how to make it work for you. BUILD YOUR PLAN: Forecast when you'll reach your million-dollar goal with a personalized financial action plan. DISCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND WHY YOU MUST START INVESTING FOR YOUR FUTURE TODAY: Find out why compounded interest is often called the key to successful wealth-building. Packed with practical advice, personalized tools such as user-friendly worksheets, and actual stories of ordinary people who have built extraordinary portfolios using these methods, The Armchair Millionaire will show you how to get on the road to financial independence at last.

Since 2002, Lewis Schiff has published his hit column, "Ask the Armchair Millionaire" in both ArmchairMillionaire.com and CNNMoney.com, Money Magazine's web site, each week. This column regularly features the collected wisdom and homespun tales of ArmchairMillionaire.com's most savvy community members alongside Schiff's own expert advice. Its easy-to-browse format offers step-by-step solutions so the reader can put their plan into action right away. Published from 2002 to 2004, these 172 columns cover every important financial topic under the sun, from "automobile leasing" to "wills and inheritances." With The A to Z Money Book from Armchair Millionaire, you've got fingertip access to the very best insights, expertise and advice in one place -- a complete solution on your road to financial freedom!

How to Get Rich During a Recession Jason Meier, CEO of REI Consulting Inc. and author of The Armchair Millionaire, can show you how it's possible to recession-proof your Real Estate Investing (REI) strategies. First step: put together your team of financial advisors. Next, you will automate your REI business by taking advantage of a number of great ideas in this book, not the least of these being a Customer Relationship Management database (CRM). Once you have set up your automated REI business, Jason takes you through the nitty gritty of investing during a recession using techniques after such as: Flipping, Rent-to-Own (RTO), Agreement for Sales (AFS), Wholesaling, RRSPs, Foreclosures and even how to find deals. The Armchair Millionaire is filled with pages full of sound advice that, in the end, becomes a detailed program for finding, fixing, selling or holding onto real estate - in a profit oriented fashion. Soon, you too will be on your way to becoming an Armchair Millionaire!

Money may not buy happiness, but it sure beats being broke. Leave the rat race behind and take the fast track to top bucks. The Armchair Millionaire is fact, not fiction, written by an ex-corporate banker who relinquished both salary and suburban amenities to start his own small business at home. His success story can be yours, with maximum return on minimum investment.

This is the first and only book that has been written on the subject of Commercial Net Lease Investments. The investor's sole monthly duties are to pay his mortgage and deposit his rent check. It is for this reason that it is called an "Armchair Investment." It is the inflation-proof, less stressful, labor-intensive, and time-consuming alternative to the purchase and rehabbing of low priced residential housing units, either for immediate resale or as long-term rental properties. You will find more information regarding the book, the author and Net Leased Investments at www.ArmchairRealEstate.net. Comments and/or reviews would be greatly appreciated. Please contact the author/publisher at [email protected].