Secrets of the Wealth Makers: Top Money Managers Reveal Their Investing Wisdom

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Packed with insights and opinions from top money managers around the world, Secrets of the Wealth Makers presents a complete blueprint for planning, protecting, and accumulating wealth. Authors Michael Lane and Larry Chambers, after conducting detailed and probing interviews with the world's financial and investment gurus, have distilled their insights into a proven, no-nonsense wealth building strategy suitable for any investor. A pipeline of uniquely valuable information, this hard-hitting guidebook delivers specific investing strategies for building and holding on to wealth, including: How to get excellent returns while minimizing risk in volatile overseas stocks. The best Internet resources for researching and trading investments. Money-conserving estate and tax planning techniques.

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This is the best investing book on the market.......2002-06-10

I have read them all, and this is by far the best.

Average.......2002-02-11

This book does not convey any new ideas, but is a good overall summation of some very sound wealth creation techniques and theories.

A Good Read!.......2001-05-08

"If I were a rich man," goes the song. Well, if you were, this is how you would invest. Michael F. Lane draws on the advice of top money managers and financial planners to help readers in five key areas: 1) wealth planning, 2) wealth accumulation, 3) wealth without tax, 4) wealth transfer and 5) wealth protection and preservation. The book is aimed at the individual investor with a relative lack of experience in the financial marketplace. The broad overview includes basics of planning your portfolio, E-trading, making investments more tax efficient (for U.S. investors) and estate planning. This solid guide emphasizes fundamentals, although sometimes the discussion becomes repetitious. And, when different advisers give contradictory advice, the diversity of opinion can seem confusing. Lane might have done more summarizing and synthesizing, but we [...] recommend his solid book as a generally good guide for prospective and new investors who want a reason to sing.

Secrets of the Wealth Makers.......2000-11-01

I found Michael Lane's book "Secrets of the Wealth Makers" to be very informative and an easy read. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in accumulating wealth or understanding how to protect and transfer their existing wealth.

Inside Perspective.......2000-07-28

As one of the Registered Investment Advisors (RIA's) interviewed by Michael Lane for his newest book, "Secrets of the Wealth Makers", it was with a certain level of excitement that I spent my weekend reading it cover to cover. Although I recognized some of the other advisors by name, I had never met nor talked to any of them. Thus, I was pleasantly surprised by the consistency of our advice.

It is important for any reader of "Secrets of the Wealth Makers" to understand that this is not a technical manual on the latest investment strategies or a "how to" book on managing your money. There are plenty of those out there, even though most of the recommended strategies are far from proven. In contrast, Lane focuses on an investor's human relationship with the investment marketplace. It looks at both the intellectual as well as the emotional issues that individuals must deal with to be successful investors. In keeping with his relationship theme, Lane does an excellent job of helping the reader understand the role a professional Registered Investment Advisor plays in the search for financial peace-of-mind.

This book is also helpful in identifying the issues that need to be considered when an investor selects a professional advisor. But don't confuse this book with one of the many available about investment gurus. None of the advisors cited by Lane here professes to be a guru and, in fact, Lane seems to suggest that successful gurus (over the long run) don't exist. Instead, Lane identifies "top advisors" as those who are genuinely concerned about their clients' well being. These advisors clearly understand the human side of investment issues.

One of the best elements of "Secrets of the Wealth Makers" is that it encourages readers to raise their expectations of service from any investment professional they're considering. In this day, with everyone from stock brokers to insurance agents to bankers calling themselves financial advisors, prospective clients need as much information about evaluating these professionals as they do about investment techniques.

"Secrets of the Wealth Makers" also provides broad coverage of most of the wealth management strategies currently in use, and has an excellent index for reference. With Michael Lane's easy to read style, combined with interesting stories from top money managers, you'll find this book not only a quick read, but one you'll want to refer back to often in your search for a professional investment advisor or in evaluating your existing advisor.

Another good book you might consider is "Twenty Five Myths You've Got To Avoid If You Want To Manage Your Money Right" by Jonathan Clements. It is real information about the real world of investing, debunking the hype.

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Helpful and Easy to Use........2002-06-06

This book makes it very easy to write cover tailored to each company and your specific circumstance. It is my most used job search reference. You will get interviews. My only criticism is I wish the thank you letter section was bigger and had more samples. Otherwise this book is a great help.

A Must-Read for Job-Seekers!.......2000-04-05

This book is an excellent resource for college students and recent graduates. It guides the reader through the basic format of a cover letter, and includes appropriate ways to tailor it based on various circumstances. It also instructs the reader on using attention-grabbing wording and warns against some common pitfalls of letter-writing. The book also reveals helpful ways of making use of a cover letter on the internet. The best feature, though, is the extensive set of sample letters included. The author uses actual cover letters she has received to illustrate points within the text. This book is highly recommended to anyone who is new to job hunting, or who could use a little extra help in securing interviews.

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Continuing her irresistible Royal Brotherhood Series, bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries introduces the third of three half-noble half brothers -- the brashest rogue in all of London.

Proper Lady Christabel, the Marchioness of Haversham, is desperate to regain some letters that could destroy her -- so desperate that she pretends to be the mistress of notorious gaming-club owner Gavin Byrne to accompany him to a scandalous house party where she can reclaim them. But when she agreed to let Byrne coach her on how a true mistress behaves, she never suspected how very...persuasive his wicked lessons would be.

Gavin is secretly determined to find the letters himself and use them for revenge against the noble sire who abandoned him to grow up in London's worst slums. He's also delighted at how very successful his "mistress lessons" are: it won't be long before the luscious young widow is in his bed. But when Christabel catches Gavin in his own seductive net, he faces a difficult choice: to wreak the vengeance he's planned all his life, or to protect the woman he may -- to his own astonishment -- need more than revenge.

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"Continuing her irresistible Royal Brotherhood Series, bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries introduces the third of three half-noble half brothers -- the brashest rogue in all of London. Proper Lady Christabel, the Marchioness of Haversham, is desperate to regain some letters that could destroy her -- so desperate that she pretends to be the mistress of notorious gaming-club owner Gavin Byrne to accompany him to a scandalous house party where she can reclaim them. But when she agreed to let Byrne coach her on how a true mistress behaves, she never suspected how very...persuasive his wicked lessons would be. Gavin is secretly determined to find the letters himself and use them for revenge against the noble sire who abandoned him to grow up in London's worst slums. He's also delighted at how very successful his ""mistress lessons"" are: it won't be long before the luscious young widow is in his bed. But when Christabel catches Gavin in his own seductive net, he faces a difficult choice: to wreak the vengeance he's planned all his life, or to protect the woman he may -- to his own astonishment -- need more than revenge. "

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What a night with a prince........2007-05-14

Didn't like this one as much as the first two. It moved to fast from meeting to sleeping. Maybe she was ready to be finished with the brothers.

Originally Posted on Romance Junkies in 2005.......2007-05-13

Fans of Ms. Jeffries' ROYAL BROTHERHOOD SERIES have been waiting for the story of Gavin Byrne, one of three half-brothers who are the sons of England's Prince Regent. These half-noble brothers have gotten into all types of scrapes, known countrywide as notorious rogues-in their personal lives as much as their professional ones. The series began with Alexander Black, Earl of Iversley, in the book In the Prince's Bed (Royal Brotherhood). Second brother Marcus North, Viscount Draker, had his story told in To Pleasure a Prince (Royal Brotherhood). Now comes Gavin Byrne's chance to tell his story with ONE NIGHT WITH A PRINCE.

Gavin, the well-known-and sometimes despised-owner of the Blue Swan Men's club, a gaming house, sets out to exact revenge. As young, royal, rash princes seem inclined to do, Gavin takes advantage of the opportunity to enlist the aid of a woman. Lady Christabel, Marchioness of Haversham, is a widow on a mission to rescue letters that could destroy both her father and Prince Regent. She agrees to do the unthinkable-pose as Gavin's mistress in order to save her family's reputation, and that of the Prince.

The plot of ONE NIGHT WITH A PRINCE gets complicated-Gavin, for example, was the one who came to collect Christabel's late husband's debt, and got shot at for his efforts. Christabel wants the secret letters to keep her father from being sent to the gallows-Gavin wants them because he hates his biological father, Prince Regent, and resents the way he turned his mother away.

When Alexander and Marcus, Gavin's half-brothers, urge him to go into alliance with Christabel, he's wary. Once he decides to do so, his main goal-aside from ruining his father-is to get the proper Lady Christabel into his bed. This heroine is no fainting spinster, however, and the tables are soon turned. When all is said and done, which will Gavin Byrne find more important-the destruction of the man he's hated all of his life, or the safety of the woman he's come to love?

ONE NIGHT WITH A PRINCE is historical romance at its best. Engaging characters, attention to historical detail, and humorous dialogue will keep you reading long into the night. I'm sorry to see this trilogy end, but I'm sure Ms. Jeffries has something else planned for our reading pleasure in the near future.

Love it..........2007-04-30

All of the Royal Brotherhood Series are great and this book is a great ending to that series. It is hilarious and hott and I can't wait to read it again. I couldn't stop laughing and couldn't put the book down. Words can not express how great this book is and again like the other two books before this one I would recommend this to anyone.

Very Fine and Very Naughty! If you like complex and clever plots - this one is masterfully woven........2007-03-25

A respectable young widow, Christabel, agrees to pretend to be the new mistress of a gaming club owner in order to attend a house party hosted by a man who obtained some letters that now put her family's reputation in danger. Her good-for-nothing gambling husband stole the letters from her and sold them to cover gaming debts before his untimely death. Christabel is totally inexperienced in society and still quite innocent having never learned about physical pleasure from her husband. Needless to say her reputation will be seriously damaged by the role she decides to take on, but she hopes to steal back the letters and save her father from a very bad outcome.

Gavin, the notorious gaming club owner, reluctantly agrees to the challenge because he is offered a significant reward. He then finds himself extremely attracted to the feisty widow who had once shot at him when he came to collect on her husband's gambling debts! He takes it upon himself to supply Christabel with gowns and train her so that she appears convincingly as his mistress and is able to play whist well enough to help him win the week long tournament with his fast set of friends. This is also the perfect opportunity to try to seduce the inexperienced widow and he uses every charm and wile he has to entice her in his bed and become his mistress in fact.

The scandalous house party is a dangerous environment for Christabel who needs Gavin's tutelage and protection, but in turn her strong attraction to Gavin makes her increasingly susceptible to the masterful seduction of this "Prince of Sin". Those attending the party are a group of cynical, jaded and often lewd characters, dedicated to winning the money pot at all costs. Many are downright devious and manipulative individuals who play nasty psychological games with each other to unsettle their gaming opponents or rivals for affection. The party host, Lord Stokely, is by far the most devious of them all, ruthlessly determined to seduce Christabel and steal her from Gavin whether she returns his affections or not.

Christabel and Gavin attempt to search for the letters while all else is going on full tilt. In addition to the card game, the plot revolves around several outrageous wagers and related negotiations, with quite unexpected outcomes and many tense moments leading up to each resolution. On top of that, Christabel is confronted with several ex-mistresses of Gavin's, some of whom are willing to pull all sorts of underhanded stunts to embarrass Christabel or undermine her relationship with Gavin. This all results in a fast-paced, intricate story with lots of fabulous twists and turns.

Christabel finds herself in an environment where she can barely keep her head above water, but somehow her wit and feisty bravery get her through the worst of the booby traps, and Gavin is increasingly drawn to her honest and incorruptible nature. Much to his surprise, Gavin finds himself very jealous of the lewd attentions of his friends/cohorts towards his fresh supposed mistress. This is a totally new experience for him - he believes himself to be so jaded as to be a "man without a soul" and all his many prior mistresses were cynical and dissipated women only interested in his money, gifts and sexual prowess. As the game continues Gavin learns enough to realize that the letters can give him the much desired opportunity to avenge a lifetime of wrong done to himself and his mother, but would destroy Christabel and her father.

The interactions between Gavin and Christabel are marvelous. There are wonderful scenes where Gavin discovers that somehow Christabel is able to get him to admit his new and increasing feelings for her in the throes of passion. This makes the love scenes superb -- Gavin the master seducer and legendary lover is less and less in control. Especially hilarious is how several times Gavin just can't believe the words that came out of his mouth right after he says them. I suppose that is part of what made the book so delightful for me -- the hero and heroine constantly surprising and shocking themselves and each other as the stakes get higher and higher in this marvelous naughty and dangerous whirlwind romance.

This book even had me looking up the rules for whist! I look forward to reading it again.

One Night with a Prince.......2007-03-08

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One Night With The King (The Call Of Destiny ,A Dark Prince Rises, The Complete Screenplay

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From Publishers Weekly: In Jeffries's engaging third entry in her Royal Brotherhood series about three fictional illegitimate sons of England's Prince Regent, impoverished widow Christabel, the Marchioness of Haversham, must recover a set of letters that could send her father to the gallows and bring scandal on the prince. To do so, the spirited but naïve young woman needs the aid of an unregenerate rake, men's club owner Gavin Byrne. Though he stands to gain a title if he helps Christabel secure an invitation to a gambling house party where the letters may be found, Gavin is primarily motivated by his grudge against the princely father who rejected him and blackened his mother's name. Thrown into conflict from the start by their divergent goals and world views, the two find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other, which makes for some steamy love scenes. Fortunately, Jeffries (To Pleasure a Prince; In the Prince's Bed) not only beguiles readers with scenes of passion and vivid characters but steadily builds the story's tension to an exciting conclusion. The details of gambling, mistresses and scandalous conduct further enrich the tapestry against which this emotionally satisfying story plays out. Jeffries's readers will be royally pleased. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Wonderful stories.......2006-10-14

The only problem I have with this series is there were only three brothers. These books were some of the best written and hottest storylines I have ever had the pleasure to read. I waited until all three were in my possession before I started. And then I couldn't stop until the end of the third book. I can only say, if you like strong, virile men and women who love them, buy this trilogy. You won't be disappointed!

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