A bold, fresh, and thought-provoking guide.
Contrarian financial advice from a multimillionaire millennial.
In this debut business book, Ameduri, who built a financial advisory business, Future Money Trends, via a YouTube channel and a newsletter, offers the millennial generation a pep talk about financial freedom. The book begins with a frank discussion that puts wealth accumulation into perspective, with the author noting that “money is an important tool…but it is not the end goal.” Rather, he says, one’s priorities should be taking financial control of one’s own life. He urges members of his generation to adopt a “sustainable, frugal mindset” with an emphasis on eliminating debt and cutting expenses. When it comes to specific personal financial strategies, the author leans away from conventional thinking. For example, he suggests that “the majority of the general public has failed miserably” at retirement and that people should “focus on capturing passive income” rather than pursue traditional retirement-savings approaches. In fact, generating such passive income is a centerpiece of Ameduri’s financial plan; to that end, he advocates and explains such tactics as crowdfunding, real estate investment trusts, and residential real estate investment. The author is no fan of typical Wall Street investing, either; instead, he recommends considering investment in micro-cap companies, precious metals, cryptocurrency, and, intriguingly, whole life insurance policies as investment vehicles. Ameduri also views employment by a company as riskier than being a freelancer or independent contractor, suggesting that “everything about the market is pushing us toward independence and sovereignty.” It all adds up to a heady, provocative, and quietly radical worldview of work, money, and personal freedom, and some millennial readers will no doubt find Ameduri’s approach tantalizing. Others, however, may be wary of such nontraditional approaches. Still, the author’s candor is refreshing, and his sweeping, lofty argument is compelling. He’s passionate about his beliefs and writes with panache, and additional, insightful observations by his wife, Jewel, add to the book’s value.
A bold, fresh, and thought-provoking guide.Pub Date: July 13, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-5445-1376-8
Page Count: 196
Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing
Review Posted Online: Sept. 25, 2019
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 15, 2019
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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