Wealth Secrets of the 1%: The Truth About Money, Markets and Multi-Millionaires
Jul 2015 · Hachette UK
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'Infuriating... Wilkin's main claim is that the super-rich have discovered 'secret' ways of both making and preserving their fortunes... like [Capital author Thomas] Piketty, Wilkin has a love-hate relationship with capitalism. He takes the view that most billionaires are rich because, one way or another, they have found ways to rig the market.' The Times
What does it take to make a fortune?
Hard work? Great ideas? Intelligence? Business acumen?
Or something else entirely?
Spanning centuries and continents, from the Ancient World to the 21st century, Wealth Secrets of the 1% uncovers the economic principles that enable a fortunate few to get really rich. Witty, provocative and immaculately researched, it is essential and revelatory reading at a time when 1% of the world's population owns half of its wealth.
'Clever [and] entertaining, with a distinctly satirical edge' Daily Mail
'Illuminating [and] eye-opening... sure to make libertarian heads explode' Kirkus Reviews
'What makes this book different is that Sam Wilkin is an inside man' Daily Telegraph
'No one gets really rich reading how-to-get-rich handbooks...Wilkin offers up the real scoop in Wealth Secrets of the One Percent, a delicious - and insight-packed - send-up of the genre.' Toomuch.com
What does it take to make a fortune?
Hard work? Great ideas? Intelligence? Business acumen?
Or something else entirely?
Spanning centuries and continents, from the Ancient World to the 21st century, Wealth Secrets of the 1% uncovers the economic principles that enable a fortunate few to get really rich. Witty, provocative and immaculately researched, it is essential and revelatory reading at a time when 1% of the world's population owns half of its wealth.
'Clever [and] entertaining, with a distinctly satirical edge' Daily Mail
'Illuminating [and] eye-opening... sure to make libertarian heads explode' Kirkus Reviews
'What makes this book different is that Sam Wilkin is an inside man' Daily Telegraph
'No one gets really rich reading how-to-get-rich handbooks...Wilkin offers up the real scoop in Wealth Secrets of the One Percent, a delicious - and insight-packed - send-up of the genre.' Toomuch.com
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June 3, 2016
I found this book very frustrating. The author keeps talking about wealth secrets, but doesn't really reveal any. It is essentially an economic history of wealth and how they got there, but without ever getting to the point. I would have enjoyed the book more if the author had organized the chapters in accordance with the wealth secret (explicitly stating what the secret was) and then giving historical applications of its use. I can't really recommend the book.
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About the author
Sam Wilkin is a senior advisor to Oxford Economics, one of the world's foremost global forecasting and research consultancies, where he previously served as head of business research. He is also a senior advisor to Oxford Analytica, a strategic analysis and advisory firm that counts among its clients many global companies and over 25 world governments. Sam received his B.A. in economics from Eckerd College, where he was the 2004 alumni fellow, and his M.A. in international relations from the University of Chicago. He lives in New York and Oxford.
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