No One Ever Told Us That
Money and Life Letters to My Grandchildren
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- USD 9.99
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- USD 9.99
Descripción editorial
For decades, John D. Spooner has been one of America's leading financial advisers. Now, as his own grandchildren are on the frightening cusp of adulthood, Spooner has chosen to impart his wisdom to them—and to readers everywhere—in the form of old-fashioned letters.
This is the book that every grandparent (or parent) has always meant to write for their children, but has never found the time to do so.
In No One Ever Told Us That, John D. Spooner carefully crafts a series of essential life lessons that every young person just out of college or high school needs to read before they embark upon their own life's adventures.
Told in friendly and reassuring tones, Spooner relates wonderful stories to illustrate and gently guide the next generation of what they can expect when searching for a job, how to know if you've found the right spouse, insights on how to plan for one's financial future, how the internet has changed our lives, dealing with adversity in life, and much, more more.
No One Ever Told Us That condenses all of this key information into one volume—and it's presented in a clear-eyed way that only a loving grandparent can.
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One of the nation's leading financial advisors, Spooner (Confession of a Stockbroker) holds forth in this advice-filled book comprising warm and straightforward letters written to his grandchildren, but with wisdom for anyone about to enter adulthood (and for those who are still shocked to find themselves in the midst of it). Each epistle covers a different topic from writing personal notes to identifying stock market fads , contains cogent tips, and ends with an easy-to-remember one-liner (e.g., "If you ever have clout in life, ask gently for more.") Some of Spooner's counsel is a bit rarefied, as when he suggests that instead of buying cheap stocks ("The conventional boring way" to make money), why not just "buy the companies themselves?" However, within these occasionally too-precious gems exist glimmers of universal insight; as with the previous example, Spooner maintains that in order to be successful, one must be creative. When he recommends ditching a loquacious lawyer for a plainspoken one, even those without a legal team waiting in the wings can appreciate his admonition to speak plainly. "Papa" Spooner's better half, Mimi, even pipes in to offer well-worn, though apropos, sartorial advice: "Classics last, and they are timeless." Indeed, while recent grads (of both high school and college) will likely get the most out of sagacious Spooner's timely words, like Mimi's classics, many of these lessons are timeless.
