How to get rich in American history 300 years of financial advice that worked (& didn't)
"In richly told stories and wild self-experiments, historian Joseph Moore tests history's best and worst financial advice to find what worked, what didn't, and why everyday people can still get ahead--including you. What if so-called timeless beliefs about money like "invest for the long run," "comp...
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New York, NY :
Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
[2026]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: go ahead!
- Your money and American history. Getting ahead is easier than ever ; Fast time, slow time ; Crypto isn't the future, it's the past ; Financial advice: inflation's oops baby ; Gurus are selling something, you should buy ; Your net worth is wrong (so I made myself a billionaire)
- Investing then and now. The next big thing is a bad idea ; Compound interest and passive income are overrated ; Diversification won't make you rich ; You can beat the market, you probably shouldn't ; Women were always active investors ; Stocks used to be bad for the long run
- Financial freedom the American way. Financial independence isn't what you think ; Real estate is a terrible way to make money ; House hacks and side hustles before Uber and Airbnb ; Yes, people retired before social security ; Immigrants make the best capitalists ; Scams: the Nigerian prince is actually from Spain
- The Feds and the family. Budgets are new, hating them isn't ; Debt isn't (necessarily) dumb ; The government was always involved ; Going broke is better than ever ; Marriage (and dual incomes) mattered... a lot ; Generational wealth doesn't last long
- It's getting better, much, much better. People really did get ahead, and you can, too
- Conclusion: the real lessons of financial history.
