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John D. Spooner. No One Ever Told Us That
DISCLAIMER
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART I. BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL
CHAPTER 1. TAKE THE PRO TO LUNCH
CHAPTER 2. BEWARE OF EXPERTS
CHAPTER 3. IF YOUR COMPANY IS BOUGHT BY ANOTHER
CHAPTER 4. ENTITLEMENT
CHAPTER 5. DON'T BE A WISE GUY
CHAPTER 6. A LITTLE BIT OF NEW JERSEY OR BROOKLYN
CHAPTER 7. DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK STUPID OR PROVOCATIVE QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 8. LAUGHTER CAN DIFFUSE THE PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 9. YOU NEVER KNOW ANYONE UNTIL YOU DEAL WITH THEIR MONEY
CHAPTER 10. PLAN FOR THE WORST CASE, NOT THE BEST, IN BUSINESS AND IN LIFE
CHAPTER 11. SO YOU WANT TO BE IN THE INVESTMENT BUSINESS
CHAPTER 12. DO YOUR HOMEWORK
CHAPTER 13. HOW TO GET GOOD PRESS AND PUBLICITY
CHAPTER 14. ACTS OF KINDNESS
CHAPTER 15. TIPPING
CHAPTER 16. RESUMES REDUX
CHAPTER 17. ALWAYS HAVE A FALLBACK PLAN
CHAPTER 18. BLOOD AND WATER
CHAPTER 19. MEDIA TRANSLATIONS
CHAPTER 20. SO YOU GOT FIRED
CHAPTER 21. PROVOCATIVE HEADINGS
CHAPTER 22. GETTING RICH: THE UPS AND DOWNS
CHAPTER 23. BRANDING: PULLING THE WAGON
CHAPTER 24. TRIBES
CHAPTER 25. WEEKENDS
CHAPTER 26. BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR: WHAT IT TAKES
PART II. BECOMING FINANCIALLY SECURE
CHAPTER 27. INTEREST RATES
CHAPTER 28. INSIDER TRADING
CHAPTER 29. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY, OR WOULD YOU RATHER FOOL AROUND?
CHAPTER 30. DOING STOCK RESEARCH
CHAPTER 31. MAKE LONG-TERM MONEY WITH SIMPLE THEMES
CHAPTER 32. CAN YOU DO IT YOURSELF?
CHAPTER 33. GETTING TO PEACE OF MIND
CHAPTER 34. PICKING SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER YOUR MONEY
CHAPTER 35. WHEN YOU'RE FRIGHTENED BY THE NEWS
PART III. BECOMING YOUR OWN PERSON
CHAPTER 36. THE ACTOR AND THE ACTRESS
CHAPTER 37. HAVING SOMETHING TO TRADE
CHAPTER 38. THE 110 PERCENT RULE
CHAPTER 39. LIFE LESSONS: DON'T LOOK BACK
CHAPTER 40. GET YOUR ELDERS' STORIES
CHAPTER 41. DON'T BE A TRUSTEE OR AN EXECUTOR*
CHAPTER 42. BUYING AND SELLING JEWELRY
CHAPTER 43. SOCIAL OR COUNTRY CLUBS
CHAPTER 44. THE INCREMENTAL PAIN IN THE BUTT THEORY
CHAPTER 45. EVERY FAMILY IS A SOAP OPERA
CHAPTER 46. FATHERS AND SONS
CHAPTER 47. WHEN FAMILY OR FRIENDS ARE AFFLICTED
CHAPTER 48. GO TO THE SOURCE
CHAPTER 49. PHILANTHROPY
CHAPTER 50. KEEP THE MARKERS OUT THERE
CHAPTER 51. RAISING CHILDREN
CHAPTER 52. MARRIAGE
CHAPTER 53. DIVORCE
CHAPTER 54. SOMEONE TO LOVE YOU
CHAPTER 55. MEDICAL SMARTS
CHAPTER 56. TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE OF YOU
CHAPTER 57. LOSING A PARENT
CHAPTER 58. GETTING SMART LAWYERS ON YOUR SIDE
CHAPTER 59. LAST CHAPTER
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am a writer. But I also happen to run a wealth management business under the umbrella of a major investment banking firm. These dual careers are distinctly separate from one another. This right brain, left brain life seems to work fine for me.
But my opinions expressed within these chapters are strictly from my own experiences, and are my own observations.
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My wife of 45 years, Susan, died of lung cancer in June of 2011. We were all alone in our house, looking out of our bedroom at sailboats, white against blue, rushing into harbor. “It's late, isn't it?” she asked, coming in and out of morphine-assisted sleep. Those were her last words to me.
For years in my marriage, I counseled Susan about things to watch for after I got hit by the big bus in the sky. Things such as “Anything anyone wants to do for you, who can't explain themselves in a few simple paragraphs, should not be hired to help you,” “Anything that seems like BS to you probably is,” and, “You have to reach out to friends, not automatically assume that everyone is always going to call you.” Of course, everything you plan for almost never happens the way you plan. It may be better than you anticipated. But it won't be as you thought or feared.
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