Outsmart the Money Magicians: Maximize Your Net Worth by Seeing Through the Most Powerful Illusions Performed by Wall Street and the IRS

Christopher R. Manske

Dec 2023 · McGraw Hill-Ascent Audio · Narrated by Graham Rowat

About this audiobook

Nationwide brokerage firms have perfected the secrets for how to legally fool the rest of us into giving them our hard-earned money. Written by a renowned leader and financial reform advocate who has seen every trick in the book firsthand, Outsmart the Money Magicians reveals how biased the financial system often is, and helps you see through the illusions, understand exactly what is happening with your money, and make investing and tax decisions accordingly. You'll learn everything there is to know about how often Wall Street and the IRS rely on deceptions that encourage the public to behave a certain way, including: ● Encouraging people to save a fixed amount each month in an illusion called Pay Yourself First ● Hiding the profits created by dividends and rebalancing, to motivate people to sell investments worth keeping ● Leveraging fear of the higher "tax bracket" to incentivize us to spend more money on government-approved deductions Outsmart the Money Magicians provides clear, easy-to-understand action steps to protect your portfolio and maximize your wealth-building efforts. This book also gives experts and beginners alike an inside view to how Wall Street should improve.

About the author

Christopher R. Manske, CFP®, a former US Army Captain and West Point graduate, leads Manske Wealth Management after training thousands of advisors across the country. He's been praised, published, or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest, U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, Financial Advisor Magazine, and more.

Graham Rowat is an award-winning narrator who has appeared in numerous television shows and stage productions.