The Capitalist Code: It Can Save Your Life and Make You Very Rich

Ben Stein

Sep 2017 · Humanix Books

About this ebook

"My friend, Ben Stein, has written a short book that tells you everything you need to know about investing (and in words you can understand). Follow Ben’s advice and you will do far better than almost all investors." — Warren Buffett

In his entertaining and informative style that has captivated generations, beloved New York Times bestselling author, actor, and financial expert Ben Stein sets the record straight about capitalism in the United States—it is not the "rigged system" young people are led to believe. As he reveals in The Capitalist Code, "Life can be faced by moaning and complaining or it can be faced by study, work, optimism, and faith in the free capitalist system. Guess which side gets the happier life?"

Most Americans have not inherited wealth or a successful business that could set them up for life. That means most Americans are destined for financial worry and concern for the rest of their lives. Right? Wrong! Ben Stein explains how the wonderful system of stock market capitalism can allow any American to build financial security. In this succinct guide, you will learn: 

• Why it really is better to have money—and how to get there
• How to save first, and then spend automatically
• Why investing in great companies is easier than you think

That's what this book is all about: how to harness the incredible power of the U.S. economy for enjoyment and security by being owners of profitable businesses-by consistent, conservative investment starting as young as possible in a diversified portfolio of stocks. Anyone can be a capitalist—and should be. All it takes is a little bit of knowledge and an even smaller amount of action. All it takes is The Capitalist Code.

Ratings and reviews

It's okay I guess... I mean... there is some good information in this book. But while reading it, about halfway through I felt like he is just rambling on about his life, and things to watch out for... which is fine that's how a lot of authors write. But idk maybe cause the book isn't meant for me... but uh I felt like he told us "what" we could do to better ourselves (money wise), instead of "how" we can do the "what" if that makes sense. Like I would read a section and he would say 'here what you can do...' and I think 'GREAT how do I do it?" But then I get left in the dark for how to do it. (Unless I just completely missed it) or he would say, "if you are in 'this' category of people then you can't do it' and then that would happen to be my category so I couldn't do it!! I just feel that after reading this book, I'm left in the dark on a lot of things (not everything but most of the stuff). I don't think it's worth the 9 bucks, just wait for it to be cheaper, read it in store, or don't get it. Probably sounds harsh sorry...

I was expecting more chapters that would be little more detail

About the author

Ben Stein (Los Angeles, CA) is a respected economist who is known to many as a movie and television personality, but has worked more in personal and corporate finance than anywhere else. He has written about finance for Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Fortune; was one of the chief busters of the junk-bond frauds of the 1980s; has been a longtime critic of corporate executives' self-dealing; and has cowritten eight finance books.

Stein travels the country speaking about finance in both serious and humorous ways, and is a regular contributor to CBS's Sunday Morning, CNN, and Fox News. He was the 2009 winner of the Malcolm Forbes Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism.