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THERE Is A DIFFERENCE BEWEEN SAVERS AND INVESTORS I 111

This traditional financial planning advice ofwork hard, get out ofdebt,
invest for the long term and diversify isgoodfor the average investor - the
passive investor who simply rums a little bit ofmoney over each month for
someone else to manage. It isgoodadvice also for the person who is rich, but
not interested in learning how to become an investor. Many movie stars,
rich professionals, pro athletes and rich children with inheritances fall into
this group. The key is to find agoodfinancial advisor.
Know, however, that there isvery little leverage in following this path -
and leverage is the key to great wealth.

Leverage Is The Key

Ever since humans lived in caves,humans have sought leverage. Two of
the first forms of leverage were fire and the spear. Fire and the spear gave
humans leverage over their harsh environment. When a child was able, the
parents would teach the child how to make his or her own fire and to use the
spear as protection and for killing animals for food. Years later, the spear
was reduced in size and the bow and arrow was developed, a higher form of
leverage.Again, one ofthe definitions of :::.~.~• • • • • • • • Il~.i!9:
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more with less ... over a spear.
difference between a
As time went on, humans continued
to use their brains to develop more saver and aninvestor,
leverage. Learning to ride a horse was a there is one word that
powerful form ofleverage. Not only was
separates them and that
the horse used for transportation and
word is leverage. One
tilling the soil for planting crops, the
horse also became a powerful force in definition of leverage is
warfare. the ability to do
When gunpowder was developed,
more with less.
the ruler who had cannons conquered
rulers who did not. Indigenous peoples - Robert T. Kiyosaki
: such as the American Indians,
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