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, fish. Many of these people are stockbrokers, real estate brokers, financial
planners, bankers and insurance agents. They are in the business ofselling ...
not necessarily teaching or giving. When you put the two words, sell and
fish, together, you get the word seijish. And even though most people in the
business may not be selfish,enough are to make the word ring true. I use it
hereto emphasize the importance ofstayingon your guard to be awareofthe
differencesbetween those who give - the teachers - and those who sell.
Donald and I are concerned that most people do not choose to learn to
manage their own money or learn to invest their own money. Instead of
learn,they simply turn their money over to experts and then hope and pray

their experts are truly experts.
In Donald's book, How To Get Rich, he has this to say about financial
advisors... people who sell fish. The chapter heading saysit all:

Be Your Own Financial Advisor

The chapter begins with:

"Many people go out and hire financial advisors,but I havealso seen
a lot ofthese advisors destroy people.

"Athletes, in particular, make a great deal ofmoney at a very young
age. Too often, some manager squanders the athlete's fortune and
they wind up in their thirties with nothing left but their past glory

- and are forced to get jobs just to survive."

We Want To Teach You To Fish

Donald Trump and I do not sell fish. We do not sell investment advice
or tell people what to invest in. We are teachers. We want you to learn how
to become rich, invest your own money and become your own financial
expert. We want to teach you to fish for yourself

Rich Dad's Secret

As I mentioned before, many rich people are secretive. I didn't realize
how much so until my rich dad'sfamily asked me to keep their name out of
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