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Wealth is the product of
man’s capacity to think.

—Ayn Rand

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Financial
Literacy

inancial literacy is financial intelligence. Robert Kiyo saki, the
Fauthor of Rich Dad Poor Dad, explains how he learned about
money from two father figures, his poor dad and his rich dad. He
had a mentor who explained how money works, and since his own
father was highly educated but poor, the lessons were brought to
light in a very tangible way for him. If you haven’t read Rich Dad
Poor Dad or Cashflow Quadrant, I would suggest that you do. He
has very sound advice that can make a big difference in your qual-
ity of life and your approach to money.
The reason we wrote Why We Want You To Be Rich is because
the more independent people become, the stronger a nation be-
comes as a whole. As we’ve noticed with the recent upheaval on
Wall Street, things aren’t always as solid as they seem. That calls
for individual responsibility and financial intelligence. We can’t rely
on systems to do the work for us or expect things to fall in place
because the people who are smart about money are supposedly

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