Summary
“Most people I meet are confused about money in some way. I can’t blame them,” writes Roland Manarin in this engaging, honest, and inspirational guide to recognizing and avoiding common mistakes that rob so many of their financial peace of mind.
Everywhere you turn, headlines shout at you, about the ‘best’ investments and the ‘right’ way to invest (and you’d better hurry or you might miss out on a good thing!); or about the financial crisis-du-jour that we’re assured could bring about the end of Western civilization.
Manarin has been teaching people the basics of money and investing for over three decades, urging them to identify and control their worst instincts; ignore the investment hype and media noise; focus on the long term; buy when everyone else is selling, and sell when everyone else is buying.
Now he has brought together in this book all he’s learned and observed about human behavior and misbehavior around money. “Manarin On Money” is the story of his immigrant rags-to-riches journey; a tutorial with stories about the common misconceptions people have about how wealth is built and maintained; a warning that some “safe” investments can be quite risky and some supposedly risky investments can be quite safe; and a manifesto for the liberation of the individual investor from an investment industry that continues to put its interests ahead of the public’s.
You don’t need a degree in economics to understand the concepts Manarin teaches and writes about. You may be surprised to learn that conventional wisdom, such as paying off your mortgage, may actually keep you from letting your money work as hard for you as it can.
Something in this book could change your life by helping you make a good choice or avoid a bad one, steering you away from struggle and anxiety, and toward security and independence.
About the Author
Roland R. Manarin arrived in America in 1954 as a ten year-old, in a European family of marble workers that had survived the economic and political upheavals of World War II. His father had been recruited from northern Italy to Omaha, Nebraska, where he used his craftsman skills to earn the money to raise a family, and where Manarin worked from junior high through college as a clerk in a grocery store.
He grew up keenly aware of the preciousness of money, and curious about how it works.
After a stint selling life insurance, then office equipment and business forms, he was talked into becoming a stock broker. He rose through the ranks to become one of the firm’s top investment advisors, until his superiors pressured him to sell his clients inappropriate investments that were more profitable to the firm.
He quit and started his own company. A quarter century later, Manarin Investment Counsel, Ltd., is an independent registered investment advisory firm with headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, managing assets of more than $500 million. Barron’s magazine has twice singled him out for recognition: as one of “America’s Best Wealth Advisors” in 2004; and one of the “Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors” in 2007.
Inspired by the example of the legendary investor Sir John Templeton, in 2000 he launched the Lifetime Achievement Fund, a globally diversified, professionally-managed public mutual fund in which he keeps the lion’s share of his own wealth.
For three decades he has taught a free, three-part monthly seminar series on personal finance, economics, and the investment markets. His weekly radio show, “It’s Your Money,” has been on the air for more than two decades, and can be heard online at www.manarin.com.
Roland lives in Omaha.
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