Bulletproof Investing Gaining financial control in uncertain times

Take the reins of your financial future with this powerful and insightful new resource 

In Bulletproof Investing, real estate expert, investor, entrepreneur, and author James Fitzgerald, delivers a collection of personal stories and experiences that will show how you too can gain and retain financial control of your life. You’ll learn how to spend less than you earn, find a mentor, identify a purpose for your financial wellbeing, and, ultimately, learn to achieve financial independence. 

This important book shows you how to: 

• Improve your mental health by removing the stress and anxiety of financial insecurity 
• Familiarise yourself with the right tools to control your financial destiny 
• Minimise and manage risk, rather than trying fruitlessly to eliminate it 
• Take advantage of the miracle of compound growth and watch your investment portfolio flourish 
• Stop working hard and start working smart, letting your money do much of the work for you

Perfect for millennials, adults with children, and those nearing retirement aiming for financial control and stability, Bulletproof Investing will also earn a place in the libraries of anyone hoping to gain a firmer grasp of their financial reality and investment portfolio. 

JAMES FITZGERALD is Managing Director of the JLF Group of Companies that has bought and sold over 2000 blocks of land in just 10 years. He is also Chairman of Toogoolawa Schools Ltd, a not-for-profit school for boys.

Introduction ix

Part I: Growing pains 1

1 Losing my best mate 3

2 Lessons in life and money 11

3 Learning from the best: Uncle John 19

4 Mindset: the game changer 25

5 The power of mentorship 31

6 Riding a financial rollercoaster 43

7 Financial control: the basics 51

8 How to spend less than you earn 57

9 Keep cash as your king 63

10 Work smart, not hard 69

Part II: The bulletproof approach 75

11 Buying in 77

12 Getting started 91

13 Cash flow: the oxygen of investing 105

14 Compound growth: the Eighth Wonder of the World 115

15 Turning up the volume 121

16 Assembling a team 129

17 Little habits, big results 135

18 Making the best of the worst 143

19 Ready, set, go! 153

Appendix: FAQs 157

Index 167

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