Money Wise: Creating, Growing, and Preserving Your Wealth by A. Michael...

There are now millions of millionaires in the U.S. But if you've gotten there, or want to get there, what then?A. Michael Upper, the analyst who invented the Upper Averages for mutual funds, addresses the growing need for the wealthy to understand how to think about their wealth as a guide to how to invest it, spend it and leave it to their descendants. Using insights gained from three decades on Wall Street, he shows that wealth is a state of mind as much as the size of a bank account, and gaining wealth and keeping it can be two different skills. With the luxury of time and resources - and the wisdom of Mr. Upper's experience - investors can make sound financial choices for themselves and their heirs. Learn to determine which of seven types of investor you are - absolute; confident; uncertain; relative; fiduciary; bored; or guilty. Put risk to work for you, rather than fear risk. Develop a personal balance sheet matching often-ignored assets, such as the worth of your career, with .