The Simple Path to Wealth (Revised & Expanded Edition): Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life
By (Author) JL Collins
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18th June 2025
3rd July 2025
United States
General
Non Fiction
Finance and accounting
Retirement
Hardback
320
Width 140mm, Height 210mm
418g
The Proven Guide from the Godfather of Financial IndependenceNow comprehensively updated and expanded.
New edition includes: updated data, FAQ, a Simple Path to Wealth Punchlist, Resources & Tools.
What if the path to wealth isn't about timing the market or picking hot stocks, or even about paying someone else to do it for you What if its actually about following a radically simple plan thats not only easier to implement, but also more lucrative than the alternatives
Drawing from fifty years of investing experience, and born out of a series of letters the author wrote to his daughter, The Simple Path to Wealth has become foundational to the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement, inspiring hundreds of thousands of readers to reimagine their relationship with money and freedom.
Whether you care deeply about money, or never want to think about it at all, youre living in a culture of spending. Everyones telling you that handing over your cash for this gadget, this potion, this lifestyle is the key to happiness. Meanwhile, the reality is that happiness is more likely to come from having the financial freedom to live the life you really want.
Whatever your relationship with money, you will be heartened by Collins essential insight, which is that simplicity beats complexity every time.
This comprehensive guide covers everything from debt elimination to optimizing retirement accounts, all while exposing the marketing myths and investment industry practices that keep most people from building real wealth. Collins shares specific, actionable strategies for both wealth-building and wealth-preservation phases, with a straightforward approach to asset allocation that anyone can implement.
Collins' direct, often irreverent style makes complex financial concepts crystal clear, giving readers the tools and confidence to take control of their financial future.
More than just another investment book, The Simple Path to Wealth is a blueprint for financial independence showing readers how to break free from the financial industrys traps and live life on their own terms.
JL Collins is known as the godfather of FI in the financial independence community. An investor in the stock market for five decades, hes distilled his philosophy into The Simple Path to Wealth, which has sold close to a million copies across twenty languages worldwide.