6 Things I Learned From the Book "Family Fortunes"
I read the book Family Fortunes by Bill and Will Bonner.
Bonner is a successful businessman and a witty financial writer, creating a fun book that looks at how families build -- and keep -- dynastic wealth.
Here are six things I learned.
1. A lot of wealth is caused by accident. Family money is not:
2. Money takes on a new meaning when you have more of it:
3. Family money resides in ugly places:
4. There is a big difference between having money and owning a business:
5. Old money is usually slow money:
6. None of this is easy:
Go buy the book here. It's great.
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