Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths That Are Destroying Your Prosperity | 
 enlarge | Author: Garrett B. Gunderson
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group LLC
Category: Book
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Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 21149
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1929774516
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.024
EAN: 9781929774517
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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Product Description
Our culture is riddled with destructive myths about money and prosperity that are severely limiting the power, creativity, and financial potential of individuals. In Killing Sacred Cows, Garrett B. Gunderson boldly exposes ingrained fallacies and misguided traditions in the world of personal finance. He presents a revolutionary perspective that can create unprecedented opportunity and wealth for thoughtful, mission-driven individuals. Our financial lives are intimately connected to our societal contributions, and we must be financially free in order to achieve our fullest potential. Sadly, however, most people are held captive in their financial lives by misinformation, propaganda, and limited knowledge. Through well-reasoned arguments, unflinching logic, and revelatory insight, Gunderson defeats common cliches and faulty retirement planning advice to plainly demonstrate the following and much more: - 401(k)s and the stock market are the most risky investments for most people and the gambling mindset they induce creates disastrous consequences.
- Conventional retirement planning advice, products, strategies, and techniques expose you to significant danger of being unable to retire, or of running out of money prematurely if you do.
- Building net worth is a recipe for creating a life of fear and poverty and how to escape that common trap.
- Debt may not be what you think it is and why that matters to your prosperity.
- 'High risk equals high returns' is destructive dogma and how reducing risk can increase your returns.
Killing Sacred Cows is a must-read for brave individuals willing to question common assumptions and teachings, overcome the herd mentality, break through financial myths, and live a purposeful, passionate, and prosperous life.
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 Eye Opening July 22, 2008
R. Bradshaw
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I never really thought about my beliefs as "Sacred Cows." This book helped me to open my eyes and see many of my personal sacred cows that have been holding me back. I have read Rich Dad Poor Dad, and many other finance books. They have been very helpful, but I think that "Killing Sacred Cows" is one of the best. Garrett Gunderson is insightful, and shares many good examples.
Seeing blindspots, myths, and Sacred Cows for what they are is important, and this book helped me to do just that.
Killing Sacred Cows July 10, 2008
John C. Oconnor (Santa Monica, CA United States)
23 out of 29 found this review helpful
As a long time CFP (Certified Financial Planner) I was shocked & disbelieving with the sort of information that Garrett Gunderson lays out so well in his book, "Killing Sacred Cows". When you have spent over twenty years in the financial services world and a different or supposedly better approach to financial planning comes out I was and most advisor's are naturally very skeptical. The claims of the approach that Garrett advocates just seemed to me to be "too good to be true".
After a great deal of rigorous research I have had to acknowledge that what Garrett says is actually very solid.
The most upsetting thing for me as a CFP was the realization that so many of my clients have been misled by me using the standard financial planning approaches that most all of my fellow professionals also use or misuse.
Garrett Gunderson has put this bigger picture (holistic) economics based approach into such a well written and totally solid book that is easy to read and more importantly it is easy for normal people to begin to see beyond the standard financial planning BS that is being taught to everyone.
You can not help but be a much more wise and aware steward of your precious life resources (money, time, attention, energy...etc) by picking up a copy of Garrett's excellent book "Killing Sacred Cows" as soon as you can.
A True Paradigm Shift July 8, 2008
Gregory Blackbourn (Salt Lake City, Utah)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
Killing Sacred Cows challenges the traditional belief pattern that to many people subscribe to in the nation. This book has helped me, my wife, my oldest son (10) who is learning about the fallacies in traditional mindsets at a very young age, and to hundreds of my clients who have opened up new opportunities in their lives because of the new truth discovered in the book. This is a must read for anyone that wants to live their soul purpose and live the happiest life possible
A Valuable Twist on Traditional Financial Thinking August 15, 2008
Jo Ana Starr (USA)
19 out of 24 found this review helpful
I used to work in financial services; I left because I didn't believe in the concepts we were trained to share with others. Investing all of your extra cash in high risk/potentially high return instruments in response to your concern about possible future lack, often robs people of the best possible present moment. I don't believe that we can afford to live without planning for tomorrow, but heavily mortgaging your present for a possible better future may not be the best move either.
The author shares with the reader a different way of looking at day to day finances, retirement planning, and general investing. His approach allows for investing without that quake of fear in your stomach every time you open the financial section of your newspaper.
This book fills an important gap in the financial planning/get rich sooner than later book section you'll find in all the bookstores. It presents an open-hearted, sensible, fearless approach to money and its long term accumulation that will strike a lot of people as the right way to go.
Mr Gunderson's success is a testament to the methods he shares here. This book is highly recommended.
Can't Afford to Miss This One! July 25, 2008
David Suckey
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
By David Suckey - Principal - C&A Financial Group
In a time when our shaky economy is exposing so many people to the danger of running out of money prematurely and their fear of being unable to retire is constantly growing, Killing Sacred Cows is a much needed, fresh approach to finding true happiness. Gunderson shatters antiquated financial fallacies and presents us with the revelation of how our passion and purpose in life is the driving force behind what makes us most prosperous. Do yourself a favor and read this book as quickly as you can. You really can't afford to miss this one.
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