About the Book (Now Available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books A Million, etc.)
How chess can give you a better approach to personal money management & become a better investor
Fundamentally, what separates a good chess player from a great player is the ability to create strategies and to adapt them to changing circumstances. Similarly, successful investors don’t just know a few tricks for picking stocks or building a budget. Rather, building wealth requires the ability to observe and examine the financial world and know when to act, react, or sit still.
Rich As a King draws on the core strategies of grandmaster-level chess players and teaches you how their skills can guide you towards financial growth. The concepts addressed in the book include strategy, pattern recognition, efficiency, precision, and planning.
Review by best-selling chess author IM Jeremy Silman: http://www.jeremysilman.com/shop/pc/Rich-as-a-King-81p3883.htm
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This looks interesting.
We financial writers are always seeking new ways to explain the concept of “Spend less than you earn.” We’ve all shared thousands of personal stories and tortured just about every analogy. We look for extreme early retirement, and even for extreme getting-out-of-debt. We keep doing it because somewhere among hundreds of personal-finance books, you’ll find one that resonates with you.
For chess players, this is the one.
The book is unusually detailed, with extraordinary organization and specific recommendations. This is more than just finances with a chess theme– the authors start with four chapters of strategy before digging into specific tactics. Each chapter begins with chess quotes and stories (from both authors) and then shows the financial aspects of each situation. The book is written for chess players who are ready to take control of their finances. Just as every chess player had to learn the game before they were ready for their first tournament, this book shows you how to take control of your personal finances with the same skills that you’ve learned for controlling a chess board.
If you’re still wondering whether the book is right for you, take a look at the RichAsAKing site and its podcasts. The authors are not just using a cute theme to sell a book– they’re serious about the similarities between chess and personal finance. If you know how to handle the chess part, they’ll teach you how to apply your talents and newly developed skills to the financial part.
A fascinating book.
Rich as a King combines personal finance and chess-my two favorite topics. I competed in chess tournaments while in high school and this book was a great review of the chess principles, which my teacher taught. But it in no way limits readers to those with chess experience-instead it provides a thoughtful examination of the basics of chess while illustrating useful financial tips.
I found Rich as a King to be an easy read with excellent tips for managing your finances. From tracking your daily expenses to discussing how to invest for retirement it provided a great deal of information in a fun insightful manner.
This book definitely goes into my library of must have financial books.
Book Review: Rich As A King. by Susan Polgar & Doug Goldstein. A book with the content to match the stunning cover. I had my copy sent a few days ago and honestly haven’t put the book down since. Let me start by saying what this book isn’t. It isn’t a book full of glib chess instruction or impenetrable analysis. Nor is it a book about how to live a charmed life as a flawless stockbroker. It is a book firmly rooted in reality. This book is a book about life’s decisions, it overlays and applies the discipline and skills of chess grandmaster Susan Polgar to the co-author Douglas “Doug” Goldstein’s world of investment. If you have noticed you live your life as you play your chess this book might just get you thinking about your everyday finances like a finely balanced chess problem to your ultimate benefit of both your chess and your finances. The interlinking of the chess and finance is breathtakingly smooth, you never feel it is forced or overdone, just flows nicely. It is a refreshing approach for a chess book yet still feeling relevant and comprehensive. The financial investment terms are well explained and interesting because analogies in chess are but a next line away. Thoroughly recommend this book.