Book Review: The Top 10 Investments for the Next 10 Years: Investing Your Way to Financial Prosperity

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Prosperity. Prosperity is a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition -- the term is usually used in reference to finances or money. Trevan and Leslie Householder are the Official Guides to Prosperity. The Top 10 Investments for the Next 10 Years: Investing Your Way to Financial Prosperity, by Jim Mellon and Al Chalabi, is a valuable resource for people interested in Financial Prosperity and it is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

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"...a timely, practical reminder that it's never too late to start investing for tomorrow" (moneyextra.com, February 2008)

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“When it comes to seeking advice on making a fortune in business, take it from someone who knows”. (uk.biz.yahoo.com, Monday 18th February 2008)

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"Worried people may benefit from reading [the book]…which offers practical solutions for investing in tomorrow.” (Pensions Age, February 2008)

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“… investors clamour to find out where the oracle reckons they should be putting their cash in the next decade.” (Sunday Express, Sunday 24th February 2008)

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“… a self-help guide for the investment shy…giving step-by-step advice about how to make more money for the future.” (Pension's Age, February 2008)

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“…the book’s main benefit was to show me that the mysteries of investment…lie within my grasp.” (Financial World, March 2008)

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Jim Mellon and Al Chalabi demystify the process of investment and let you in on a few of their BigIdeas - whilst you work out a few of your own:

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Real Estate – can the hot housing markets really continue to generate 20% annual increases?

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Stocks & Mutual Funds – the hardest of all investment classes to operate in, so where are the opportunities?

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Bonds & Cash – not as boring as you may think, and with the capacity to make you a lot of money!

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The ‘BRIC’ Economies – how do the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China stack up against the four key determinates of growth?

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Commodities & Collectables – learn the five reasons why commodities are an investment vehicle set to grow and grow.

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‘Green’ Investments – how can we turn the challenges of green and eco-needs into monetary returns on investment?

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Given a bit of strategic thinking and proper planning these BigIdeas can turn into MoneyFountains, meaning your financial worries for the future are over before they’ve begun.

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“The DIY manual for building lasting wealth” Ross O’Brien, The Economist Group

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“Many powerful City pundits would give an arm and a leg for thirty minutes with Jim Mellon. Simply divide your portfolio into 10 equal amounts and invest them in his 10 BigIdeas - the advice in this book will beat most professional fund managers by leaps and bounds.” Sven Lorenz, market commentator, author & investor, and columnist for Money Week

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“Packed with wise, practical advice, this book puts in plain English what every investor needs to know.” Alexandra Harney, former South China Correspondent, The Financial Times

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“If fund managers are so smart why do they sit opposite me? As an investor who backs his own judgement with cash, Jim Mellon sits on the same side, I only wish I had met him many many, years ago!” Peter Simon, owner and founder, Monsoon & Accessorize