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Author:   Alexander Green
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781394361663

ISBN 10:   1394361661
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   06 November 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part 1 Proof That the American Dream Is Alive and Well 13 Chapter 1: The American Dream Defined 15 Chapter 2: What’s So Great About America 23 Chapter 3: Things Aren’t What They Used to Be and That’s a Good Thing 33 Chapter 4: Time Prices and the American Dream 37 Chapter 5: The Future Is Better Than You Imagine 49 Chapter 6: The Founders’ Ideal of Happiness 61 Chapter 7: Why Economic Inequality Is a Bogus Issue 69 Chapter 8: The Enemies of the American Dream 91 Part 2 How to Achieve the American Dream 107 Chapter 9: Why the United States Has a Record Number of Millionaires 109 Chapter 10: How Wealth Is Created 119 Chapter 11: The Key to the American Dream: Personal Responsibility 127 Chapter 12: How to Make Success a Habit 135 Chapter 13: Part of the American Dream: Home Sweet Home 149 Chapter 14: Savings: The Seed Corn of the American Dream 157 Chapter 15: Investing: How to Sow What You’ll Reap 169 Chapter 16: The World’s Simplest Investment System 185 Chapter 17: Staying the Course to Achieve the Dream 201 Part 3 How to Enjoy and Preserve the American Dream 209 Chapter 18: The Power of Optimism to Attain the American Dream 211 Chapter 19: To Live Fully Aim to “Die with Zero” 219 Chapter 20: There Is No True Wealth Without Health 229 Chapter 21: Paying the American Dream Forward 245 Chapter 22: Developing an Attitude of Gratitude 253 Acknowledgments 263 Index 267

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ALEXANDER GREEN has spent the last 40 years as a research analyst, portfolio manager and financial writer. He is the Chief Investment Strategist of The Oxford Club and Liberty Through Wealth. He is also the bestselling author of The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio, The Secret of Shelter Island, Beyond Wealth and An Embarrassment of Riches. He lives in Florida and Virginia with his wife, Karen.

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