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CONTENTS 1
I Have No Money!
2
What Is The Key To Financial Nirvana?
3
The Big Crash
4
What the 2008 Crash Taught Us About Exotic Financial Instruments
5
Was The 2008 Bailout Package Day Light Robbery?
6
Do You Want To Be Like The Monk Who Mortgaged His Ferrari?
7
The Rich Guys Are Telling Us The Economy Is Terrible (And What They Actually Mean!)
8
Was the 2008 Crash The Greatest Destruction of Wealth In History?
9
Every Ending Is Also A New Beginning!
10
What Is Keeping You Away From Cash?
11
Don’t We All Have Pet Elephants in India?
12
Is India Immune To Financial Crises?
13
Why Am I So Optimistic About India’s Future?
14
The Happionaire Way Of Understanding Financial Statements – Balance Sheets to Profit and Loss!
15
The Secret Of Free Cash and Free Assets!
16
The Monkey Who Didn’t Buy His Ferrari!
17
Do Most Things Actually Become Cheaper or More Expensive?
18
Should I Invest In Real Estate Now?
19
What Currency Do You Have In Your Pocket?
20
What Happens To Commodity Prices?
21
Profess