The Cold Hard Truth On Men, Women and Money

By Kevin O'Leary

Getting a handle on finances can be challenging at any age. Whether you're a parent struggling to explain savings to your children, a newly engaged couple considering joint bank accounts, or a baby boomer entering retirement, Kevin O'Leary has advice to help you make and keep more money.
 
As a lead Dragon of CBC's Dragons' Den and ABC's Shark Tank, Kevin's success with money management and in business is legendary. But he's made mistakes along the way, too, and he's writing this book so others--like his son and daughter--can benefit from his experiences. Each chapter is geared to a specific age or stage in life. You'll find real-life examples of common money mistakes (and strategies for avoiding them), "Cold Hard Truth" quizzes and charts aimed at boosting your Wallet Wisdom, and tips and tricks for making more money and growing it faster to achieve financial freedom.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Dec 18, 2012
• ISBN: 9780385678513

Kevin O'Leary

Kevin O’Leary is one of North America’s most successful business entrepreneurs, as well as a star of ABC’s Shark Tank. Kevin founded and built SoftKey (later called The Learning Company), a global leader in educational kids’ software, and negotiated its sale to Mattel for $4.2 billion in 1999. Since then, he has successfully cofounded, funded and sold numerous companies in a range of industries, including storage, entertainment, and finance. Today, Kevin is the chairman of O’Leary Funds and O’Leary Mortgages, and the founder of O’Leary Fine Wines. He is also an avid guitarist and photographer.

Reviews for The Cold Hard Truth On Men, Women and Money

[billtrick · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

OK book, but didn't learn all that much new content. Its mostly common sense. Some of his stories are good. The best part was the chapter on trading youth and fertility for money. I hadn't thought of that concept before.

[deesirings · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is highly readable and quite sensible. However, I have read several personal finance book now and I'm not sure I picked up anything new from this one. O'Leary's personal anecdotes and pictures were a good personal touch that made the reading worthwhile. His advice for younger people rang more true. I can presume that he went through the challenges of building wealth himself. But given his current billionaire status, it's hard to feel he has his pulse on the reality of the regular person anymore, so his tune about finances in later adulthood didn't ring as true.