Review of The 85% Niche: The Power of Women of All Colors--Latina, Black, and Asian (Hardcover)

The 85% Niche: The Power of Women of All Colors--Latina, Black, and AsianThis is must reading for anyone envolved with product development and the marketing and selling of products.The author, Miriam Mulay has profound experience across the corporate landscape.Women of Color represent 1 Trillion Dollars in purchasing power. 85% of all purchasing decisions are made by women. The book's premise is that by building brand image and awareness to Women and Women of Color, a corporation will increase its marketing and advertising effectiveness and its overall market or sales penetration. Read it today.





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Review of Money Matters: Essential Tips and Tools for Building Financial Peace of Mind (Hardcover)

I thought the author did a good job of spanning the wide range of financial topics with sound advice



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Review of Harvesting Profits on Wall Street: Essays in Investing (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book.I have been an investor in the Muhlenkamp Fund for the past ten years. I have witnessed firsthand how Ron Muhlenkamp and his team of analysts avoid the fads promulgated by today's financial media and select stocks based on the principles outlined in this book.

The book is essentially a compilation of the essays written by Ron Muhlenkamp over the last twenty-five years.Very few money managers have the guts to post their past predictions and the the advice they gave to clients in the historical context of what actually happened to the stock market during that period.In doing this, the author has a knack for explaining complex economic concepts and scenarios in a way that anyone can understand.

I especially liked the "Open Letter to My Congressman" which he wrote to Congressman Doug Walgren in 1990.This letter is "dead on" in terms of what the Federal Government needs to do to resolve the looming Social Security crisis.The advice is something that every one of our politicians should heed.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to become a better investor and I expect to turn to it often when I need financial wisdom on how and when to invest. I would also recommend subscribing to the Muhlenkamp Memorandum which is published quarterly.



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Review of How I Turned $50 into $5 Million in Country Property--Part Time and How You Can Do the Same (Hardcover)

I bought this book based on the prior 7 reviews.The prior reviewers need higher standards.The author spent about 1/2 of this book recapping world history, from the 60's to the new century, and the recap has nothing to do with real estate.For example, he talkes about what was happening in Vietnam, and then he tells about what he was doing at the same time back in the states (buying/selling land).Its not a very good How To book, because he never really discusses his reasons for the wordings of his ads, his strategies, etc.

Also, the title is misleading.It took this guy 45 years to have $5 million in real estate.I will be returing my copy to Amazon.

Also, this is a very, thick, wordy book, and only 1/2 to 1/4 of it is actually spent talking about real estate.


I heard that this other books are better from someone that knows real estate:Finding and Buying your Place in the Country by Les Scher and How to Make a Fortune Investing in Real Estate: The Land Game by Albert Winnikoff. Robert J. Abalos-Investing in Land





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Review of The Supernova Advisor: Crossing the Invisible Bridge to Exceptional Client Service and Consistent Growth (Hardcover)

This book is a concise summary of an implementable process that will help any business, especially in the financial industry, identify key clients, focus more effectively on what matters to them, and service them to the point that you replicate these top clients/customers and grow your business in a way that makes both your and your clients' lives better.Your key customers benefit from receiving a higher level of service and you benefit as you focus more effort on fewer relationships with those you most enjoy and who benefit your business the most.

Our team was fortunate enough to learn this process while Rob worked at our firm and since adopting this approach our key clients have become much more satisfied, our team enjoys work, and our business has grown, counter-intuitively by working with less people. By reading the book and revisiting the concepts we have gained momentum in setting goals for next year.

I recommend reading this book and taking to heart its concepts if you want to be challenged and grow.



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