How to Invest in Yourself | Phil Town

I invest in my self first before I pay my bills. What ever the gross amount is on my payroll check I take 10% out and pay myself first, then I pay my bills. The 10% money is place into a broker account every time then I research various company's I like, I check there growth rate, the strength of there finance, cash flow, return on equity, how much money is being put back in to developing new products. When the stock goes on sale, I buy. I also invest in myself by educating my self, reading books, going to lectures Etc. My first great book "Think and grow rich" by napoleon Hill. books on wall street, book on anglicizing stocks, etc.

The big problem I have with 'Reading loads of books' is that u eventually arrive at a point where u ask yourself 'What good does all of this do for me if I can't actually apply any of this stuff?'

Plus, by reading loads and loads of information u realise that there's so much crap out there that you have to sift through….. It's like looking for the diamonds. And still the knowledge that you find gets forgotten unless…..unless you can start applying what you've gained and learned.

iam watching on my cellphone…

it is very good.

Stretching everymorning making my bed n saying positive affirmations

A new investor

The theory of human capital, etc! With so many informative videos available on platforms such as YouTube, one wonders whether there is a need to read extensively these days?

Since I'm on the road a lot I listen to audio books and podcasts.

Hey Phil I just want to say thank you for all the resources and knowledge you have made available to the world. I am 18 years old with a passion for investing and I am learning so much every single day from you and other books and people. I'm incredibly excited for my future and I also want to say that it would truly be an honour to be able to meet you in person someday.

Hi, this is Abhishek from India, I am going to be wealthy, beacuse I am saving more than 70% of income from my job to create wealth, and I am reading books whenever I get time, just finished 4 books last month, they were, the intelligent investor, the guide to investing, the Fred factor and think and grow rich

thanks for your videos, let us going

I have a Kindle on my phone and I watch YouTube and I read a few blogs.

I can read about 20 pages an hour (I know that's slow), any tips to improve this or is consistency the key?

makes sense, looking forward to reading some books.

hi would u please do a video on what platforms a beginner should use to invest in .. thanks great videos keep them Coming

Prayer meditation and jumping burpees first thing in the morning, and time in God's word, this sets me on the right path for each day… Than lots of reading(on a variety of subjects) , lot's of studying investing strategies, and lot's of instructional investing videos…

Great video Phil!

I invest in myself every single day! I read a book every day, even if it's just one chapter. I also read a lot of news and magazines to keep up with the current activities in business.

The number one thing I do to invest in myself is I carefully tailor my social media. I filter out all the hype and fake news and try to follow only people who's opinions have value and are giving valuable information.

Would you consider audiobooks and videos to do the same as actually reading the book?

Very good video, thank you for quick tips like this

I use audiobooks to keep up on my reading. I commute to work 45 minutes each day and none of that time is wasted. I'm always listening to an audiobook or the Rule One podcast.

Hey Phil, I'm a big fan and follower. I was coat tailing Mr.Buffet, on two particular companies he is currently investing in, but I took a look at the particular companies income statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet and it doesn't match up with the criteria for a healthy business, what am I missing in my analysis? what can I do better? where can I find the information to make a better analysis?

First of all, nice video. It was concise and poignant as are all your videos I have watched. Now to answer your question: I workout at the gym 5 times per week. I used to read a book a week but I have given up that habit. I found that I spent more time reading than putting into practice what I was learning. I have chosen 3 books (one of which is your Rule 1 Investing) to focus on in 2017. I plan on reading and re-reading for the entire year, all the while putting into practice what I read. I like to travel too but I'm now limited because I took up a corporate job. I'm hoping that through investing I can attain the financial freedom that would enable me to travel whenever I want.

i attend the transformational investing course as well as inform anyone who i think is motivated to attend the workshop in GA like i did this year. i also listen to the Invested podcast as well as other podcasts put out by NPR.