Before I became a full-time blogger, I spent a little over three years working as a financial analyst at a small valuation and investment banking firm. We handled situations related to M&A, business valuation, estate and gift tax, and more.
Due to the nature of my job, many of our clients were very wealthy.
Very wealthy.
I saw kids who had millions, successful business owners, and one of our clients was a very famous celebrity.
The majority of our clients were, I say this again, very wealthy – wealth that I could never even dream of.
Back then, I was fresh out of college and struggling financially. I was living paycheck to paycheck and working for clients who had millions – it was an interesting time.
And, I had never really met anyone with the type of wealth that my clients had. Before this job, I always thought these people didn't really exist. Or, at least, I never thought I would meet them.
However, I regularly met with these types of clients, and surprisingly, a lot of them were very “normal.”
Quick note: I recommend reading the book The Millionaire Next Door. It's a great book that talks about this subject!
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Hello! Dividend investing is a very interesting topic. Today, I have an expert who has appeared on Forbes, Motley Fool, MSN Money, TheStreet, and more, and he is going to share tons of great information on this subject. You may remember him from his previous contribution 
As I talked about in the article 
A few months ago, Joe from Retire by 40 published the quiz 
I bought my first investment property with a 20% deposit when I was 20 years old (admittedly I was 2 weeks shy of turning 21!). I accomplished saving for a deposit with my own money, my parents never gave me a cent. So how did I do it?
Just kidding, that's horrible advice.
While many think figuring how to get rich may be impossible, I'm here to tell you that it isn’t. And no, you don't need to win the lottery or become a professional athlete.