Why Self-Help Guru James Altucher Only Owns 15 Things

Why Self-Help Guru James Altucher Only Owns 15 Things

To reclaim his wealth, he set his sights on the stock market. He read more than a hundred books on investing, and eventually wrangled a job writing for James Cramer's site, TheStreet, and later The Financial Times. Before long, his trademark hairdo, which looks like carnival cotton candy spun from steel wool, was a familiar sight on CNBC.

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