JL Collins is widely regarded as one of the founders of the Financial Independence movement. His very popular stock series blog can be found at jlcollinsnh.com, and that blog and his book The Simple Path to Wealth have been credited by many as transformative in helping them think or rethink investing, allowing many to reach financial independence or “FI”, providing the freedom to do whatever they want with their time at a much earlier age than they might have otherwise.
JL spent his career in the publishing business, with a proven track record of growing revenue and profitability, integrating acquisitions, launching new products, developing and implementing business plans, creating powerful marketing strategies, building strong customer relationships and building effective teams. He is experienced in a broad range of markets including technology, automotive, investments, design engineering, electronics manufacturing, construction, horticulture and energy.
Most recently he served as Senior Manager, Business Development with Penton Media working on Contracting Business, HVACR Distribution Business, The Comfortech Show and their related websites. Under his management revenues grew 82%, setting an all time record.
In addition to his work as a publisher, Mr. Collins is an accomplished consultant, author and speaker. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana and holds a BA in English Literature.
Resources:
JLCollinsnh – The Simple Path to Wealth
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The Simple Path to Wealth ( JL Collins)
JL’s book recommendations:
The Psychology of Money (Morgan Housel)
Quit Like a Millionaire (Kristy Shen & Bryce Leung)
Sapiens– Yuval Noah Harari