Jeff, just read an article on the most common trait of billionaires, (I skimmed) - being a math wizard, good with numbers was at the top.

And, no one on this site is in the top two per cent, can't understand why so many defend billionaires, you might have a dream, but while might bust the million mark, probably alot, my money says none of you will bust a billion, not in real estate, too much control over the industry......evidence, look to how the banks influence what you can and can't do, how HUD and Fannie places restriction on you....if there is big money on the table, no individual is going to walk away with it.....so do a little at a time and keep at it, IMO, make very good money, but if you want to make millions, go to wall street or go into banking!

Soooo a few NFL players and once a billionaire (owned Insurance Co?)

- Story of Billionaire Reg LewisThink And Grow Rich - Think And Grow Rich: A Black Choice - Hill and KimbroBecause so many on this thread have recommended Robert Kiyosaki I am going to purchase and read one or two of his books.

There are talks that the 401(k) plans with W2 employers would allow alternative investments - private equity real estate investments, bitcoins, etc.

How about, he gets married, loves his wife and the love between them makes him so strong-willed he educates himself, lets his wife bare half a dozen rug rats and he becomes the next billionaire real estate tycoon without dragging his wife and six rug rats to real estate meetings.Option 3 - Get a rubber doll and save a real lot of money!

Matt, the billionaires/corporations use off-shore/multiple entitiesto minimize income taxes if not pay $0 by deferring/parking.Millionaires use no-tax states and multiple entities mixedwith small business write-offs and wealth transfer tactics.Us hustlers always seem to believe a CPA referral is the answerbut I strongly encourage researching 0 zero tax strategiesby thinking big then eliminating what you can't dothen narrowing down some feasible tactics thatYOU CHOOSE, then decide if you need aGLOBAL CPA firm vs. multi-state firmvs. one-state licensed CPA, etc.There are also books on zero taxesif you want to prepare your own returns :)

I would define mania more like what I saw in the bitcoin bubble when it was the hot topic every day on cnbc.I think you and I are inside another bubble of sorts.

Yes the solo 401k plan does have many great benefits, such as the following:The solo 401k allows for checkbook control from the onset;The solo 401k allows for personal loan known as a solo 401k loan;The Solo 401k may be invested in life insurance, bitcoin, real estate, notes, tax liens, etc.

The rules apply if you are a billionaire or if you have not a cent to your name.