Missed Fortune: A Sample Proposal 151 吀栀e Millionaire Next Door, by 吀栀omas J. Stanley and William D. Danko Missed Fortune does not focus on the habits and charac- ter traits of millionaires. Rather it focuses on 23 common myths about money and wealth accumulation. Many concepts in Missed Fortune oppose what the common millionaire (next door) believes. Instead it teaches con- cepts practiced by megamillionaires and shows how a common homeowner can implement these same strate- gies on a smaller scale to achieve a multimillion- dollar net worth. Missed Fortune shows how to do things di昀昀er- ently to dramatically enhance one’s net worth. 吀栀e Road to Wealth, by Suze Orman Suze’s book is a great reference guide to the common approach to accumulating money, whereas Missed For- tune takes an unorthodox approach—examining such things as how to pay o昀昀 your home by keeping it mort- gaged to the hilt, and why participation in an IRA or 401(k) plan is not always the best retirement savings option. 吀栀e author directly opposes Suze’s recommendations on the proper use of life insurance. Missed Fortune goes into far greater depth, providing actual numerical proof that will challenge the typical recommendations not only of Suze Orman but of many other 昀椀nancial advisors. 吀栀is book is not for 昀椀nancial jelly昀椀sh who need to have their hands held, but for disciplined savers and investors.