As always, I would like to dedicate this book to Dorothy Thompson, who, once again, turned my words into sentences and paragraphs that have become this book. Also, I would like to dedicate this effort to my mother and father, George and Florene Stovall, who taught me that money is important but is only one element of a successful life.

—Jim Stovall

I dedicate this book to my beautiful wife, Andrea, and my remarkable sons, Kieran and Connor, collectively my inspiration and reminder that money and material possessions serve no greater end than the furtherance of relationships.

—Tim Maurer

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