All the Presidents Money, Megan Gorman
All the Presidents Money, Megan Gorman
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All the Presidents' Money
How the Men Who Governed America Governed Their Money

Author: Megan Gorman

Narrator: Vivienne Leheny

Unabridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/24/2024


Synopsis

Was Harry Truman really our poorest president or simply a man up at 2 a.m. struggling with financial anxiety? Did Calvin Coolidge get bad advice from his stockbroker to buy stocks in 1930 as the market continued to crash? Is it true George Washington enhanced his net worth by marrying up?

We often think of the US presidents as being above the fray. But the truth is, the presidents are just like us—worried about money, trying to keep a budget, and chasing the American financial dream. While some presidents like Herbert Hoover and Gerald Ford became wildly successful with money, others like Thomas Jefferson and Joe Biden struggled to sustain their lifestyle. The ability to win the presidency is no guarantee of financial security, although today it’s a much easier path to monetize.

In All the Presidents' Money, tax attorney and wealth manager Megan Gorman takes us on a journey to understand the different personal money stories of the presidents. Grit, education, and risk are just some of the different ways that the presidents over the last 250 years have made (or lost) money.

With lively storytelling and rigorous research, All the Presidents' Money reveals how some of the greatest leaders struggled with their personal finances, while our least favorite presidents were extremely savvy at building wealth.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Book Nerdection on September 17, 2024

The author (Megan Gorman) is a financial specialist, having spent big part of her career in financial planning firms and even having her own. This career path has allowed her to work with many of the most important and wealthy people in the United States, making her an authoritative voice recognized......more

Goodreads review by Book on September 24, 2024

Megan Gorman's All the Presidents' Money: How the Men Who Governed America Governed Their Money is an engaging dive into the personal financial lives of America's most powerful figures, its presidents. The book explores how these leaders managed their finances, often paralleling their successes and......more

Goodreads review by BookBelow on September 24, 2024

Reading Megan Gorman's All the Presidents' Money is almost like peering into the private vaults of American presidents. Fascinatingly, the book provides real insight into how those who led America managed their money and how financial decisions influenced the course of their respective political liv......more

Goodreads review by Dalton on August 21, 2024

As the Managing Partner at Chequers Financial Management and a senior contributor at Forbes, Megan Gorman knows what to do and what not to do with your finances. Now what does this have to do with history and presidents? A great deal actually as found in her book, All the Presidents’ Money. Here, Go......more

Goodreads review by Scott on March 08, 2025

(Audiobook) This was a better quality read than I thought it might be. This work is a sort of survey of the presidents, looking at how they managed wealth and money. What can be hard for folks to fathom is that many presidents in our past weren’t exactly coming from a great deal of wealth, nor was i......more