It All Adds Up: Designing Your Game Plan for Financial Success Paperback

**__It All Adds Up__ is the digestible guide to outsmarting the limitations of tradition and blazing your own trail to freedom. Devon Kennard grants access to his master plan for financial freedom to encourage the Black community to build wealth for today and future generations.** The median and mean wealth of Black families is a whopping 15% less than that of white families, and the participation of Black Americans in the stock market is the lowest it’s been in 20 years. More troubling, during the pandemic, we saw unemployment rates of nearly 11% among Black Americans compared to 6% among white people, indicating a widening of the racial wealth gap. However, among Americans under 40, Black Americans are tracking along with their white counterparts. With the right tools, Gen Z has the power to continue this trend. From the distinguished NFL linebacker turned philanthropist and businessman comes a refreshing guide to creating your own American Dream—Devon Kennard shares his tips for beating an outdated system that’s no longer designed for our success. He knows firsthand the difficulties in growing lasting wealth in the Black community and how to get past them. In this book, readers will learn: The rules to the investment game. A healthy money mentality. How to create a team for financial success. How to set up Mailbox Money (passive income). The value of real estate investment vs. the stock market. How to leave wealth to future generations. This book will provide guidance and tools readers can use in their financial lives including basic bookkeeping, checking and savings accounts, assets vs. liabilities, and much more. Gain access to the ultimate playbook to help you win at your financial game. Money is a game of survival, and you can't get ahead with the outdated playbook of the American Dream. Don't let rising debt, stagnant wages, and increased inflation make it impossible to create financial stability. Create investment opportunities to build lasting wealth, and design the lifestyle of financial freedom that you and your loved ones have always dreamed of. NFL linebacker, investor, and philanthropist Devon Kennard is winning the financial game off the field, with proven strategies to generate income that will support him and his family long after he is playing in the stadium. In this book, Devon provides clear guidance and practical tools to help you create your money success story. You will learn how to: Transform your passions into ideas that earn passive income. Get into the real estate game and learn different investment methods. Cultivate a positive, wealth-building mindset to overcome financial fears and withstand setbacks. Network and create your team to help you reach your money goals. Include philanthropy and charitable works as part of your wealth legacy. At last, you have the ultimate game plan to create a version of the American Dream that works on your terms and builds lasting wealth for you and your family. Money is Everything is the digestible guide to outsmarting the limitations of tradition and blazing your own trail to freedom. Devon Kennard grants access to his master plan for financial freedom to encourage the black community to build wealth for today and future generations