The Author: On Finance, Law and Management
In 1998, the preeminent American publisher, Simon & Schuster, published Tom’s first book, Protect Yourself From Business Lawsuits (…and lawyers like me) which was Amazon’s #1 best-selling business law book for two years. The book focused on sound business ethics, effective financial accounting, and avoiding the mistakes that cause companies to be embroiled in litigation and government investigations.
In 2002, McGraw-Hill published Tom’s second book titled Crashproof Your Life: A Comprehensive Three-Part Plan for Avoiding Financial Disasters. In this book– hailed by Insurance Weekly magazine as the risk avoidance book of the year– as well as in a follow-up CD series entitled Protect Your Wealth, Tom advocated conservative financial principles for individuals and countries alike. At a time when the housing market was booming, he warned of the dangers of shady mortgages and over-borrowing. Tom examined the history of countries that had over-extended themselves and sang the praises of debt-free living. Tom was one of a few writers who saw the current financial crisis coming. Tom’s became a frequent lecturer and media personality on financial issues because many sought his financial advice.
Tom followed his finance book and CD series with the career advice and success book Staying Power for which he interviewed 40 very successful people from all walks of life—from politicians to entertainers—learning their secrets to a long and successful career. Staying Power has now been published in four languages.