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Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color to Conquer the Stock Market
This much-needed conversational guide to the stock market by a financial expert empowers you to heal money wounds, establish financial literacy, and make your money work for you.
Financial educator Linda García breaks down one of the most elusive yet effective financial systems in existence. A single mother at a young age, Linda struggled to survive. As bills and eviction notices flowed in, she felt stuck. After getting advice from a work friend, Linda took the leap and invested two hundred dollars. Soon, two hundred dollars a month grew to seven thousand dollars, then that became a high six-figure investment. Now she owns her home and is making more money than she’d ever imagined, and is ready to help other people of color access stock knowledge and achieve financial success.
As a proud Latina, García understands that building wealth can mean more than stepping into financial arenas historically kept from communities of color. It may first require getting to the root of our money wounds—the factors and experiences that limit our capacity to feel deserving of wealth and capable of building it. In this investing playbook, she guides you on how to establish a budget, create your “opportunity fund,” and pay yourself first. She shows you how to analyze a company, choose the right stocks for you, and create a plan to multiply your money.
You’ll What it means to invest, where your money goes, and how to read stock charts. How to assess companies, pick your first stock, and buy your first shares. Tactics to break free from a scarcity mindset and grow your stocks to create life-changing wealth. Complete with an accessible glossary of stock market terms, Wealth Warrior is a true primer on how to generate the wealth you deserve!
Financial educator Linda García breaks down one of the most elusive yet effective financial systems in existence. A single mother at a young age, Linda struggled to survive. As bills and eviction notices flowed in, she felt stuck. After getting advice from a work friend, Linda took the leap and invested two hundred dollars. Soon, two hundred dollars a month grew to seven thousand dollars, then that became a high six-figure investment. Now she owns her home and is making more money than she’d ever imagined, and is ready to help other people of color access stock knowledge and achieve financial success.
As a proud Latina, García understands that building wealth can mean more than stepping into financial arenas historically kept from communities of color. It may first require getting to the root of our money wounds—the factors and experiences that limit our capacity to feel deserving of wealth and capable of building it. In this investing playbook, she guides you on how to establish a budget, create your “opportunity fund,” and pay yourself first. She shows you how to analyze a company, choose the right stocks for you, and create a plan to multiply your money.
You’ll What it means to invest, where your money goes, and how to read stock charts. How to assess companies, pick your first stock, and buy your first shares. Tactics to break free from a scarcity mindset and grow your stocks to create life-changing wealth. Complete with an accessible glossary of stock market terms, Wealth Warrior is a true primer on how to generate the wealth you deserve!
- GenresFinanceNonfiction
289 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 11, 2023
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About the author
Linda Garcia
60 books4 followersMy name is Linda Garcia. I began writing screenplays in 2005 while holding down a full time job. In 2010, I had the idea to write a children's book based on my four grandchildren. Callista Explores Mars was completed in 2012 and is the first installment of the Callista Adventure Series books. My other books include:
Benny Finds a Hat
Jinx the Imp
The Ugly Old Tree
Callista's ABC Adventure
Callista's Mystery Adventure.
I live in Palm Springs, CA with my husband and family.
Benny Finds a Hat
Jinx the Imp
The Ugly Old Tree
Callista's ABC Adventure
Callista's Mystery Adventure.
I live in Palm Springs, CA with my husband and family.
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April 7, 2024
I wanted to like this book so bad, but I just didn’t. The author definitely knows her stuff, and if you’re just looking to better understand personal finance, I’m sure you’re going to get some value out of this book. But even that’s limited, and I think there are others that are better, and that’s purely because this book leaves out so much. Allow me to explain.
If you read the title, obviously it’s marketed toward people of color, which is why I wanted to check it out. Many people aren’t taught financial literacy, and this is something that holds communities of color back especially. While I appreciate and respect that Linda shares quite a bit of her personal story, what bothers me so much about this book is that she just victim blames.
Sure, she says, “We’re not taught this in the Hispanic community,” but with a book like this, you’d think that she’d at least mention systemic issues. She doesn’t. Not even once. She’s basically like, “We’re not taught this. Now you know. Make it happen and nothing can hold you back,” which isn’t true at all with our current state of capitalism. For example, she mentions the 2008 housing market crash and subprime loans, and says something like, “People who shouldn’t have been borrowing were borrowing. It’s time for us to take responsibility.” Like, WHAT?! You’re just not going to discuss how the banks took advantage of communities of color?
What sent off a million alarm bells for me was when she said her and her boyfriend took a $1,400 trip and split it. She says this was less than 1% of her savings. That means she had at least $70,000 in savings, and she didn’t even explain how. Later, you have to put the pieces together. In short, she worked at Netflix back in the 2010s and started buying stocks. That’s how she got wealthy.
There’s a ton of law of attraction BS in this book, so it’s not surprising that she doesn’t understand the luck involved with her wealth. This book also isn’t all about investing as the title would suggest. She discusses it toward the end, and although she knows her stuff, I don’t know if I’d take her advice knowing she built her wealth off of a “right place right time” situation at Netflix.
Lastly, I’m just not a fan of people like the author who market toward people who are clearly low income and make their products ridiculously priced. Her course on her site is $288. I was broke most of my life, and coming up with almost $300 for a course would be such a huge expense for me. It’s this strange bait and switch these people do. Her target audience definitely isn’t who she says if she’s charging $300 for her course.
Again, she knows a lot, and I even learned a few things, but it just had way too much negative for me to give it a great review.
If you read the title, obviously it’s marketed toward people of color, which is why I wanted to check it out. Many people aren’t taught financial literacy, and this is something that holds communities of color back especially. While I appreciate and respect that Linda shares quite a bit of her personal story, what bothers me so much about this book is that she just victim blames.
Sure, she says, “We’re not taught this in the Hispanic community,” but with a book like this, you’d think that she’d at least mention systemic issues. She doesn’t. Not even once. She’s basically like, “We’re not taught this. Now you know. Make it happen and nothing can hold you back,” which isn’t true at all with our current state of capitalism. For example, she mentions the 2008 housing market crash and subprime loans, and says something like, “People who shouldn’t have been borrowing were borrowing. It’s time for us to take responsibility.” Like, WHAT?! You’re just not going to discuss how the banks took advantage of communities of color?
What sent off a million alarm bells for me was when she said her and her boyfriend took a $1,400 trip and split it. She says this was less than 1% of her savings. That means she had at least $70,000 in savings, and she didn’t even explain how. Later, you have to put the pieces together. In short, she worked at Netflix back in the 2010s and started buying stocks. That’s how she got wealthy.
There’s a ton of law of attraction BS in this book, so it’s not surprising that she doesn’t understand the luck involved with her wealth. This book also isn’t all about investing as the title would suggest. She discusses it toward the end, and although she knows her stuff, I don’t know if I’d take her advice knowing she built her wealth off of a “right place right time” situation at Netflix.
Lastly, I’m just not a fan of people like the author who market toward people who are clearly low income and make their products ridiculously priced. Her course on her site is $288. I was broke most of my life, and coming up with almost $300 for a course would be such a huge expense for me. It’s this strange bait and switch these people do. Her target audience definitely isn’t who she says if she’s charging $300 for her course.
Again, she knows a lot, and I even learned a few things, but it just had way too much negative for me to give it a great review.
September 14, 2023
Wow!!! Just wow. I’ll admit I only bought this book because I wanted to support a Latina author but I was blown away. I wasn’t expecting to glean anything from this book but wow was I wrong.
I loved the deep dive into scarcity mindset, money wounds but especially the deep dive into the stock market. I was expecting a basic high level overview of what the stock market was but the author really took the time to explain it all! She provided context, detailed information, tips, but most importantly her own lessons learned and the mistakes she made along the way to make the road smoother for the reader.
I also really enjoyed the fact that she kept communities of color at the forefront. Highly recommend!
I loved the deep dive into scarcity mindset, money wounds but especially the deep dive into the stock market. I was expecting a basic high level overview of what the stock market was but the author really took the time to explain it all! She provided context, detailed information, tips, but most importantly her own lessons learned and the mistakes she made along the way to make the road smoother for the reader.
I also really enjoyed the fact that she kept communities of color at the forefront. Highly recommend!
April 27, 2024
It was a nice, simple, and quick read. The author does a nice job of explaining concepts and explaining via her own life story. I love her take on victim mentality. Far too often I find myself rolling my eyes at the blue-haired girls who victimize themselves for their situations. Tighten up and lock in.
At times a bit gimmicky but what are you gonna do?
At times a bit gimmicky but what are you gonna do?
July 28, 2023
Love love the narrative in this book; absolutely despise the author's take on individual stock vs indexes tho
April 17, 2023
Linda García is an absolute powerhouse and her voice is one of the most encouraging and empowering there is, especially for BIPOC and those who are at a systemic advantage or with spiritual money wounds (like me).
Here, she throws off the chains and shows you exactly what to look for. I love the way this book champions wealth for everyone. You can feel how genuine and how close she feels from the first page. Do yourself a favor and let Linda guide you.
Here, she throws off the chains and shows you exactly what to look for. I love the way this book champions wealth for everyone. You can feel how genuine and how close she feels from the first page. Do yourself a favor and let Linda guide you.
January 18, 2024
I started following Linda Garcia in late 2020 on instagram. After a year, I decided to take her online course WREAM and purchased the book to support a fellow Latina. As I started reading the book, it was not only relatable but educational. I started to get an even better understanding of the stock market and how to navigate it feeling more confident.
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February 27, 2025More “power of attraction” than I find appealing in this. I don’t agree with the take on crypto, I don’t think crypto is the future.
However, this does have a good amount of info on the details of investing in stocks. I may be too risk averse for single stock purchasing at this time, but it was interesting to learn about.
However, this does have a good amount of info on the details of investing in stocks. I may be too risk averse for single stock purchasing at this time, but it was interesting to learn about.
January 9, 2025
Read this for a wealth building program my organization is designing. Great insights into money trauma and scarcity mindset as well as ways to break free from them. Lost me in the chapters for entering the stock market because I wasn’t there for that.
March 4, 2025
Really good introductory book with a personal story that makes finance a more approachable and relatable subject to women of colour. Good for beginners who find it hard to improve their mindset around investing.
August 12, 2023
Amazing information & very insightful! I loved how Linda broke everything down and made it easy to understand.
September 27, 2023
This book is a great inspiration to begin building wealth. The stories are relatable and speak to what money looks like when you don’t have any in the first place.
December 30, 2024
Good starter book especially when you’re just getting started thinking about stocks and investment properties.
November 2, 2025
Good break down intro to the stock market. Great analogies to be more relatable and understandable, but I thought it would be more in depth.
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