The Robots are Coming: A Human's Survival Guide to Profiting in the Age of Automation

by John Pugliano

Overview

HOW YOU CAN SURVIVE (AND EVEN THRIVE) DURING THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-POWERED ROBOT TAKEOVER OF THE WORKPLACE

Robots are coming for your job. Regardless of your profession, degree or experience, there is no escaping the automated future. However, you can take steps today that will guarantee you not only survive, but thrive in this new economy.

The Robots Are Coming provides the first actionable guide to plan for and actually profit from these disruptive innovations. It offers an easy-to-understand overview of automation trends and explains what you need to know today to secure your future success, including how to:

• Understand potential job threats
• Develop irreplaceable skills
• Foster creative advantages
• Identify robot-proof careers
• Spot investment opportunities

Author John Pugliano, host of the popular Wealthsteading podcast, shows how to harness the uniquely human qualities that will give you the competitive edge over automation: creativity, ingenuity and entrepreneurship. If you want to defeat the robots, you need to have a battle plan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612436692
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	05/16/2017
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

John Pugliano is the host of the popular investment podcast, the Wealthsteading Podcast, and is the founder and money manager at Investable Wealth, LLC. He has spent over 30 years studying and applying the habits of financially independent middle-class Americans. His circuitous path to success included serving in the military as both enlisted and officer; a corporate career in sales; and finally a late blooming entrepreneur. John has an M.S. in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a B.S. in Environmental Science & Engineering from Penn State. John and his wife Cheryl live in Utah and are the parents of six children.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 Humanity 6

Chapter 1 Think Like a Human 7

Chapter 2 The Threat of Automation 24

Chapter 3 Enabling the Disadvantaged 40

Chapter 4 Seek Practical Education 50

Chapter 5 Transform Knowledge into Wisdom 59

Chapter 6 Developing Your Human Touch 70

Part 2 Entrepreneurship 80

Chapter 7 Think Like an Entrepreneur 81

Chapter 8 The Creative Advantage 94

Chapter 9 An Economic Primer 105

Chapter 10 Monetizing Your Human Touch 113

Chapter 11 Future Career Opportunities 122

Part 3 Saving 134

Chapter 12 Think Like a Saver 135

Chapter 13 Real Estate 145

Chapter 14 Debt Instruments (Bonds) 157

Part 4 Think Like An Investor 163

Chapter 15 Think Like an Investor 164

Chapter 16 Commodities 173

Chapter 17 Company Ownership [Stocks and ETFs] 182

Conclusion: The Robots Are Coming 195

Index 199

About the Author 207