D. R. Barton - The 10-Minute Millionaire: The One Secret Anyone Can Use to Turn $2,500 into $1 Million or More

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My life is in the hands of my Lord, Jesus Christ. My heart and my eternal thanks belong to my amazing wife, Cathie. My admiration goes out to Meg and Josh, who continue to deserve it every day. My gratitude belongs to my dad, who has inspired me, believed in me, and shown me how to live.

Along with everything that I do, this book is dedicated to you.

In a recent survey by BlackRock, Inc., the worlds largest money-management firm, 74 percent of respondents said that they expect to feel financially secure in their retirement. However, theres a $30,000-a-year income gap between what they need and what their savings will earn.

During our educational webinars, when we ask participants what their biggest concerns are, we consistently hear that market volatility creates intense anxiety for traders and investors alike.

When you combine these responses, what you get is a large group of Americans who need to be successful in the stock market to grow their nest egg and fund their retirement, especially in the current environment of historically low interest rates. However, because of concerns over market volatility and a distrust of Wall Street, the average investor has sat out the seven-year bull market that began in 2009. Some pundits have called this the most-unloved bull market in history.

What investors and traders need is a disciplined methodology that gives them the confidence and conviction to be in the stock market, not on the sidelines. D. R. Barton, Jr. has researched and developed just such a plan.

I have known D.R. for more than 20 years. In that time, I have come to respect not just his trading acumen but also his integrity... in life and in his trading system research. What he has done in The 10-Minute Millionaire is to bring together three disciplines that are essential to success in the stock market:

1. A high-probability trading plan with well-defined entries and exits.
2. A focus on money management and risk management.
3. A plan that allows traders to take advantage of volatilityand not be spooked by it.

What D.R. has put together is a trading plan that positions you for success. He understands that focus is the key to success in the stock market. Focus leads to conviction and conviction empowers you with the confidence you need to follow the trading plan religiously, like all successful traders do.

I have compared the quest for a consistently reliable trading system to the search for intelligent life in our universe... we know its probably out there but its darn hard to find. D.R. has taken one big step in the right direction with The 10-Minute Millionaire.

Marc Chaikin

Founder and CEO, Chaikin Analytics LLC

August 2016

[Editors Note: Marc Chaikin is a legend in the super-competitive world of technical market analysis. His groundbreaking work includes the development of the Chaikin Money Flow and Chaikin Oscillator indicatorsboth industry standards found in virtually all the widely used charting-software platforms. Chaikin is now building an even greater legacy through his new venture at Chaikin Analytics LLC. His latest quantitative, fundamental and technical- analysis models are being used in market-beating indexes at the Nasdaq, on institutional trading desks, and by individual investors throughout the world.]

The first money I ever earned was the $5 I got for mowing Mr. Campbells yard back when I was 10.

Mr. Campbell was a neighbor of ours, and I remember that he had one of the all-time great nicknames: Soup. (I just called him Mr. Campbell.)

That nickname isnt all that I remember from those childhood days in Virginia. I also remember all the people who helped me get those jobs done... as well as the lawn-mowing dollars that followed.

Back then, my dad let me borrow the push lawn mower. Mom would run me down to the Esso station for gas anytime I ran low. And when I was away on vacation, I knew I could count on friendslike close buddy Rob, or Mike, the little brother of another friendto cover my commitments.

Because I had a great team, by the time I was a senior in high school, I was mowing 14 lawns per weekeven when holding down a full-time summer job in the city of Radford electrical department.

Lawns were meticulously mowed (people just love straight linesthats how I got all those terrific referrals). I made good money for college. And I always thanked everyone who helped me. I was especially grateful to my dad, who provided mowers and maintenance and eventually the use of our 1968 Ford Torino Squire station wagon so I could expand my territory. And my back-ups were always there when I needed them.