You Will Own Nothing: Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ

The bestselling author and entrepreneur investigates what would happen if a new financial world order took hold, one in which global elites own everything and you own nothing—and yet you are somehow happy.

When Carol Roth first heard that one of the World Economic Forum’s predictions for 2030 was “You will own nothing, and be happy,” she thought it was an outlandish fantasy. Then, she researched it. What she found was that a number of businesses, governments, and global elites share a vision of a future that sounds utopian: Everyone will have everything they need, and no one will own anything.

From declines in home and vehicle ownership to global inflation and government spending, many of the trends of modern life reveal that a new world that is emerging—one in which Western citizens, by choice or by circumstance, increasingly do not own possessions or accumulate wealth. It’s the perfect economic environment for the rich and powerful to solidify their positions and prevent anyone else from getting ahead.

In You Will Own Nothing ̧ Roth reveals how the agendas of Wall Street, world governments, international organizations, socialist activists, and multinational corporations like Blackrock all work together to reduce the power of the dollar and prevent millions of Americans from taking control of their wealth. She shows why owning fewer assets makes you poorer and less free. This book is essential guide to protecting your hard-earned wealth for the coming generations.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB MUST-READ The bestselling author and entrepreneur investigates what would happen if a new financial world order took hold, one in which global elites own everything and you own nothing—and yet you are somehow happy. When Carol Roth first ...

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6 reviews
Jared Byrne
May 12, 2025
This book is both compelling, and somewhat naive. From my perspective, this book focuses on the dangers of centralized control, centralized wealth, and centralized power dynamics. In my personal perspective, and as a researcher, I agree with these warnings on a fundamental level. To this end, some chapters prove to be eye-opening; take for example chapter 8 "Renting the American Dream" that references the growing reality that owning a home is increasingly beyond the reach of an ever growing number of people, and chapter 9 "Worthless Paper" that draws attention to our post-secondary systems predatory lending, and the "indentured servants" that such lending is creating. While this is both informative and interesting, I feel like the book misses the reality that we live in a world and culture where some people want to keep their freedoms, so while warnings are appropriate, "doom and gloom" may be misplaced.
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Patrick Reonisto
October 1, 2023
An informative insight into the world we live in now. We thought we would be happy owning a few things but the truth in the book says more about how bad actors play a big role in us not owning anything of significant value to generate wealth. The book tells of specific groups of people responsible for making life miserable for us and for future generations to come.
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Matt James
August 30, 2023
Great book people need to wake up in this fake dept economy
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About the author

Carol Roth is a “recovering” investment banker, an entrepreneur, a TV pundit and host, and a New York Times bestselling author. Her books include The Entrepreneur Equation and The War on Small Business. Carol has worked in a variety of capacities across many industries, including currently as an outsourced CCO, as a director on public and private company boards, as a strategic advisor and C-level consigliere. She advocates for small business, small government, and big hair.

Carol Roth is a “recovering” investment banker, an entrepreneur, a TV pundit and host, and a New York Times bestselling author. Her books include The Entrepreneur Equation and The War on Small Business. Carol has worked in a variety of capacities across many industries, including currently as an ...

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