Games pro- vide a social interaction for learning and helping someone else to learn. When it comes to investing, there are too many people trying to teach investing by preaching. We all know that there are certain things that are not best learned by sim- ply reading and listening. Some things require action to be learned and games provide this elementary action step to learning. There is an old aphorism that goes: The Qualified Investor 261 "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I un- derstand." My purpose in going beyond just writing books about money and investing, and creating games as learning tools, is to create more understanding. The more understanding peo- ple have, the more they can see the other side of the coin. Instead of seeing fear and doubt, the players begin to see op- portunties they never saw before because their understand- ing increases each time they play the game. Our web site is filled with stories of people who have played our games and have had their lives suddenly changed. They have learned a new understanding about money and in- vesting, an understanding that pushed out some old thoughts and gave them new possibilities for their lives. At the back of this book is my edumercial about the games which gives you more information on how these educational tools can assist you in increasing your understanding of money, business, and investing. Rich dad taught me to be a business owner and investor by playing the game of Monopoly. He was able to teach his son and me so much more after the game was over when we vis- ited his businesses and real estate. I wanted to create educa- tional games that taught the same fundamental and technical investing skills that rich dad taught me, far beyond what is taught in Monopoly. As rich dad said, "The ability to manage cash flow and to read financial statements is fundamental to success on the В and I side of the CASHFLOW Quadrant." The Investor Controls Possessed by the Qualified Investor 1. The control over yourself 2. The control over income/expense asset/liability ratios 5. The control over when you buy and when you sell 262 Rich Dad's Guide to Investing The Three Es Possessed by the Qualified Investor 1. Education 3. Excessive cash-maybe Sharon's Notes The qualified investors, both fundamental and technical, are analyzing a company from the outside. They are decid- ing whether to become "buying shareholders." Many very successful investors are happy operating as qualified in- vestors. With the proper education and financial advice, many qualified investors can become millionaires. They are investing in businesses developed and run by others. Because they have studied and gained the financial educa- tion, they are able to analyze the company from its finan- cial statements. What Does p/e Mean? The qualified investor understands the price earnings (p/e) ratio of a stock, which is also referred to as the mar- ket multiplier.