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

This book should be required reading for every American concerned about their financial future and the erosion of individual liberties. Carol Roth has a magnificent way of taking mysterious financial concepts and turning them into plain-English explanations that anyone can understand. She exposes the 'Great Reset' agenda and the WEF's predictions with a level of detail that is both shocking and necessary. From the scam of student loans to the dangers of a digital dollar, she covers it all with authentic passion. I’ve read a lot of finance books, but few are this relevant to the current economic environment. We ignore these warnings about the new financial order at our own peril. It is a powerful call to action to reclaim our independence and our property.

Wow, I was not expecting such a deep dive into the historical cycles of rise and fall and how they relate to today. Roth outdid herself with this follow-up, providing a compelling and thoroughly-researched look at the forces trying to kill private ownership. The way she connects ESG scores to the potential for a Chinese-style social credit system in the US is brilliant and terrifying. Not gonna lie, I was a bit skeptical of the title at first, but the evidence she presents regarding BlackRock and Vanguard is hard to ignore. She makes a strong case for why we must stand up to central planners and corporate elites right now. This is a fantastic read that I’ve already recommended to several friends and family members. Ten out of ten.

Look, you don't need an economics degree to realize things are shifting in a scary direction, but this book helps you understand why. Carol Roth explains how the alliance between government, Big Tech, and massive corporations is squeezing the life out of the middle class. The sections on how corporations compete against regular people for real estate were especially enlightening and frustrating to read. It’s a well-written, authentic critique of the current system that offers a much-needed perspective on where we are headed. While some reviewers call it conspiratorial, I found it to be a grounded analysis of public statements made by the WEF and others. Get this book, read it, and start planning for your own financial sovereignty immediately. It is an absolute must-read for the future.

Finally got around to reading this after hearing Roth on a podcast, and I was pleasantly surprised by the depth of research. The book is well-written and avoids the dry, academic jargon that usually plagues finance books. I was particularly struck by the data regarding how institutional investors are buying up single-family homes and farmland. This is a very real threat to the middle class that most mainstream outlets are completely ignoring. My only real gripe is that the author sometimes gets sidetracked by culture war issues that detract from her economic arguments. Overall, it’s a sobering look at how the 'New Financial World Order' is being built right under our noses. Definitely a must-read for those who value private property and want to understand the forces at play. Recommended.

As someone who follows economic trends closely, I still found plenty of new information here regarding the shift toward a subscription-based economy. Roth does an excellent job detailing how Big Tech and the government are colluding to erode our basic rights to ownership. The chapters on the history of empires and the cycle of rise and fall were particularly eye-opening for me. To be fair, the prose can be a bit repetitive at times, and she hammers home the same points over and over. But the core message—that we are moving toward a world where we rent our lives from corporations—is terrifyingly plausible. It’s a well-researched warning that we should all take seriously before it’s too late. The facts and figures she lays out are hard to argue with.

The chapter on the debasing of the dollar really hit home for me because it explains why our purchasing power is disappearing. Carol Roth takes complex concepts like the Fed's cheap capital and explains them in a way that actually makes sense to a layman. It’s not just a book about theories; it’s a look at the actual mechanisms being used to strip wealth from the common person. I enjoyed the focus on actionable steps we can take to protect our assets while it is still allowed. Truth is, the book could have been about fifty pages shorter if she cut out some of the anecdotal political commentary. Despite that, the research on water rights and Bill Gates' farmland acquisitions makes this a very valuable resource for the curious reader. Great read.

While Carol Roth is clearly a talented writer, this book feels like a mixed bag of genuine insight and extreme partisan rhetoric. On one hand, her explanation of the Bretton Woods agreement and the debasing of the dollar is incredibly clear. She has a gift for taking the 'dismal science' of economics and turning it into plain English for the average reader. On the other hand, the book leans heavily into 'New Financial World Order' theories that might alienate anyone who isn't already a fan of her media appearances. I appreciated the actionable advice on building wealth, but I had to sift through a lot of fluff to find it. It's worth a read if you can ignore the heavy-handed political bias. Not the best, but certainly not the worst thing out there.

Frankly, the title is a bit clickbait-y, but the content inside does carry some weight if you are worried about digital currencies. Roth lays out a concerning case for how CBDCs could be used to monitor and control our personal spending habits. However, the tone often shifts from educational to alarmist in a way that feels designed to spark panic rather than provide solutions. I found the section on ESG and BlackRock to be the most compelling part of the entire narrative because it impacts everyday investors. Still, some of the connections she draws between corporate power and social media feel like a bit of a stretch. It is a decent primer on current economic anxieties, but don't expect a neutral presentation of the facts. It is definitely an interesting perspective though.

Wait... what did I just read? I picked this up thinking it was a nuanced critique of late-stage capitalism, but I was legacy-misled. Carol Roth spends half the book warning us about the elite power-grabbers while simultaneously defending billionaires like Elon Musk and Joe Rogan. It’s hard to take the 'you will own nothing' warning seriously when the author seems to worship the very people who own everything. To be fair, she makes a few decent points about the student loan scam, but they are buried under layers of contradictory logic. The constant jumping between social credit systems and cancel culture felt disjointed and lacked the intellectual rigor I expected from the title. I finished it just to see the next absurd claim. It is clearly written for an echo chamber.

Just terrible. Although it touches a subject that I did want to know more about, it turned into a biased, preachy, and unoriginal mess. It’s essentially a collection of partisan talking points and conspiracy theories packaged as a serious economic critique. Roth loses credibility early on by veering into anti-mask tangents and vaccine mandate complaints that felt wildly out of place. I came here for a deep dive into the 'Great Reset' and instead got a political manifesto that treats the reader like an idiot. The narration on the audiobook didn't help either, as it sounded like pure fearmongering from start to finish. If you’re looking for a balanced view of our financial future, this isn't it. Save your money and buy something with actual data and fewer chips on the shoulder.