Financial professional Keenan Morris’s lighthearted business book Level Up! treats investing like a game.

Herein, computer games are the framework for understanding investment concepts. Drawing parallels between the strategies, decision-making processes, and risk assessment found in popular games and those used in the investment world, the book simplifies complex financial concepts in an engaging manner. Indeed, each chapter is treated like a new level in a game; subjects including diversification, retirement planning, and risk management are handled in chapters with titles like “Arcade Mode,” “Boss Battle,” and “Bonus Level.” And the series of worksheets in the back of the book also treats investing like a role-playing game, complete with fantasy character selections (for example, alchemist, cleric, and engineer) and a rogues’ gallery of monsters (for example, debt, procrastination, and recession). In similar form, the book’s glossary of financial terms is treated as an armory, while game-based scenarios and examples function in parallel to the principles underlying successful investing throughout the book.

Alongside its charts, tables, and graphs, which make financial data accessible to all, the book includes entertaining, fantasy-inspired illustrations to help its authoritative guidance stand out. Despite this playful approach, the book also includes serious coverage of topics like preparation for possible long-term health care and creating a will. Indeed, this is a steady guide that includes a bevy of examples and detailed explanations of how various financial products work. Investor case studies complement its central methods, with insights into people making the most of successes and anticipating and minimizing failures. The book’s deep coverage of retirement and life insurance is of particular use. Further, each chapter ends with useful exercises to solidify its knowledge and apply its theory, helping to cement principles in the memory.

However, the book’s subject matter is also enormous; in the end, its jovial worldbuilding and upbeat approach belie the breadth of its coverage. Additionally, not all topics are covered with equal depth in this mix, and the amusing chapter titles complicate the task of navigating between topics with ease. Absent an index or other clarifying material, it will be hard to return to this book in search of specific information or fast guidance.

The insightful investment guidebook Level Up! disguises its useful advice beneath the veneer of a fun gamer’s guide.

Everyone else always seems to have the perfect plan when it comes to investment advice and money management but if you are perceptive you will notice that most times when those plans are tested using your situation, you end up losing money and stuck in a worse position than when you started. With the ultimate goal being financial stability in an ever-changing technology-driven world, it makes perfect sense that you update yourself on modern investment methods which can be the difference between a peaceful retirement and one filled with regrets. Keenan Morris went through hell repaying student loans and getting his financial life back on track. The culmination of his unique journey is Level Up! Your Strategy Guide to the Game of Investing, a book with everything you need to know about investment and financial security today.

Keenan Morris introduces us to the finer details behind modern investing and taking financial responsibility with his book. He leverages the growing population of adults who have become familiar with the gaming industry to construct his book in such a way that it reads like the instruction manual of any role-playing adventure game you would find on the market. If you think that is the only unique thing about this book, then you are in for a surprise because it gets better. Morris's expert analysis of complex subjects such as Retirement Funding, Wills, and Trusts is an eye-opener that will give you a completely new appreciation of how to manage your finances within the limits of the law. Level Up! is a game changer that everyone needs to read, irrespective of how far they are from retirement. This book will change your life for the better.