Foreword vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
Part I Get Wise 1
Introduction 3
Chapter 1: The Unvarnished Truth about Your Money 9
Chapter 2: The First Step on the Road to Financial Freedom 15
Chapter 3: Why Manage Your Own Money? 25
Chapter 4: Know What You Don’t Know 35
Part II Get Wealthy 45
Chapter 5: Common Stocks: The Greatest Wealth-Creating Machine of All Time 47
Chapter 6: Don’t Buy What Wall Street Is Selling 61
Chapter 7: Your Single Most Important Investment Decision 73
Chapter 8: The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio Unveiled 89
Chapter 9: Why the Gone Fishin’ Portfolio Is Your Best Investment Plan 119
Chapter 10: How to Legally Stiff-Arm the IRS 129
Chapter 11: The ETF Alternative 137
Part III Get On with Your Life 147
Chapter 12: The Last Two Essentials: Specific Goals and Realistic Expectations 149
Chapter 13: Your Most Precious Resource 159
Afterword 169
Appendix A: Vanguard Funds 175
Appendix B: ETFs 217
About the Author 233
Index 235
Alexander Green is the Investment Director of The Oxford Club, Chairman of Investment U, and the Editor of Spiritual Wealth. He has been featured on Oprah & Friends, CNBC, Fox News, and The O'Reilly Factor, and has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and many other publications. He is the author of the bestselling title The Secret of Shelter Island (Wiley).
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