Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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).