The Gone Fishin' Portfolio: Get Wise, Get Wealthy...and Get on With Your Life

ISBN-13: 9780470598191 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 256 str.

Alexander Green; Steve Sjuggerud

Opis

A timeless investment guide that reveals how to consistently earn market-beating returns while reducing risk What every investor needs is a battle-tested strategy that embraces the uncertainty of financial markets-and life in general. One that will yield market-beating portfolio returns in both good times and bad. The Gone Fishin' Portfolio shows you what that strategy is, how it works, and why you should begin using it immediately. The innovative approach outlined throughout these pages will help investors enjoy a notably high probability of success by using an investment strategy based on the notion that nobody knows what the market is likely to do next, which, in effect, allows investors to capitalize on uncertainty.

• Details one of the safest and simplest ways to reach your long-term financial goals, and explores the financial and psychological challenges you're likely to face in the years ahead
• The "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" is based on a Nobel Prize-winning investment strategy that takes just twenty minutes to implement
• Discusses the relationship between risk and reward in financial markets, and reveals how the investment industry really works

The Gone Fishin' Portfolio will allow you to reach your most important investment goals, beat Wall Street at its own game, and achieve the financial independence you deserve.

Spis treści

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I Get Wise.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: The Unvarnished Truth About Your Money.

Chapter 2: The First Step on the Road to Financial Freedom.

Chapter 3: Why Manage Your Own Money?

Chapter 4: Know What You Don t Know.

Part II Get Wealthy.

Chapter 5: Common Stocks: The Greatest Wealth–Creating Machine of All Time.

Chapter 6: Don t Buy What Wall Street Is Selling.

Chapter 7: Your Single Most Important Investment Decision.

Chapter 8: The Gone Fishin Portfolio Unveiled.

Chapter 9: Why the Gone Fishin Portfolio Is Your Best Investment Plan.

Chapter 10: How to Legally Stiff–Arm the IRS.

Chapter 11: The ETF Alternative.

Part III Get On with Your Life.

Chapter 12: The Last Two Essentials: Specific Goals and Realistic Expectations.

Chapter 13: Your Most Precious Resource.

Afterword.

Appendix A: Vanguard Funds.

Appendix B: ETFs.

About the Author.

Index.

O autorze

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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PRAISE FOR THE GONE FISHIN′ PORTFOLIO

"Sometimes great ideas come in small packages. This is one of them. The Gone Fishin′ Portfolio is easy to implement and has beaten the S&P 500 year after year. Simple and elegant, this strategy is an investor′s dream come true."
Dr. MARK SKOUSEN, author of Investing in One Lesson and EconoPower

"Alex Green has been a trusted advisor and friend for over thirty years. His efficient strategies for wealth creation and management are perfect for busy professionals like me who don′t have time to monitor their investments every day, or even every month."
Dr. JOHN C. REED, President and CEO, Burnham Institute for Medical Research

"Having known Alex Green for more than twenty years, I can tell you there are few investment advisors with more intelligence, knowledge, and integrity. His Gone Fishin′ Portfolio is a superb strategy. It′s smart. It′s conservative. It takes very little time. And the returns have been superb."
MICHAEL MASTERSON, bestselling author of Automatic Wealth: The Six Steps to Financial Independence and Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat

"In my experience, the more complex an investment strategy is, the more likely it is to blow up. The Gone Fishin′ Portfolio is the perfect antidote. It′s simple and easy to understand. And it works!"
BILL BONNER, bestselling author of Financial Reckoning Day and Empire of Debt