Greater than 50% of US households invest in the stock market, 70% are real estate "owners," and virtually all participate in the broader financial markets. As media devotes increasing coverage to the business of getting rich, an ever increasing number of people want to make fast, easy money. Yet few understand the many forces driving the "investment markets," and the majority of these investors are destined for failure. Fortunately for them, there is finally a resource available which thoroughly explains how markets function in the real world.

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