Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xxi
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: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life 25
Chapter 4: Why Some Investors Succeed . . . But Most Don’t 33
Chapter 5: Why Manage Your Own Money? 47
Chapter 6: Know What You Don’t Know 57
Part II Get Wealthy 65
Chapter 7: Common Stocks: The Greatest Wealth Creators of All Time 67
Chapter 8: Don’t Buy What Wall Street Is Selling 81
Chapter 9: Your Single Most Important Investment Decision 93
Chapter 10: The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio Unveiled 111
Chapter 11: The ETF Alternative 141
Chapter 12: Why the Gone Fishin’ Portfolio Is Your Best Investment Plan 151
Chapter 13: How to Legally Stiff-Arm the IRS 161
Part III Get On with Your Life 169
Chapter 14: The Last Two Essentials 171
Chapter 15: Your Most Precious Resource 179
Afterword 193
Appendix A: Vanguard Funds 199
Appendix B: ETFs 241
About the Author 257
Index 259