The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read by Solin, Daniel R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Praise Title Page Copyright Page PART ONE - BECOME A SMART INVESTOR: CHANGE YOUR INVESTMENT LIFE FOREVER

1 - An Unbelievable Chimp Story 2 - An Unbelievable True Story 3 - Smart Investing Takes Less Time than Brunch 4 - Drop Me to the Bottom Line! 5 - Smart Investing Simply Makes Sense

PART TWO - YOUR BROKER OR ADVISOR IS KEEPING YOU FROM BEING A SMART INVESTOR

6 - Brokers Make Money When They Are Hyperactive 7 - A Loser’s Game 8 - Why Investors Pursue Hyperactive Investing 9 - The “Activity” Myth 10 - What’s Wrong with Hyperactive Investing? 11 - Brokers Aren’t on Your Side 12 - Hyperactive Brokers, Underachieving Students 13 - What Do You Think of These Odds? 14 - Nobody Can Time the Market 15 - Nobody Can Consistently Beat the Market 16 - Nobody Can Pick “Hot” Fund Managers 17 - Why Recommend This Mutual Fund? 18 - Hyperactive Investing Is Expensive 19 - If It Walks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck . . . 20 - Brokers Understand Fees But Not Risk 21 - Too Many Stocks, Too Few Bonds 22 - Risk and Reward 23 - Beware of B and C Shares! 24 - Beware of House Funds! 25 - Beware of Margin! 26 - Beware of Hedge Funds! 27 - Value Stocks—Reward Without Risk? 28 - Why Hasn’t Anyone Told You? 29 - The Financial Media Is Part of the Problem 30 - “Financial Pornography” 31 - Surprise—Your Broker Does Not Have to Act in Your Best Interest 32 - Another Surprise—Your Broker Is Not Required to Be Careful with Your Money 33 - The Perils of Mandatory Arbitration

PART THREE - SMART INVESTORS KNOW BETTER

34 - Who Believes Me? 35 - When Do Smart Investors Need an Advisor?

PART FOUR - THE REAL WAY SMART INVESTORS BEAT 95 PERCENT OF THE “PROS”

36 - The Four-Step Process 37 - Step 1: Determine Your Asset Allocation 38 - Step 2: Open an Account with One of These Fund Families 39 - Step 3: Select Your Investments 40 - Step 4: Rebalance Your Portfolio 41 - Don’t Back Down 42 - Where Are the 401(k) Plans for Smart Investors? 43 - The Smartest Investor Who Ever Read an Investment Book 44 - Too Good to Be True?

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Acknowledgements APPENDIX A - Asset Allocation Questionnaire APPENDIX B - Risk and Return Summaries PUBLISHER’S NOTE INDEX