The Simple Path to Wealth · Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life by Collins, J.L. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Front Matter

Dedication Disclaimer Acknowledgements Foreword Table of Contents

Beginnings

Introduction A parable: The Monk and the Minister My story: It has never been about retirement Important notes

Part I: Orientation

1. Debt: The Unacceptable Burden 2. Why you need F-You Money 3. Can everyone really retire a millionaire? 4. How to think about money 5. Investing in a raging bull (or bear) market

Part II: How to harness the world’s most powerful wealth-building tool

6. There’s a major market crash coming!!!! and even famous economists can’t save you 7. The market always goes up 8. Why most people lose money in the market 9. The Big Ugly Event 10. Keeping it simple: Considerations and tools 11. Index funds are really just for lazy people, right? 12. Bonds 13. Portfolio ideas to build and keep your wealth 14. Selecting your asset allocation 15. International funds 16. TRFs: The simplest path to wealth of all 17. What if you can’t buy VTSAX? Or even Vanguard? 18. What is it about Vanguard anyway? 19. The 401(k), 403(b), TSP, IRA and Roth buckets 20. RMDs: The ugly surprise at the end of the tax-deferred rainbow 21. HSAs: More than just a way to pay your medical bills 22. Case study: Putting The Simple Path to Wealth into action 23. Why I don’t like investment advisors

Part III: Magic Beans

24. Jack Bogle and the bashing of index funds 25. Why I can’t pick winning stocks and you can’t either 26. Why I don’t like dollar cost averaging 27. How to be a stock market guru and get on CNBC 28. You, too, can be conned

Part IV: What to do when you get there

29. Withdrawal rates: How much can I spend anyway? 30. How do I pull my 4%? 31. Social Security: How secure and when to take it 32. How to give like a billionaire

Afterword

33. My path for my kid: The first 10 years 34. Tales from the South Pacific 35. Some final thoughts on risk Praise for The Simple Path to Wealth Endnotes