Table of Contents
1 Cover
7 Chapter 1: Grow Big Profits Without Any Effort Why Average Returns Aren't Normal When the Stock Market Beats Real Estate What's Inside a Global Stock Market Index Fund? Undressing Stocks with 50 Shades of Gray The Stock Market Stars as the Great Humiliator Fast‐Growing Economies Can Produce Weak Returns Bonds Are Protective Nets for Jumpers Can You Lose Money with Bonds? Chapter Take‐Away Notes
8 Chapter 2: Don't Start a Fight with an Escalator Yes, the Financial District Loves You! Global Investors Getting Fleeced Chapter Take‐Away Notes
9 Chapter 3: Where Are the Customers' Yachts? Global Investors Bleed by the Same Sword American Expatriates Run Naked Why Brokers Want to Muzzle Warren Buffett Financial Advisors Touting “The World Is Flat!” Hedge Fund Money Spanked for Its Con Why Most Investors Underperform Their Funds Are Most Financial Advisors Bad People? Chapter Take‐Away and Tips Notes
10 Chapter 4: Expats Should Avoid Snakes In Suits The deVere Group Faces Trouble British Expats: Can I Trade You That Diamond for a Big Lump of Coal? The 10 Habits of Successful Financial Advisors . . . Really? When Your Advisor is a Sales Commando Welcoming Sharks into the Seal Pool Masters of the Insured Death Benefit Illusion Free Fund Switching Isn't a Perk Making Millions off the General Public Fooling the Masses with Numbers When High Fees Meet Gunslingers Chapter Take‐Away and Tips Notes
11 Chapter 5: Self‐Appointed Gurus and Neanderthal Brains Why Most Investors Should Hope for Falling Markets Are You Cheering for the Right Team? If You're Just Starting Out, Pray for Stocks to Sputter Should You Worry When Stocks Hit All‐Time Highs? The Only Thing That Matters It's Not Timing the Market That Matters; It's Time in the Market High Unemployment and High Stock Returns What Can You Miss by Guessing Wrong? Should You Invest a Windfall All at Once? When Investors and Advisors Sabotage Their Rides Are Women Better Investors Than Men? Collar Your Inner Neanderthal Chapter Take‐Away and Tips Notes
12 Chapter 6: Investment Advisors with a Conscience Do You Have a Ninja's Discipline? Qualities of a Good Financial Advisor Investment Professionals Worth Considering Why Many Global Expats are Naming Their Newborns Mark Why are the Entry Points Often High?
13 Chapter 7: Thirty‐four Questions Do‐It‐Yourself Investors Ask 1. How do I Purchase