Table of Contents
1 COVER
5 FOREWORD
6 PREFACE
8 PART I: Get Wise Introduction CHAPTER 1: The Unvarnished Truth About Your Money LAY CLAIM TO WHAT'S YOURS LEAVE NOTHING TO CHANCE CHAPTER 2: The First Step on the Road to Financial Freedom SOMETIMES LESS IS MORE A MATTER OF HOW WE VALUE THINGS CHAPTER 3: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life A CAN-DO ATTITUDE THE RIGHT MINDSET CHAPTER 4: Why Some Investors Succeed … But Most Don't AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES THE CASE FOR CAPITALISM LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE DON'T MIND THE MEDIA CHAPTER 5: Why Manage Your Own Money? LET THE BUYER BEWARE A TRIO WORTH LISTENING TO CHAPTER 6: Know What You Don't Know NO, YOU DON'T HUMILITY IS THE ONLY TRUE WISDOM CERTAINTY—A FOOL'S PARADISE
9 PART II: Get Wealthy CHAPTER 7: Common Stocks THE BEST INVESTMENT … EVER DON'T GET CAUGHT ON THE SIDELINES A REASON FOR OPTIMISM USING THE PAST TO SAFEGUARD YOUR FUTURE CHAPTER 8: Don't Buy What Wall Street Is Selling THE MUTUAL FUND ADVANTAGE THE WISER BET THE LOW-FEE WAY TO BEAT THE STREET LOWER COSTS, HIGHER RETURNS A NEEDLESS DRAG ON PERFORMANCE CHAPTER 9: Your Single Most Important Investment Decision SEVEN CRUCIAL FACTORS THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE FACTORS IN THE GONE FISHIN' PORTFOLIO HIGHER RETURNS WITH LESS VOLATILITY THE GONE FISHIN' ASSET ALLOCATION MODEL A NOBEL PRIZE–WINNING STRATEGY THE BEAR MARKET PROTECTION KIT CHAPTER 10: The Gone Fishin' Portfolio Unveiled HOW TO PUT YOUR MONEY TO WORK YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR EVEN LOWER COSTS HOW TO KEEP YOUR PORTFOLIO ON TRACK PUTTING THE GONE FISHIN' PORTFOLIO TO THE TEST A SIMPLE STRATEGY IN A COMPLEX WORLD WHAT TO TELL THE NAYSAYERS THERE IS ONLY ONE OBJECTIVE UNDERSTAND THE GAME TO WIN IT CHAPTER 11: The ETF Alternative FUNDS THAT TRADE LIKE STOCKS WEIGHING THE ADVANTAGES OF ETFS THE GONE FISHIN' PORTFOLIO 2.0 CHAPTER 12: Why the Gone Fishin' Portfolio Is Your Best Investment Plan THE PLAN THAT OUTPERFORMS PROFESSIONAL MONEY MANAGERS HERE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW STICKING TO THE TRIED AND TRUE CHAPTER 13: How to Legally Stiff-Arm the IRS PRE-TAX VERSUS POST-TAX RETURNS THE TAXMAN COMETH A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING … AND EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE