Outperform the vast majority of investment professionals while paying nothing in sales charges, brokerage fees, or commissions by modifying your investment strategy. Learn how to make your investment dreams come true with the advice in The Gone Fishin' Portfolio: Get Wise, Get Wealthy...and Get on With Your Life, a guide that’s based on a Nobel Prize-winning investment strategy yet takes just 20 minutes to implement. Gain an understanding of the fundamental relationship between risk and reward in the financial markets and get an insider's view of how the investment industry really works.

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I Get Wise.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: The Unvarnished Truth About Your Money.

Chapter 2: The First Step on the Road to Financial Freedom.

Chapter 3: Why Manage Your Own Money?

Chapter 4: Know What You Don’t Know.

Part II Get Wealthy.

Chapter 5: Common Stocks: The Greatest Wealth-Creating Machine of All Time.

Chapter 6: Don’t Buy What Wall Street Is Selling.

Chapter 7: Your Single Most Important Investment Decision.

Chapter 8: The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio Unveiled.

Chapter 9: Why the Gone Fishin’ Portfolio Is Your Best Investment Plan.

Chapter 10: How to Legally Stiff-Arm the IRS.

Chapter 11: The ETF Alternative.

Part III Get On with Your Life.

Chapter 12: The Last Two Essentials: Specific Goals and Realistic Expectations.

Chapter 13: Your Most Precious Resource.

Afterword.

Appendix A: Vanguard Funds.

Appendix B: ETFs.

About the Author.

Index.

"… business leaders in charge of company 401(k) plans might want to look at The Gone Fishin' Portfolio…without non-correlated investments, workers will never be able to protect themselves from the craziness we call 'Wall Street.'" (The Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2008)

ALEXANDER GREEN is the Investment Director of The Oxford Club (www.oxfordclub.com). The Oxford Club Communiqué, whose portfolio he directs, is ranked third in the nation for risk-adjusted returns over the past five years by the independent Hulbert Financial Digest. Mr. Green is also Chairman of Investment U, an Internet-based investment research service with over 300,000 readers (www.investmentu.com). He has been featured on The O'Reilly Factor, and has been profiled by Forbes, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and MarketWatch, among others. He currently lives in central Florida with his wife, Karen, and their children, Hannah and David.

Many of us have been conditioned to believe that investing is too difficult and time-consuming to attempt on our own. With so many products to choose from and so many risks involved, a financial "professional" is the only person qualified to handle the money you'll retire on some day, right? The truth is, no one cares more about your money than you do. And with a basic understanding of the investment process and the time-tested strategy offered here, you can successfully manage your own portfolio in less than twenty minutes a year.

In The Gone Fishin' Portfolio, author Alexander Green details an effective yet simple approach to investing that embraces the uncertainty of financial markets, and reveals how you can generate exceptional results during both good times and bad. Page by page, you'll discover how the "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" will allow you to earn superior returns, reduce risk, minimize taxes, and eliminate Wall Street's mountain of fees.

Divided into three comprehensive partsâGet Wise, Get Wealthy, and Get on with Your Lifeâthis reliable resource:

• Discusses the relationship between risk and reward in financial markets, and reveals how the investment industry really works
• Unveils the "Gone Fishin' Portfolio," addresses why it's arguably the safest and simplest way to reach your long-term financial goals, and explores the financial and psychological challenges you're likely to face in the years ahead
• Examines what it means to take your financial destiny into your hands and, at the same time, reclaim your most precious resourceâyour time

The "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" is based on an investment strategy that won a Nobel Prize in economics. Yet setting it up is a snap and maintaining it is even easier. You'll need less than twenty minutes a year.

The philosophy behind the "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" is based on the best investment thinking available. Investors who have put their money to work this way have enjoyed years of market-beating returns while taking far less risk than being fully invested in stocks. The "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" will allow you to reach your most important investment goals, beat Wall Street at its own game, and achieve the financial independence you deserve.

Praise for The Gone Fishin' Portfolio

"Sometimes great ideas come in small packages. This is one of them. The Gone Fishin' Portfolio is easy to implement and has beaten the S&P 500 year after year. Simple and elegant, this strategy is an investor's dream come true."
âDr. Mark Skousen, author, Investing in One Lesson and EconoPower

"Alex Green has been a trusted advisor and friend for over thirty years. His efficient strategies for wealth creation and management are perfect for busy professionals like me who don't have time to monitor their investments every day, or even every month. Thank you, Alex, for sharing your methods with us!"
âDr. John C. Reed, President and CEO, Burnham Institute for Medical Research

"Having known Alex Green for more than twenty years, I can tell you there are few investment advisors with more intelligence, knowledge, and integrity. His Gone Fishin' Portfolio is a superb strategy for delivering top-tier investment results. It's smart. It's conservative. It takes very little time. And the returns have been superb."
âMichael Masterson, bestselling author, Automatic Wealth: The Six Steps to Financial Independence and Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat

"In my experience, the more complex an investment strategy is, the more likely it is to blow up. The Gone Fishin' Portfolio is the perfect antidote. It's simple and easy to understand. And it works!"
âBill Bonner, bestselling author, Financial Reckoning Day and Empire of Debt

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Distributor: John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date: 09-09-2008
Pages: 256
Measurements: 237.0mm X 162.0mm X 25.099mm X 15.136oz