Contents
RULE 1 Spend Like You Want to Grow Rich
The Hippocratic Rule of Wealth
Can You See the Road When You're Driving?
One of the Savviest Guys I Ever Met—And His View on Buying Cars
How Did I Become a Millionaire?
RULE 2 Use the Greatest Investment Ally You Have 19
Compound Interest—The World's Most Powerful Financial Concept
The Bohemian Millionaire—The Best of Historical-Based Fiction
When You Definitely Shouldn't Invest
How and Why Stocks Rise in Value
RULE 3 Small Percentages Pack Big Punches
With Training, the Average Fifth Grader Can Take on Wall Street
Financial Experts Backing the Irrefutable
What Causes Experts to Shake Their Heads
When the Best Funds Turn Malignant
Who's Arguing against Indexes?
RULE 4 Conquer the Enemy in the Mirror
When a 10 Percent Gain Isn't a 10 Percent Gain
It's Not Timing the Market that Matters; It's Time in the Market
On Stocks . . . What You Really Should Have Learned in School
Internet Madness and the Damage It Caused
Taking Advantage of Fear and Greed
RULE 5 Build Mountains of Money with a Responsible Portfolio
Profiting from Panic—Stock Market Crash 2008–2009
Introducing the Couch Potato Portfolio
Combinations of Stocks and Bonds Can Have Powerful Returns
RULE 6 Sample a “Round-the-World” Ticket to Indexing
Indexing in the United States—An American Father of Triplets
Indexing In Canada—A Landscaper Wins by Pruning Costs
Indexing in Singapore—A Couple Builds a Tiger's Portfolio in the Lion City
Indexing in Australia—Winning with an American Weapon
RULE 7 Peek Inside A Pilferer's Playbook
How Will Most Financial Advisers Fight You?
Is Government Action Required?
Investment Newsletters and Their Track Records
High-Yielding Bonds Called “Junk”
Fast-Growing Markets Can Make Bad Investments
What You Need to Know about Investment Magazines
Hedge Funds—The Rich Stealing from the Rich
RULE 9 The 10% Stock-Picking Solution . . . If You Really Can't Help Yourself