This part looks at how you can assess how well you’re progressing toward your financial goals so you can see how far you’ve come on that journey. You learn how to keep track of your portfolio without becoming obsessed with it, and how to minimize losses if they occur. Mistakes happen, but being aware of them and taking action to correct them before they become serious problems will minimize damage.

Because taxes are inevitable in this life, you also learn not only how they can affect your investments, but how to keep them as low as you’re able to in order to maximize your earnings. We end with a chapter about starting or joining an investment club, which is simply a group of like-minded folks who pool their money to purchase stocks that everybody likes. These clubs are fun and educational, and many of them have done well over the years.