A timeless investment guide that reveals how to consistently earn market-beating returns while reducing risk What every investor needs is a battle-tested strategy that embraces the uncertainty of financial markets-and life in general. One that will yield market-beating portfolio returns in both good times and bad. The Gone Fishin' Portfolio shows you what that strategy is, how it works, and why you should begin using it immediately. The innovative approach outlined throughout these pages will help investors enjoy a notably high probability of success by using an investment strategy based on the notion that nobody knows what the market is likely to do next, which, in effect, allows investors to capitalize on uncertainty. Details one of the safest and simplest ways to reach your long-term financial goals, and explores the financial and psychological challenges you're likely to face in the years ahead The "e;Gone Fishin' Portfolio"e; is based on a Nobel Prize-winning investment strategy that takes just twenty minutes to implement Discusses the relationship between risk and reward in financial markets, and reveals how the investment industry really works 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.

A timeless investment guide that reveals how to consistentlyearn market-beating returns while reducing riskWhat every investor needs is a battle-tested strategy thatembraces the uncertainty of financial markets-and life in general.One that will yield market-beating portfolio returns in both goodtimes and bad. The Gone Fishin' Portfolio shows you whatthat strategy is, how it works, and why you should begin using itimmediately.The innovative approach outlined throughout these pages willhelp investors enjoy a notably high probability of success by usingan investment strategy based on the notion that nobody knows whatthe market is likely to do next, which, in effect, allows investorsto capitalize on uncertainty.* Details one of the safest and simplest ways to reach yourlong-term financial goals, and explores the financial andpsychological challenges you're likely to face in the yearsahead* The "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" is based on a Nobel Prize-winninginvestment strategy that takes just twenty minutes toimplement* Discusses the relationship between risk and reward in financialmarkets, and reveals how the investment industry really worksThe Gone Fishin' Portfolio will allow you to reach yourmost important investment goals, beat Wall Street at its own gameand achieve the financial independence you deserve.

Foreword viiPreface xiAcknowledgments xvPart I Get Wise 1Introduction 3Chapter 1: The Unvarnished Truth about Your Money 9Chapter 2: The First Step on the Road to Financial Freedom 15Chapter 3: Why Manage Your Own Money? 25Chapter 4: Know What You Don't Know 35Part II Get Wealthy 45Chapter 5: Common Stocks: The Greatest Wealth-Creating Machine of All Time 47Chapter 6: Don't Buy What Wall Street Is Selling 61Chapter 7: Your Single Most Important Investment Decision 73Chapter 8: The Gone Fishin' Portfolio Unveiled 89Chapter 9: Why the Gone Fishin' Portfolio Is Your Best Investment Plan 119Chapter 10: How to Legally Stiff-Arm the IRS 129Chapter 11: The ETF Alternative 137Part III Get On with Your Life 147Chapter 12: The Last Two Essentials: Specific Goals and Realistic Expectations 149Chapter 13: Your Most Precious Resource 159Afterword 169Appendix A: Vanguard Funds 175Appendix B: ETFs 217About the Author 233Index 235