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| Unique, Award-Winning Advice | |
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| 15,273 Reason You Need This Book | |
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| How to Use This Book | |
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| Foreword | |
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| The Rules of Money Have Changed | |
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| The Four Obstacle to Building Wealth | |
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| The Story of Taxes and Inflation | |
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| The Greatest Discovery of the 20th Century | |
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| The Good News and the Bad News About Planning for Your Future | |
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| The Manufacturing Process | |
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| Building Cash Reserves | |
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| The Most Fundamental of All Investment Risks - And How to Avoid It | |
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| U.S. Government Securities | |
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| Municipal Bonds | |
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| Zero Coupon Bonds | |
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| Bond Ratings | |
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| Event Risk | |
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| Rate, Yield, and Total Return | |
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| Interest Rate Risk | |
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| Four Benefits of Owning Stock | |
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| Stocks: an Indication of the Nation's Financial Health - Sometimes | |
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| Three Ways to Buy Stocks | |
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| Real Estate Investing | |
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| Collectibles | |
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| Hedge Positions | |
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| The Four Problems You Encounter When Buying Investments | |
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| How to Beat the Four Problems | |
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| The Most Common Type of Investment Company | |
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| Closed-End Funds | |
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| Unit Investment Trusts | |
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| Wrap Accounts | |
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| Mutual Fund Charges and Expenses | |
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| Annuities | |
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| Real Estate Limited Partnerships | |
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| Real Estate Investment Trusts | |
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| Safe or Risky? | |
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| World Events Will Not Destroy Your Investments | |
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| Focus on the Hill, Not the String | |
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| Understanding Volatility | |
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| Following Your Emotions is a Sure Path to Failure | |
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| Standard Deviation | |
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| Why Funds Make Money But People Do Not | |
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| Beta | |
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| Portfolio Optimization vs. Maximization | |
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| The Rankings Trap | |
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| Do You Need to Pick the Best Fund? | |
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| The Computer vs. The Money Manager | |
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| The Theory of Market Timing | |
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| Diversification: The Key to Your Investment Success | |
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| Developing an Optimal Portfolio | |
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| Dollar Cost Averaging | |
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| When is The Best Time to Invest? | |
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| Investing for Current Income | |
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| Three Ways to Create Savings | |
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| How to Prepare for Economic Collapse | |
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| How to Get Out of Debt | |
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| Should You Buy or Lease Your Next Car? | |
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| How to Pay for College (Really!) | |
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| Does it Pay for Both Parents to Work While Raising Young Children? | |
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| Incorporating Home Ownership into Your Financial Plan | |
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| How to Buy Your First Home | |
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| All About Mortgages | |
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| How to Buy Your Next Home | |
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| How to Avoid Taxes When Selling Your Home | |
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| Pensions | |
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| IRA Accounts | |
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| Company Retirement Plans | |
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| Social Security | |
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| Why Retirement Plans are Not Enough | |
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| Women and Retirement | |
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| Protecting Your Largest Financial Asset | |
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| Long-Term Care | |
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| Life Insurance | |
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| How to Protect Yourself from Lawsuits | |
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| Should You Buy from an Insurance Agent or Insurance Broker? | |
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| How Safe is Your Carrier? | |
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| Your Will | |
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| Estate Taxes | |
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| Estate Administration | |
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| How to Make Money by Giving it Away | |
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| Other Estate Planning Tools | |
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| When to Revise Your Will | |
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| The Four Ways Planners Get Paid | |
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| Industry Designations vs. Federal and State Licensing | |
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| Ten Taboos Between You and Your Planner | |
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| Financial Planners vs. Money Managers | |
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| How to Find a Planner | |
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| Sources | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Index | |