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9780071408172

Protecting Your Wealth in Good Times and Bad

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    9780071408172

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    0071408177

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-04-18
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Summary

Techniques for individual investors to safeguard their money, even when markets fall backWhen attempting to "time" their way around market downturns, individual investors are up against thousands of professionals who are paid billions of dollars to do the same. Throw in unpredictable, marketspooking world events, and the odds against investment success can become even worse.Protecting Your Wealth in Good Times and Bad shows investors how to invest for the total market, not just for individual phases, and build a portfolio to weather all markets with long-term safety and security. Full of practical advice and easy-to-understand techniques and examples, this uniquely proactive guidebook provides proven strategies to:Know what news is important and act accordinglyInvest for specific needs, from college savings through long-term careDiversify assets to minimize risk and increase overall returns

Author Biography

Richard A. Ferri is president and senior portfolio manager of Portfolio Solutions and a professor of finance at Walsh College. He has written numerous books on personal investing, including Serious Money and All About Index Funds.

Table of Contents

Preface

Part One. Saving, Investing, and the Mistakes We Make

1. A National Savings Dilemma

2. Investment Return Shortfalls

3. Bear Markets and Bad Investor Behavior

4. Getting Trampled by the Herd

5. The High Cost of Low Returns

6. Advice About Investment Advice

Part Two. Building Blocks to Success

7. Types of Retirement Accounts

8. Investment Choices: Stocks

9. Investment Choices: Bonds

10. Other Sources of Retirement Income

11. Realistic Market Expectations

12. Asset Allocation Explained

Part Three. A Lifelong Saving and Investing Guide

13. Early Savers

14. Midlife Accumulators

15. Pre-Retirees and Retirees

16. Experienced Retirees

Appendix A. Saving for Higher Education

Appendix B. Web Sites for Saving and Investing

Appendix C. Books About Saving and Investing

Appendix D. Glossary of Terms

Index

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