Gone Fishin' Portfolio (eBook)

ALEXANDER GREEN is the Chief Investment Strategist of The Oxford Club, with more than 35 years' experience as an investment analyst, portfolio manager and financial writer. He writes a highly acclaimed financial newsletter, The Oxford Communiqué, along with three VIP trading services: The Insider Alert, The Momentum Alert and Oxford Microcap Trader. Alex is the bestselling author of three other financial books: The Secret of Shelter Island: Money and What Matters, Beyond Wealth: The Road Map to a Rich Life and An Embarrassment of Riches: Tapping Into the World's Greatest Legacy of Wealth.

Foreword vii

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xxi

Part I Get Wise 1

Introduction 3

Chapter 1: The Unvarnished Truth About Your Money 9

Chapter 2: The First Step on the Road to Financial Freedom 15

Chapter 3: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life 25

Chapter 4: Why Some Investors Succeed . . . But Most Don't 33

Chapter 5: Why Manage Your Own Money? 47

Chapter 6: Know What You Don't Know 57

Part II Get Wealthy 65

Chapter 7: Common Stocks: The Greatest Wealth Creators of All Time 67

Chapter 8: Don't Buy What Wall Street Is Selling 81

Chapter 9: Your Single Most Important Investment Decision 93

Chapter 10: The Gone Fishin' Portfolio Unveiled 111

Chapter 11: The ETF Alternative 141

Chapter 12: Why the Gone Fishin' Portfolio Is Your Best Investment Plan 151

Chapter 13: How to Legally Stiff-Arm the IRS 161

Part III Get On with Your Life 169

Chapter 14: The Last Two Essentials 171

Chapter 15: Your Most Precious Resource 179

Afterword 193

Appendix A: Vanguard Funds 199

Appendix B: ETFs 241

About the Author 257

Index 259