The Physician's Guide to Investing

I. On Track With Your Financial Goals.- The Problem: Lack of Financial Instruction.- Goals for Your Financial Return.- The Magnificence of Compound Interest.- II: Avoid Being Diverted From Your Financial Goals.- Arrogance, Ego, Greed and Envy.- The Mark and the Doctor Discount.- It’s Not Much, I Can Afford to Lose It: The Concept of Risk.- III: Principles for Achieving Your Financial Goals.- Define Specific Goals.- Thrift.- Invest in What You Know.- How to Identify Real Opportunities.- Make Your Own Investment Decisions.- Documents Required for Financial Security.- The Importance of Relationships: Goodwill, Friendship and Reciprocity.- Uncle George’s Rule, or Why Cash is King: The Concept of Liquidity.- IV: Attaining Specific Goals.- Paying Daily Bills.- Your Home.- Funding Your Children’s Education.- Insurance.- Funding Retirement.- V: Pitfalls in the Quest for Your Financial Goals.- Who Can You Trust? How to Spot a Con Man.- The Malevolence of Debt.- The Perniciousness of Fees.- Divorce: Beware of Gold-Diggers.- Tips: Real Opportunities or Useless Information.- Areas Where Caution is Essential or that Should be Completely Avoided.- Yes or No.- Dealing with Bankers.- VI: Investing in Specific Assets.- Asset Allocation, Diversification and Beating the Market.- When to Buy.- When to Sell.- Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds.- Real Estate Other than Your Home.- The Precious Metals and Commodities.- Art and Collectibles.- Other Types of Investments.- VII: More Tips for Realizing Your Financial Goals.- Obtaining Investment Information.- On-Line Brokers and the Internet.- Investment Strategies of the Pros.- Some Miscellaneous Bits of Advice.- The Importance of Charity.