The Elements of Investing. Burton G. Malkiel

      

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  PREFACE TO ANNIVERSARY EDITION

      3  FOREWORD TO ORIGINAL EDITION

      4  FOREWORD TO THE ANNIVERSARY EDITION

      5  INTRODUCTION

      6  IT ALL STARTS WITH SAVING I SAVE FIRST DO NO HARM START SAVING EARLY: TIME IS MONEY THE AMAZING RULE OF 72 SAVVY SAVINGS SMALL SAVINGS TIPS BIG WAYS TO SAVE LET THE GOVERNMENT HELP YOU SAVE OWN YOUR HOME HOW DO I CATCH UP? II INDEX NOBODY KNOWS MORE THAN THE MARKET THE INDEX FUND SOLUTION DON'T SOME BEAT THE MARKET? INDEX BONDS INDEX INTERNATIONALLY INDEX FUNDS HAVE BIG ADVANTAGES ONE WARNING CONFESSION III DIVERSIFY DIVERSIFY ACROSS ASSET CLASSES DIVERSIFY ACROSS MARKETS DIVERSIFY OVER TIME REBALANCE IV AVOID BLUNDERS OVERCONFIDENCE BEWARE OF MR. MARKET THE PENALTY OF TIMING MORE MISTAKES MINIMIZE COSTS V KEEP IT SIMPLE REVIEW OF BASIC RULES ASSET ALLOCATION ASSET ALLOCATION RANGES INVESTING IN RETIREMENT GETTING SPECIFIC VI TIMELESS LESSONS FOR TROUBLED TIMES VOLATILITY AND DOLLAR‐COST AVERAGING DIVERSIFICATION IS STILL A TIME‐HONORED STRATEGY TO REDUCE RISK REBALANCING DIVERSIFICATION AND REBALANCING TOGETHER INDEX AT LEAST THE CORE OF YOUR PORTFOLIO FINE‐TUNING A BOND DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGY A FINAL THOUGHT

      7  A SUPER SIMPLE SUMMARY: KISS INVESTING

      8  APPENDIX: SAVE ON TAXES LEGALLY INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS (IRAs) ROTH IRAs PENSION PLANS TAX‐ADVANTAGED SAVING FOR EDUCATION

      9  RECOMMENDED READING

      10  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      11  ABOUT THE AUTHORS BURTON G. MALKIEL CHARLES D. ELLIS

      12  INDEX

      13  End User License Agreement

      Guide

      1  Cover

      2 Table of Contents

      3  Begin Reading

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