
The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read
the simple, stress-free way to reach your investment goals
by Daniel R. Solin · first published 2006
100% recommend
Achieve financial security in 90 minutes or less.Daniel Solin cuts through financial propaganda to show readers exactly how assets should be invested, using trusted, brand name fund managers like Fidelity and Vanguard. Solin's easy-to-follow plan allows investors to create and monitor their portfolios in 90 minutes or less a year, explaining how to assess risk and how to allocate assets to maximize returns and minimize volatility. Readers will also learn how to avoid the biggest mistakes investors make, from buying into media hype to giving their hard earned cash to hyperactive brokers and inv
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