Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xv
Preface xvii
The Big Picture xviii
Part 1 Minimal Risk
1 If I'm So Smart, How Come This Book Won't Make You Rich? 3
2 A Penny Saved Is Two Pennies Earned 13
3 You Can Get By on $165,000 a Year 52
4 Trust No One 63
5 The Case for Cowardice 73
6 Tax Strategies 102
Part 2 The Stock Market
7 Meanwhile, Down at the Track 137
8 Choosing (to Ignore) Your Broker 169
9 Hot Tips, Inside Information - and Other Fine Points 187
Part 3 Family Planning
10 Kids, Spouse, Heirs, Folks 225
11 What to Do If You Inherit a Million Dollars; What to Do Otherwise 242
Appendixes
Earning 177% on Bordeaux 263
How Much Life Insurance Do You Need? 265
How Much Social Security Will You Get? 269
A Few Words About Taxes and Our National Debt 272
Cocktail Party Financial Quips to Help You Feel Smug 277
Selected Discount Brokers 279
Selected Mutual Funds 280
Fun with Compound Interest 283
Still Not Sure What to Do? 285
Index 288