The Gone Fishin' Portfolio: Get Wise, Get Wealthy...and Get on With Your Life - Softcover

Green, Alexander

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470598190 ISBN 13: 9780470598191

Publisher: Wiley, 2010

Synopsis

A timeless investment guide that reveals how to consistently earn market-beating returns while reducing risk

What every investor needs is a battle-tested strategy that embraces the uncertainty of financial markets-and life in general. One that will yield market-beating portfolio returns in both good times and bad. The Gone Fishin' Portfolio shows you what that strategy is, how it works, and why you should begin using it immediately.

The innovative approach outlined throughout these pages will help investors enjoy a notably high probability of success by using an investment strategy based on the notion that nobody knows what the market is likely to do next, which, in effect, allows investors to capitalize on uncertainty.

• Details one of the safest and simplest ways to reach your long-term financial goals, and explores the financial and psychological challenges you're likely to face in the years ahead
• The "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" is based on a Nobel Prize-winning investment strategy that takes just twenty minutes to implement
• Discusses the relationship between risk and reward in financial markets, and reveals how the investment industry really works

The Gone Fishin' Portfolio will allow you to reach your most important investment goals, beat Wall Street at its own game, and achieve the financial independence you deserve.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Many of us have been conditioned to believe that investing is too difficult and time-consuming to attempt on our own. With so many products to choose from and so many risks involved, a financial "professional" is the only person qualified to handle the money you'll retire on some day, right? The truth is, no one cares more about your money than you do. And with a basic understanding of the investment process and the time-tested strategy offered here, you can successfully manage your own portfolio in less than twenty minutes a year.

In The Gone Fishin' Portfolio, author Alexander Green details an effective yet simple approach to investing that embraces the uncertainty of financial markets, and reveals how you can generate exceptional results during both good times and bad. Page by page, you'll discover how the "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" will allow you to earn superior returns, reduce risk, minimize taxes, and eliminate Wall Street's mountain of fees.

Divided into three comprehensive partsā??Get Wise, Get Wealthy, and Get on with Your Lifeā??this reliable resource:

• Discusses the relationship between risk and reward in financial markets, and reveals how the investment industry really works
• Unveils the "Gone Fishin' Portfolio," addresses why it's arguably the safest and simplest way to reach your long-term financial goals, and explores the financial and psychological challenges you're likely to face in the years ahead
• Examines what it means to take your financial destiny into your hands and, at the same time, reclaim your most precious resourceā??your time

The "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" is based on an investment strategy that won a Nobel Prize in economics. Yet setting it up is a snap and maintaining it is even easier. You'll need less than twenty minutes a year.

The philosophy behind the "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" is based on the best investment thinking available. Investors who have put their money to work this way have enjoyed years of market-beating returns while taking far less risk than being fully invested in stocks. The "Gone Fishin' Portfolio" will allow you to reach your most important investment goals, beat Wall Street at its own game, and achieve the financial independence you deserve.

From the Back Cover:

PRAISE FOR THE GONE FISHIN' PORTFOLIO

"Sometimes great ideas come in small packages. This is one of them. The Gone Fishin' Portfolio is easy to implement and has beaten the S&P 500 year after year. Simple and elegant, this strategy is an investor's dream come true."
―Dr. MARK SKOUSEN, author of Investing in One Lesson and EconoPower

"Alex Green has been a trusted advisor and friend for over thirty years. His efficient strategies for wealth creation and management are perfect for busy professionals like me who don't have time to monitor their investments every day, or even every month."
―Dr. JOHN C. REED, President and CEO, Burnham Institute for Medical Research

"Having known Alex Green for more than twenty years, I can tell you there are few investment advisors with more intelligence, knowledge, and integrity. His Gone Fishin' Portfolio is a superb strategy. It's smart. It's conservative. It takes very little time. And the returns have been superb."
―MICHAEL MASTERSON, bestselling author of Automatic Wealth: The Six Steps to Financial Independence and Ready, Fire, Aim: Zero to $100 Million in No Time Flat

"In my experience, the more complex an investment strategy is, the more likely it is to blow up. The Gone Fishin' Portfolio is the perfect antidote. It's simple and easy to understand. And it works!"
―BILL BONNER, bestselling author of Financial Reckoning Day and Empire of Debt

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470598190
• ISBN 13: 9780470598191
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256