{"product_id":"the-gone-fishin-portfolio-isbn-9781119795049","title":"The Gone Fishin' Portfolio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn how to invest, relax, and let your money do the work with this incredible guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFully revised, updated, and expanded for the first time since its New York Times Best-Selling debut in 20TK, the legendary Alexander Green's essential guide for individual investors spells out stock-market success for everyone from first-timers to seasoned pros.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gone Fishin' Portfolio: Get Wise, Get Wealthy…and Get on With Your Life, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a long-term investment strategy that lets you reap the rewards of financial success with a simple, yet sophisticated, strategy that increases returns, reduces risk, and leaves you with time to enjoy the finer things in life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll learn about the fundamental relationship between risk and reward in the financial markets and get a trading insider's view of how the investment industry actually works. With \u003ci\u003eThe Gone Fishin' Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll also discover:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to take your financial future into your own hands\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to invest in a way that doesn’t require you to spend every waking moment worrying about your money\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to avoid the most common traps the investment industry sets for you\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy skilled investing doesn't have to be complicated\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for individual investors who want to put their money to work for them, \u003ci\u003eThe Gone Fishin' Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e gives you all the tools you need to manage your own money and maximize your investment returns today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Get Wise 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Unvarnished Truth About Your Money 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The First Step on the Road to Financial Freedom 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Why Some Investors Succeed . . . But Most Don’t 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Why Manage Your Own Money? 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Know What You Don’t Know 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Get Wealthy 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Common Stocks: The Greatest Wealth Creators of All Time 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Don’t Buy What Wall Street Is Selling 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Your Single Most Important Investment Decision 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio Unveiled 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: The ETF Alternative 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Why the Gone Fishin’ Portfolio Is Your Best Investment Plan 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: How to Legally Stiff-Arm the IRS 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Get On with Your Life 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: The Last Two Essentials 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Your Most Precious Resource 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Vanguard Funds 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: ETFs 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALEXANDER GREEN\u003c\/b\u003e is the Chief Investment Strategist of The Oxford Club, with more than 35 years' experience as an investment analyst, portfolio manager and financial writer. He writes a highly acclaimed financial newsletter, \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Communiqu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eé\u003c\/i\u003e, along with three VIP trading services: \u003ci\u003eThe Insider Alert\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Momentum Alert\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOxford Microcap Trader\u003c\/i\u003e. Alex is the bestselling author of three other financial books: \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Shelter Island: Money and What Matters, Beyond Wealth: The Road Map to a Rich Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Embarrassment of Riches: Tapping Into the World’s Greatest Legacy of Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo one cares more about your money than you do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou should manage it yourself, using a strategy as powerful and effective as any used by the nation's top financial institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA strategy that allows you to outperform the vast majority of professional money managers, costs you nothing in sales charges, brokerage fees or commissions, and takes less than 20 minutes a year to implement, even though it's based on an investment system so sophisticated it won the Nobel Prize in economics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThat, in a nutshell, is \u003ci\u003eThe Gone Fishin' Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's about handling your serious money simply, effectively and cost-efficiently, with the absolute minimum amount of time and attention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book―written for novices and experienced investors alike―reveals the extraordinary power of saving, investing and compounding. It pulls back the curtain on how the financial services industry really works. And shows readers how to reach their most important financial goals, while minimizing risk and volatility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCelebrated investor and bestselling author Alexander Green makes a persuasive case that \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGone Fishin' Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e should make up the foundation of your long-term investment program.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe philosophy behind it is based on the best investment thinking available. The strategy has been tested in all economic conditions, including the financial crisis, the Great Recession and the coronavirus pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd it works.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvestors 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gone Fishin' Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e allows you to achieve your most important investment goals―and the peace of mind that comes with that.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003cb\u003e THE GONE FISHIN' PORTFOLIO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Alexander Green is a superb stock selector and a very smart guy. I want as many people as possible to know about him.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e―From the Foreword by BILL O'REILLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Gone Fishin' Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e by Alexander Green offers a very simple strategy that has consistently beaten the S\u0026amp;P 500 with less risk. I am following this exact system in my own personal investing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e―\u003c\/b\u003eJOHN MACKEY\u003c\/b\u003e, Founder and CEO, Whole Foods; author, \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Foods Diet, Conscious Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConscious Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In 2009 I read what may be the most important book out of the thousands I have read in a career as a writer and academic. It is the book you are holding. 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