Doug Sease has worked for The Wall Street Journal for more than twenty-five years and appears regularly on CNBC. He is the author of several books on investing and the markets, and the editor of The Wall Street Journal Guide to Who's Who and Whats What on Wall Street. He lives in Vero Beach, Florida.

• ContentsHow This Book Will Make You a Better InvestorPart one: Lessons for Long-Term InvestorsChapter 1: Supercharging Your Portfolio with SavingsTactical SavingStrategic Savings: Opportunity Costs and Mental MoneyUnderstanding Debt: The Good and the BadMaking Your Savings Work for YouThe Process of SavingTory's Portfolios: Stoking Investment Performance with SavingsChapter 2: Stocks: The Foundation of a Strong PortfolioReality Check!How to Think About Stocks and the Stock MarketThe Odds Against You: The Efficient Market HypothesisFinding Value in StocksGrowth Stocks: How High, How Fast?Narrowing the Field: Market CapitalizationThe Myth of IPOsForeign StocksThe ParadoxChapter 3: Bonds: The Safety NetHow to Think About BondsBond Yields and Bond PricesBond Pricing: What You Don't Know Can Hurt YouCalculating Bond ReturnsThe Bond MenagerieBuilding a Bond LadderA Word on Treasury DirectChapter 4: Money Managers and Mutual FundsBrokersMoney ManagersFinancial PlannersMutual FundsClosed-End and Open-End FundsMoney Market FundsBond FundsStock Funds: Past Performance Is No Indicator of Future PerformanceThe Simple Solution: Index FundsIndex Fund Alternatives: Exchange-Traded FundsPart two: Portfolios for Long-Term Investorschapter 5: Understanding Risk and ReturnWorking AssumptionsProfit and Pain: Worst-Case ScenariosRebalancingChapter 6: Getting an Early Start: Portfolios for Long Time Horizons (and Little Money)The Simple PortfolioThe Flexible PortfolioPooled ResourcesDedicated DINKs (Dual-Income, No Kids)Chapter 7: Getting Serious: Portfolios for Your ThirtiesSingles and DINKs in Their ThirtiesEscaping the Rat RaceCouples with Kids: The Tuition TargetChapter 8: Time Is of the Essence: Portfolios for Your FortiesDINKs at Middle AgeYou've Got Those Tuition Bill BluesChapter 9: Making the Most of Limited Time: Portfolios for Your FiftiesUnlocking Home Equity ValuesChapter 10: Unleashing Your Assets: Portfolios for RetirementMore Strategies for Unlocking Home EquityPortfolio Summary: Ages 25 Through 65Epilogue: The Value of Time and MoneyAn Investor's Tool KitThe World's Best Index FundsSetting Up a Treasury Direct AccountrdHow Much Can You Save? The Power of CompoundingHow Much Can You Spend? Withdrawing Money in RetirementIndex

Doug Sease has worked for The Wall Street Journal for more than twenty-five years and appears regularly on CNBC. He is the author of several books on investing and the markets, and the editor of The Wall Street Journal Guide to Who's Who and Whats What on Wall Street. He lives in Vero Beach, Florida.

• ContentsHow This Book Will Make You a Better InvestorPart one: Lessons for Long-Term InvestorsChapter 1: Supercharging Your Portfolio with SavingsTactical SavingStrategic Savings: Opportunity Costs and Mental MoneyUnderstanding Debt: The Good and the BadMaking Your Savings Work for YouThe Process of SavingTory's Portfolios: Stoking Investment Performance with SavingsChapter 2: Stocks: The Foundation of a Strong PortfolioReality Check!How to Think About Stocks and the Stock MarketThe Odds Against You: The Efficient Market HypothesisFinding Value in StocksGrowth Stocks: How High, How Fast?Narrowing the Field: Market CapitalizationThe Myth of IPOsForeign StocksThe ParadoxChapter 3: Bonds: The Safety NetHow to Think About BondsBond Yields and Bond PricesBond Pricing: What You Don't Know Can Hurt YouCalculating Bond ReturnsThe Bond MenagerieBuilding a Bond LadderA Word on Treasury DirectChapter 4: Money Managers and Mutual FundsBrokersMoney ManagersFinancial PlannersMutual FundsClosed-End and Open-End FundsMoney Market FundsBond FundsStock Funds: Past Performance Is No Indicator of Future PerformanceThe Simple Solution: Index FundsIndex Fund Alternatives: Exchange-Traded FundsPart two: Portfolios for Long-Term Investorschapter 5: Understanding Risk and ReturnWorking AssumptionsProfit and Pain: Worst-Case ScenariosRebalancingChapter 6: Getting an Early Start: Portfolios for Long Time Horizons (and Little Money)The Simple PortfolioThe Flexible PortfolioPooled ResourcesDedicated DINKs (Dual-Income, No Kids)Chapter 7: Getting Serious: Portfolios for Your ThirtiesSingles and DINKs in Their ThirtiesEscaping the Rat RaceCouples with Kids: The Tuition TargetChapter 8: Time Is of the Essence: Portfolios for Your FortiesDINKs at Middle AgeYou've Got Those Tuition Bill BluesChapter 9: Making the Most of Limited Time: Portfolios for Your FiftiesUnlocking Home Equity ValuesChapter 10: Unleashing Your Assets: Portfolios for RetirementMore Strategies for Unlocking Home EquityPortfolio Summary: Ages 25 Through 65Epilogue: The Value of Time and MoneyAn Investor's Tool KitThe World's Best Index FundsSetting Up a Treasury Direct AccountrdHow Much Can You Save? The Power of CompoundingHow Much Can You Spend? Withdrawing Money in RetirementIndex