William J. Bernstein promises to lay out an investment strategy that any seven year old could understand and will take j
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English Pages iii, 43 pages ; 23 cm Year 2014
Table of contents :
Hurdle number one: Even if you can invest like Warren Buffett, if you can't save, you'll die poor --
Hurdle number two: Finance isn't rocket science, but you'd better understand it clearly --
Hurdle number three (with apologies to George Santayana): Those who ignore financial history are condemned to repeat it --
Hurdle number four (with apologies to Walt Kelly, creator of the Pogo cartoon): We have met the enemy and he is us --
Hurdle number five: The financial services industry wants to make you poor and stupid --
What about the nuts and bolts?