| Alan Haft is a nationally recognized personal finance expert who has appeared in a wide range of media outlets, including Money magazine, BusinessWeek, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, New York Daily News, Morningstar, Forbes.com, and TodayShow.com among many others. His newspaper column, "The Haft of It," has appeared in various newspapers across the country, and he continues to conduct entertaining, simple-to-understand, and highly informative presentations for thousands of people nationwide. For more information, visit www.alanhaft.com. |
| Introduction Hollywood and the Art of Investing Chapter 1 The Top 10 Lessons Hollywood Teaches Us About Investing LESSON 1 Diversification Is The Key to Success LESSON 2 It Doesn't Have to Be Complicated for It to Be Effective LESSON 3 It's the Details That Count LESSON 4 Costs Count LESSON 5 Planning is Key LESSON 6 Cut the Losers, Ride the Winners LESSON 7 Experts Focus on Reducing Risk, Novices Focus on Return LESSON 8 Don't Reinvent the Wheel LESSON 9 Complacency is the Mother of All Disasters LESSON 10 Defy Conventional Wisdom and Take Smart Risks And One More For the Road -- If There's a Will, There's a Way Chapter 2 To Beat the Market, Be the Market What Billy the Neighborhood Bully Teaches Us About Investing Going Down Stop Whacking at the Ball Diversification Off to the RacesAn Introduction to Asset Allocation Stocks, Funds or Indexes The Index Advantage Building the House How to Pick a Stock Like Warren Buffett A Simple Way to Pick Individual Stocks Real World Sample Portfolios How to Beat Wall Street in 9 Seconds Flat Lifestyle Funds The Fine Art of Buying Low and Selling High Wrapping It All Up How Much Should I Be Saving? Chapter 3 Reliable Returns Generating Reliable Returns The Most Dangerous Game The Numbers Don't Lie How to Avoid the Most Dangerous Game Are You Playing the Most Dangerous Game? Stock Market Stan Teaches Us a Lesson Getting Away From the Most Dangerous Game Bonds Individual Bonds vs Bond Mutual Funds Bond Ladders Final Points on Bonds Preferred Stocks Dividend Stocks The Great Wallendas Teach Us a Lesson Investing in the Markets With Safety Nets Beneath You Annuities: Aren't They Awful? Variable Annuities Certificates of Deposit: When 6% = 0% Index Annuities Real Estate 180 Reliable Returns: Conclusion Chapter 4 Adding a Little Life to Your Life Why Would I Buy Life Insurance? Term vs Universal Life Insurance Adding Instant Wealth to Your Estate Profiting From Selling Your Life Insurance Policy Tax Free Retirement Income Long Term Care Benefits Freeing Up Principal Having "Someone Else" Pay the Tax Doubling Your Income at Retirement -- The Private Pension The Private Pension Plan and IRAs One Million Dollars -- For Free? Life Insurance: Conclusion Chapter 5 A Break in the Action Chapter 6 IRAs IRAs Defined IRAs: Frequently Asked Questions Roth IRAs 401ks Minimizing Taxable Withdrawals After the Age of 70 1/2 IRAs: Conclusion Chapter 7 A Few Words on Taxes How Your Investments Are Taxed Dividend Tax Ordinary Income Capital Gains Summarizing the Three Most Common Taxes The Mutual Fund Tax Problem Solving the Mutual Fund Taxation Problem How Will You Spend Your Tax Refund? Chapter 8 The Bottom of the Ninth What's the Worst That Could Happen? Anatomy of a Living Trust 5 Estate Planning Blunders to Avoid Chapter 9 Support and Maintenance Interviewing Your Potential Advisor 10 Things Some Advisors Would Rather You Didn't Know Investment Clubs Chapter 10 Conclusion Bibliography Resources |
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