The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need
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The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

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The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

About this book

“The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need . . . actually lives up to its name.” — Los Angeles Times

“So full of tips and angles that only a booby or a billionaire could not benefit.” — New York Times

For nearly forty years, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need has been a favorite finance guide, earning the allegiance of more than a million readers across America. This completely updated edition will show you how to use your money to your best advantage in today's financial marketplace, no matter what your means.

Using concise, witty, and truly understandable tips and explanations, Andrew Tobias delivers sensible advice and useful information on savings, investments, preparing for retirement, and much more.

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Information

Publisher
Harper Business
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780544781931
eBook ISBN
9780544771413
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business Education
Index
Business

Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

accuquote.com, 28
ACWV exchange-traded fund, 277
adrbny.com, 169
adr.com, 169
advisory fees, 70, 175–76
aginglifecare.org, 232
airbnb.com, 20
airline tickets, 19–20
Airtran airline, 19
alcohol, 46–47
Allen, Woody, 171–72
Allen Carr’s Easy Way to Stop Smoking (Carr), 41
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), 132–33, 208
Amazon, 17, 31, 178–79
American Century Growth Fund, 241
ameritas.com, 28
Ameritrade, 181, 273
andrewtobias.com, 140, 282
Andy Burgers, 43–44
Angieslist.com, 31
annualcreditreport.com, 47–48
annual earnings, 53–54
annuities
fixed-rate vs. variable, 119–21
lifetime annuities, 233
Antman, Less, 33, 35, 258
appliance insurance, 30
art investments, 10
audible.com, 39
audio books, 39

B

bank fees and mortgages, 32–33
bankrate.com, 31
banx.com, 31
Barron’s, 149, 158, 169, 181
basis points, 69
Beardstown Ladies’ Common-Sense Investment Guide, The, 65–66
bear markets, 141, 149–51, 157
Benchley, Robert, 56
beneficiaries and contingent beneficiaries, 226, 234
benefitscheckup.org, 233
Bernanke, Ben, 271
beta (stock volatility), 196
betting on horse racing, 73–74
beverlyharzog.com, 48
biddingfortravel.com, 20
Blockbuster, 186, 187
Blood in the Streets (Davidson and Rees-Mogg), 249
Bogle, John, 224, 275
bonds
bond funds, 97
convertible, 97–98
corporate, 95–96
inflation-adjusted, 89–92
junk, 96
municipal, 93–95
noncallable, 82, 86, 96
preferred stocks, 99
prices and interest rates, xix-xx, 82–86, 87
Series EE savings bonds, 93
Series I savi...

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Preface
  7. The Big Picture
  8. MINIMAL RISK
  9. If I’m So Smart, How Come This Book Won’t Make You Rich?
  10. A Penny Saved Is Two Pennies Earned
  11. You CAN Get By on $165,000 a Year
  12. Trust No One
  13. The Case for Cowardice
  14. Tax Strategies
  15. THE STOCK MARKET
  16. Meanwhile, Down at the Track
  17. Choosing (to Ignore) Your Broker
  18. Hot Tips, Inside Information—and Other Fine Points
  19. FAMILY PLANNING
  20. Kids, Spouse, Heirs, Folks
  21. What to Do If You Inherit a Million Dollars; What to Do Otherwise
  22. Appendixes
  23. Earning 177% on Bordeaux
  24. How Much Life Insurance Do You Need?
  25. How Much Social Security Will You Get?
  26. A Few Words About Taxes and Our National Debt
  27. Cocktail Party Financial Quips to Help You Feel Smug
  28. Selected Discount Brokers
  29. Selected Mutual Funds
  30. Fun with Compound Interest
  31. Still Not Sure What to Do?
  32. Index
  33. About the Author
  34. Connect with HMH
  35. Footnotes