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Acclaimed and bestselling author Dan Solin shows you how to create a SuperSmart Portfolio that follows the same strategies used by the most sophisticated investment advisers in the world-but previously unavailable to most do-it-yourself investors. Providing the specific information and guidance lacking in most investment guides, Solin leaves nothing to chance in this accessible and thoughtful guide that will put you in control of your investment future.

Dan Solin, an Investment Advisor Representative and nationally known advocate for investors, is the author of The Smartest Retirement Book You’ll Ever Read, Does Your Broker Owe You Money?, and the New York Times bestsellers The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Readand The Smartest 401(k) Book You’ll Ever Read. His award-winning books have been widely praised by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Library Journal, and many financial writers, leading economists, and others.

Solin is a financial columnist for AOL. His advice appears frequently on its Welcome Screen where it is viewed by millions of readers. He is also one of the most popular financial bloggers on The Huffington Post. A frequent guest on national television and radio shows, Solin has addressed professional organizations of accountants, advisors and financial planners and has testified before Congress on investor issues.

Introduction: A Lesson from Einstein	p. xi
The Wrong Way
A Battle for Your Brain	p. 3
In Bizarro World, These Traits Would Be Valued	p. 7
Investing Without Eddie O'Neal	p. 12
Join a Wise Crowd	p. 15
Trading Against Goldman Sachs	p. 18
What You Can Really Learn from Dr. Doom	p. 20
The Myth of the Lost Decade	p. 23
The Myth of the Excellent Company	p. 26
The Myth of Holding Individual Stocks	p. 29
The Myth of Holding Individual Bonds	p. 32
The Myth of Skill	p. 34
A Potpourri of Other Myths	p. 37
The Cost of Believing Investing Myths	p. 44
The Smartest Way
Superior Returns Are Within Your Grasp	p. 49
The Right Focus	p. 52
Taxes and Costs: Stealth Enemies	p. 57
Rebalancing: Sense and Nonsense	p. 60
The Smartest Portfolios
The Four Smartest Portfolios: An Overview	p. 65
Fama and French Are SuperSmart	p. 68
The SuperSmart Portfolio: Designed to Produce Higher Returns	p. 76
The SuperSmart Portfolio: Chapter and Verse	p. 79
SuperSmart Portfolio Returns	p. 84
Smartest Alternative Portfolios
The Smartest Target Date Portfolio	p. 91
The Smartest ETF Portfolio	p. 96
The Smartest Index Fund Portfolio	p. 103
The Bottom Line	p. 107
Going It Alone or Getting Advice
Asking the Wrong Question	p. 117
Fooling the Fans, but Not the Players	p. 123
An Unlikely Source of Returns	p. 127
Don't Confuse Knowledge with Success	p. 130
The Dimensional Difference	p. 133
The Takeaway	p. 136
Says Who?	p. 139
Glossary	p. 171
Constructing the SuperSmart Portfolio	p. 179
Raw Data Used to Produce Risks and Returns	p. 181
Fidelity and T. Rowe Price Fund Options for the Smartest Index Fund Portfolio	p. 187
Acknowledgments	p. 195
Publisher's Note	p. 197
Index	p. 199
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The Smartest Portfolio You'll Ever Own A Do-It-Yourself Breakthrough Strategy

The Smartest Portfolio You'll Ever Own A Do-It-Yourself Breakthrough Strategy

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