Citizen Investor: How One Word Can Fund Your Retirement

It exposes the secret to investing: There is no secret. Instead this book gives you the common-sense approach to your retirement nearly all of us are going to need. The book points out the challenge we are going to face as fixed benefit pension plans have faded and Americans are living longer. The double-whammy puts most in a box that a "home run stock" cannot get you out of. Follow the well-spoken Mr. Dow's plan and you will not only retire with the assets you need, you will have the experience of being a business owner (not a trader) with your risks spread over a portfolio of which you can be proud. Well done, Mr. Dow.

Outstanding, easy to read work by a seasoned veteran. The factual real life examples provided strongly supports the notion that making sound investments followed by patience is the key to financial reward. Absolutely "nukes" the day trading investment approach.

No fancy slight of hand here. The authors use common sense wisdom to strip away and de-bunk the notion that constantly trading stock certificates will make you rich. In doing so they point to tangible examples of "average" investors who've made large sums by investing in solid companies and holding on while compounding works its magic. A well written primer for getting into, and staying in, the market. A good book, and a great gift for someone just getting started.