How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street: Golden Rules Any Investor Can Learn

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: The Seeds of Financial Success.

Chapter 1 The Claw Will Take Your Money: "10 – 2 = 8".

Chapter 2 Own the World: "Don't Put All of Your Eggs in One Basket".

Chapter 3 The Advantage of Having Wall Street Marketing Blinders (and Where Can I Get Some?): "I Don't Watch Cramer; I Like SpongeBob".

Chapter 4 Adults Behaving Badly: "Don't Act Silly When Something Is Important".

Chapter 5 Can You Beat a Second Grader's Portfolio?: "I'm Not Going to Win All Three Spins".

Chapter 6 Beyond the Second-Grader Portfolio: "If Dad Says There's a Better Way, I Might Try It, but I'm Not So Sure".

Chapter 7 Bonds—Your Portfolio's Shock Absorber: "Don't Lend Money to Someone Who Won’t Pay You Back".

Chapter 8 Better Than Bonds: "If the Teacher Promises You’ll Be Paid Back, Then It's Okay to Lend Randy Money".

Chapter 9 Simply Brilliant or Brilliantly Simple—Building Your Portfolio: "Don't Bet Your Lunch Money".

Chapter 10 Investors Who Love to Pay Taxes, and the IRS Who Loves Them: "Don't Pay Taxes If You Don't Have To".

Chapter 11 Nightmare off Wall Street—The Scary Tale of Trick-or-Treat Investing: "If the Game Is Too Hard to Understand, I'm Not Playing".

Chapter 12 Increase Your Return No Matter What the Market Does: "If You Pick the Low-Hanging Fruit, You Don't Have to Climb the Tree".

Chapter 13 Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS): "Why Do Grownups Have to Make Things So Complicated?"

Kevin's Postscript.

Notes.

About the Author.

Index.