title: The Affluent Investor: Financial Advice to Grow and Protect Your Wealth
author:  Phil DeMuth 
description: <b>Is your portfolio worth $100,000 to $10,000,000 or more?</b><br /><br /><b>If so, this book speaks directly to you!</b><br /><br />Walk into any bookstore and you'll find dozens of financial advice books that introduce newcomers to the world of investment, but they say nothing you don't already know. What you need is sophisticated investment advice from a reliable and highly experienced professional who addresses the bread-and-butter issues facing men and women like you--investors who have already begun to build a substantial portfolio, and who want to keep it that way. That's where <i>New York Times</i> best-selling author Phil DeMuth, Ph.D. comes into your financial picture. He'll tell you how to take advantage of investment strategies that will keep your portfolio growing. He'll also show you how you can protect your primary assets and minimize your taxes. Phil offers financial advice that speaks directly to you--the affluent investor.<br /><br />
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  COVER
  TITLE PAGE
  COPYRIGHT
  DEDICATION
  FOREWORD
  PREFACE
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  PART I: Get Wise
  Introduction
  CHAPTER 1: The Unvarnished Truth About Your Money
  LAY CLAIM TO WHAT'S YOURS
  LEAVE NOTHING TO CHANCE
  CHAPTER 2: The First Step on the Road to Financial
  Freedom
  SOMETIMES LESS IS MORE
  A MATTER OF HOW WE VALUE THINGS
  CHAPTER 3: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life
  A CAN-DO ATTITUDE
  THE RIGHT MINDSET
  CHAPTER 4: Why Some Investors Succeed … But Most Don't
  AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES
  THE CASE FOR CAPITALISM
  LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
  DON'T MIND THE MEDIA
  CHAPTER 5: Why Manage Your Own Money?
  LET THE BUYER BEWARE
  A TRIO WORTH LISTENING TO
  
  CHAPTER 6: Know What You Don't Know
  NO, YOU DON'T
  HUMILITY IS THE ONLY TRUE WISDOM
  CERTAINTY—A FOOL'S PARADISE
  PART II: Get Wealthy
  CHAPTER 7: Common Stocks
  THE BEST INVESTMENT … EVER
  DON'T GET CAUGHT ON THE SIDELINES
  A REASON FOR OPTIMISM
  USING THE PAST TO SAFEGUARD YOUR FUTURE
  CHAPTER 8: Don't Buy What Wall Street Is Selling
  THE MUTUAL FU