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Introduction

Part One: A Self-Defense Framework

1:    How To Get Rich in The Markets

2:    The Greatest Show on Earth

3:    Why Bother?

4:    A Short History of Market History

5:    How Rich You Can Get

6:     So, Just Beat the Market!

7:     Meet Your Competition

8:     The Vast and Unappreciated Role of Luck

9:     The Trouble With “Cheap” and “Expensive”

10:    Serenity Prayer For The Intelligent Investor

11:    The Only Part of Your Return You Can Control

12:    A Self-Defense Preparedness Quiz

Part Two: Practicing Self-Defense

13:   Investment Advisors

14:   Mutual Funds

15:   Hedge Funds and “Funds of Funds”

16:   Investment Research

17:   The Investment Media

18:    A Cautionary Tale of Market Wizards

19:    The Greatest Danger of All

Part Three: A Solution

Afterword

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Posted by Henry Blodget on November 21, 2006 |

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