The Elements of Investing: Easy Lessons for Every Investor -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to Updated Edition -- Foreword -- Introduction -- It All Starts with Saving -- I. Save -- First Do No Harm -- Start Saving Early: Time Is Money -- The Amazing Rule of 72 -- Savvy Savings -- Small Savings Tips -- Big Ways to Save -- Let the Government Help You Save -- Own Your Home -- How Do I Catch Up? -- II. Index -- Nobody Knows More Than the Market -- The Index Fund Solution -- Don't Some Beat the Market? -- Index Bonds -- Index Internationally -- Index Funds Have Big Advantages -- One Warning -- Confession -- III. Diversify -- Diversify Across Asset Classes -- Diversify Across Markets -- Diversify Over Time -- Rebalance -- IV. Avoid Blunders -- Overconfidence -- Beware of Mr. Market -- The Penalty of Timing -- More Mistakes -- Minimize Costs -- V. Keep It Simple -- Review of Basic Rules -- Asset Allocation -- Asset Allocation Ranges -- Investing in Retirement -- Getting Specific -- VI. Timeless Lessons for Troubled Times -- Volatility and Dollar-Cost Averaging -- Diversification Is Still a Time-Honored Strategy to Reduce Risk -- Rebalancing -- Diversification and Rebalancing Together -- Index at Least the Core of Your Portfolio -- Fine-Tuning a Bond Diversification Strategy -- A Final Thought -- A Super Simple Summary: KISS Investing -- Appendix: Save on Taxes Legally -- Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) -- Roth IRAs -- Pension Plans -- Tax-Advantaged Saving for Education -- Recommended Reading -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Index.