Common Sense on Mutual Funds

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Foreword for the 10th Anniversary Edition. Foreword for the Original Edition. Preface to the 10th Anniversary Edition. Preface to the Original Edition. Acknowledgments for the 10th Anniversary Edition. Acknowledgments for the Original Edition. About the Author. PART I: On Investment Strategy. Chapter 1 On Long-Term Investing. Chance and the Garden. Chapter 2 On the Nature of Returns. Occam's Razor. Chapter 3 On Asset Allocation. The Riddle of Performance Attribution. Chapter 4 On Simplicity. How to Come Down to Where You Ought to Be. PART II: On Investment Choices. Chapter 5 On Indexing. The Triumph of Experience over Hope. Chapter 6 On Equity Styles. Tick-Tack-Toe. Chapter 7 On Bonds. Treadmill to Oblivion? Chapter 8 On Global Investing. Acres of Diamonds. Chapter 9 On Selecting Superior Funds. The Search for the Holy Grail. PART III: On Investment Performance. Chapter 10 On Reversion to the Mean. Sir Isaac Newton's Revenge on Wall Street. Chapter 11 On Investment Relativism. Happiness or Misery? Chapter 12 On Asset Size. Nothing Fails Like Success. Chapter 13 On Taxes. The Message of the Parallax. Chapter 14 On Time. The Fourth Dimension Magic or Tyranny? PART IV: On Fund Management. Chapter 15 On Principles. Important Principles Must Be Inflexible. Chapter 16 On Marketing. The Message Is the Medium. Chapter 17 On Technology. To What Avail? Chapter 18 On Directors. Serving Two Masters. Chapter 19 On Structure. The Strategic Imperative. PART V: On Spirit. Chapter 20 On Entrepreneurship. The Joy of Creating. Chapter 21 On Leadership. A Sense of Purpose. Chapter 22 On Human Beings. Clients and Crew. Afterword. Appendix I Some Thoughts about the Current Stock Market as 2010 Begins. Appendix II Some Thoughts about the Current Stock Market as 1999 Begins. Notes. Index.

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