"The Perfect Portfolio" offers investors the knowledge, structure, and resources they need to create a portfolio that meets the challenges of today's investing environment. It challenges the conventional wisdom that there are only three asset classes and redefines the outdated concepts of risk and risk management. It also advocates that readers bypass tedious stock and fund analysis altogether and buy entire market sectors instead. In short, "The Perfect Portfolio" updates, refreshes, and simplifies the entire portfolio construction methodology and brings order to the chaos now experienced by the investing public. With new markets and sectors opening up, new ways to invest in markets being created, and new Web-based tools appearing almost daily, the time has come for a book that shows investors how to take advantage of new market dynamics in order to create a portfolio that produces above-average returns with below-average risk. Leland B. Hevner (Washington, DC) is the President of the National Association of Online Investors (NAOI). The NAOI is the nation's premier provider of academically rigorous investor education to the public. Hevner is a recognized expert in the field of investor education and has been interviewed and quoted widely in the national media.
Preface. Using the Supplemental Online Component. Acknowledgments. Part I. The Problem, The Solution and Getting Started. Chapter 1. The Woeful State of Personal Investing Today - The View from Main Street. Chapter 2. The Perfect Portfolio Methodology - A Revolutionary Approach to Creating A Superior Portfolio. Chapter 3. Building a Core Portfolio Segment - Establishing a Firm Foundation. Part II. Supercharging Your Portfolio with Target Market Investing. Chapter 4. Building a Target Market Portfolio Segment - Five Asset "Building Blocks" That Will Supercharge Your Portfolio. Chapter 5. Adding Gold to the Portfolio - An Investment with Intrinsic Value. Chapter 6. Adding Energy to the Portfolio - An Asset That Runs the World's Economy. Chapter 7. Adding Agricultural Commodities to the Portfolio - The Staples of Life As A Staple of Your Portfolio. Chapter 8. Adding Real Estate to the Portfolio - Considering a Truly Unique Asset. Chapter 9. Adding Emerging Markets to the Portfolio - Exploring the World for Extraordinary Returns. Part III. Creating and Working with Your Perfect Portfolio. Chapter 10. Designing and Modeling Your Perfect Portfolio-Building A Portfolio For Your Unique Needs. Chapter 11. Implementing, Monitoring and Managing Your Portfolio - Keeping Your Portfolio On Course In Changing Conditions. Chapter 12. Maximizing the Potential of Your Perfect Portfolio- Transforming Involvement Into Wealth. Summary. Reviewing, Teaching and Experiencing the Perfect Portfolio Methodology. Appendix. An Example PPM Building Block Trading Plan. About the Author. Index.