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Praise for The Little Book of Bulletproof Investing: Do's and Don'ts to Protect Your Financial Life by Ben Stein & Phil DeMuth There's a wealth of common sense contained in this new entry into Wiley's popular Little Book series. It gets the essentials of successful investing right, and the authors' 'Tangent' portfolios present an interesting appraisal of historic returns. While I'm not at all sure that they (or anything else) are 'bulletproof, ' enjoy the interesting and zippy read, and draw your own conclusions. John C. Bogle, founder and former chief, The Vanguard Group Ben and Phil have pulled off a seemingly impossible feat: a concise, comprehensive financial guide that goes down like chocolate mousse. Many readers will laugh, some will cry, few will be able to put it down, and all will be better off for the experience, both financially and personally. William Bernstein, investment advisor and author of The Investor's Manifesto and A Splendid Exchange Most investing books tell you all the tricks to get rich. They lie. Ben and Phil tell you there aren't any tricks, just some common sense that somehow eludes most people. They tell you not to let your own behavioral biases kill you. To stay diversified. To make small tilts in the direction of assets that other people's biases make them shun. And many more. Mostly, and this one is my piece of common sense, don't waste your money on tons of investing books, but buy this one. Clifford Asness, Managing and Founding Principal, AQR Capital Management Ben and Phil have written a bunch of investment books, and I've read them all, but this one is their shortest AND their best. Stein and DeMuth have indeed found the Holy Grail of Investing. The chart on page 79 proves it. I salute them. Mark Skousen, Editor of Forecasts & Strategies Praise for THE CAPITALIST CODE: It Can Save Your Life and Make You Very Rich by Ben Stein My friend, Ben Stein, has written a short book that tells you everything you need to know about investing (and in words you can understand). Follow Ben's advice and you will do far better than almost all investors (and I include pension funds, universities and the super-rich) who pay high fees to advisors. Warren Buffett In THE CAPITALIST CODE, the latest in a series of books aimed at younger readers with whom he [Ben Stein] has established a unique rapport, his intention is to talk about basic investing in a down-to-earth and commonsensical way, the prose always direct and straightforward, never abstract or complex. The Washington Times Praise For The Little Book of Alternative Investments: Reaping Rewards by Daring to be Different by Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth They've reported, I've decided. There is an investment strategy beyond stocks. Leave it to Ben and Phil to lead us through it. Little book? Try, big insight. -- Neil Cavuto, Fox News and Fox Business Ben and Phil have done it again. Another lucid, insightful book, designed to enhance your wealth! In today's stock-addled cult of equities, there is a gaping hole in most investors' portfolios...the whole panoply of alternative investments that can simultaneously help us cut our risk, better hedge our inflation risk, and boost our return. This Little Book is filled with big ideas on how to make these markets and strategies a treasured part of our investing toolkit. -- Robert Arnott, Chairman, Research Affiliates I have been reading Ben Stein for thirty-five years and Phil DeMuth since he joined up with Ben ten years ago. They do solid work, and this latest is no exception. -- Jim Rogers, author of A Gift to My Children If anyone can make hedge funds sexy, Stein and DeMuth can, and they've done it with style in this engaging, instructive, and tasteful how-to guide for investing in alternatives. But you should read this Kama Sutra of investment manuals not just for the thrills, but also to learn how to avoid the hazards of promiscuous and unprotected investing. -- Andrew Lo, Professor and Director, MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering A great little book for investors who are trying to improve their asset allocation. Lots of meat and fun to read. -- Brenda Jubin, Ph.D., Seeking Alpha Chock full of easy to digest information, useful advice, specific fund recommendations and it is a hoot and a holler to read. Not a dull page in it. And it will tell you just about everything you need to know about these essential alternative investment portfolio diversifiers. -- Consuelo Mack, WealthTrack