Richard A. Ferri is president and senior portfolio manager of Portfolio Solutions and a professor of finance at Walsh College. He has written numerous books on personal investing, including Serious Money and All About Index Funds.

Preface Part One. Saving, Investing, and the Mistakes We Make 1. A National Savings Dilemma 2. Investment Return Shortfalls 3. Bear Markets and Bad Investor Behavior 4. Getting Trampled by the Herd 5. The High Cost of Low Returns 6. Advice About Investment Advice Part Two. Building Blocks to Success 7. Types of Retirement Accounts 8. Investment Choices: Stocks 9. Investment Choices: Bonds 10. Other Sources of Retirement Income 11. Realistic Market Expectations 12. Asset Allocation Explained Part Three. A Lifelong Saving and Investing Guide 13. Early Savers 14. Midlife Accumulators 15. Pre-Retirees and Retirees 16. Experienced Retirees Appendix A. Saving for Higher Education Appendix B. Web Sites for Saving and Investing Appendix C. Books About Saving and Investing Appendix D. Glossary of Terms Index