DAVID M. DARST is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. He serves as Chief Investment Strategist of the firm's Global Wealth Management Group and is the Chairman of the Asset Allocation Committee. Darst is also the founding president of the Morgan Stanley Investment Group. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1996, he was with Goldman Sachs for over twenty years, where he served as a senior executive in the Equities Division. Darst is often quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times, among others. He is also a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox News. He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and received a BA in economics from Yale University. Darst is a CFA charterholder.

• Foreword xiiiIntroduction xixChapter One What Happened?? What Happened!! 1Chapter Two We All Do It (Even if We Don’t Realize It) 15Chapter Three Everyone Needs an Uncle Frank 33Chapter Four Building Your House 39Chapter Five Parts of the Whole—Combining Dreams into a Plan 55Chapter Six Two Strategies to Win the Battle for Investment Survival 75Chapter Seven Do You Know Where You Are Going? 91Chapter Eight Mix, Don’t Match 105Chapter Nine Our Minds, Our Selves 119Chapter Ten The Jockey Matters as Much as the Horse 133Chapter Eleven Riding Out Storms 149Chapter Twelve Build Your House on These Rocks 161Chapter Thirteen Count to Zen 175Chapter Fourteen Seven Quick Ways to Ruin 185Chapter Fifteen The Road Less Traveled That You Should Take Right Now 195Who Are You? (Determining Your Investment Profile) 209What Do You Think? (Determining Your Investment Outlook) 211What Works for You? (Determining Your Investment Selection) 213Don’t Take My Word for It 215Acknowledgments 225

“The Little Book That Still Saves Your Assets presents a necessary introduction to managing personal investments that would be beneficial to anyone in the financial services industry. . . Everyone who invests money now or ever intends to would benefit from Darst's worthwhile introduction to the most fundamental principle of investing.”—ABA Banking Journal

DAVID M. DARST is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. He serves as Chief Investment Strategist of the firm's Global Wealth Management Group and is the Chairman of the Asset Allocation Committee. Darst is also the founding president of the Morgan Stanley Investment Group. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1996, he was with Goldman Sachs for over twenty years, where he served as a senior executive in the Equities Division. Darst is often quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times, among others. He is also a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox News. He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and received a BA in economics from Yale University. Darst is a CFA charterholder.

• Foreword xiiiIntroduction xixChapter One What Happened?? What Happened!! 1Chapter Two We All Do It (Even if We Don’t Realize It) 15Chapter Three Everyone Needs an Uncle Frank 33Chapter Four Building Your House 39Chapter Five Parts of the Whole—Combining Dreams into a Plan 55Chapter Six Two Strategies to Win the Battle for Investment Survival 75Chapter Seven Do You Know Where You Are Going? 91Chapter Eight Mix, Don’t Match 105Chapter Nine Our Minds, Our Selves 119Chapter Ten The Jockey Matters as Much as the Horse 133Chapter Eleven Riding Out Storms 149Chapter Twelve Build Your House on These Rocks 161Chapter Thirteen Count to Zen 175Chapter Fourteen Seven Quick Ways to Ruin 185Chapter Fifteen The Road Less Traveled That You Should Take Right Now 195Who Are You? (Determining Your Investment Profile) 209What Do You Think? (Determining Your Investment Outlook) 211What Works for You? (Determining Your Investment Selection) 213Don’t Take My Word for It 215Acknowledgments 225

“The Little Book That Still Saves Your Assets presents a necessary introduction to managing personal investments that would be beneficial to anyone in the financial services industry. . . Everyone who invests money now or ever intends to would benefit from Darst's worthwhile introduction to the most fundamental principle of investing.”—ABA Banking Journal

DAVID M. DARST is a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley. He serves as Chief Investment Strategist of the firm's Global Wealth Management Group and is the Chairman of the Asset Allocation Committee. Darst is also the founding president of the Morgan Stanley Investment Group. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1996, he was with Goldman Sachs for over twenty years, where he served as a senior executive in the Equities Division. Darst is often quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Financial Times, among others. He is also a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox News. He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and received a BA in economics from Yale University. Darst is a CFA charterholder.

• Foreword xiiiIntroduction xixChapter One What Happened?? What Happened!! 1Chapter Two We All Do It (Even if We Don’t Realize It) 15Chapter Three Everyone Needs an Uncle Frank 33Chapter Four Building Your House 39Chapter Five Parts of the Whole—Combining Dreams into a Plan 55Chapter Six Two Strategies to Win the Battle for Investment Survival 75Chapter Seven Do You Know Where You Are Going? 91Chapter Eight Mix, Don’t Match 105Chapter Nine Our Minds, Our Selves 119Chapter Ten The Jockey Matters as Much as the Horse 133Chapter Eleven Riding Out Storms 149Chapter Twelve Build Your House on These Rocks 161Chapter Thirteen Count to Zen 175Chapter Fourteen Seven Quick Ways to Ruin 185Chapter Fifteen The Road Less Traveled That You Should Take Right Now 195Who Are You? (Determining Your Investment Profile) 209What Do You Think? (Determining Your Investment Outlook) 211What Works for You? (Determining Your Investment Selection) 213Don’t Take My Word for It 215Acknowledgments 225

“The Little Book That Still Saves Your Assets presents a necessary introduction to managing personal investments that would be beneficial to anyone in the financial services industry. . . Everyone who invests money now or ever intends to would benefit from Darst's worthwhile introduction to the most fundamental principle of investing.”—ABA Banking Journal