PETER J. TANOUS is chairman of Lynx Investment Advisory, an investment consulting firm headquartered in Washington, DC. He has over forty years of experience in finance. A graduate of Georgetown University, he serves on the university’s investment committee. Tanous has a long writing history and has authored and co-authored several books, including Investment Gurus, where he interviewed investment stars, top Wall Street money managers, and Nobel prize-winning economists.Tanous serves on several corporate and nonprofit boards of directors. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife, Ann.

• Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction Let’s Talk about Probability and Risk To Diversify or Not to Diversify—That Is the Conundrum The Myth of Asset Allocation Analyzing the Major Stock Market Declines Fractal Geometry, Black Swans, and Fat Tails To Get Rich, Buy Stocks. But How? The Pure Equity Plus Plan Part One: A Look at History The Pure Equity Plus Plan Part Two: What the Future Holds What About International Diversification? What If I Need Some of My Money before I Retire? Your Lifetime Pure Equity Plus Plan Conclusion

"I wish Peter Tanous' book had existed when I began investing in stocks as a senior in high school. I've made a lot of mistakes with my investment portfolio, all with the best of intentions. Now I know, thanks to Peter, it didn't have to be so difficult." —William M. Isaac, former Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)