Taming the Markets to Achieve Your Life's Goals
by Ashvin B. Chhabra
Recommended by Alfred Lin and Graham Duncan
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Ashvin B. Chhabra pushes investors to start with concrete life goals and then choose allocations that serve those goals rather than chase market returns. Early chapters are practical and plainspoken, laying out a step-by-step goal-to-allocation method readers can use to rank priorities. Midbook gets detailed: allocation mechanics, numeric examples, and adviser-style client vignettes that some readers will find technical or procedural. The book favors process over pep talks or short consumer checklists; its value is in decision language rather than quick, flashy tips.
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The Chief Investment Officer of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management explains why goals, not markets, should be the primary focus of your investment strategy—and offers a practical, innovative framework for making smarter choices about aligning your goals to your investment strategy.Today all of us bear the burden of investing wisely, but too many of us...
Difficulty:hard
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
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Graham Duncan
“I really like this somewhat obscure book by the guy who runs Jim Simons’ family office.”
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