The Investor's Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between

Acknowledgments

No author can tie together material from so many disparate areas—financial theory, financial history, psychology, and the nuts and bolts of the investment business—without a great deal of outside help. In addition, when someone begins a writing career later in life, large dollops of encouragement and advice are required.

To John Rekenthaler, Scott Burns, and Jonathan Clements: for taking the time more than a decade ago to supply advice and direction on the craft of financial writing, to say nothing of more than a few early breaks, to a total stranger. To Jack Bogle: who showed me, and millions of others, just how it’s done. To Jason Zweig: for teaching this neurologist more than a thing or two about how our brains work, for his perspective on the business of investing, and for keeping me on my toes in general. To Susan Sharin, my partner in Efficient Frontier Advisors LLC: for providing me not only with the wisdom she accumulated over her decades in the business, but also for her eagle-eyed editing skills.

Abhishek Srinivasan and Jeff Cornell provided necessary data, while Wes Neff guided me through the pre-publication process. William Gale of the Brookings Institution walked me through the policy discussions surrounding retirement vehicles in the current administration. Meg Freeborn, Kevin Holm, and Bill Falloon, my editors at John Wiley & Sons, provided desperately needed guidance, advice, and polishing, while Ed Tower saved me from more than a few embarrassments; ...