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Summary: Brotherly Love?
Review: "Low-Stress Investing" is a great book . This book has made it possible for me to understand a topic I never thought I would be able to comprehend let alone profit from. You see, I am the author's (Andy Millard's) older brother. Growing up, I never much listened to what he had to say. I see now that I would have had much better financial stability had I taken time to hear some of his wisdom sooner. I am an educator and know little about investing and developing a portfolio. Taking the time to read this book has not only made me a better investor but has helped me to appreciate more fully the knowledge and wisdom of my brother. Brother or not, I would recommend "Low-Stress Investing: 10 Simple Steps to a Worry-Free Portfolio" by my brother Carl Andrew Millard for anyone that is interested in understanding more fully the world of finance.
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Summary: Now I can manage my portfolio
Review: After reading "Low Stress Investing" it took me less than an hour to re-allocate my portfolio. I had been putting it off and "stressing" over it while waiting for the market to come back. The book is very easy to read and will help anyone that does not have a grasp on investing. The author starts by building an understanding of the markets, investments, and finaly building your balanced portfolio. I meet people everyday that are worried and do not know what to do with their 401K alliocations, now I know where to send them for insight, "Low Stress Investing"
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Summary: A son's opinion
Review: Andy Millard provides sound, common sense advice to help investors acheive long-term success without the associated stress. Using simple tips such as turing off CNBC and resisting the temptation to time the market, he educates and advises the reader in developing a more serious, disciplined and prudent process to investing. His numerous personal anecdotes from years in the industry make this book fun and easy to read. In my twenty plus years as a financial advisor, this is one of the best books for the individual investor I've come across. Anyone interested in improving their investment performance and quality of life via reduced stress should read this book. As Andy says, adopt and enjoy the attitude of a Low-Stress investor.
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Summary: Adopt and Enjoy
Review: Andy Millard provides sound, common sense advice to help investors acheive long-term success without the associated stress. Using simple tips such as turing off CNBC and resisting the temptation to time the market, he educates and advises the reader in developing a more serious, disciplined and prudent process to investing. His numerous personal anecdotes from years in the industry make this book fun and easy to read. In my twenty plus years as a financial advisor, this is one of the best books for the individual investor I've come across. Anyone interested in improving their investment performance and quality of life via reduced stress should read this book. As Andy says, adopt and enjoy the attitude of a Low-Stress investor.
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Summary: A Writer's Recommendation
Review: As a freelance writer specializing in copywriting for book covers (yes, I wrote the cover copy for this book) I have read MANY "how to" investment books. Low-Stress Investing is simply the best book of its kind that I have read. This book shines in many ways: it is clearly organized, provides a wealth of insight without overwhelming the reader, and is unique in providing common-sense asset allocation/diversity guidelines that anyone can use right now. It's just the tonic for today's gut-wrenching economic climate.
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Summary: At last, the search is over!
Review: As the owner of a Financial Planning and Wealth Management firm in the Midwest, we are often asked by clients and others for the recommendation of a book that is basic enough, but embraces the philosophical tenet of our firm: "An informed consumer is a successful investor." Well, this book sums it up for us! We are now recommending it alongside David Chilton's classic "The Wealthy Barber" (which is an even more basic primer on general financial principals). C. Andrew Millard has done for investing and portfolio management what Chilton did for basic savings strategies years ago. Low-Stress Investing is now required reading for every new client and seminar attendee throughout our area, and ought to be on the top of every investor's must read list! Andy has taken the often perplexing principals of portfolio management and made them simple to understand and much less confusing for every investor, from those beginning to those now licking their wounds. Great job, Andy - looking for the next one - "Low-Stress Living : Ten Simple Steps to a Worry-Free Life"!
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Summary: A Must Read for Every Investor
Review: Finally I have found a book that clearly articulates the how an average investor - like myself - can create an investment portfolio which will acheive their long-term financial goals and objectives (without the everyday second guessing). Andy Millard has put together this book so that you can quickly pick up the steps for prudent/rational investment decision making. I wish this book had been around in 1999! I am going to give a copy of this book to my financial advisor and see that he adopts Andy's principals. If he doesn't, I'll be looking for a new advisor shortly.
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Summary: Wish the book was available 4 years ago
Review: I have been an investor almost fifty years. I wish this book had been available when I started out. The book gives an excellent insight into an individual's true goals for investing, and how to successfully achieve them without the distractions of hype, politics and the media data/frenzy/overload. It makes one look at what they really wish to achieve. You don't have to be a financial genius, a gambler or a constant worrier to be sucessful. The book presents a logical planning system, where you still remain in control of your finances, but without the sleepless nights and chewed fingernails that have been a huge part of our daily routine the past few years. It should be required reading for all initial investors. It is a must for those near or in retirement. I wish I could have read this book in 1999. I would be much happier now. If I had been able to read this book fifty years ago, I might be sitting on my private Carribean island right now too.
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Summary: Low-Stress is Good Stress
Review: I have been in the financial business for the past 15 years working the past 8 for one of the largest mutual fund companies in the world. I have read many books on asset management, but have yet to read one that targets the investor who is looking for a simple yet practical why of managing their financial picture as well as this one does. This book hits the mark, and could not have come at a better time. I particularly like the way Mr. Millard deals with topics such as asset diversification. He uses great analogies to bring it all together, and offers great advice on others who can help with the process. Mr. Millard does a great job of bringing it all together in an easy yet necessary read for of us looking to make sense of it all.
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Summary: Relief from financial mumbo-jumbo
Review: I have just retired after thirty years of public school service. I am able to draw my full retirement and contiue to work and draw my regular pay. It is the first time this poor school teacher has had money to invest. Low Stress Investing was a great guide to my beginning to grow my money. Simple and easy for a novice to understand. Thanks Andrew C. Millard
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