How to double your money every seven years: the parable of Jill and average Joe -- Laying a solid foundation: how to make sense of the investment world -- How to get off to the right start: a practical guide to choosing an investment account -- How to save tens of thousands of dollars in taxes, without opening an offshore bank account (or doing anything unethical) -- Getting organized: how to form your own personal investing plan -- Why you need to know your investing alphas and betas: a guide to investment returns -- Moving beyond the stock market: an introduction to asset classes -- Why the S & P 500 is not good enough: how to use the principles of diversification to choose an intelligent asset allocation -- Putting it into practice: how to painlessly implement your target asset allocation using ETFs -- Making it bulletproof: how to manage for the long-term with a lockbox (and a sandbox).;Whether you're a complete investing novice or just confused about all the contradictory advice out there, A Beginner's Guide to Investing is an accessible guide to growing your money the smart and easy way. Throw away the get-rich-quick schemes that never work and turn off the financial news and its constant noise. Whether your dream is protecting your assets in a turbulent market or growing your wealth so that you can retire in style, this book is the blueprint. You can be a successful investor, really. Join Ivy Bytes, an innovative start-up dedicated to creating accessible content on crucial issues, and Alex Frey, a lifelong investor and Harvard MBA, as they show you how you can take control of your financial life and outperform the vast majority of the wealthy in the process.--Page [4] of cover.