Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've read four investing books so far because I'm a beginning investor. I wished I had read this book first because the other ones were so dense, and starting with this book would have given me a better context of investing. "Less is more" is the author's writing style - clear and simple. It assumes that if you're a beginning investor, you'll do further research as you become more competent. Two things I learned from this book that I didn't learn from the other four: 1. The actual number I need to save each year to meet my retirement goal. The formula is clear and immediately applicable. 2. How to create a truly diversified portfolio by investing in different types of assets. He taught me how much to purchase of each assest class and even suggested ETFs by their name. What a deal for a $1. Also, I emailed Alex, the author, and he wrote back with an answer. WOW! That never happened before.