This is the Table of Contents and launch page and for the online version of the book The Peaceful Investor. The book is available in paperback (and Kindle) at Amazon. I have posted the book online because I think it is a better and more useful form of the book, which leverages the breadth of the internet via links and references. The book includes hundreds of footnotes, links, and references, most of which are linkable. The web also makes it possible to embed other authors' material with links directly to the source. In a physical book, I would have had to recreate the material or get permission from the source to use their copyrighted material. Plus I can update an online version with new material (and make corrections when appropriate). The chapters linked from this page are complete chapters that I have made available online (using the honor system). The footnotes are sequential in the book (but by chapter online) so I have noted the corresponding numbers on the respective pages.

Gary Karz, CFA
Author of The Peaceful Investor and Publisher of InvestorHome.com
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Chapter	Summary	Length & Other
	Preface. About the Author and History of the Book	Long
1.	Introduction. Financial Literacy, & The Big Picture	Very Long
2.	The Millionaire in Your Mirror	Short - millionaireinyourmirror.com
3.	Behavioral Finance & Psychology	Long
4.	Is The Investment Business a Scam?	Short
5.	Investing, Speculating, & Gambling	Medium
6.	The Efficient Market Hypotheses & Random Walk Theories	Medium
7.	Investment Costs, Trading Costs, The Bid/Ask Spread & Icebergs	Long
8.	Do Day Traders Make Money? (Stocks, Currencies, Options, & Cryptocurrencies)	Medium
9.	Sum Games & Probabilities (Negative, Positive, & Zero Sum Games)	Medium - Sumgames.com
10.	Luck, Skill, & Performance Persistence	Medium
11.	Bad Timing & Performance Gaps (Individual/Institutional Investors, Advisors, & Consultants)	Long
12.	Asset Allocation & Generally Accepted Investment Principles	Medium
13.	The Global Investing Universe & Investing Options	Medium
14.	Bonds, Lending Instruments, & Fixed Income	Medium
15.	Stocks for Long Term Investing	Medium
16.	Real Estate for Long Term Investing	Medium
17.	Alternatives (Venture Capital, Private Equity, & Hedge Funds)	Medium
18.	Tangibles (Precious Metals, Commodities, & Collectibles)	Short
19.	International & Emerging Markets	Medium
20.	Anomalies, Risk Factors, & Premiums	Short
21.	Value Investing (Graham & Doddsville)	Medium
22.	Size & Other Anomalies	Short
23.	Calendar Anomalies & Technical Analysis	Medium
24.	Interrelationships & Implementation Shortfall	Short
25.	Data Mining, Dogs of the Dow, & the Foolish Four	Medium
26.	Bulls, Bears, & Investment Pornography	Medium
27.	Crisis & Opportunity (Bubbles, Crypto-currencies)	Medium - GFC Research.com
28.	Environmental, Social, & Governance (Socially Responsible Investing)	Short
29.	The Investment Process & Investment Policy Statements	Long
30.	Choosing Advisors, Fiduciary, Best Interest, & Suitability Standards	Very Long
31.	Conclusion (Sidebar: Jack Bogle's Legacy) & The Investor's Checklist	Long
	Acknowledgements	Short

For now I am offering the online chapters using "The Honor System." In the 1990s I had an idea about a new method of financial compensation and I even took some domain names for that, but I realized I didn't have the resources to develop the idea (and I was approached by an agent to sell the domains, which I was willing to do for the right price, but I signed a non-disclosure agreement so I won't comment further on that). I invite you to read the online version of the book at your leisure, and afterword I hope you will tip me whatever you think it was worth (even if that is a small amount), if you don't plan to purchase a version of the book. You can tip or compensate me in a number of ways. This will probably not be tax deductible for you, but I will report and pay taxes on any payments.

1. Paypal me at gkarz@aol.com
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If you don't think the material was worthwhile, I would appreciate emails letting me know what you read and whether you disagree with anything in particular. I would also appreciate anyone letting me know if they find any typos, mistakes, or suggestions how to improve the material. For anyone reading this that is a professional (or hoping to be a professional) editor, proofreader, or cover designer I'm happy to listen to proposals and can offer to acknowledge you in the book and online for significant contributions.