{"product_id":"9781430250609","title":"Invest Like an Institution: Professional Strategies for Funding a Successful Retirement","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll too often, when investors go in search of investment advice, they are met with television personalities and so-called investment “gurus” who do little more than push the latest and greatest scheme to retire rich. Your retirement funds—in the form of IRAs, 401(k)s, SEP or Simple IRAs, and other plans you can direct to some degree—are, however, far too precious to bet on the latest scheme, trend, or tip you heard at a party. In \u003cem\u003eInvest Like an Institution: Professional Strategies for Funding a Successful Retirement\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Schlachter provides individual investors with the tools they need to build a portfolio that not only protects their wealth but helps it grow for the long term. Result? A comfortable retirement in which you can pursue your dreams and check “bucket list” items off at your leisure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  As an advisor to large pension funds and endowments, Michael Schlachter counts among his clients the elite. Institutional investors like the retirement systems of states and major companies, as well as the largest university endowments, are among the few that consistently outperform the market. Sure, average retail investors can't make the same types of private deals in real estate, private equity, or hedge funds that institutional investors use to reap large returns or offset market volatility. But as this book demonstrates, you can replicate in your own portfolio the very same diversification strategies that large funds employ to achieve long-term gains. To that end, \u003cem\u003eInvest Like an Institution\u003c\/em\u003e shows how to build a portfolio that is every bit as diversified and risk-controlled as a multi-billion-dollar institutional fund—and a portfolio more likely to result in a happy, financially secure retirement.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Filled with easy-to-implement guidelines that will put you on the path to financial success without encouraging you to chase trends, take on unneeded risks, or spend unnecessary fees, \u003cem\u003eInvest Like an Institution\u003c\/em\u003e analyzes:  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWhy asset allocation and consistent retirement contributions are the single largest determinant of your success or failure \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe merits of a global portfolio versus those of a home country–biased portfolio \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow newer investment strategies are used by institutional investors to supplement a well-diversified portfolio \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eWhy fixed income investments are not as safe as most investors think and how to understand their role in your portfolio \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe best alternative asset classes that are readily available to individual investors \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvest Like an Institution\u003c\/em\u003e will help ensure that your investments are positioned for long-term growth under any market conditions. Follow its advice, and you can better achieve a prime goal we all share: retiring with a substantial nest egg.  \u003c\/p\u003e  What you’ll learnReaders of this book will learn:    \u003cul\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to keep your wealth intact and grow it in a risk-controlled manner over an extended period of time. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to implement the investment and asset allocation strategies used by the largest and most successful institutional investors into your own portfolio. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe unique advantages that individual investors have over institutional investors—and how to leverage those advantages to your benefit. \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow to diversify your assets like the big funds do, no matter whether you are a young investor or are getting a late start on saving for retirement.  \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eThe best diversification strategies for structuring your investments in both stocks and bonds.  \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow alternative asset classes can enhance their returns while minimizing their risk. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e    Who this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     Designed specifically for the individual investor, \u003cem\u003eInvest Like an Institution\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to active investors and savers of all ages, from Baby Boomers who are closing in on retirement to young adults who are struggling to determine the proper way to manage their IRAs and 401(k)s and direct their asset allocation mix.         \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of Contents\u003col\u003e   \u003cli\u003eHow You Compare to the Big Funds \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eAsset Allocation \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eInvestment Structure for Stocks, Part I \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eInvestment Structure for Stocks, Part II \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eInvestment Structure for Fixed Income, Part I \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eInvestment Structure for Fixed Income, Part II \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eInvestment Manager Selection \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eAlternative Asset Classes \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eFees and Expenses \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eRisk Management \u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003ePutting It All Together \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141921751280,"sku":"9781430250609","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781430250609_p0.jpg?v=1763750352","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781430250609","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}