THE LAZY PERSON'S GUIDE TO INVESTING A Book for Procrastinators, the Financially Challenged, and Everyone Who Worries About Dealing With Their Money

Aimed at "procrastinators, the financially challenged, and everyone who worries about dealing with their money," this smartly read lesson has a single point: Investors in stock and bond index funds earn more than those who trade individual stocks. Nick Summers is a solid choice for this brief and snappy presentation. His tone is silky, and his moderate level of intensity is perfect for the writing, which at times grabs listeners by the lapels to make a point. The author recommends dividing assets into four types of no-fee funds. These funds, he says, consistently outperform the market as a whole and provide higher returns than are earned by most Wall Street brokers and individual stock pickers. T.W. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: DEC 06/ JAN 07]