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One of Three "All Time Greatest Investment Books." Three Authors Nominated: Bogle, Hebner & Buffett. "I just mentioned your book as one of the three all-time greatest investment books in a poll conducted by the leading investment magazine here in Finland (my other choices were Bogle's "Common Sense on Mutual Funds" and Buffett's Shareholders Letters - because they are free)." (See Article)
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"I have personally read hundreds of books on finance, the stock market, and economic and financial history (I read about 20 books a year on the subjects). ... you really only need to read two or three books to get started studying the science of finance (Capital Ideas) and...The Intelligent Asset Allocator or Mark Hebner's Index Funds: The 12-Step Program for Active Investors- New!)" - John P. Scordo, Esq. research-finance.com

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, 2/24/07, Creative Guy (Cheyenne, WY) This is one of the best books on investing I have read. I recently read around 15 different books on investing and this book was probably the best. I have recommended this book to several friends. ... This book is gold.
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"I have read hundreds of financial books and this book ranks in the top 10" - Garen L. Wisner, Cincinnati, OH, 1/31/07 (amazon.com)

One of Three Books to Read: Bernstein, Hebner and Bogle - Beware of the broker with the desperate 'gamblers' mindset': There are a number of books you can read to get started: The Four Pillars of Investing: Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio by William J. Bernstein, Index Funds: The 12-Step Program for Active Investors by Mark Hebner, or anything written by Vanguard founder John Bogle. Matt Krantz, USA Today 11/14/2006

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Petri, R. (Finland) 11/9/05

Having worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years, I have known about our "dark secret" for a while. Over the years I have provided thousands of "addicts" with their fixes, thinking if I don't, someone else will. Now, having come out of the closet of "smoke and mirrors", I can only hope that a book like Mark Hebner's 12 Steps gets a huge following among all types of investors.. I am finally able to meet my clients with a straight face.

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Since we have had some market volatility lately, it would be beneficial for investors to pay special attention to Step 4: Time Pickers of our 12-Step Program for Active Investors, which outlines the failure of managers who try to dart in and out of markets in attempts to cheat risk and obtain market beating returns. (see this pdf ).
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