Profit through good times and bad with a resilient, diversified portfolio

The Intelligent Asset Allocator has helped thousands of people like you build wealth through carefully diversified portfolios. Now, with global markets in constant flux, balancing risk and reward is more critical than ever.

Self-taught investor William Bernstein offers no gimmicks, inside secrets, or magic solutions-just the facts about investing and calm, smart advice on how to build and manage a portfolio designed for the long run. This is all you need, despite claims of the advisors and pundits looking to profit from your hard-earned money. This easy-to-understand guide provides everything you need, including:

* The basics of finance-historical, psychological, and institutional

* Time-tested strategies for improving the risk/reward ratio

* Ways to sharpen your focus to improve portfolio management

Bernstein walks you through the fundamentals of important topics like multiple-asset portfolios, optimal asset