Investing made simple : investing in index funds explained in 100 pages or less

Many people seem to think that investing is a complicated, highly technical topic. It’s really not. Or at least, it doesn’t have to be. In fact, I’m confi- dent that the majority of what you need to know about investing can be explained in just 100 pages. No need for a big, thick textbook. No need for an advanced degree in finance. Of course, there’s an entire industry built upon convincing us that investing is complicated. But we’ll get to that later. For now, just know that investing is some- thing you’re capable of understanding on your own. And, if you’ve found investing to be confusing in the past, it’s probably due (at least in part) to the fact that you’ve been bombarded with a bunch of con- flicting information from parties who are each more