Experiencing the American dream : how to invest your time, energy, and money to create an extraordinary life / Mark Matson.

Includes index.

Author Note xi Acknowledgments xiii Foreword by Rob Lowe xix Preface: Whispers of the American Dream xxi Introduction: The Way Ahead xliii Chapter One A Whole New Way to See the World 1 Part One Establish What’s Most Important to You 25 Chapter Two Defining the American Dream 29 Chapter Three Transforming Your Relationship with Money 51 Chapter Four Create Your True Purpose 71 Part Two Discover What Stands Between You and Your American Dream 91 Chapter Five The Investing Industry Is Broken 97 Chapter Six Understanding Yourself 123 Chapter Seven What You Think You Know Might Not Be So 139 Chapter Eight The Five Discoveries 155 Part Three Making Your American Dream a Reality 183 Chapter Nine Establish Your Future View 187 Chapter Ten Empirically Tested Academic Investing Principles 201 Chapter Eleven Diversifying with Modern Portfolio Theory 227 Chapter Twelve Where You Are, Where You Want to Be, and How to Get There 251 Conclusion: It Won’t Get Any Easier 295 Epilogue 299 Appendix I: My Vision Statement 303 Appendix II: Disclosures 307 Appendix III: Index Descriptions 317 Index 331

"Many people view the American Dream as a purely financial endeavor. Sadly, some believe the American Dream as a form of unbridled materialism based on greed. While it does have a financial and investing component, the American Dream is not about money or wealth. Money is fuel for the dream, but not the dream itself. The American Dream is not something you own, capture, or get -- it's a way of being. It's a form of expression. More specifically, it's a mindset or screen through which you see and comprehend the world. And when viewing the world through the American Dream screen you will experience a new sense of empowerment. It will transform your idea of what is possible in your life regardless of the external circumstances of the world."-- Provided by publisher.