A long-term game plan for investment success
What matters most in achieving financial success is not how well one plays any single round of the investment game, but whether they have a well thought out and complete investing game plan. An investing game plan is a strategy designed to help investors fulfill both their short- and long-term financial goals. In a straightforward manner, Getting an Investing Game Plan explains why every investors needs a game plan for both wealth creation and wealth preservation, how to create one that suits their personal risk tolerance level, and maybe most importantly, how to stick to their plan despite market conditions.
Vern C. Hayden, CFP (Westport, CT), is a certified financial planner in private practice with more than thirty-two years of experience. He regularly appears as an expert on leading national news and financial television programs, and has also been a regular contributor to the financial press, including TheStreet.com, where he wrote more than 100 columns.
Maura Webber (Chicago, IL) is a freelance writer who regularly contributes for the Chicago Sun-Times and Bloomberg News. She has been a reporter for Bloomberg News, the Philadelphia Business Journal, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.

VERN C. HAYDEN is a Certified Financial Planner in private practice with thirty-five years of experience. Hayden specializes in portfolio management with mutual funds and retirement planning. Active in financial planning circles, Hayden has been a board member of the CFP Board of Standards and has chaired the National Endowment for Financial Education, former parent organization of the College for Financial Planning, which created the CFPTM (Certified Financial Planner) designation. He also conducts financial education programs on behalf of many companies and charities. Hayden regularly appears as an expert on leading national news and financial television programs. He has been a regular contributor to the financial press, including CNBC.com and TheStreet.com.
MAURA WEBBER is a freelance journalist who regularly writes for the Chicago Sun-Times. She co-edited Recipes from Americas Small Farms: Fresh Ideas for the Seasons Bounty, a cookbook focused on community-supported agriculture. Maura has worked as a staff reporter for Bloomberg News and the Philadelphia Business Journal and as a correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives in Chicago with her husband Carlos Sado vi and their daughter Kyra.
JAMIE HELLER is a New York-based journalist. She has been a reporter at SmartMoney magazine, an editor at TheStreet.com, and a contributing columnist to CBS MarketWatch.com. Most recently, she joined the Wall Street Journal Online as an assistant managing editor. She lives in lower Manhattan with her husband Jed Weissberg and their son Chet.

The Hayden Playbook.

Introduction: Why You Need a Game Plan.

1. Step 1: Get the Game Plan Mind-SetCommitment, Consistency, Courage.

2. Step 2: Know Your Risk Tolerance.

3. Step 3: Know Your Goals.

 4. Step 4: Get the Fund Fever.

5. Step 5: Get an Offense and a Defense.

6. Step 6: Pick the Players.

 7. Step 7: Know Your Team.

8. Step 8: Get to Know the Players.

9. Step 9: How Ya Doin'?

10. Step 10: Write It Up!

11. SOS! Finding an Advisor.

Epilogue.

Notes.

Index.