Index
Symbols
2-minute drill 104
4-H queen 138, 139
5&10¢ store 68
8-track tapes 225
9-5 job 69
30 pounds, way I lost 272
40-yard dash 27
60 Minutes 39, 45, 46, 95, 100, 101, 162, 163, 203
82nd Airborne 20, 25, 27, 136, 197, 261, 282
100-meter dash 222
101st Airborne 19, 47, 75, 126, 261
400-meter relay 222
401(k) plan 169, 171, 174, 254
1099 177
A
AARP 1, 190
abandonment 255
abortion 238
Above-market union wages 255
abs 129, 271
abstract painting 56
academically ineligible 30, 90
academics 209
Academy Award 222
accepting death 261
Accidents 223
accomplishment of the mission 26
accounting 73, 83, 195, 202, 284
Accredited Association for Ambulatory Health Care 279
acne 38
acoustic earmuffs 106
acquired taste 266
acreage limit 169
active management 175
actor 59, 70, 82, 93, 256, 258
actuarial table 192
Actuaries 186
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) 241
addiction 186
adjustable rate mortgage 185, 201
administrator 125
admission test 15
Admission Test for Graduate Study of Business 105, 110
Adobe Garamond Pro type 95
adoption 238
adult baseball 45
adult-education teacher 93
adultery 143
advanced math 212
advertisers 83, 236
aerospace engineer 77
aesthetic 121
after-hours jobs 69
after-tax yield 177
Agassi, Andre 277
age 38, 40, 46, 50
Agency for International Development 71
Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Everybody 206
Aggressive Tax Avoidance for Real Estate Investors 120, 202, 205
Agricultural Age 85
agricultural specialist 71
AIDS 267
Airborne Division 19, 24, 27, 47, 75, 127
Airborne Ranger 20
Airborne School 19, 26
air-conditioner 50
aircraft-accident investigator 70
airline pilot 255
airline stewardesses 138
Alamo, CA 158
Alaska oil pipeline 203
alchemy 94, 220
alcohol 228, 240
alcohol abuse 3, 4, 24, 31, 40, 47, 51, 68, 134, 136, 240, 265, 266, 267, 268, 9
alcoholic 266
Alcoholics Anonymous 265
Alford, C. Fred 260
algebra 56, 211, 212, 242
Allen, Robert 164, 214
all hours job 69
alliances 235
All in the Family 239
Allport, Vernon, & Lindzey's Study of Values 121
all-stars 124
All the President's Men 41
all they can say is no-ism 28, 33, 105, 142, 144, 147, 210
alphabet 218
Alter, Jon 95
alternative dispute resolution 257
amateur status 101
Amazon.com 81
ambient condition compensation 236
ambition 208
ambulance-chasing lawyers 258
ambush 25
American Baseball Coaches Association 216
American Board of Medical Specialties 279
American Board of Plastic Surgery 279
American Football Coaches Association 102, 215, 250
American Football Quarterly 104
American Football Quarterly Universities 104
American Medical Association 229
American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 279
American Society of Plastic Surgeons 279
America Online's Academic Assistance Center 81
America's Strike Force in Readiness 25
Amherst College 98
ammo dump 261
amortize 196
amputee 50
ancestors 38
ancestors' DNA 40
Anderson, John 100
Andy Griffith Show 141
Angel Customers and Demon Customers 245
anger-management 47
Anglo-Saxon words 211
Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine Medical Encyclopedia 167
announcer voice 94
annual physical 40
annuities 153, 170, 188
annuity 187, 192, 254, 255
anonymous 89, 95
answering machine 130
anti-Americanism 71
antibureaucratic personality 79
anti-kidnapping training 10
Antisocial Personality Disorder 167
antitrust attorney 70
Antoine's Restaurant, New Orleans, LA 245
AP (advanced placement) statistics 243
AP (advanced placement) test 242
apartment buildings 78, 79, 126, 130, 145, 155, 156, 160, 193, 198, 224, 264
Apollo Program 125, 126
Apple 42, 53, 81, 126, 220
appliances 170
appointive positions 39
appraisal 189
appraiser 81, 83, 84
appreciation 183, 184, 189, 191
aptitude for the service 61
arbitration 257
archery 56
architects 234
architecture 208, 228
Aristotle 217
Armed-Forces Day 134
Army 12, 16, 17, 22, 26, 39, 42, 47, 53, 61, 63, 64, 71, 72, 75, 77, 79, 86, 119, 120, 135, 136, 137, 143, 144, 149, 160, 163, 190, 197, 202, 209, 234, 254, 255, 261, 263, 273, 282
Army-Navy Game 134
Army officer 228, 253, 282
Army Ranger 19
Army-Syracuse football game 134
arthritis 45
artificial insemination 238
artist 36
Art of Plain Talk 212
Art of Readable Writing 212
assembly lines 205
assembly line workers 234
assembly (of adjacent properties) 258
asset allocation 40, 173, 177
asset class 173
asset protection 161
associates 284
associations, professional 76
assumptions 113
astronaut 18
ATGSB 105, 110
athlete 71, 72, 73, 82, 93, 105, 273, 274
athlete growing old 221
athletic contests 109
athletic scholarships 32
athletic tryouts (combine) 73
Atlas, Charles 280
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) 241
attention seeking 133
attitude problem 30, 31
attorney 109
attractiveness 95
audio 61
auditing 70, 71, 165
audition 114
Augusta, GA 136
au pair 242
Australia 123
Austria 169
Austro-Hungarian Empire 41
author/publisher/distributor 183
author/writer 20, 36, 39, 53, 60, 72, 73, 82, 87, 88, 89, 94, 95, 102, 103, 107, 119, 120, 124, 164, 191, 196, 205, 284
automatic monthly deduction 54
automatic savings 168
automation 84, 194
auto repair 284
avoiding conflict 258
Ayers, Bill 46
B
Baby Boomers 1, 20, 192, 241, 242
babysitter 133
bachelors 238
back door 97, 99
back test 177
Back to the Future 86
backup plan 80
bad habits 40
bad luck 176, 179
Baker Field (Columbia University) 203
Baker Foundation for Graduate Study of Business Administration 203
Baker, George F. 203
balance 167
balanced life 224
balance sheet 199
balding 277
Ballad of the Green Berets 26
ballet 11
Baltimore, MD 51
Baltimore Ravens 104
bananas 275
band, music 243
bank account 153
bank examining 71, 119, 120
banking 77, 79, 235
bankrupt 177
bankruptcy 66, 119, 153, 161, 164, 169, 170, 171, 173, 190, 201, 255, 261, 285
bankruptcy exemption planning 161
bankruptcy exemptions 169
bankruptcy planning 200
bargaining power 143
Barnard College 123
Barneys New York 246
bartending 60, 136, 234
barter 154
baseball 33, 35, 44, 45, 55, 62, 147, 150, 152, 165, 243
baseball coaching 16, 53, 216
baseball pitcher 37
base running 56
base stealing 89
basic training 14
basketball 18
Basketball 221
Battle of Agincourt 260
Battle of the Bulge 251
BBC 123
Beast Barracks 12, 14, 18
beating the market 236
beauty queen 19, 135, 136, 138, 139, 141
Becoming One's Own Man 5
bed 50
bed time 211
beer 234
Beetle Bailey 254
before-tax yield 177
bell curve 111
below-market interest rate 173
Belsky, author 213, 263
Ben Bridge (jewelry store) 282
benchwarmers 62
Bengals 104
Benton, Barbie 144
Bergen, Candace 106
Berlin, Germany 213
Bernstein, Peter 172
Bernstein, William 172
Best, A.M. 190
best friend 114
best practices 90, 229
bet 67
Beverly Hills Hotel 101
biceps 271, 277, 281
bide your time 250
big organization 77
bike 44, 56
Billick, Brian 104
Bills, Buffalo 53, 104
binge strategy 203, 204
biological clock 45, 46
biology 213
birth date 247
birthmarks 283
Bismarck, Otto von 159, 191
Blackhawk, CA 155
Blackhawk Down 13
black heritage 49, 50, 95
black "leaders" 96
Black Swans 183
Black Swan, The 172, 179, 183
Blaik, Red 86
blogs 61, 236
blood pressure 40, 50, 274
Bloomingdale's 285
blue collar jobs list 234
Blue, Vida 266
bluff 257
board certification 279
board-certified plastic surgeon 283
body builders 141
body-fat percentage 273, 274, 280
body mass index (BMI) 270, 271, 273, 277, 280
body type 38, 42, 280
Bogle, John 171, 172, 173
Bonanza (tv show) 59
Bond 174
bond index fund 174
bond interest rates 179
bond market 153, 168
bond rating 174
bond returns 176
bonds 153, 154, 168, 170, 173, 174, 176, 177, 179
Bonds, Barry 88
bonus 70, 236
bonus, unearned 181
bonus, upside 181
book publishing. 60
book reports 39
books 21, 69, 80, 93, 94, 102, 103, 110, 120, 127, 162, 163, 165, 170, 194, 205, 206, 214, 244, 284
bookstore 81, 196
bookstore distributor 103, 199, 285
book writing 53, 70
BOOM period 5
boredom 223, 224
Boring Teacher Disorder 241
boss 43, 65, 99, 111, 121, 232, 233, 260
Boston, MA 51
Bowers, RJ 248
bowl game queens 138
Boys State 212
bra 48
bracelets 282
braces on teeth 44, 279
Brady, Tom 83
Brando, Marlon 277
brands 60
Brazil 8, 230
breaking up 148, 149
breasts 277
breaststroke 213
bribe 252
Bridges 91
Bridge Too Far 160
Brimley, Wilford 278
Brinkley, David 85
British accent 123
broadcasting 82
Broadway 284
Broadway dancers 84
brochure 17, 24
Brockovich, Erin 257
Brokaw, Tom 53
Brooks Brothers 91
Brooks, Foster 229
Brother Can You Spare a Dime 282
brother, imaginary 53
Brown, Helen Gurley 289
Brownmiller, Susan 95
bruise 139
Bryner, Yul 277
Bryn Mawr College 122
BTD (boring teacher disorder) 241
Budapest 41
Buddhism 55
Bud Light 266
Buffalo, NY 51
Buffett, Warren 172, 175
Buffet, Warren 168
building code 184
building inspectors 252
Building Owners and Managers Association 215
buildings 188
Bulgarian Sports Academy 73
bullies 258, 261
bullion gold 169
bumper sticker 19
Bunker, Archie 239
buns (buttocks) 277
bunting 56
bureaucratic 65, 77, 100, 125, 190, 253
bureaucratically challenged 79
Burkett, R.G. 20
burn victim 50
Bush, George W. 2, 100, 106, 266, 280
business-business relationships 227
business-consumer relationships 226
business entity 200
business failure 164
business law 200
business machines 170
business plan 201
business school admission test 15
buy vacation home 171
buzz 200, 204
byline 89
C
cabinetmaker 73
cadet 29, 77, 136, 137
Cadet Honor Code 12, 24, 249
Cadetiquette 90
Caesar, Julius 260
Cahill, William 29
calcium 282
calculated risk 181, 185, 254, 269
calculus 212, 219, 242
Calculus A-B Advanced Placement test 242
California 7, 8, 42, 120, 123, 158, 231, 247, 263
California homestead exemption 169
California's provisional driver's license rules 123
call 173, 189
call option 180, 181, 183, 185
call provision 173
calories 272, 275
Cal Tech 18, 23
Cambridge, MA 210
Camden, NJ 119
Caminiti, Ken 12
camouflage fatigues 282
Campolindo High School, CA 124
Canada 8, 123, 174
Canadian bank account 174
Canadian Deposit Insurance Corporation 173
Canadian dollar 173
cancer 193, 214, 282
Canseco, Jose 12, 61
capacity 219
capital asset 170
Capital Ideas 172
Capital Ideas Evolving 172
capital intensive 201
capital requirements 201
captain of the football team 146
car 158, 188, 233
carbs 275
career change 47
career choice 8, 40, 50, 63
career military 253, 254
career woman 79
caring 86
caring, not 86
car manufacturer 205
Carnegie, Dale 39, 168, 169, 212
carpe die 115
carryover sport 22
Carson, Johnny 139, 165
cartoon 59
cartoonists 234
cassette tapes 225
casualty insurance 83
casualty risk 170
Catch 22 254
catching a ball in the outfield 56
Catholic high school 209
cavalry 50
Cavilleri, Jenny 115
CBS News 101
CD-ROM 194, 215
Ceh, Bob 97
celebration penalty 102
celebrities 164, 165
cell phone 130
census 41
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 151, 270
Centrum Silver 274
Century 21 60
certificates of deposit 153, 154
chain of command 233
champion 124
Chance 289
chance proximity 57, 133, 135, 136
changes in law 185
Changes in law 226
changing your goals 53
chapel 24
Chaplin, Charlie 114, 256
character 219
charisma 38
charitable remainder trust 187, 188
charities 65, 159
charity 188
charlatans 173
Charlie Chaplin Lookalike Contest 114
Chateau Neuf du Pap 266
cheap parental praise 248
cheaters 11, 24, 98
checklists 130
cheerleader 19, 60, 122, 148
chef 73
chemical engineer 65, 71
chemist 64
chemistry 43
Cher 106
Cherokee 40
chest 277
Chevrolet 205
Chicago Bears 101
Chicago Black Panther party 46
Chicago, IL 46, 51
chicken 261
chickened out 16
Chiklis, Michael 277
Child, Julia 112
child labor 228
child, only 53
children 40, 53, 161, 191, 239, 9
children, problem 186
chimpanzee 172, 178
chin 279
China 218, 230
chin, weak 279
cholesterol 40, 50, 274, 275
Chorus Line 81
Christmas Carol 217
CIA 19
Cialdini, Robert 88
cigarette 268
Citizen Kane 156
civil engineering 71, 102, 159
civil-service-designation exam 29
clairvoyant 185
Clancy, Tom 196
Clark, Wesley 22
classic" works 219
class president 99, 146
Clausen, Jimmy 248
clergy 19, 235
clerk typist 235
Cleveland, OH 51
Cliff's Notes 161
Clifton StrengthsFinder 74
climate 8, 281
climate, social 8
climbing, free or rock 52
climbing wall 45, 52
Clinton, Bill 106, 164
Close, Glenn 57
clothes 188
clothing 49, 141, 170, 171, 233, 256, 282
clothing style 228
coaches, football 42
coaching 16, 20, 39, 53, 61, 70, 71, 72, 80, 96, 97, 99, 105, 124, 126, 128, 133, 141, 152, 214, 216, 239, 242, 254, 256, 262, 264
Coaching Teenage and Adult Baseball 56
Coaching Youth Football Defense 103
coalition of the willing 280
Coca Cola™ 266, 267
cochlear implant 40
Cochran, Johnnie 82
cocktail party 120
code of ethics 249
cold telephone calls 129
Cold War 73
collaborate 60, 61
collateral 219
college 7, 9, 19, 20, 22, 61, 62, 65, 69, 71, 74, 75, 77, 88, 97, 99, 102, 104, 105, 122, 125, 129, 132, 133, 138, 140, 144, 146, 147, 152, 158, 160, 161, 207, 208, 213, 215, 242, 248, 254, 262, 284
college admissions 248
college financial aid law 200
college graduate 136
Collingswood High School, NJ 59
colonel 163
color 91, 92
Colorado 289
Colorado Springs, CO 136
colors 49
Colts 53
Columbia 217
Columbia Business School 168, 172
Columbia University 26, 27, 30, 31, 36, 62, 98, 123, 124, 203, 247, 268
Columbo 138
Columbus, GA 71, 136
coma, diabetic 274
combat 258, 261
commando 19
command performances 251
commercial fishermen 234
commissary 254
commissary benefits 253
commission 194
Commissioned sales 252
commissions 175
commission, sales 47, 69, 78, 79, 100, 125, 234
commodities 168, 188, 226
common sense 199
common stock 176, 177
Commonwealth Club 223
community college 21, 97
compact disks 225
companionship 5, 6
company name 200
competition 106, 107, 124, 135, 285
competitive industries 199
Competitive Strategy 78
Composite Superman 30
comprehensive financial plan 161
compressors 252
computer dating 138
computer engineer 71
computer, personal 120, 130, 182
computer programmer 73
computer programming 59
computer programming language 225
computer repair 284
computer repairmen 234
computers 52, 53, 196
computer science 240, 243
computer-software development 70
Condit, Gary 164
Condrell, Kenneth 240
Confederacy 136
confidence 91, 260, 283
confirmed bachelor 132
conflict 259
conflict avoider 260
Congressional Medal of Honor 19, 22
Congressional staff 256
Connolly, John 59
Connors, Jimmy 60
conscientiousness 195
conscientious objector 258
conscious brain 58
conservator 169
conspicuous consumption 158
constant (defined) 201
construction 72, 83, 197
construction cost estimating book 197
construction foreman 208
construction law 200
consulting 82, 204
Consumer Price Index 190
Consumer Reports 205
contact lenses 48, 62, 141, 147, 278
contamination 184
contingency-fee lawyers 257
contingency fee trial lawyers 234
contract, long-term 186
contracts 205
contracts that shift the risk to others 185
Contrarian Edge for Football Offense 104, 261
convention 102, 163, 214, 216
cooking 59, 181, 184, 284
Cook, Philip 82
cooks 225
co-op 190
Cooper, Alice 28
cooperate and graduate 13, 14
copyright 215, 251, 284
Cornell Hotel School 71
corporate bonds 174
corporate insolvency 192
corporate management 82
Corps of Engineers 159
Corsicana, TX 245
cosmetics 48
cosmetic surgery 48, 279
Costco 83
cost of living 83
costs and fees 175, 178, 179
counseling 198, 250
count calories 275
counterintuitive 177
country of birth 95
county bonds 174
courage 16, 86, 121, 148, 261
courses 214
cover up 49
cowards 160, 260
co-workers 235
coy 138
CPA 82
CP/M operating system 182
craft 89
creatine 42
Creative Investors Association 260
creativity 72, 88
credit card 130, 192
credit card loan 201
creditor 65, 154, 169
credit risk 170
criminal conviction 164
criminal law 200
Crocker National Bank 34, 68
Cronkite, Walter 85
crooked teeth 48
crossing the street 52
cruise ship 52
Csonka, Larry 107
cult followers 164
Cunningham, Richie 141
curls 281
currency risk 175, 176
Curtis 91
custody 52
customer complaints 235, 245
customers 78, 163, 197, 198, 245, 255
customization 225, 244
customs 8
cut (change direction) 30, 36
cutoff birth date 248
CYA (covering your ass) 235
D
Dacey, Norman 206
Dale Carnegie Course 93, 212
Dale Carnegie public speaking course 39, 168
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 123, 159
dance 71, 90
dance floor 59
dancing 91
dangerous double-edged sword 202
dangerous habits 51
Dartmouth College 62, 98
databases 82
data storage technology 225
dating competence 142
dating service 122
Dating System 16, 60, 100, 105, 114, 128, 135, 136, 137, 142, 146, 148, 152, 185, 208, 220
Dating System, The, female version 145
Dawkins, Pete 258
Days of Wine and Roses 16
D-Day 25
deadlines 286
deadly weapons 27
deal oriented 69
dean's list 213
Dear John/Jane letter 148, 149
death 161, 186, 198
Death of a Salesman 76
debate 109
debt 153, 201
debt collection 69
debt payments 154
debt-to-GDP ratio 153, 172, 179
decathlon 32
decision-making processes 259
decisions, most important 9
declining-term life insurance 192
Decompress 204
deductibles 185
de-escalate 150
default 153, 154, 174
defeatist attitude 97
defense 125, 160
defense contractor 77
deficit spending 153
deflation 153, 154, 168, 169, 188, 189
De La Salle High School 124, 128
Delaware 119
delay charges 236
delinquent tax auctions 260
deliverymen 234
delivery speed 244
Delta Sigma Phi 240
demonstration 109
Denali National Park, AK 122
denial 106
Dennehy, Brian 258
dental hygienists 234
dentist 44, 234, 279
Denver, CO 8, 120
Department of Agriculture 274
Department of Motor Vehicles 63
deposition 101, 109
depression 132, 152, 154, 170, 180, 188, 189
Depression 169
Depression, The Great 3, 265
deprived of female companionship 16
dermabrasion 279
dermatologist 282
Dershowitz, Alan 125
Desert Storm 108, 254
design 83
design bridges 102
desks 196
Desktop publishing 230
Details Men's Style Manual 91
developers, real estate 70, 215, 260
developing foreign markets 176
diabetes 274
diagramming of sentences 219
dial it down 149
Diana, Princess 140
diapers 239
Dickens, Charles 217
Dickensian 217
Die Broke 187, 191, 192
Die Hard 191
Diesel, Vin 277
diet 40, 50, 214, 270, 271, 272
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 274, 275
diet, five-word 277
Digital Equipment Corporation 83
dignity 251
Dilbert cartoon 65, 205, 235
diminishing returns 211
dink the volleyball 22
diplomat 235
dips 108
direct approach 100, 101
direct mail 95
directories 102
directors 256
Dirty Dozen 25
disadvantaged minorities 95
disaster-relief worker 70, 71
disasters, natural 185
disbarred 165
discipline 40, 54, 240
Discovery Channel 278
discrimination 50
diseases 45
disfigurement 141
disgruntled 233
dishonest industries 251
dishonesty 197, 200
disk jockey 114
Disney World 258
display 158
dissidents 241
distance from relatives 9
distinctive competence 63
distributors 183, 196, 205
diversification 78, 80, 174, 176, 178
Diversification 174
Division I-A 97, 208
Division I-AA 124
Division III 98, 124, 248
division of labor 2
divorce 1, 6, 52, 53, 60, 61, 63, 70, 132, 133, 142, 145, 150, 151, 161, 164, 186, 195, 200, 228, 237, 241, 261
DJ (disk jockey) 54
DNA 38, 68, 223, 235
doctor 18, 23, 81, 181, 182, 184, 204
dodge ball 36
Dohrn, Bernadine 46
do-it-yourself 227
dollar 175
dollar-denominated asset 154, 168, 188
dollar limit 169
dollars 154
Dolphin, The 136
don't test well excuse 106
Dorsey, Ken 31, 62
DOS (computer operating system) 182
dot-com boom 183
dot-com stocks 178
double-date 136, 137, 139
double or nothing 185
double semi-lingualism 219
double-window envelope 130
Dowd, Maureen 212
Downgrade 174
downsizing 77
downturn in property values 184, 185
draft dodgers 20, 135, 258
draftees 24
Drake, Paul 257
drama 258
draw 59
drawing 59, 284
Dreams From My Father 98
dress 40, 48, 49, 281
Dress for Success 91
Dress Your Best 91
Drew, Elizabeth 95
Drexel University 105, 119, 210
drill sergeants 253
drink 228
drinking (see alcohol abuse, too) 64, 134
drop out 3
Dr. Phil 82
Dr. Ruth Westheimer 272
Drudge Report 167
drug addict 240
drug-pusher 241
drugs 62, 193, 239, 241, 267
Duff & Phelps 190
DUI 229
Dukakis, Michael 98
Dundee, Crocodile 112
Dunlap, Al 18
Dunne, John 60
Dupin, Amantine Lucile Aurore 95
duplex 79, 144, 151, 204, 264
Durgin Park 245
during-relationship rejection 150
DVR 225
E
earring 42
ears 279
earthquakes 184, 185
earthquake safety 171
ease of ordering 244
eating 272, 275
eat-in kitchen 157
eccentric 88
economics of media 60
economic value 121
economies of scale 205
economists 2
ectomorphic 280
Edison, Thomas 137
editing 163, 196
education 125, 154, 191, 240, 286
educational computer program 242
efficiency report 86, 251
Ego has landed 167
E-Harmony.com 140
Eight at Eight 122
elder law 200
elected officials 80
elections 209
electrical engineer 219
electrician 73
elementary school teaching 122
Elements of Style 212, 219
elite 27, 77
Ellis, Charles 172, 176, 177, 179
Ellis Island 40, 41
Elvis (see Presley, Elvis, too) 49
Elway, John 104
embezzlement 184
Employee discounts 253
employees 65, 68, 69, 78, 193, 196, 197, 198, 233, 236, 259
employer-employee compatibility 43
employer-employee relationships 226
employers 232, 237
Encyclopedia Americana 259
Endicia 131
endomorphic 280
endowment effect 263
endurance rides 85
enemies in your organization 235
engagement 148
engineering 28, 71, 83, 122
England 123
English teachers 87, 212
enlisted man 75
enough 142, 147
Enough, the book 155, 171
Enron 200
entertainer 82, 84
entrepreneur 66, 67, 68, 70, 78, 260
entry-level job 207
environmental law 200, 226
Ephron, Nora 95
epitaph 258
e pluribus unum 142
Equal Employment Opportunity 226
equities 175, 177
equity 170, 190, 227
equity, private 180
errors and omissions 185, 235
escalate 150
escape tunnel 202
Esquire 92
estate 187
estate planning 200
ethics 12, 80, 98, 121, 204, 249, 251
etiquette 90, 91
Europe 7
Europhilia 218
Evelyn Wood Speed Reading 110
evictions 203, 259
excess proceeds 189
excess sale proceeds 188
exchanged tax free 159
exchange facilitator 229
exchange rate 176
exclusions 185
ex-convict 18
excuses 95, 96, 106
execution sales 260
Executive Order 6102 154, 169
executive program 19
exempt asset 169
exercising 40, 50, 270, 272, 280, 281
exhale 281
expected value 182
experience 217, 286
Experience 57
experimentation 220
expert 2, 17, 29, 33, 34, 37, 87, 102, 163, 196, 202, 219, 220
expertise 101, 103, 155, 182, 216
expert opinion 33, 38, 87
extending credit 259
exterminators 234
External change 225
extracurricular activities 54, 134, 209
Extreme Makeover 22, 48, 282
eyes 45, 274, 278
F
fabric 92
fabrics 49
face 279
face lift 48, 279
Faces in the Crowd 135
face-to-face 59
factory 198
failure 2
Falk, Peter 138
falling in love 55, 56
false document 121
fame 1, 4, 7, 10, 94, 162, 163, 164, 166, 270, 274, 286
Fame, Baseball Hall of 112
family 121, 270
family law 200
Family Lawyer 82
family room 157
fan phone calls 86
far from the flag 72, 235
farm 169, 170, 227
farmer 78, 84
Farming 225
farm machinery 171
Farrakhan, Louis 46
fashion 91, 221, 228, 229
Fashion 228
fashion design 82
fashion forward 92
fat 44, 49, 271, 272, 273, 274, 277, 280
fatigues 282
fats, saturated, trans 275
favorite person in the world 116
fax 130
Fayetteville, NC 71, 136
FBI 19
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) 78, 79, 80, 119
FDIC-insured money market deposit accounts. 173
fear 16, 88
featherweight frames for glasses 278
federal income tax avoidance 177
Federal Reserve Bank 169
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 132
federal spending 154
FedEx 226
fees 175, 178, 203
fee simple 187
feet 49
female body 277
females 4
female version of The Dating System 145
fertility 45
fertilizer 175, 240
fetal alcohol syndrome 240
FHA 188, 189, 190
fiber 275
fiction 259
field goal 33, 113, 128
Field, Sally 106
Fifth Special Forces Group 19
fights 31
film 61
finance/debt collection law 200
financial disaster 202
financial emergencies 202
financial perfect storm 159
financial planning 161
financial risk 186
financial-services firms 191
financial success 121
find a need and fill it 206
Finding a Winning Edge 104
Finding love 57
fine arts 82
fired 43, 47, 164, 193, 198, 233, 236, 237, 261
fire-damaged buildings 75
fire fight 261
firemen 80
fire risk 184
fire safety 171
First Amendment 251
first-date sex 113
First District of Illinois 46
first impression 117, 118
First Law of Wing Walking 202
fish 275
fit 92
Fitch 172
Fitch rating agency 174, 190
fit, clothes 281
five-word diet 277
fixed cost 194, 197
fixed income 153
fixed-rate debt 154
fixer 260
flag 72
flag football 284
flash of insight 55, 56
flash of Zen insight 58
Flesch, Rudolf 212
Fletcher, Jessica 95
flexibility 80, 190, 207
flood risk 184
Florida 8, 169
Florida State 248
fluid and thermodynamics 219
Flusser, Alan 91
Flutie, Doug 37
flying under the radar 205, 206
Fog Index 212
Fonda, Jane 215
Fonzie, Happy Days TV show 141
food 170, 171, 188, 228
Food and Nutrition Board 274
Food and Nutrition Information Center 274
food stamps 3
Fooled by Randomness 172
fool for a client 202
fooling around 142
football 18, 30, 42, 44, 73, 99, 103, 109, 120, 123, 125, 147, 221, 224, 229, 254
football captain 147
Football Clock Management 101, 102, 103, 104, 216, 229
football coach 108
Football Coaches Code of Ethics 250
football coaching 16, 37, 42, 53
football coaching clinic 216
football game film 215
Football Green Book 102
football players 210
Football Writers Association of America 102
For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered 132
forbidden fruit 266, 268
Force, The 57
Ford 205
Ford, Henry 220
Ford Motor Company 205
forecasting 180, 181, 183, 184, 185
foreclosure 129, 188, 203, 260
foreign correspondent 71
foreign country 71, 123
foreign currency 154, 175
foreign currency risk 175
foreign exchange 226
foreign language 35, 217, 218
foreign law 200
foreign service 71
foreign stocks 175, 176
forensic chemist 65
forest fire fighter 70
forever stamps 188
formal dress 49
formal education 168
Formal education 111
former cadet 77
forms, time-saving 130
for-profit organization 65
Fort Benning, GA 24, 136
Fort Bragg, NC 23, 27, 136
Fort Carson, CO 136
Fort Collins, CO 268, 289
Fort Dix, NJ 77, 108
Fort Gordon, GA 136
Fort Monmouth, NJ 22, 136
Fortune 227
Fortune 500 companies 78, 233
Fort Worth, TX 130
Founders Day 159
Four Pillars of Investing, The 172
frames, glasses 278
Francis, Connie 81, 150
Frankfurt, Germany 213
Franklin, Benjamin 89
Frank, Robert 82
fraternity 123, 240, 267
fraudulent-transfer-in-anticipation-of-bankruptcy 161
freak 167
free-agent professional athlete 187
free-and-clear 153, 201
Freedom from Fear 157
free market 230
French words 211
friend 111, 113
friend of a friend 289
friends 6, 29, 40, 46, 209, 254, 259, 270
frivolous lawsuits 257
front man 72, 73
frugal 134, 160, 172
fruits 275
fuel 171
full-time 77, 193
fund, hedge 180
fund, mutual 180
fund, private equity 180
fund-raising organizations 159
furniture 171, 228
future inheritance 191
futures contracts 180
FutureWeapons 278
G
gains taxes 178
Gallup 74
Gallwey, Timothy 57
gambles 182
gambling 254, 269
Game theory 259
game-theory experts 259
garage 157
gardeners 234
Garvey, Jane 260
Gates, Bill 53, 129, 182, 194, 195, 199
Gehrig, Lou 165
Geist, Bill 243
gender 50
gender bias 94, 122, 124
generalist 195, 196
general practitioner 201
generals 86
gentleman 92
Gentleman Gets Dressed Up 91
Gentleman's Guide to Grooming and Style 91
geometry 242
George F. Baker Foundation Shovel Award 204
George W.Bush 100
German 214
German Army 251
German hyperinflation 188
German language 40, 41, 212, 214
Germany 169
get-rich-quick seminars 164
Get Smart 252
GI Bill 3, 68
gifted 241, 242
gifts 191
Gilovich, author 213, 263
gimmicks 244
Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time 123
Givens, Charles 164
Gladwell, Malcolm 56, 129, 166, 248
glamor 70, 71, 74, 160
glasses 141, 147, 278
Glee Club 36
gluteus maximus 277
GM (General Motors) 77, 195, 205
go along 234
go along to get along 160
goals 1, 4, 40, 186, 255, 262, 270
going public 199, 200
going steady 150, 151
gold 154, 169, 170, 220, 227
gold digger 10
Golden Gate University, San Francisco 39
Golden Rule 249
Goldilocks market 204
gold investing 185
gold watch 221
golf 56, 222, 233
good luck 176
Goodman, Ellen 95
good money after bad 262
Good Morning America 39, 162, 163
Goosebumps 241
Gore, Al 100
Gorin, Norman 101
government 65, 235
government bonds 173, 174, 176
government employees 80
GQ magazine 62, 92, 141
Graceland 156
grades 62, 98, 106, 132, 209, 213, 241
grade-school 62
grad school 79
Graduate Management Admission Test 105
Graham, Benjamin 169, 172, 173
Graham, Katherine 95
grammar 211, 219
Grand Canyon 14, 223
grandchildren 6, 238, 239
grandparent 242
grape juice 266
grappling hook 118
grass is greener 7
gray hair 276
Great Books 217
Great Depression 154, 161, 168, 170, 174
Greatest Generation 241
Great White Hope, The 145
Green Beret 18, 23, 26
Greene, Bill "Tycoon" 93, 204
Greene, Mean Joe 106
Greenfield, Meg 95
Greer, Rebecca 289
Grisham, John 196
grooming 40, 48, 90, 91, 141
grounder 56
group ownership 195, 200
Grove City College 248
growth funds 178
guarantees 185
guardian 169, 179
guerilla 80
guest bedroom 156
guest speaker 120
guidance counselor 28
Guide to Style 91, 278, 281
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 135
Gunning, Robert 212
Gunn, Tim 91, 278, 281
gymnasts 280
H
habits 40, 50, 51, 131, 270, 280
hair 40, 48, 141, 276, 277
haircut 278
hair loss 277
hair style 40, 233
hairstyles 228
halo effect 117, 118, 164
hamburgers 139
hamstrings 45, 281
Handbook of Style: A Man's Guide to Looking Good 91
handicap 38, 49, 236
hand-me-down clothes 3
hand-off 89
handwritten letter 138
hangover 210
happiness 5
Happy Days 141
Harbus 210
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 80, 87, 195
hard asset 154, 188
hard-asset denominated 188
hardball 45
Harding, Tonya 11
Harford, Tim 2, 234, 235
Harris poll 252
Hartman, David 39
Harvard 87
Harvard Business School 2, 12, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 34, 39, 45, 47, 63, 68, 70, 79, 93, 98, 105, 106, 119, 120, 121, 123, 157, 159, 169, 194, 198, 199, 203, 207, 210, 224, 226, 236, 243, 285
Harvard Business School Real Estate Club 21
Harvard Law grad 46
Harvard Law Review 98
Harvard Law School 98
Harvard M.B.A. 210
Harvard MBA 21
Harvard Medical School 48
Harvard Square 245
Harvard University 3, 209, 268
hats 42, 49, 228, 277
Hawaii 7, 46, 156, 213
hazard insurance 188
hazing 26
HBO TV 46
head 279
head cheerleader 146
head hunters 69
heads I win 189
headspace-and-timing mechanism 117
health 5, 8, 43, 50, 52, 161, 240, 253, 270, 272, 275
health aids 170
health clubs 272, 280, 281
health habits 50
health insurance 6
health millionaire 270
hearing 45
Hearst Castle 156
Hearst, William Randolph 156
heart disease 274
Heart Stoppers and Hail Marys 102
heavy-duty construction specialist 71
hecklers 147
HECM 189, 190
hedge fund 180
hedging 176, 192
Hefner, Hugh 144
height 38, 48, 270, 276
heirs 159, 191
Heisman Trophy 22, 31, 62, 97, 169, 248, 258
Henderson, Rickey 88
Henry V 260
hermit 111
heroes 259
Hetherington, Mavis 132
Hewitt, Don 101
hidden camera 137
Hidden Game of Football 102
hide assets 161
higher-status 146
high hurdles 124
high-income person 226
high inflation 173, 188
high jump 222
Highland Falls, NY 134
high profile 258
high-profile staff 80
high school 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 60, 61, 64, 65, 73, 88, 97, 98, 99, 103, 104, 106, 108, 117, 123, 124, 132, 135, 138, 140, 141, 146, 147, 152, 166, 208, 212, 215, 241, 242, 247, 248, 254, 255, 264
high school book reports 39
high school graduate 3
high tech 183
Highway to Heaven 59
Hill, Napoleon 29
Hines, Gerald 216
hips 273
historians 75, 256, 258
hitchhiker 27
hitting a baseball 56
HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) 204
hobbies 6, 8, 40, 53, 103, 152
Hogan, Paul 112
holding (football) 97
holding period for investments 176
Hollywood 48, 49, 52, 120, 164, 193, 284
home 154, 169, 170, 171, 227, 239
Home Alone 169
Home Builders 215
home building 215, 284
homecoming king 146
homecoming queen 105, 138, 139, 140, 142, 146, 147
home decoration/finish 155, 157
Home Depot 82
Homedics BMI Scale 271
home equity 254
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage 188
homeless 72
home office 16
homeowners 8, 181, 260
homeowners association 157
home-phone number 69
Homer 217
homestead 169, 172
homestead exemption 169, 170
hometown newspaper 135
honest living 40, 54, 200, 232, 233, 236, 252, 286
honesty 86, 233, 250
Hong Kong 7
honky tonk 136
Honor Code 24
honors algebra II-trigonometry 242
Hope, Bob 87
hop, skip, and jump 108
horse cavalry 50
horses 243
hospitals 279
hostage 18, 19
hot dogs 139
Hotel Thayer at West Point 28, 119, 139
hot or not 140
house 188, 189
house, one-bedroom 183
house trailer 160
house, two-bedroom 183, 184
house, your 155, 156
Houston Astro 57
Howard, Ron 141
How I Turned $1,000 into $5,000,000 in my Spare Time in Real Estate 75
How to Avoid Probate 206
how-to book author 74
how-to books 103, 125
How to Buy Real Estate for at Least 20% Below Market Value 75
How to Get Started in Real Estate Investment 76, 286
How to Increase the Value of Real Estate 75
How to Manage Residential Property for Maximum Cash Flow and Resale Value 81, 245
How to Protect Your Life Savings from Hyperinflation and Depression 153, 161, 168, 172, 175
How to Use Leverage to Maximize Your Real Estate Investment Return 202
How to Write 61
How To Write, Publish, & Sell Your Own How-To Book 61, 87
H-P 5MP Laserjet 130
H-P 4500 DTN 130
H&R Block 81
HUD 200, 260
Hudson High 23
Hughes, Howard 260
Human Growth Hormone 42
human inertia 255
humble beginnings 2, 4
humidity 8, 50
Hungary 41, 169
hunger pangs 13, 273, 275
husband-wife tag team 79
hustle 31
Hutchinson, Michael winston 289
hygiene 270
hyperinflation 6, 153, 168, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174, 178, 179, 188, 189
I
I am the Entertainer 166
IBM 182, 183
IBM-PC 83
If (poem) 131
illness 186, 198
image 72, 75, 278
imaginary brother 53
immune system 42
implant 279
imposters 88
impressive round number 155, 160
incentive compensation 235
income 66, 153
income tax 200, 231
income taxes 177, 178
incompatibility 143
incompetence 125, 197, 202
incompletion 182
incorporate 200
increase in value 181
in-crowd 146
independence 5, 6
independent businesspeople 78
independent contractors 235
indexed 183, 190
indexed pensions 192
indexed to inflation 190
index fund 173
index fund mangers 177
index funds 175, 177, 178, 179
India 230
Indian Guides 241
indifference 149
individual stocks 178, 179
indoor jobs 72
Industrial Age 85
industrial catering 66
Industrial Revolution 85
inferiority complex 30, 247
inflation 153, 170, 176, 179, 189, 190, 192, 228
inflation hedge asset 171
inflation protection 179
influence 88
infomercials 5, 16
Information Revolution 85
ingenious 138
inheritance 191
inhibitions 89
initial public offering (IPO) 199
initials 95
injuries 45
injury 185, 186, 274
Inner Game of Tennis 57
innovations 228
Innumeracy 214
inoffensiveness 99
insecure 64, 104, 138, 143
inspecting of properties 83
inspection 185
instinct 55
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 274
Institute of Real Estate Management 215
insulin 274
insurance 6, 171, 185, 190
insurance policies 153, 168
insurance premiums 186
integral and differential equations 219
integrity 121
intellectual property rights 285
intelligence 125, 208
Intelligent Investor 169
Intelligent Investor, The 172
interception 108
intercollegiate sports 271
interest 79
interest rate 170, 179
interest rate futures contracts 180
interest rate movement 220
interest rates 173, 179, 180, 185, 201
interests 243
Internal change 221
internal put-down 23
Internal Revenue Code 202
international career 71
international corporations 71
international relations 71
Internet 54, 85, 87, 95, 102, 103, 140, 164, 183, 192, 204, 236, 243
internship 75, 76, 117
intersection and resection 117
interview 109, 112
interviewer 111
intramural sports 271
intrinsic value 172
Intuit 81, 240
inventor 73
inventory 131, 188
invest 158
Investigative Reporters and Editors Association 76
investigator 257
investigators 257
investing 83
investment 260
investment banking 69, 82, 204
investment portfolio 161, 190
invitation 289
iPod 220
IPO (initial public offering) 199
IQ scores 38, 208
IRA 169, 171, 174
IRC §1031 229
Irish 282
irrational despair 173
irrational exuberance 173
IRS 165
IRS auctions 260
Irving, Washington 135
iteration diversity 185
It's now or never 202
IV, Oliver Barrett 115
Ivy League 18, 19, 26, 27, 30, 31, 97, 120, 124, 140, 158, 204, 240, 241
J
Jackall, Robert 232
Jackson, Jesse 95
Jackson, Reggie 112
Jack the Ripper Syndrome 137
Jagger, Mick 93
James, P.D. 95
Jan and Dean 122
janitors 160
Japan 218, 230
Japanese 55
Jarvis, Howard 39
Jauron, Dick 101
jeans jackets 48, 49
Jenni, Richard 277
Jersey Shore 289
Jet Blue 277
jewelry 48, 170, 227, 282
job hop 187
job security 254
Jobs, Steve 42, 53, 116, 194, 199, 220
Job training 207
Joel, Billy 166
Johnny Carson Show 139
John Paul II 41
joint venture 180
Jones, Marion 145
Jordan, Michael 59, 61, 183
journalism 236, 256
Joyner, Wally 35
judges 80
judgment 64
judgments 64, 184
Julian, Tom 91
Julliard 142
Julliard School 71
jumping out of airplanes 16
jump school 16, 136
jump serve 96
Junior Achievement 64, 67
junior high 60, 61, 62, 140, 146, 248, 268
jury trial 203
juvenile delinquency 132
K
Karate Kid 55
Keaton, Diane 107
Kelleher, Herb 227
Kelly 91
Kelly Services 68
Kennedy, John F. 228
Kentucky Fried Chicken 222
Kepner, author 213
Kerrigan, Nancy 11
key man, risk of dying 185
key to success 267
Key West 156
KGO 100, 162
kickbacks 252
kickoff 113
kickoff kicker 33
kidneys 274
kids 133
Kildall, Gary 182, 183
Kileen, TX 71
kindergarten 248
King and I, The 277
Kingsley, Ben 277
Kipling, Rudyard 131
Kis Salak 41
Kissing a smoker is like licking a dirty ash tray. 268
Kissinger, Henry 165
Kiyosaki, Robert 68, 97, 164
Klein, Calvin 278
knowledge 40, 47, 154, 168, 172
know thyself 63, 106, 163, 286
Korea 218
Kosinski, Jerzy 88
Krychev, Alex 73
Kuhn, Bowie 170
Kurkjian, Tom and Stephanie 159
L
laborer 265
labor law 200
Lake Tahoe, CA 43
LaMaze classes 239
land 157, 188
Land, Joe 162
landlord 73, 76, 203, 259
Landlording 47, 120, 225, 284
landlord-non-residential tenant relationships 227
landlord-residential-tenant relationships 226
landlord-tenant law 200
Landon 48
Landon, Michael 49, 59
Land's End 92
landslide 184
large cap 178
large organization 65, 78
large-scale demolition contractor 70
Larry King Live 162
laser resurfacing 48, 282
lasik eye surgery 48, 278
Las Lomas High School, CA 96
Lass, author 212
late bloomers 61
Latinos 95
Latin words 211
lat muscles 277
law 8, 125, 185, 194, 284
law-enforcement officer 18, 80
Law of Large Numbers 185
lawsuits 184, 236, 257, 259, 261
lawyer avoidance 257
lawyers 81, 125, 165, 194, 205, 249, 257, 259
layoff 80
lazy 197, 245
leaders 209
leadership 38, 39, 98
league age 247
league championship 30, 213
league record 213
legal case 70
legal troubles 186
leg curl 281
Legend of Sleepy Hollow 135
leg extension 281
legislators 78
leg press 281
leisure 69
lemonade stand 196, 197
Lester, Richard 125, 126
letters 87, 137, 138, 149
leverage 11, 202
Levine 190
Levine, Mark 187
Levinson, Jay Conrad 80
Levy, Marv 101, 104
Lewinsky, Monica 164
LI 116
libel 185, 236
liberal arts 207
librarians 80, 160, 195
libraries 136
life changes 161
life estate 187, 188, 189, 190
Life is a marathon, not a sprint. 148
Life phases 224
lifers 255
life span 190
life story 74
life tenant 187, 188
lifting weights 271
lighting 256
like it or lump it 92, 281
Limbaugh, Rush 40, 82
limited liability company (LLC) 200
Lincoln, Abraham 63, 260
line of credit 188, 189, 190
linotypist 230
Liquidation schedule 154
liquidity risk 170
listings of real estate for sale 129
literary allusions 212
literary analysis 219
literature 217
litigation 78, 83, 157, 165, 199, 257, 259, 261
Little Book of Common Sense Investing, The 172, 173
Little House on the Prairie 59
Little League 45, 56, 62, 124, 247, 257, 259
Little League Confidential 243
Little Old Me-ism 28, 33, 103, 105, 142, 144, 145, 147, 210
Little Old You-ism 30, 103, 210
Little, Rich 35
live beneath your means 158, 192
Livermore, CA 120
Livermore Titans youth football 120
lives of quiet desperation 72
living room 157
living together 151
L.L. Bean 92
LLC 201
loan payment 169
loan-to-value ratio 201
lobster 137
location 68, 83, 155, 157, 158, 256
lock-in provision 173
logic 176, 219
Logic of Life, The 2, 51, 234
Lohman, Willy 76
Lombardi, Vince 104
London 91
London, England 51
long snapping 97, 128
long term 179
long-term bonds 179
long-term capital gains tax 227
long-term commitment 76, 148
long-term contract 186
long-term contract payment 169
long-term focus 178
looking the part 235
Los Angeles, CA 51
Losers and Goofballs" speech 204
losing weight 46
loss of interest 223
Love Story 115
love what you're doing 80
Lowered Expectations 143
lower-status 146
low-income persons 227
low profile-ism 258
Lowry, Albert 164
loyalty 187
luck 179, 180, 181, 183, 184, 261, 270
Luddite 218
lunch 138
lunch for dating 60
lung cancer 6, 268
M
Machiavelli 51
machines 130, 194, 196
Machowicz, Richard 278
Macintosh computers 81, 83, 126
macro nutrients 274
macros 275
Madrid, Spain 213
Mad TV 143
magician 69, 74
Magnificent Seven, The 277
Magyar 41
mail call 149
mailing list 80, 195
maintenance man 73, 130, 198
Majorca, Spain 213
major in college 74
Major League Baseball 12, 85, 96
Major League baseball player 57
Major League (top of their field) 82
major metro area 51
makeover 22
makeup 48, 256
Making the Most of Your Money 161, 172, 214
male-female ratio 122
male-female relationships 43
male model 105
male-pattern baldness 277
male perspective 4
male prerogative 115
Malkiel, Burton 172
malnutrition 274
Malone, Michael 66
malpractice suits 182
Mama Leone's Restaurant 246
management 194
management consulting 70
management fee 181
management services 181
Mandarin 218
Manhattan (New York City) 123
Manhattan Project 258
Manpower, Inc. 77
man's home is his castle 154, 169
mansion versus home 156
Mantle, Mickey 112
manual labor 234
manual labor for fitness 281
manufacturing 226, 230
Manufacturing 230
man who has everything 171
map reading 117
marathon 148
margin 195
Marines 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 258
marital Nirvana 143
marital status 138
market appreciation 184
marketing 75, 101, 195, 244
market interest rates 185
market share 204
market size 204
market values 181, 184, 185
market-wide appreciation 183
market-wide values 184
marriage 1, 40, 53, 63, 132, 137, 161, 191, 228, 238
marriage counselor 235
marriage-likelihood biological clock 46
martial arts 56
Marx, Groucho 25
Marxism 191
masochism 26
Mason, Perry 257
master bedroom 156, 157
match 51
Match.com 140
matching funds 171
matchmaking 137, 142
math 50, 212, 213, 242
maturing 42
maturity 173
Maui 239
Maxwell Trophy 62
MBA (Masters Business Administration) 14, 21, 34, 39, 45, 46, 63, 69, 119, 182, 204, 210
McAuliffe, Anthony 251
McConaughey, Matthew 277
McCorkle, William 2
McDonald's 82, 259
McFly, Marty 86
McGee, Willie 88
McGraw, Ali 115
McGraw-Hill 205
McNabb, Donovan 104
means to an end 154
measurable performance 234
mechanical engineer 71
mechanics 234
media 62, 72, 286
mediation 257
Medicaid 168
Medicaid provider 177
medical care 40, 254
medical clothing 282
medical procedures 279
medical researcher 73
medical school 23, 204
medical students 125, 159
Medicare 168
medicine 82, 125, 194
medium cap funds 178
medium (setting or method of communicating) 39, 40, 52, 59
meeting place, least favorite 289
meetings 196, 235
melanoma 72
Memphis, TN 162
mentoring 5, 7, 164, 214, 216
Merman, Ethel 80
Merrill Lynch 60
mesomorphic 280
me-too product 206
metro area 51
Mexico 176
Michael the Inevitable 99
Michie Stadium 135
Michigan 230
Michigan State 18, 19, 74
microfiche newspapers 136
Microsoft 53
Middle East 203
middle school 30, 141, 242, 243
midnight feeding 239
military 16, 63, 70, 71, 235, 253, 254, 278
military lifers 254
military operation 109
military training 271
military uniform 282
milk 275
Miller, Arthur 76
millionaire 160, 191
millionaire, health 270
Millionaire Mind 124
Millionaire Next Door 68, 76, 124, 134, 192
millionaire, wealth 270
millions in mortgage loans 16
millions of dollars 16
mimic 35
mine cave-ins 185
mineral supplements 274, 275
minimum wage 196, 226
miniwarehouse 225
Minneapolis, MN 120
minor children 191
Miracles, The (singing group) 142
Miramonte High School, CA 96, 124
Miriello, Frank 104
Mirren, Hellen 107
mismanagement 170
Miss America 33, 138
Miss American Beauty 139
Miss Hong Kong 33
MIT 18, 98, 125
Miyagi, Mr. 55
MLS book 235
mobilehome not eligible 190
mobilehome park 225
mock turtleneck 42, 92
models 138, 139, 256
modesty 101
modular building 83
Mom's Night 89
Momura, Catherine 63
mom was wrong 275
monetary instability 175
Money Magazine 7, 44, 162
Monster.com 122
Montana, Joe 104
Moody's 172
Moody's rating agency 174, 190
Moraga, CA 157
moral courage 250
Moral Mazes 232
morning person 210
mortgage 189
mortgage, adjustable rate 185
mortgage lending 83
mortgage payment 188, 255
most important decisions 9
most important key to success 267
most-likely-to-succeed 61
motels 162, 225, 227
mother of invention 134
Mothers Against Drunk Driving 229
motion hearing 109
motion picture 19, 59, 70, 82
motivating 198
motivational carrot 197
motorcycle 51
Mount Diablo 223
Mount Ephraim, NJ 68
Mount Everest 11
Mount St. Cecelia College 138
movie director 72
movie extras 245
movies 60, 70, 102, 138, 256, 259
movie stars 30, 48, 141, 145
moving 254
MP3 225
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 240
Multilingualness 218
multiple listing service (MLS) 235
multiplier 194
Mumme, Hal 104
Munich Olympics 73, 116
municipal bonds 174, 227
Murder She Wrote 95
Murphy's two lesser-known laws 129
muscle definition 271, 280
muscle memory 40
muscles 50, 280
music 71, 214, 228, 284
musical instrument 56, 59
musical instrument performance 109
musician 70, 82, 166
music teacher 243
mutiny 13
mutual 236
mutual affection 152
mutual-affection rate 151
mutual fund 172, 175, 178, 179, 180, 181
My Generation 1
Myrtle Beach 16
mystical 55
mystique 18, 19, 23, 286
N
nanny 242
Napa, CA 108
narcissist 166
Narcissistic Personality Disorder 167
National Apartment Association 39, 215
National Association of Home Builders 215
National Association of Realtors® 155, 157, 215
National Average Wage Index 190
National Book Award 88
National Center for Home Equity Conversion 190
national champion 62
national debt 153
National Federation of High School Coaches Association 102
National Federation of State High School Associations 215
National Hockey League 248
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 267
National Junior Chamber of Commerce 5
National Youth Sports Coaches Association 215
native pronunciation 218
natural disasters 185
naval architect 71
Navy SEAL 18, 278
Navy uniform 282
naysayers 34
NBA 96, 183
NCAA records book 102
neatness 134
necklaces 282
negative 240
negative equity 189
negative equity put 189
negative feedback 15
negotiation 48, 109
neighborhoods going bad 185
Neiman Marcus 91
nepotism 30
nerves 274
nervous breakdown 14
net worth 153, 154, 159, 160, 195, 227, 228
net worth at risk 185
Never-Never Land 144
New Enterprise Club 226
New Guide to Better Writing 212
new information 53
New Jersey 7, 8, 135, 157, 159, 170, 239
Newman, Paul 165
New Orleans, LA 39, 51
New Rational Manager 213
newsletter 80, 103, 120, 163, 166, 194, 236, 244
newspaper-dating 136
newspaper photos 135
Newsweek magazine 1, 39, 95, 162
New York City 51, 71, 134, 174, 233
New Yorker magazine 87
New York Times 162
NFL 96, 101, 102, 104, 216
NFL cheerleader 138
NFL Films 102
NFL kicker 33, 36
niche 78, 85, 125, 205, 206, 260, 284
Nickerson, William 75
night life 69
Nike Pegasus 27 92
Nike sneakers 42
Nineteenth Century 85
Nixon administration 165
Nixon, Trisha 139
no excuse 97
no-huddle offense 104
nomadic 71
non-dollar-denominated 188
non-fiction 259
non-financial risk 186
non-government 65
non-medical physical improvements 48
non-monetary accomplishments 126
non-"people-person" type jobs 73
nonprofit organization 65, 235
nonrecourse 8, 188
non-union 227, 255
Nor-Cal All-Sports Clinic 216
Nordic Track cross country skiing workout machine 229
Nordstrom Guide to Style 91
Northeast 51
Northern California 51
North, Ollie 260
Northwestern 230
Nothing Down 100, 162, 214
No Time for Sergeants 254
nouveau riche 156
nuclear physics 219
nuclear power 174
nuisance suits 257
nun 19
nurses 122
nursing home 189, 190, 268
nutrients, macro 274
nuts 275
NY 116
O
Oakland Raiders 182
Obama 94
Obama, Barack 46, 98, 166, 167
Obamacare 168
obesity 272, 282
objective 33, 34, 87, 127
obsolescence 170, 225
obstacle 259
obstetrician 238
occupational hazard 144
occupational health and safety 226
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 226
oceanographer 71, 74
O'Connor, Carroll 239
O'Connor, Sinead 278
odds are good 122
offense 125, 160
office politics 65, 73
office work 235
oil fire fighter 70, 71
oil glut 160
Oil wildcatting 182
Okinawa 258
old maids 238
old-money people 156
Old Testament 217
Oliver Twist 217
Olympic committee 167
Olympic swimmer 124
Olympic track star 145
Omega Seamaster 282
on belay 52
O'Neal, Ryan 115
one-bedroom apartment 157
one-bedroom house 183, 184
one-man company 226
one-man medium 61
one-man shop 193
on-side kick 113
oomph 128
open doors 20
operating complex equipment 109
operating system 182
Operation Iraqi Freedom 254, 280
Operation Market Garden 160
Operation Restore Hope 254
operators of vehicles 71
Opie (Andy Griffith tv show) 141
opinions 235
opposite-sex relations 42, 48
option 189
optionality 181
option, call 180, 181, 183, 185
option-pitch drill 128
option price 189
oral book reports 39
orbison, Roy 107
orchestra members 80
ordering information 163
order processing 131
Orowitz, Gene 59
orthodontia 48, 279
Our Gang 67
outdoors jobs 72
Outliers 56, 129, 166, 248
out-of-sight-out-of-mind 238
outpatient clinic 279
Outstanding Young Man or Woman 5
overbuilding 170
overconfident 61
overhead, financial 66, 196, 197
overuse injuries 274
overvalued 173
overweighting 178
Owens, Ronn 100
owner-unknown property 260
P
packaging 244
paid mentors 216
painter 72
painting 59
Palin, Sarah 167
Pan, Peter 144
parades 39
parallel bars 44
paranoia 146
paratrooper 12, 18, 19, 24, 224
paratrooper school 136
Parcells, Bill 104
parental support 31
Paris 92
Parker, Sarah Jessica 140
park rangers 253
park service guide 93
partnership 181, 184, 195, 201
partnership law 200
Parton, Dolly 106
part-time jobs 68, 78, 80, 193
Passages 5, 224
passive investments 172, 175
passive stock market investor 172
passive voice 211
past participle 211
patent 284, 285
patent leather shoes 92
patriotism 121, 228
patrol leader 26, 117
Patton, George 251
Paulos, John Allen 214
payment pattern 219
payments 190
peace 258
peak age 222
peak earnings 222
peak performance age 221
Peale, Norman Vincent 28, 29
peanut butter 3, 13
Peanuts comic strip 67
Pearl Harbor survivor 18
pedestrians 52
pediatrician 74
peer approval 72, 240
peer-chosen 139
peer pressure 266
peers 138, 247
penalties for early withdrawal 171
penis 272, 277
Penn State University, PA 97
Pennsylvania Railroad 119
Pennsylvania State Trooper 137
pension 169, 170, 188, 200, 221
pensions 174, 177, 178, 187, 191, 192
people person 72
Peres, Daniel 91
performance 110
performing 253
performing arts 70, 88
per-hour 70
periodicals 102
periodic table 220
periorbital laser resurfacing 48
permits 260
Perot, Ross 10, 100
persistence 53, 121, 142
personal computer 182
personal finance 213
Personal History 95
personality 38, 47, 50, 54, 68, 140, 146
personal relationship 60
personal trainer 280
Peter, Laurence J. 100
Peter Principle 100
pets 170
Pew Research Center 68
Pfleger, Michael 46
pharmacist 65
pharmacists 201
phases 5
Philadelphia, PA 41, 51, 105, 134
phone lines 196
phone numbers 136
phoniness 242
phonograph recording 225
photo 140
photo finish tie 67
photographer 72, 215
photographic memory 110
photos 284
physical 6
physical appearance 38, 40, 46, 48, 49, 94, 143
physical aptitude test 108
physical attractiveness 140
physical education 72, 271
physical fitness 40, 228
physical handicap 40
physical inspection 113
physicals 40, 270
Piazza, Mike 61
pick-up truck 196
pick your battles 250
picto-words 218
picture day 133
piece rate 234, 235
pigeonholed socially 147
pilot 73
Pioneering Portfolio Management 172, 181
pipe 42
pitchers, baseball 45
Pittsburgh, PA 51
Pixar 42
pizza parlor 120
place 67
placement office 119
Plan B 143
plastic surgery 48, 141, 182, 273, 279, 283
playing the game 251
playoffs 108
plays (theater) 70
pleasure 158
plumbing 73, 83, 194, 207, 234
podcasting 61
podcasts 54
point of diminishing returns 109, 142, 147, 153, 155, 211, 216, 224
pole vault 222
Polian, Bill 53
police 165, 233, 278, 282
political contributions 251
political risk 170
political values 121, 139
politicians 22, 29, 60, 78, 93, 98, 191
politics 59
Pollan 190
Pollan, Stephen 187, 191
polo shirt 92
Pomona College, CA 98
Ponzi scheme 183
pool records 247
pool, swimming 156
Poor Richard's Almanac 89
Pope 41
Pope John Paul II 41
popularity 209, 255, 256
Pop Warner 247
Porter, Michael 78
portions 275
Portland, OR 120
Portugal 8
position on team 37
positive equity 189
positive equity call 189
positive thinking 29
postage meter 130
postage-meter-scale combination 131
posture 141
potassium 275
POW 13, 18, 19
power 10
Power of Positive Thinking 28
practice 55, 56, 58
preachers bench 281
precious metal 188
predicted date of death 192
premature death 192
Prentice-Hall 205
prepayment penalty 173
Preservation Hall 245
president 255
Presley, Elvis 156, 183
press 227
prestige 75
pre-studying 213
price 244
pride of ownership 126
Princess, Apple (contest) 139
Prince, The 51
Princeton University 106, 209, 268
principal nomination 29
principal residence 227
principles 219
print 59
printers 52
printing" money 154
print" money 153
prioritized 130
Priority Mail 130
prisoner of war 114
privacy 146, 185, 258
private companies 65
private-detective skills 136
private equity 180
private instruction 213
private investigator 76
private lessons 213
private person 164
private school 125
pro athletes 18, 234, 253, 256
probability 219
probability and statistics 182, 212, 213, 257
probability assumption 113
probates 129
problem children 186
Prodigious Wealth Accumulators 76
Productive Edge 125
product or service quality 244
professional athletes 30, 70, 82, 84, 100
Professional Football Researchers Association 102
professional sports 284
professor 64, 93, 125
profit margin 66, 68, 83, 196
pro football 104
programming 284
project-oriented business 70
promises 249
prom king 146
promoter 181
promotions 235
prom queen 138, 146
property management 47, 83, 259
Property managers 252
property tax 231
property taxes 188
property values downturn 184, 185
Prophet of Innovation 41
proportion 281
Proposition 13 39
proprietary information 285
prosecutors 80, 165
Prostitution 226
protein 275
pseudonym 89, 95
psychiatrist 171
psychologically-correct 248
PTA 6
public appearance 109
public high school 209
publicity 163
publicly-traded companies 181, 199
public performance 108
public relations 27, 100, 215
public speaking 39, 61, 93, 94, 212, 219
Publish 61
publishing 2, 79, 81, 82, 93, 94, 160, 183, 185, 196, 201, 205
Puerto Rico 156
punctuation 219
punishment 240
punter 128
purchase discounts 205
purpose beyond profit 125, 126
put 189
Putting out fires 198
PX 253
PX (Post Exchange store) 254
Pyle, Gomer 254
Q
Q.E.D. glasses 278
quad 45
quadriceps 281
quality control 142
quality time 241, 242
quantity time 241
quarterback 37, 90, 128
Que sera 57
Quicken financial software 82, 83, 130, 240
Quinn, Jane Bryant 54, 95, 161, 162, 163, 165, 172, 178, 190, 214
quit rate 80, 253
quitter 17, 18, 43, 53
quit today 187
quota, meet your 254
R
race 38, 94
racetrack 67
Racetrack 66
radio 59, 109, 162, 163
radio careers 54, 60, 82
Radio Shack Model II 83
radio talk show 100, 242
rain-gutter cleaning 195
rainmakers 284
raises 235
Raisin, Coach 282
Ralph Lauren 91, 92
Ralph Lauren Polo shirts 42, 44
Rambo 21
RAM (Reverse-Annuity Mortgage) 190
Random House 88
random pauses 94
Random Walk Down Wall Street, A 172
ranger school 224
Ranger School 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 25, 26, 45, 61, 117, 118, 127, 136, 197, 261, 273
ranger tour guide 80
rank 4
rank their values 121
rappelling 45, 118
rapport 43, 114, 134, 143
rare coins 227
rare skill 125
Raritan Valley YMCA 22
rationalization 250
Readability Score 212
Reader's Digest 28, 87
reading 57
Reagan, Ronald 41, 281
Real Army 197
real estate 168, 170
Real Estate After Tax Reform 205
real estate agent 47, 69, 72, 79, 264
real estate commission 60
real estate finance 219
Real Estate Investing Letter 89, 103, 195
real estate investment 2, 15, 16, 53, 75, 180, 182, 184, 191, 202, 229
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 176
Real Estate Investor's Monthly 7, 244
real estate salesman 116, 234
Real Estate Securities and Syndication Institute 226
Real Estate Tax Digest 89
Realtors® 215
reasonableness 33
rebalancing 177, 178
Rebalancing 178
receptionists 123
recession 174
recon 117
reconnect with former date 150
reconnoiter 109
recording star 82
recording studio worker 73
recreational activities 228
recruiting 26, 31, 97, 120, 124, 196, 198, 282
recurring themes 74
Red Cross girls 122
Redford, Robert 123
redshirt 208, 209, 210, 248
Red Shoes 11
Reed, Dan 239
Reed Family Dodge-Ball Gene 36
Reed, Mike 241
Reed's Law 233, 250
Reed's Rule of Thirds 228
reenlistment bonus 27
references 51, 235
refinancing 158
reflective upper brain 55
reflexive 55
Regional economies 230
regulation 227
regulators 78
rehearse 109, 117
REIT funds 173, 176, 177
rejection 86, 148, 152
relationships 43, 237, 238
relatives 9, 29, 38
religion 121, 227, 228
remainder estate 187, 188, 190
remainderman 187, 188
remarriage 53
renewals 244
renovation 75
rent 188
rental properties 129
rent control 170, 226, 253, 255
repairman 73
repetitive motion 229
reporter 69, 256
reproaches 233
reps, weight lifting 280
reptilian brain stem 55
reputation 51, 121, 182, 232
research 70, 95, 102, 216, 220
researching 219
resection 118
residential properties 227
Residential Property Acquisition Handbook 76
resident managers 76, 81, 193, 198, 264
resolve conflicts 121
resort 3, 60, 70, 71, 142
results, actual 185
results, expected 185
resume 20, 264
retailer 70, 196
retaining 198
retina 68
retirement 8, 45, 46, 54, 161, 171, 187, 191, 198, 253, 254, 255, 256
return on investment 196, 197
Return on investment 197
reunion 6, 25, 61, 255, 276
revealing clothing 49
reveille 12
reverse annuity mortgage 187, 188
reversion to the mean 177
rheumatoid arthritis 268
Rhodes Scholar 19, 22, 258
Rice, Jerry 166
Rich Dad Poor Dad 68, 97, 164
Richmond, CA 225
rich, need to define 10, 155
right of way 52
right people 197, 198
rights of others 240
right to vote 227
rings 23, 282, 283
Rip Van Winkle experience 266
risk 11, 33, 51, 65, 181, 184, 185, 186, 197, 201, 260
risk management/mitigation 121, 155, 159, 175, 176, 181, 185, 190, 192
risk preference 185
risk-reward ratio 257
Ritalin 241
rite of passage 266
roads not taken 74
Robbins, Tony 5
Robinson, Leigh 47, 120, 225, 284
Rock and Roll I gave you the Best Years of my Life 166
rock climbing 45, 52
rock star 93, 150, 256
Rockwell, Norman 157
Roetzel, Bernhard 91
Rogaine 277
Rolex 282
romance 134
Ronn Owens Show, The 100
Ronstadt, Linda 107
roommates 3, 134, 151
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 154, 169, 191
Roosevelt, Theodore 5
Rorschach ink blot test 73
Rose Bowl 62
rotator-cuff 45
Roulac, Stephen 199, 210
Round Hill Country Club 156, 213
round peg in a round hole 77
round peg in a square hole 68
Rouseau, Jean Jacques 121
routine 69
royalties 196, 205
R&R (rest & relaxation) 123
R.S.V.P. 145
rudeness 166, 245
Rule of Thirds 23, 24, 27
rules and regulations 90, 235
Rumsfeld, Donald 278
running 56
running back 90
run out of money. 192
rural 140
Russia 230
Russian language 212
Russian Roulette 266
Rustbelt 230
Rust Belt 71
Rutgers University 18
Ruth, Babe 112
RV 157
S
sacrifice 121
safe 169
safe deposit box 154
Safelite 235
Safer, Morley 39, 100, 162
safe sex 186, 267
safety 40, 51, 240, 270, 283
safety net 79
Saigon harbor 236
sailors 71
salad 139
salaried employee 187, 193, 197, 199
salaried job 202
salary 187, 235
sale by owner 205
sales 235
sales job 64, 71, 86
salesman 65
sales manager 194
sales meeting 119
sales pitch 109
Sales tax 230
salt 275
Salt Lake City, UT 120
Samuelson, Bob 95
Sanders, Colonel 222
Sand, George 95
San Diego, CA 156
San Diego State 104
San Francisco, CA 43, 109, 120, 157, 159, 242
San Ramon Bears 30
San Ramon Valley, CA 96, 156
San Ramon Valley T-Birds 30
Sarandon, Susan 106
SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) 98, 125, 209, 243
saturated fats 275
Savalas, Telly 277
saving 170
savings 6, 168, 177
savings, automatic 54
savings-&-loan debacle 160
Sawyer, Diane 70
scapegoat 97
scarce 122, 123
scenery 8
scent 42
Schaub, John 259
Schenkman, Martin 205
Schlichter, Art 269
schmooze 72
scholarship 208
school 2, 254
Schulz, Charles 67
Schumpeter, Jospeh 41
Schwab, Charles 60
Schwartz, James 155, 171
Schwartzkopf, Norman 108
Schwinn AirDyne stationary bike 44
Science and Technology Academy 241
Science of Happiness 48
Scots-Irish 282
Scott, Sir Walter 112
scouting the competition 85, 108, 250
screened with a photo 136
screening 113
Scrooge, Ebeneezer 217
SCUBA diving 24
sculptor 73
sculpture 59
Sea Isle City, NJ 136
SEALS (special ops sea, air, and land forces) 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27
search engine 102
Sears 198
Seattle-Tacoma, WA 120
Seaver, Tom 61
second home 192
secrecy 258
secretary 3, 257
secret formulas 284
secret of success 86
sector funds 178
securities 184, 226
securities laws 200
security 80
security deposit 224, 259
security mechanism 219
see-again procedure 146
Seinfeld 244
Selden, Larry 245
selective college 4
Self Assessment and Career Development 73
self-assessment course 98
self-confidence 62, 73, 113, 124, 140, 143, 147, 209, 210, 223, 243, 248, 255, 276
self-consciousness 143
self-delusion 106
self-discipline 65
self-distributing 196, 228
self-employed 20, 40, 47, 51, 65, 68, 69, 75, 78, 100, 125, 195, 196, 202, 234, 235, 236, 255
self-employment 232, 252
self esteem 44, 73, 120, 209, 247, 248, 260, 261, 262
self-fulfilling prophesy 96
self-knowledge 53, 148, 168, 223
self-publisher 228
self-publisher-distributor 50, 69, 196, 201
self-service pump 130
sell short 180
seminar 59
seminars 2, 70, 164, 195, 216, 255
semi-pro baseball 37, 44
semi-pro football 221
senior citizen on fixed income 192
seniority 51, 255, 256
sense of humor 13
sensitivity training 47
SEP 175
separate living quarters 151
separation 132
SEP (Simplified Employee Pension plan) 171, 174
septic system 171
sera 57
Serbia 71
serendipitous 120
Serpico, Frank 233
service academies 18, 29, 134
sets, weight lifting 280
settled for cash 184
settlement 257
set, volleyball 22
sex 13, 113
Sex and the Single Girl 289
sex-change operation 61
Sex in the City 46, 140
sex, safe 186
shadow (follow around) 75, 76, 77, 109
shadowing 166
Shakespeare 217, 249, 260
Sharif, Omar 116
shaving your head 277, 279
Sheehy, Gail 5, 224
Sheets, Carleton 164
shoe-string catch 45
shopkeeper 78
shopping around 142, 143
shopping list 158
shortcuts 90, 98
Short shelf-life occupations 225
short-term bonds 173, 179
show 67
show business 117, 253, 255
showing off 19, 23, 156, 158, 200
showing property 83
showing up 103, 146
show off 171
Shriver, Maria 140
shyness 143
Signal Officers Basic Training 136
signal-to-the-bullpen 144
silent partner 181, 195, 201
silhouette 281, 282
Silicon Valley, CA 159
silver 227
silver medal 73
silver spoon 2
silverware 227
Simon & Schuster 206
Simonsick, Frank 40, 41
Simpson, Bart 63
Simpson, O.J. 97, 169
sing 36, 59, 82
singing 59
singing performance 109
single mom 132
single (not married) 132, 138
singles bar 60, 136, 289
single-sex groups 122
Sing Out '66 36, 163, 213
sin[ning] by silence 260
sitcom 259
sit ups 129
skiing 139, 142
Skiing 229
skill 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 217
Skim the cream 245
skin 49, 283
skin cancer 282
skin color 48
Slavs 41
sleep 13, 40, 50, 134
sliding 56
sliding, learn by practicing 45, 128
Sloan, Allan 95
Slovenian 41
small cap fund 178
small college 124
small-group get-together 145
small men's college in upstate New York 20
small organization 65, 78, 227
small pond 61, 124
small town 51
small towns near military bases 136
Smart, Agent Maxwell 252
Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People 54, 161, 172, 178, 214
smart-people professions 125
smoking 40, 134, 268
sniper 26
sober 47, 63, 134, 267, 286
soccer 73, 120
social climate 8
social relations 209
social security 168, 187, 188, 190, 200
social standing 209
social strata 146
social values 121
Society Hill Playhouse 145
sociopath 166, 167
Socratic Method 14
softball 45
software 194
soldiers 136
sole proprietor 78, 201, 227, 228
sorority 6
Soup Kitchen International 244
Soup Nazi marketing 244, 245
sour grapes 132
Southampton 116
Southern California 71
Southern New Jersey 119, 263
South Side of Chicago 46
Southwest Airlines 162, 227
sovereign (a whole country) default 174
Soviet psychology 241
Soviet Union 109
Sowell, Thomas 95
S&P 172
S&P 500 175, 178
Spanish language 212
Spears, Britney 278
specialist 196
specialized knowledge 195
speculating 173, 176
speech 59, 109, 212, 227, 255
speed 42
speed dating 46, 145
speed reading 110
Speedy Correct Career Finders 76
spelling bee 62
spending 170
spendthrifts 134
Spielberg, Steven 107
spike, volleyball 22
spilt milk 262
Spitz, Mark 116
sponsor 61
sport, carryover 22
sporting goods 170
Sporting Kid magazine 162, 163
sports 70
sports agents 69
sports based on grade 209
sports cars 27
Sports Illustrated for Kids 215
Sports Illustrated magazine 104, 135, 162, 183
spouse choice 6, 40, 51, 53, 63, 132, 142, 151, 264, 9
spring break 7, 9
sprinkler repair business 201
sprinklers 195
sprint 148
square-peg-in-a-round-hole 59, 75
squash 233
stained-glass columnist 212
stalker 138, 146
Stallone, Sylvester 106
stamina 40, 50
standardized tests 29, 242
standard of living 84
Standard & Poor's 174
stand-up comedy 59, 61, 109
Stanford 116, 223
Stanford Medical School 270
Stanford University 18, 20, 23, 159
Stanley, author 124
Stanton, Shelby 258
star 212
Starker v. U.S. 229
Starr, Kenneth 10
Starr, Marv 89
stars 284
starting blocks 222
start-up 196, 201
start your own business 158
Star Wars 57
state bonds 174
stated-income mortgage 190
state fair 166
statement 92
stationary bike 44
station wagon 42
statistics 213, 219
status 75
status quo bias 262
St. Crispin's Day 260
steel construction 102
steel manual 102
Steiner, Dick 53
step-by-step program 286
stepped-up basis 227
Steps (novel title) 88
stereotype 42
steroids 12, 42
stethoscope 238
stevedore 236
stewardess 46, 136
Stewart, Patrick 277
St. Louis, MO 51
St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA 96
stock index fund 177
stock market investing 60, 176, 183
stock picking 175, 178, 179
stock price 177, 236
stock price movement 220
stocks 168, 170, 185
Stolen Valor 20, 21, 258
stomach size 273
Stop eatin' ya fat bastard 277
Stossel, John 60
strategic 93
Strawbridge & Clothier 245
Strawbridge, J.C. 245
Streep, Meryl 112
strength 112
strength against weakness 125
strengths 1, 40, 50, 63, 64, 68, 122, 125, 163, 168, 286
Strengths Finder 2.0 73
strength training 280
stroke 274
structure 64
Strunk, Jr., William 212
student loans 79, 232
studio apartment 157
study group 14
study habits 134
Study of Values 121
stuntmen 52
stutter 60
style 91
Style and the Man 91
subconscious 57
subconscious brain 55
subject 64
subjective 33, 87
subjective evaluations 233
subject matter 64
subject matter knowledge 168
subprime crisis 174
subscriptions 162
subsistence farm 111, 228
Subsistence farm 227
substance abuse 228
sub-teens 238, 240
Subzero refrigerator 156
Success Motivation Institute 214
success tool 50
sucking up 235
sue 200
sugar 241, 275
suicide 152, 239
summer job 119, 212
sun 72
Sunbelt 230
Super Bowl 104
Superdome 39
supplements, vitamin and mineral 274, 275
suppliers 78, 197, 198
support group 49
Supreme Court 10
Surf City (Jan and Dean song) 122
Surgeon General's warning 268
surgery 182, 273, 278, 282, 283
surplus real estate 199
surrogate mothers 238
survival of the fittest 259
survivors 260
Suzuki, D.T. 57
swagger 124
Swarthmore College 98, 138
sweat shirt 19
Sweden 61
Swenson, David 172, 174, 175, 176, 181
swimmer 166
swimming 124, 213, 247, 280
SwissAir 119
switch career 80
Switzerland 119
Sydney, Australia 7
symbolism 219
syndicators 180
synergies 196
System, The Dating 16, 33, 141, 143, 144, 146, 147
Szemancsak, Anna 41
Szemancsak, Franz 41
T
tabloids 164
tackle football 284
tactical 93
tailback 30, 32, 124
tailor-made suits 44
tails you lose 189
take the stairs 281
taking a company public 199
Taleb, Nassib Nicholas 172, 179, 183
talent 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 47, 90, 96, 97, 108, 212, 243, 255, 286
tan 282
tassel penny loafers 91
taste 127, 141, 156, 198
tattoo 42
Taubman, Alfred 103
tax accountant 70
tax avoidance 178
tax-deferred account 171
tax-deferred pension plan 177, 178
taxes 177, 178, 179, 184
tax evasion 93
tax expertise 202
tax-free exchange 229
tax-free municipal bonds 174
tax preparer 81, 82
Tax Reform Act of 1986 159, 226
tax-smart rebalancing 178
teacher 64
teaching 77, 125, 160, 235
team player 251
tease 139
teaser rates 201
technical analysis 178
Technique of Clear Writing 212
technology 52, 221
teenager 64, 212, 239, 240, 247
teeth 44, 48, 278, 279
teeth braces 48
teeth capped 48
teeth whitened 48
telecommuting 84
telephone 59
temping of America 77
temporary structure 157
temporary worker 77
tenants 197, 259
tennis 56
tenure 51, 125, 234, 253, 256
Terkel, Studs 207
terminal pulmonary disease 268
termites 185
test-prep book 106
tests 73
test scores 97, 106
Texas 8, 156, 159
textile 226
texture 92
theater 59, 61, 71, 82, 109
theoretical values 121
Theory of the Leisure Class 158
thesis 219
Think and Grow Rich 29
Thomas, Clarence 10
Thomas, Lowell 93
Thompson, Bobby 11
Thompson, Paul 203
Thoreau, Henry David 72
Thor Lo 92
threat 21
Three C's of Credit 220
throat cancer 268
throwing a baseball 56
timber manual 102
time-and-motion study 131
time and risk 11
time horizon 176
Time-Life 244
Time magazine 39, 48, 278, 281
Tim Gunn 92
Tim Gunn's Guide to Style 278, 281
tiny glasses 275
tiny organizations 234
tiny portions 275
tobacco 268
Tobias, Andrew 210
Today Show 162
to-do list 130, 286
tombstone 258
Tommy Hilfinger 92
tones 218
Tonight Show 165
tools 40, 52, 130, 131, 171, 196
too old 45
tort 200
tortoise-and-hare parable 202
totally unpredictable 180
Total Market Index funds 178
touchdown 113
tough guy image 278
tough love 240
toupees 277, 278
tour guide 109
Tower of Babel 218, 284
toxic contamination 184, 226
toys 228
Track 222
trade 226
trade association 214, 215
trade periodicals 214
trade schools 207
tradesman 73
trailermate 136
training 198
transaction costs 177, 178, 182, 184
transcribe 89
trans fats 275
transfer 198
transitions 74
transplants 277
travel 7, 46, 71, 80
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities 175
Tregoe, author 213
triage 211
trial 109, 227
trial lawyer 70, 93, 251
triangulating 118
tricks 90, 94, 98, 100, 190, 211, 244, 246, 256
tricks, study 210
Trinity United Church of Christ 46
Trump, Donald 103, 216
trust deeds, California 8
trust law 200
truth 236
Tufts University, Boston, MA 98
TurboTax software 81, 82, 83, 130
turnover 198
tutors 81
tux 49, 92
TV 19, 59, 60, 70, 82, 85, 102, 105, 109, 123, 162, 163, 214, 215, 239, 259
TV news person 138, 141, 144
TV-series star 138
Twentieth Century 85
Twenty-First Century 85
two-bedroom house 183, 184
two-way-indexed asset 188
Tycoon Greene 204
tying your shoes 56
type face 95
typeset printed letter 137
typewriter 218
U
UC Santa Barbara 240, 241
ugly 272, 274
U.N. 71
unchangeable weaknesses 50
unconstitutional 24
Unconventional Success 172, 174, 181
under the bus 167
undervalued 173
unearned 181
unearned bonus 181
unemployable 236
unemployed 21, 78, 191, 255
unethical 98, 99, 103, 204, 249
unexamined life 73
Unexpected Legacy of Divorce 132
unhappiness 9
uniform 281, 282
uninhibited 88
union contract 125
union jurisdiction 215
unions 226, 234, 251, 253, 255, 256
Unions 230
Unique Ability 63, 64
United States Swimming Association 124
Universal Studios 120
University of Arizona 240, 241
University of Chicago Law School 98
University of Kentucky 104
University of Maryland 123
University of Miami 61, 62
University of Pennsylvania 210
University of Southern California 124
University of Tennessee 248
unlisted phone numbers 137
unpredictable 180
unsophisticated person 249
unwed mother 147
UPS delivery men 93
upside bonus 181
Up With People 36, 57, 163, 213
Urban Land Institute 215
U.S. accent 123
U.S. Department of Agriculture 274
U.S. District Court 109
U.S. dollar 176, 188
U.S. federal government bonds 173, 176
U.S. government bonds 170
U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School 97
U.S. Naval Academy 100
U.S. News & World Report 163
U.S. stock market 176
U.S. Supreme Court 101
V
V-8 engine 220
vacation 158
vaccinations 270
valedictorians 255
value 83
value-based funds 178
value investing 172
value of not caring 86
value of your time 196, 197
values 121
Vancouver, Canada 8
vandalism 184
Van Dyke, Dick 157
Vanguard funds 173, 177
Vanguard REIT Index Fund Investor Shares 176
Vanguard S&P 500 175, 178
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund 176
Vanguard Total Market Index Fund 175, 176
variable annuities 190
variable cost 194, 196
varicose veins 283
VA (Veterans Affairs) 159, 260
Veblen, Thorstein 158
veer triple option 128
vegans 274
vegetables 275
vegetarians 274
vehicles 170
veins, varicose 283
venture capital 201, 236
verbal comunication 60
verbal volleyball game 116
veteran 18, 23, 258
Vicarious conflict 258
victimhood 95
victims of inflation 192
video 61
video cameraman 73
video game 241
videos 214, 215
Vietnam 7, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23, 33, 35, 71, 75, 109, 117, 120, 122, 127, 135, 136, 143, 176, 197, 203, 209, 223, 224, 236, 258, 261, 272, 282
Vietnam Vets 20
villains 259
Vince Lombardi on Football 104
vitamin D 282
vitamins 274, 275
vocabulary 219
vocational training 221
voice print 68
volleyball 22, 96, 120, 123
volunteer 6, 25
Vu, Tom 10
W
Wabash College 122
waist 273
waist-to-hip ratio 273
waiting list 245
walking 56
walking distance 171
Wallenstein, Judith 132
Waller., Julia 63
Wall Street Journal 122, 178
Wall Street Week 60
Walsh, Bill 101
Walton, Sam 199
war 180, 254, 261
war correspondent 70
war heroes 258
Warner, Pop 247
warriors 260
Washington and Lee University 104
Washington, DC 8
Washington Public Power Supply System 174
waste 187, 188
water 275
way I lost 30 pounds 272
Wayne, John 63
Wayne's World 28
ways to win 96
weaknesses 1, 63, 64, 68, 74, 122, 125, 163, 168, 286
weaknesses, unchangeable 50
wealth 1, 4, 7, 153, 158, 160, 161, 270
wealth strategy 161
weapons 171
weather 220
website 164
wedding ring 283
weight 39, 44, 270, 272, 276, 281
weighted average 182
weight loss 44, 275
weight training 42, 44, 62, 73, 271, 280
Weinke, Chris 248
Welch's grape juice 266
welfare of the men 26
well 171
Wenner, Jan 107
Western Europe 230
Westheimer, Dr. Ruth 272
Westmoreland, General William 109
West Point 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 36, 39, 45, 47, 53, 61, 63, 64, 74, 76, 77, 79, 87, 90, 94, 97, 99, 102, 106, 108, 110, 117, 119, 120, 123, 127, 134, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 144, 148, 149, 150, 151, 159, 163, 185, 194, 197, 198, 203, 207, 209, 210, 211, 219, 220, 224, 246, 249, 250, 253, 254, 255, 261, 263, 267, 271, 276, 283, 289
West Point Association of Graduates 266
West Point ring 20
West Virginia 40, 265
Wharton School of Finance 210
When Money Dies 188
whining 95, 96, 97, 236
whistleblowers 236
Whistleblowers, Broken Lives and Organizational Power 260
white collar jobs list 234
White, E.B. 212
white heritage 4
whiten teeth 278
Whitewater scandal 10
Whitley, Glenna 20
Whitney, Russ 259
whole grains 275
Who's Who Among American College and University Students 94
Who's Who in America 94
Who's Who in California 94
Who's Who in Entertainment 94
Who's Who in Hard Money Economics 94
Who's Who in Real Estate 94
Who's Who in the West 94
Who's Who in the World 94
Who Was Who 94
Why Isn't a Nice Girl Like You Married? 289
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes 213, 263
wigs 277
Wikipedia 174
Wildwood, NJ 3
Wiley & Sons, Inc. 205
Wilhelm der Grosse ship 41
Wilkinson, Bud 59
Will, George 95
Williams College 98
willing-to-work-out group 280
Willis, Bruce 277
Wilshire 5,000 Index Fund 178, 236
Wimpy Parents 240
win 67
window cleaning 195
windshield replacers 235
wine 266
Wing Walking 202
winner-take-all 82, 83, 84, 125
Winner-Take-All Society, The 82
Winning the Loser's Game 172, 176, 177, 179
Winthrop University 122
witnesses 259
women 50
Women's Student Association 68
wood chopping 281
wood construction 102
wood-sided station wagon 42
Woo Poo 23
Worcester Polytechnic 122
work ethic 31, 37, 62
working assumption 113
working for others 69
working out 44, 280
world travel 46
World War I 208
World War II 19, 68, 126, 153, 160, 179, 218, 265
World War II prisoners 202
Worth Magazine 155, 157
Wozniak, Steve 53
Wrangler 92
Wright, Jeremiah 46
write like you talk 211
writer/author 89, 165, 194, 195, 207, 211, 212, 238, 240, 256, 284
Written Analysis of Case Reader 87
written language 218
wrong goal 186
www.aarp.org/hecc/basicfct.html 190
www.BravoTV.com 281
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/14/60minutes 46
www.click.toplinks.com 81
www.dicksteiner.com 53
www.elibrary.com 81
www.hotornot.com 140
www.johntreed.com 61, 87, 204, 292
www.johntreed.com/coaching.html 103
www.johntreed.com/Graham.html 172
www.Monster.com 122
www.NAR. com 155
www.reverse.org 190, 191
www.stolenvalor.com 20, 258
www.Zillow.com 8
Y
Yageneh, Al 244
Yale University 62, 98, 174, 181
yearbook 105, 136, 137, 138, 140
Yellow River 19
YMCA camp 241, 242
Your Money and Your Brain 269
Youth Baseball Coaching 37, 56, 128
youth coach 104
youth football 30, 62, 103, 108, 264
youth sports 61, 98, 133
Youth sports 247
YouTube 61, 92
Z
Zeckendorf, William 103
Zen 55, 56, 57, 216, 217
Zen in the Art of Archery 57
Zimmerman, Paul 101, 104
zoning 157, 260
Zweig, Jason 269