Here is the sound, sensible advice from a hero to frustrated investors everywhere. William Bernstein's "The Four Pillars of Investing" gives investors the tools they need to construct top-returning portfolios - without the help of a financial adviser. In a relaxed, nonthreatening style, Dr. Bernstein provides a distinctive blend of market history, investing theory, and behavioral finance, one designed to help every investor become more self-sufficient and make better-informed investment decisions. "The 4 Pillars of Investing" explains how any investor can build a solid foundation for investing by focusing on four essential lessons, each building upon the other. Containing all of the tools needed to achieve investing success, without the help of a financial advisor, it presents: practical investing advice based on fascinating history lessons from the market; exercises to determine risk tolerance as an investor; and an easy-to-understand explanation of risk and reward in the capital markets.