Steve Heebner

Trading is a chaotic, complex, and loosely-structured game played by the smartest minds and most expensive computers in the world. It is the ultimate puzzle. Few can trade at an elite level for an extended period. The game is constantly changing and the rules, mechanics, and probabilities are difficult to observe and forever in flux. Just when you think you’ve got a plan: BAM.

In The Successful Investor, Investor's Business Daily publisher William J. O'Neil steps up to tell all investors how they can make money and, more important, avoid losses in up markets, down markets, and everything in between. Showing how mistakes made in the recent market collapse were amazingly similar to those made in previous down cycles, O'Neil reveals simple steps investors can follow to avoid costly mistakes.

You owe the US Government $519,000. What? How? Well, as a nation, we owe over $31 trillion owed in funded liabilities (debt.) And we also owe over $173 trillion in unfunded liabilities (even more debt.)  Worst part? According to David Walker, ex-CPA of the USA, your future tax rate will need to double — or else the nation will declare bankruptcy.  Imagine paying double the taxes you already pay. With taxes projected to double, trying to build a nest egg will be impossible. Imagine what your retirement would look like if the government legally takes nearly half of your salary (or your ...