Jane Bryant Quinn.(INVESTING)(financial books)(Brief article)

FINANCIAL COLUMNIST

Jane Bryant writes a biweekly column for Newsweek magazine and a bimonthly column for Good Housekeeping. Her new book, Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People, collects her best ideas in all areas of personal finance, including the smartest way to invest retirement funds.

UNCONVENTIONAL SUCCESS

A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment

By David F. Swensen (2005)

You can't beat this book on mutual funds. It tells you how most fund managers really make their money--by charging you too much!--and how it sandbags your returns. Swensen, a legendary investor, makes billions of dollars for Yale …