If a penniless immigrant to America can retire early to travel the world thanks to a time-tested, simple investing principles… you can certainly do it too! Instead of fearing the stock market, you can use proven, common-sense strategies to take control and dictate your financial future! After more than two decades of working for the largest Wall Street firms, the author shares proven long-term investing strategies that helped him now be enjoying early retirement. This book is for anyone who has been on the sidelines about stock investing, particularly the youth who are not sure where to start, and nervous about making mistakes. Designed to be read in a single sitting, the premise of this short and easy to read book is that Stock market investing can be really simple. He also explains why investing is a pressing necessity for a working man rather than an option. Rather than an in-depth boring technical manual, this book instead gives you an introduction to both the real-life" know-how" and the confidence to invest like the pros virtually on autopilot and live your life also! The book provides the essential top-level insights into the Stock Market and Investing, setting the right Investment Goals and Strategies, Portfolio and Risk Management, Stocks and Mutual Funds, Financial Independence and Retirement Planning and much more. Here is a high-level summary of the skills you will learn: 1. How to set the right investment goals and strategy, and minimize risk. 2. How to make independent, educated decisions and navigate real-life changing markets. 3. How to obtain and process the right information. 4. How to overcome uncertainty, fears and anxiety, and make the market your friend! The content is organized in a form of engaging discussions, quick summaries, examples and homework.