Do you consider yourself a long-term investor? If so, chances are you have parked your money with an advisor and pay little attention to its performance and even less to the amount of risk in your portfolio. You may be told by Wall Street to buy stocks or funds and hold them, or to create a diverse portfolio to protect yourself from risk and downturns in the market. Truth be told, new studies show this approach may not be serving the long-term investor well.

Chapter One: A Confidence Crisis, Chapter Two: Aren't You Done with the Roller Coaster?, Chapter Three: Wall Street's One-Size-Fits-All Approach, Chapter Four: Who Is Really at Risk?, Chapter Five: Lose Your Losers . . . And Let Your Winners Run, Chapter Six: Over-Diversification Is Overrated, Chapter Seven: Beyond the Market: Wealth Management, Chapter Eight: Stress-Testing Your Portfolio, Chapter Nine: What Do You Really Want?, Chapter Ten: Wrap It Up, Glossary, Disclosures