Phil Town used to be like everyone else. He thought investing was too complicated to be successful at it. As a former member of the elite Green Berets, earning his living as a river guide, everything seemed opaque to him. He was convinced that to do it right, one had to treat it as a full-time job. However, he then learned Rule Number 1. It is very simple: "Don't lose money!" In his classic book, Town explains how he turned a thousand dollars into a million in five years using this one rule. He shows that "not losing money" in the stock market is equivalent to "making more money than you ever imagined." Town speaks plainly: "I won't waste your time with chatter, not with clever stories that tell you things you already know. The deal is simple: I will get you to your goal, step by step.".