The Journey to Wealth describes how you can create real wealth using a strategy that works in today’s volatile, globalized financial world—a proven strategy that increasingly builds returns without succumbing to catastrophic market crashes.

For centuries, most investors—individual and institutional—have tended to achieve only below-average results because they repeat the same mistakes: lack of knowledge about how financial markets work; buying high and selling low; succumbing to the foibles of their human psychology; following Wall Street’s so-called “wisdom;” failing to use risk management tools; and falling victim to sudden market crashes that erase earnings.

To avoid these mistakes, James walks you through a proven investment process that leads to steady long-term gains under any market condition. His philosophy and approach are based on decades of investment experience, understanding market cycles, using strategic research to identify market opportunities and pitfalls, and employing numerous risk management tools to prevent catastrophic loss.

The Sustainable Endowment is written for executives and board members of small- to mid-size U.S.-based nonprofits, charities, or foundations. Running a nonprofit requires specialized knowledge and skills, especially regarding foundation management and investing your endowment so it remains sustainable for years to come. This book walks you through the basics and best practices of what you need to know to be successful.

The book is organized around 10 principles that provide comprehensive explanations and advice on the major issues that challenge nonprofits.

Whatever your level of experience in running a nonprofit, The Sustainable Endowment will enhance your knowledge and give you confidence in working with a financial professional to invest your funds and make them last for decades.

As human beings, we are amazingly brilliant creatures. But, alas, we human beings are also astonishingly flawed. Our brain still fails us when it comes to investing. We are often driven by our emotions—either fear or greed—rather than by research, thoughtful analysis, and logic. We lack a sound system of investment principles and the right tools to maximize our returns and protect our assets from the ups and downs of the market.

In Wall Street Lessons, James Demmert shows you how to leave that mindset behind and become a disciplined, rational investor. You will learn how to avoid 13 of the most common psychological investment blunders you might be driven to make due to fear, greed, or both. Today’s Wall Street is fast-paced, chaotic, and unpredictable, and so you will see why many popular investment theories, such as modern portfolio theory—with its “diversify” and “buy and hold” strategy—no longer work.

Whether you are a novice or an experienced investor, Wall Street Lessons introduces you to a smarter way of thinking about growing your wealth with a more effective process that provides a greater possibility of positive returns and stronger risk management.