Feel like you're always on a roller coaster when it comes to money? The ups and downs of a carnival ride may be thrilling, but your financial life should feel a lot more secure than that. If you're looking for a way to even things out and keep from plunging into those heart-stopping troughs, you've found the right place-the strategies in this book will help you protect yourself, your family, your business, and your future. Instead of making common mistakes and getting back on that roller coaster, take a ride with Gerard Andrews instead, as he shows you safer ways to meet financial needs. Ian Jardine, retired/former Treasurer (and Executive Vice President) of American Express Bank Ltd.: "An excellent and easy to read book that describes familiar financial scenarios with which we are all too well acquainted, and shows how early planning is a virtue... I read the book in a single day and it remains on my desk for future reference " Greg Tobin, former Editor in Chief of Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc.: ..". Jerry Andrews has achieved something very special and valuable here." Vinny Catalano, CFA, President, Blue Marble Research, past President, New York Society of Security Analysts: ..".COMMON CENT$ illustrates how people can - and should - turn data into knowledge with many clearly articulated examples based on sound investment principles." Michelle Kristel, Executive Director, In The Life Media, Inc.: "With convincing stories and straightforward advice, COMMON CENT$ provides the tools to protect your loved ones and your future." Jack Jarmon, Ph.D., Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania: ..".core logic principles still abide ... Jerry Andrews has hit upon them in a very readable way."