About the Author

Paul Mladjenovic is a certified financial planner practitioner, writer, and public speaker. His business, PM Financial Services, has helped people with financial and business concerns since 1981. In 1985 he achieved his CFP designation. Since 1983, Paul has taught thousands of budding investors through popular national seminars such as "The $50 Wealthbuilder" and "Stock Investing Like a Pro." Paul has been quoted or referenced by many media outlets, including Bloomberg, MarketWatch, Comcast, CNBC, and a variety of financial and business publications and Web sites. As an author, he has written the books The Unofficial Guide to Picking Stocks (Wiley, 2000) and Zero-Cost Marketing (Todd Publications, 1995). In 2002, the first edition of Stock Investing For Dummies was ranked in the top 10 out of 300 books reviewed by Barron's. In recent years, Paul accurately forecasted many economic events, such as the rise of gold, the decline of the U.S. dollar, and the housing crisis. At press time he had been warning his students and clients about the credit crisis on Wall Street. He edits the financial newsletter Prosperity Alert, available at no charge at www.supermoneylinks.com. Paul's personal Web site can be found at www.mladjenovic.com.

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