How To Retire Rich James O'shaughnessy. Book is in solid shape some creases, no pages though and not amaged or crinkled beyond repair. This financial advice book is still relevant to the financial tools of retirement. Some investment books claim only one true path to stock-market riches. Fund manager James O'Shaughnessy has five, and he has the data to back them up. He was the first independent researcher to be granted full access to a Standard Poor's database containing computerized information on almost 10,000 stocks going back to 1951. From the data, O'Shaughnessy derived five portfolio-building strategies that, over the past 45 years, have consistently beaten the market average. How to Retire Rich also contains a wealth of useful information on mutual funds, online trading, and using the Internet to research stocks. Retirement planning is in decent condition has visible wear on cover and sohe pages have rips but all pages are still readable and some maybe repaired (tape) to avoid further damage. Mailed with USPS Ground Advantage also international shipping available as well.