The author has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He worked as Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University, Ames for about 40 years. He Author photo, Name and credentials was involved in both teaching and researchin various capacities. While working he had an active interest in investing and had built a good portfolio of stocks and bonds. After retirement he got involved in investing starting with fixed income investments, real estate, bonds, stocks and mutual funds etc. This book is the result of that understanding and practical experience written in simple terms easy to comprehend so as to help the readers to build a portfolio and thereby compound their wealth over time.