Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Basic Training; The Fundamentals of Basic Training; Three Phases of Basic Training; Basic Training Is Not for Quitters; After Action Review; Chapter 2: The Purpose and Importance of Reserves; Military and Financial Reserves; Operational Reserve; Strategic Reserve; Managing Your Reserves; Simultaneous Operations; Tactical Reserves; A Final Note about Reserves; After Action Review; Chapter 3: Choose Your FOB Wisely; FOBs, COPs, and Airfields; The Benefits of Home Ownership; Defending the FOB. "A" WaySome Lessons from COP Keating; Captain Soapes: FOB Mayor; Have a Battle Plan; After Action Review; Chapter 4: Me and the Sergeant Major, We Love Training; The Power of Compound Returns; The Blackhorse Regiment Knows Training; Make Investment Automatic; ROTH IRAs; Never Go to Battle without a Plan; Compound Returns, Part Deux; After Action Review; Chapter 5: Protect the Home Front; Insurance; Insurance-What Is It?; Buying Life Insurance: Know Your Mission; "A" Way; CPT Adair: The Fighting Adjutant; Do Your Heirs Know Your Last Wishes?; After Action Review; Chapter 6: The Value of Advice. Seek Wisdom, Avoid OverconfidenceSelecting Your Cabinet; Great Leaders Delegate; After Action Review; Chapter 7: Turning Your Strategic Objectives into Mission Statements; The Fundamentals of Planning; "A" Way; After Action Review; Chapter 8: Build Your Armed Forces, Not a Gun Collection; Asset Allocation Fundamentals; Army; Navy; Air Force; Marines; Build Your Armed Forces with a Mission in Mind; No Two Armed Forces Are Alike; After Action Review; Chapter 9: Why We Fight; Make a Difference; Nothing Worth Doing Is Easy; Afterword; Glossary; About the Author; Index.