These great investing stories are a well-honed guide to the practicalities of dealing with the turbulent markets of the new century. Capitalizing on the techniques of the shrewd money spinners that this book profiles will help you profit, no matter which way the wind blows. Let the time-tested measures of seers like Benjamin Graham and T. Rowe Price, adapted to the world of the Internet, show you how to spot value at a discount and profit from growth at its most rewarding. See, too, how the skill and determination of trailblazing women like Hetty Green and Muriel F. Siebert proved that men have no monopoly on what it takes to win on Wall Street.

Richard Phalon has been a contributing editor at Forbes since 1980. He covered personal finance, Wall Street, urban affairs, and politics at the New York Times for sixteen years before joining Forbes. He is the author of The Takeover Barons of Wall Street and Your Money: How to Make It Work Harder Than You Do.