Financial author Dorianne R. Perrucci is a journalist and editor who has been driven to understand the mysteries of personal finance and investing since she lost $0.13 in her first checking account.

Fortunately, readers think that Dori is joking about those missing pennies, but she learned a valuable lesson about reaching important financial goals that continues to guide her today…   

Dori studied news journalism at Marquette University—and so began her lifelong passion to write and produce news and information that make the complex clear to the average reader…   

Since the global financial crisis began in 2007, Dori has collaborated on books with financial experts and bestselling authors that provide individual investors with timely information and strategies…   

“I know co-author, Dorianne Perrucci, and this book is a good reflection of her talent in making the complex approachable. Dori and her co-author, Jerry Miccolis, do a nice job not only of describing how asset allocation works, but also of telling readers how to apply these concepts to their own situations. Pay particular attention to correlation (Chapter 4) and business cycles (Chapter 15). Rebalancing (Chapter 11) may help the do-it-yourself investor avoid portfolio drift.”

– Julie Jason, Author, The AARP Retirement Survival Guide: How to Make Smart Financial Decisions in Good Times and Bad (Sterling Publishing, June 2009)