"I think you’ll find this book valuable. It’s full of great ideas and tangible examples that will show you how to craft a sensible investment plan."
–From the Foreword by Don Phillips, Managing Director, Morningstar, Inc.

"This is the best book on investing that I have seen in my over 40 years in the investment management business. Vern Hayden provides time-tested strategies and tactics that will enable all investors to play and win the investing game."
–Donald R. Pitti, a founder and past Chairman, Financial Planning Association, and Founding Director, Financial Services Institute, St. John’s University

"This resource is more than a guide to financial planning. It’s a road map drawn by an experienced, savvy traveler who knows where the best sights are as well as the potholes and tourist traps. The authors are particularly helpful in explaining not just what the first steps are, but how to put one foot in front of the other. A blue-chip guide to financial security."
–Dan Miller, Business Editor, Chicago Sun-Times

"Vern is one of the true gentlemen of financial planning. Experienced, passionate, and committed, in Getting an Investing Game Plan, Vern graciously shares his experience and wisdom with the reader. It’s a wonderful book; ‘The Hayden Playbook’ alone makes it worth owning."
–Harold Evensky, CFP, Chairman, Evensky, Brown & K

About the Author
VERN C. HAYDEN is a Certified Financial Planner in private practice with thirty-five years of experience. Hayden specializes in portfolio management with mutual funds and retirement planning. Active in financial planning circles, Hayden has been a board member of the CFP Board of Standards and has chaired the National Endowment for Financial Education, former parent organization of the College for Financial Planning, which created the CFPTM (Certified Financial Planner) designation. He also conducts financial education programs on behalf of many companies and charities. Hayden regularly appears as an expert on leading national news and financial television programs. He has been a regular contributor to the financial press, including CNBC.com and TheStreet.com.
MAURA WEBBER is a freelance journalist who regularly writes for the Chicago Sun-Times. She co-edited Recipes from America’s Small Farms: Fresh Ideas for the Season’s Bounty, a cookbook focused on community-supported agriculture. Maura has worked as a staff reporter for Bloomberg News and the Philadelphia Business Journal and as a correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She lives in Chicago with her husband Carlos Sado vi and their daughter Kyra.
JAMIE HELLER is a New York-based journalist. She has been a reporter at SmartMoney magazine, an editor at TheStreet.com, and a contributing columnist to CBS MarketWatch.com. Most recently, she joined the Wall Street Journal Online as an assistant managing editor. She lives in lower Manhattan with her husband Jed Weissberg and their son Chet.