Let’s face it: As parents we know we have learned lots of important lessons, and we wish our kids would pay attention when we try to impart those lessons. And let’s face it: Our kids usually hear what they want to hear and ignore what they want to ignore. (Most of us did the same thing when we were young, but let’s keep that just between us for now.)

Fear is never far from investors’ minds, especially during tumultuous times like these. Nervous investors will always find plenty of authors, gurus, prognosticators and analysts who are willing and able to feed these fears.

When I mentioned the topic of this article to some of my colleagues, they were instantly curious about what book I call my favorite. Huckleberry Finn? The Bible? John Bogle’s Little Book of Common Sense?

Nope. All of those are excellent books. But in this case my favorite book is one you can’t read yourself because you can’t buy it or find it at a public library.