Phil DeMuth (http://www.phildemuth.com/) was the valedictorian of his class at the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1972, then took his master's in communications and Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Both a psychologist and registered investment advisor, Phil has written for The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, the Journal of Financial Planning, the Louis Rukeyser Newsletter, and forbes.com as well as Human Behavior and Psychology Today. His opinions have been quoted in The New York Times, Fortune magazine, Yahoo! Finance, theStreet.com, and On Wall Street. He has been "Profiled for Success" in Research Magazine and seen on TV on CNBC, Forbes on Fox and Wall Street Week with Fortune. He is Managing Director of Conservative Wealth Management LLC (http://www.phildemuth.com/), an SEC-registered investment advisor to high-net-worth individuals, their families, and foundations. Visit Phil DeMuth's website (http://www.phildemuth.com/).