To expose the many shortcomings of the conventional approach and provide a road map to investing success, our white paper, Evidence-Based Investing (EBI), and this brief summary of the paper illustrate the methods and conclusions of EBI. The goal of EBI is to maximize after-tax returns for the individual investor while minimizing risk and protecting portfolios from market downturns. Approaching a problem or a set of questions from an evidence-based point of view has profoundly affected the field of medicine, and now investing. EBI offers a way to answer investment questions in a systematic, analytical, and scientific manner as described in the four steps of our Evidence-Based Investing Summary.