Pound Foolish : Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry (Paperback)

from rivkat

Depressing but important messages: you are not one latte a day away from financial security; the key things that make peoples' savings insufficient and insecure are structural and can't be fixed by individual self-management. People who tell you that there is an easy solution are selling somethin...

from VGAHarris

Before you make your next investment or meet with a financial adviser, I recommend you read this book first. The author also gave an excellent interview on C-Span Book TV. One of the most worthwhile finance books I have ever read.

from slavenrm

For the second time today I'll remind readers that I received this book as part of a GoodReads drawing. Despite that kind consideration which saved me upwards of $12, I give my candid feedback below. The simple premise of this little treatise is to tear everything you know about finance limb from...

from Vantine

I am going to add this to my list of NF I recommend to people. Pre-library days, I briefly worked in various parts of the financial services industries and the story that Olen tells rings true with me. Read this as the first step in learning how to manage your financial life.

from rivkat

Depressing but important messages: you are not one latte a day away from financial security; the key things that make peoples' savings insufficient and insecure are structural and can't be fixed by individual self-management. People who tell you that there is an easy solution are selling somethin...