Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry by Helaine Olen

Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry

Helaine Olen

9 hours, 1 minutes first pub 2012 (view editions) user-added

nonfiction economics informative slow-paced
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Readers who relish a slow-building, evidence-rich exposé that dismantles popular money myths and challenges the self-help finance narrative will find this investigative journey gratifying.

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If you’ve ever bought a personal finance book, watched a TV show about stock picking, listened to a radio show about getting out of debt, or attended a seminar to help you plan for your retirement, you’ve probably heard some version of these quote...

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