Helaine Olen

read this bc of the you can't win podcast

Decent read on personal finance. A lot of it definitely is a scam and the overall points made about how we should focus more on social safety nets rather than individual responsibility is very true.

I think the main issue with this book is that it feels like since it was published in 2012, discourse online has just accelerated. no one cares that the personal finance industry is disingenuous, it's all guillotine talk. this would be a good book for boomers who still believe in pulling bootstraps… (mais)

Personal financial advice that is simple, direct and uncomplicated. Nobody would go wrong by following the 10 simple rules that will fit on an index card. Not a get rich quick scheme here, though they do point out that those don't often work and more often backfire and lead to loss instead of gain.

I only took exception to one of the ten points. Rule #4 Never buy or sell individual stocks. There are good reasons to include individual stocks in a personal portfolio. Unlike mutual funds individual stocks do not have a mutual fund company taking their fee and many stocks can be purchased without a brokers fee. But that is from another book.

If you are not sure how to manage your long term financial goals please read this little book, or at least read the ten points on the index card.… (mais)