A couple of years ago, University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack did an online video chat with personal finance writer Helaine Olen. The topic was how regular people get steered into bad investments by financial advisers.
Pollack said that the best personal finance advice "can fit on a three-by-five index card, and is available for free in the library — so if you're paying someone for advice, almost by definition, you're probably getting the wrong advice, because the correct advice is so straightforward."
Then he did it. He is, of course, writing a book about it.
Here it is:
Pollack said that the best personal finance advice "can fit on a three-by-five index card, and is available for free in the library — so if you're paying someone for advice, almost by definition, you're probably getting the wrong advice, because the correct advice is so straightforward."
Then he did it. He is, of course, writing a book about it.
Here it is:
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