The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have to Be Complicated
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (754 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00W2ZKIOO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 376 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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The post went viral. Now, Pollack teams up with Olen to explain why the ten simple rules of the index card outperform more complicated financial strategies. When University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack interviewed Helaine Olen, an award-winning financial journalist and the author of the bestselling Pound Foolish, he made an offhand suggestion: everything you need to know about managing your money could fit on an index card. They’re wrong. To prove his point, he grabbed a 4" x 6" card, scribbled down a list of rules, and posted a picture of the card online. Inside is an easy-to-follow action plan that works in good times and bad, giving you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to seize control of your financial life.. “THE MOST NOTABLE PERSONAL FINANCE WRITING OF 2013 WAS A HANDWRITTEN 4 × 6 INDEX CARD.” —MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE TV analysts and money managers would have you believe your finances are enormously complicated, and if you don’t follow their guidance, you’ll end up in the poorhouse
Jason said You can just read the table of contents, but still a good read (the details matter).. Olen and Pollack have written a quick easy to read book on personal finance. (This is ironic given that Olen previously wrote Pound Foolish, which lambast most of popular personal finance books.) In Pound Foolish, Olen criticizes personal finance gurus for overemphasizing financial gimmicks, such "The Latte Factor" or the "Dogs of the Dow." and financial advisors for selling overly-complicated self-serving investment and insurance produ. "Simple advice is the advice you will actually follow" according to Andre Marquis. Simple advice is the advice you're most likely to follow and this book does a great job of laying out exactly that - simple steps you can take to protect your financial future and *why* those are good steps and how to avoid common pitfalls. Great for people who are not following the Index Card steps already and a perfect book to hand out to those younger folks in your life who need a to get started.. Cfamily said Simple read with straightforward advice. This is a straightforward book with simple advice to follow. I purchased this book because it was listed as a “beach read” in Money Magazine. Although a lot of the advice is common sense, I still found the book valuable because it confirmed strategies that I was already doing- like pay your credit card balance in full every month and buy inexpensive index mutual funds. I found their advice on mutual funds very beneficial bec
Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Slate, Salon, Bloomberg News and the Los Angeles Times, where she wrote the popular "Money Makeover" feature. She lives in New York City with her family. HAROLD POLLACK is the Helen Ross Professor of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. In addition to his academic work, he write
It’s realistic, honest, wise, and compassionate, as well as socially and politically astute.” —JOE CONASON, editor in chief at THE NATIONAL MEMO “All parents should buy The Index Card for their children. FRANK, professor of economics, CORNELL UNIVERSITY “In a world of relentless financial noise, Helaine and Harold are here to help. The newbie investor will not find a better guide to personal finance.” —BURTON G. MALKIEL, author of A RANDOM WALK DOWN WALL STREET “Ten simple, amazingly effective rules unencumbe