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Pound Foolish: Money Gurus Will Not Solve All Your Money Problems
Every year many books on money and finance are published. Only few gain publicity. When you hear or see an author interviewed on radio and TV or read reviews in national newspapers or magazines, think about the terrific job done by the author’s and the publisher’s PR agents. The book Pound Foolish by freelance writer […]
Real Interest Rate In Babylon
I heard about the book The Richest Man In Babylon by George S. Clason but I haven’t read it until now. It’s a fun little book. Two middle class guys in Babylonian times were wondering how come they didn’t have money although they worked hard in their trades. They went to ask the richest man […]
Book Review: The Power of Passive Investing by Rick Ferri
Rick Ferri is the founder of a Michigan investment advisory firm Portfolio Solutions. I came to know Rick from his postings on the Bogleheads Investment Forum. When the PR person for the publisher contacted me about Rick’s new book The Power of Passive Investing, I eagerly asked for a review copy. Passive investing means investing […]
Overhyped: The Smartest 401k Book You’ll Ever Read
I wasn’t so impressed by Dan Solin’s previous book, but I was willing to take a second chance on his The Smartest 401k Book You’ll Ever Read because it got endorsements from John Bogle, founder of Vanguard, William Bernstein, whose books I like, and Taylor Larimore, a co-editor of The Bogleheads’ Guide to Retirement Planning, […]