As a financial planner, Richards grew frustrated watching people he cared about make the same mistakes over and over. They were letting emotion get...
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Jan 14, 2012
Jason
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Not sure why the description states 240 pages. This book is only about 170 pages. As for the content, it's good. There's really nothing in here that is ground-breaking or revolutionary. But maybe that's the point of the book. Slow and steady wins the race. Don't be emotional about financial planing or investing. The book does come across as a little gimmicky with all the cocktail napkin illustrations. Of the 55 illustrations, 17 are of the same two circles with a small overlap. As a financial ad
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Jan 17, 2012
Greg
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A good book on financial behavior, written in a very simple way, which matches the book's simple (and often-repeated) message: "don't take anyone's advice, and don't expect to get rich quick". He could have accomplished this in like 80 pages instead of 180 (liberally spaced) pages but good read nonetheless.
Feb 05, 2012
Wellington
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Not a bad little investment book. Seemed like I read in an hour.
This is a financial planning book that has little to do with conventional financial planning. With simple diagrams (and mostly just Venn diagrams) Carl Richards explains his philosophy.
Feb 12, 2012
Freddy
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Some decent common sense advice that could probably help alot of working class investors protect their futures.
Jan 04, 2012
Krista
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Easy read. Great information about how to think about investments and handling your money.
Jan 31, 2012
Carsten
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Some interesting thoughts. But an already short book that could have easily be turned into a magazine story without missing any of the insights.
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