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Category: book review
Risk Less and Prosper: Your Guide to Safer Investing
During the market volatility brought on by the Coronavirus is a great time to read this classic book by Zvi Bodie and Rachelle Taqqu (2011). A practical guide to getting personal investing right “Somewhere along the way, something has gone very wrong with the way individuals save and invest. Too often, households are drawn in…
The Little Book of Behavioral Investing: How Not to Be Your Own Worst Enemy
I haven’t read this yet but it seems like a very timely title and approach during these times of drmatic financial market volatility.According to the Good reads website the book is : “A detailed guide to overcoming the most frequently encountered psychological pitfalls of investing Bias, emotion, and overconfidence are just three of the many…
The wisdom of frugality: Why less is more– more or less
The book The wisdom of frugality: Why less is more– more or less by Emrys Westacott. Michelle Singletary, personal finance writer for the Washington Post writes in her review of this book: “Given the number of multimillionaires tapped for Cabinet positions under President-elect Donald Trump, I wonder if frugality will soon be considered un-American.” Singletary…
The More of Less: Finding the life you want under everything you own
During this highly acquisitive time as too many people frantically shop for the holidays, buying gifts that are not really wanted or needed… Joshua Becker’s book The More of Less extolls the value of paring down one’s possessions to simplify life and reduce debt. As quoted from the book’s website http://www.themoreofless.com/: “Most of us know…
Medicare Demystified book
I strongly recommend the book Medicare Demystified (2014) by Ronald Kahan, MD for both Medicare eligible adults and their adult children who may be helping them navigate their choices. As a recent Medicare participant, I had read a lot of info on the internet and yet was still quite overwhelmed by my options. Finally I…