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Title:
Pound foolish : exposing the dark side of the personal finance industry
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Publication Date as Range:
2012-2013
ISBN:
9781591844891
Publication Information:
New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2013, c2012.
Physical Description:
x, 292 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
What hath Sylvia wrought? -- The Tao of Suze -- The latte is a lie -- Slip slidin' away -- The road to Pas Tina -- I've got the horse right here -- An empire of her own -- Who wants to be a real estate millionaire? -- Elmo is b(r)ought to you by the letter P -- We need to talk about our money.
Abstract:
Describes how a financial column assignment revealed to the author the unethical machinations of the multi-billion-dollar personal finance industry and its false promises of quick and easy wealth, explaining how everyday investors are routinely misled by self-proclaimed money experts who exploit clients to increase their own wealth.
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