Book Review: Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes
One of the challenges of trying to teach and write about finance is figuring out the right balance between factual/rational information and psychological/irrational awareness. We
One of the challenges of trying to teach and write about finance is figuring out the right balance between factual/rational information and psychological/irrational awareness. We
Peace and Plenty – Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity by Sarah Ban Breathnach is the worst personal finance book I’ve ever read. I have
My father once said to me “One of the interesting things about getting older is realizing that the clichés, prejudices, and popular wisdoms that we
When I was a ‘debt buyer,’ acquaintances would occasionally ask ‘Oh, could you buy my debt?’ (and I would think, “uh, that’s not how it
Why is money today more valuable than money in the future? In this lecture to students at Trinity University (in San Antonio, TX) I review
In my ongoing, epic, lonely, quest to convince an indifferent world that the compound interest formula will clothe the downtrodden, feed the grey whales, prevent
I founded Bankers Anonymous because, as a recovering banker, I believe that the gap between the financial world as I know it and the public discourse about finance is more than just a problem for a family trying to balance their checkbook, or politicians trying to score points over next year’s budget – it is a weakness of our civil society. For reals. It’s also really fun for me.
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