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The index card : why personal finance doesn't have to be complicated / Helaine Olen and Harold Pollack.

Olen, Helaine (author.). Pollack, Harold A. (Added Author).

Summary:

10 simple rules are all you need to outperform more complicated financial strategies. This is an easy-to-follow action plan that works in good times and bad, giving you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to seize control of your financial life.

Record details

ISBN: 9781591847687
Physical Description: 245 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Publisher: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Rule #1: Strive to save 10 to 20 percent of your income -- Rule #2: Pay your credit card balance in full every month (and how to deal with other forms of debt) -- Rule #3: Max out your 401(k) and other tax-advantaged savings accounts -- Rule #4: Never buy or sell individual stocks -- Rule #5: Buy inexpensive, well-diversified indexed mutual funds and exchange-traded funds -- Rule #6: Make your financial advisor commit to the fiduciary standard -- Rule #7: Buy a home when you are financially ready -- Rule #8: Insurance--make sure you're protected -- Rule #9: Do what you can to support the social safety net -- Rule #10: Remember the index card.