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Pound foolish : exposing the dark side of the personal finance industry / Helaine Olen. - New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2012. - x, 292 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
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.
9781591844891 (hbk.) 1591844894 (hbk.)
2012035385
Financial planners--United States.
Investment advisors--United States.
Finance, Personal--United States.
Financial services industry--United States.
332.02400973 Ole 9
Pound foolish : exposing the dark side of the personal finance industry / Helaine Olen. - New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2012. - x, 292 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
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.
9781591844891 (hbk.) 1591844894 (hbk.)
2012035385
Financial planners--United States.
Investment advisors--United States.
Finance, Personal--United States.
Financial services industry--United States.
332.02400973 Ole 9