Debunking the Gurus of Personal Finance
b'Americans are struggling economically and personal finance gurus think that\\u2019s our fault. If we could just save money from small indulgences \\u2014 like lattes \\u2014 and sock it away in the stock market, we could end up millionaires.\\xa0 So claim the likes of Suze Orman and Robert Kiyosaki. But, according to journalist Helaine Olen, such claims are based on funny math \\u2014 and even funnier assumptions about America\\u2019s economy and social structure. (Encore presentation.)\\nResources:\\nHelaine Olen, Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry Portfolio, 2013\\nHelaine Olen & Harold Pollack, The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn\\u2019t Have to Be Complicated Portfolio, 2016\\nThe post Debunking the Gurus of Personal Finance appeared first on KPFA.'