HELAINE OLENis the acclaimed author ofPound Foolish- Exposing the
Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry, which was featured
onThe Daily Show with Jon Stewartand PBS'Frontline. She writes the
Spread the Wealth personal finance column forInc. Her work has
appeared in numerous publications, includingThe New York Times,
Salon, Slate, where shewrote the popular column The Bills,and
theLos Angeles Times, where she wrote the popular Money Makeover
column.
HAROLD POLLACK is the Helen Ross Professor of Social Service
Admin-istration at the Univer-sity of Chicago, where he researches
health and urban policy concerns and is a nonresident fellow at the
Century Foundation. He writes regu-larly for the Washington Post,
Politico, Atlantic Monthly, healthinsurance.org, and other
publications.
“The most important financial advice is stunningly simple and fits
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to personal finance.”
—BURTON G. MALKIEL, author of A RANDOM WALK DOWN WALL STREET
“Ten simple, amazingly effective rules unencumbered by the agendas
of fee-sucking fund managers or reckless business-media pundits.
Highly recommended.”
—NOMI PRINS, author of ALL THE PRESIDENTS’ BANKERS
“The Index Card offers engaging stories, persuasive explanations,
and fascinating data. It’s realistic, honest, wise, and
compassionate, as well as socially and politically astute.”
—JOE CONASON, editor in chief at THE NATIONAL MEMO
“All parents should buy The Index Card for their children. If they
refuse to read it, consider disinheriting them.”
—ROBERT H. FRANK, professor of economics, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
“In a world of relentless financial noise, Helaine and Harold are
here to help. This is the best and most important financial book of
the year.”
—ZAC BISSONNETTE, author of DEBT-FREE U and THE GREAT BEANIE BABY
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