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The Truth About Money 3rd Edition |  | Author: Ric Edelman
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
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Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 53767
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3 Sub
Pages: 672
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 1.7
ISBN: 0060566582
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.024
EAN: 9780060566586
ASIN: 0060566582
Publication Date: January 1, 2004
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Home Sweet Home:
How to buy your first home, your next home and save on taxes when you sell. A-Z of Investments:
From annuities to zero-coupon bonds, go from owing money to OWNING money. Get out of debt (and stay that way). Estate Planning & Long-Term Care:
Learn how to protect yourself and your family.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 81
 Good Read; but the 4th Edition hits in December July 13, 2010
Your Role Model (from parts unknown)
As a former investing neophyte, I have to rate The Truth About Money 3rd Edition highly... Edelman is very good at making the complex accessible to Joe and Jane Average. Many other financial writers could learn from him.
HOWEVER, be warned that Edelman has said on his radio show that he's working on the 4th Edition, and that it'll be out sometime in December... no doubt with the recent Great Recession(tm) and financial meltdown, some things have changed more than a bit.
For instance, stocks have been anything but a consistent great bet over the past DECADE (3rd Edition was published in '03, well before the trend became clear), so it'll be interesting to see how Ric addresses this (or if he does at all). He seems to have majorly changed his tune on indexing and index funds as well... he used to hate 'em, now he likes them, and recommends that you buy them through ETFs (lower fees).
So if you can wait, save yourself some $$$ and get the 4th Edition. No doubt it'll be good and informative reading.
 Really is the truth about money October 23, 2009
Eddie (Baltimore MD USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased several of these for my children, neices and nephews. Every adult should have this book and read it!
Covers many subjects, easy read August 15, 2009
Jennifer Law (San Francisco, CA United States)
This book is easy to read and understand. It covers many important life topics from the best way to save for college to explaining insurance plans. Good book for the general public.
 Would give 0 stars if I could December 26, 2008
Ms. D. (Rockville, MD)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
So you followed the advice to carry as high a mortgage as you can, based on your house's rise in value. Bought your house for, say, $200K, it went up to $450K. Banks too willing to lend, you have a big mortgage now. Value of house dropped to $175K and you need to sell it. Lost your job, want to retire, whatever. Can't sell it, you took out a mortgage for $400K. Now what can you do? Wait 10 - 15 years for the value of your home to go up? How old are you? You're definitely in trouble. How many took Ric's advice? And now he comes out with "The Lies About Money." What did he do, rewrite his first book and change all his advice? The lies were what he wrote in "The Truth..." And it seems to me he sold his company although he's still with it. Avoiding lawsuits? I don't know. I do know I went to see him for $500 and all his financial planner did was try to sell us more and more insurance: disability, homeowners, yada yada yada. What a waste of my time and money. Use common sense, not this book. Or any of Ric's books. Or any of his services. I'm glad I didn't follow his advice.
A Classic Book November 1, 2008
Juan C. Patiño Peralta (Cidra, PR Puerto Rico)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Do you wonder why there are so many persons struggling with financial problems? The answer is simple yet only a few know the answer. We simply don't know the rules of the game. The problem also is that it is very difficult and time consuming to figure out the "Game of Money".
The good news about this book is that the author explains and clarifies a lot of myths and misunderstandings about money,investments,markets,stocks,mutual funds,taxes and a lot more about subjects directy related to money and wealth. Are you going to be rich after reading it? Maybe,maybe not, but I do know that you will turn into a well educated person regarding how to make sound financial decisions. I bought this book and I plan to keep it because the information is priceless. This is the kind of book that you read, reread it and then keep it for future reference.
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