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July 12, 2024

THE HIDDEN POWER OF RISING DIVIDENDS

By Greg Donaldson
Finances
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

With THE HIDDEN POWER OF RISING DIVIDENDS, Greg Donaldson draws upon his decades of experience and the lessons learned from the 1987 stock market crash,...

November 24, 2023

THE DOUGHERTY CODE (Secrets of Financial Planning in Spain Revealed)

By Peter Dougherty
Finances
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

A promising beginning tapers off into textbook speak as Peter Dougherty's THE DOUGHERTY CODE (Secrets of Financial Planning in Spain Revealed) abandons the light humor...

IR Approved
October 16, 2023

YOURS, MINE & OURS

By L. Paul Hood, Jr.
Finances
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Not only is L. Paul Hood Jr.'s YOURS, MINE & OURS a comprehensive guide to estate planning for blended and step-families, but readers will also...

May 2, 2022

FROM SAVVY SAVER TO SMART SPENDER

By Daniel W. McDonald
Finances
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

Though targeted at a very niche audience, Daniel W. McDonald's FROM SAVVY SAVER TO SMART SPENDER is a clearly written and comprehensive guide to personal...

IR Approved
April 20, 2022

THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE GUIDE TO PRUDENCE

By Jonathan J. Woolverton, CFA
Finances
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE GUIDE TO PRUDENCE is not an all-in-one investment handbook, nor does it attempt to be. However, as a manual for plan administration...

IR Approved
April 13, 2022

THE ALL-WEATHER RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO

By Randy Thurman, CFP, CPA/PFS
Finances
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

THE ALL-WEATHER RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO offers a straightforward and lucid guide to financial planning that the most apprehensive novice will find understandable. While more experienced readers...

October 4, 2021

CAPITAL DE FACTO: Inquiring into the General Theory of Capitalism

By Arman Calbay
Finances
Rating:
2.0 / 5.0

Arman Calbay's argument meanders throughout his book, CAPITAL DE FACTO, jumping from Marx’s labor theory of value to Einstein’s theory of relativity to the free...

IR Approved
December 20, 2017

PRIVATE MONEY LENDING

By Gustavo J. Gomez, PhD
Business, Finances, How-To, Nonfiction
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

Gustavo J. Gomez, PhD creates a successful, readable, and thorough guide to financial literacy in the post-2008 market, and an enlightening read for soon-to-be retired...

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