Back in 2013, University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack was challenged to fit the "best" personal finance advice he could onto an index card. Here is the card, transcribed below.
- Max your 401(k) or equivalent employee contribution.
- Buy inexpensive, well-diversified mutual funds such as Vanguard Target 20XX funds.
- Never buy or sell an individual security. The person on the other side of the table knows more than you do about this stuff.
- Save 20% of your money.
- Pay your credit card balance in full every month.
- Maximize tax-advantaged savings vehicles like Roth, SEP, and 529 accounts.
- Pay attention to fees. Avoid actively managed funds.
- Make financial advisor commit to a fiduciary standard.
- Promote social insurance programs to help people when things go wrong.
Submitted August 16, 2017 at 03:30PM by lmm7425 http://ift.tt/2uJK7WK
