Managing your money is obviously an important part of being a responsible adult. But how should you do that? It turns out that there’s a large gulf between the advice given by the authors of popular finance books and academic economists.
In a new study titled “Popular Personal Financial Advice versus the Professors,” the Yale financial economist James Choi rummages through 50 of the most popular books on personal finance to see how their tips square with traditional economic thinking. It’s like a cage match: Finance thinkfluencers vs economists dueling over what you should do with your money.
More here – Planet Money
PS: This comes from the thank you Captain F#$ken Obvious file. It never ceases to amaze me that what seems so obvious is clearly not.
