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The only money guide youll every need has since been declared australia s number one best selling book for 2017. The barefoot investor book summary by a local reader i first picked up scott papes book in 2009 while living in adelaide. In the barefoot investor youll get a stepbystep formula, open this account, then do this, call this person, and say this, invest money here, and not there. And my book delved into bondage, dominance, and sadism of the financial fees variety. For over fifteen years he has reached millions of australians through his newspaper columns, and on. But first, a cute analogy to explain how aussie super works.
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Whilst it may be a surprise that a book about finance has come out on top, it shows that this is a topic that people want to understand better. This book is featured in our business books for excellence page, a collection of. Get the newsletter to find out what comes next the biggest finance cult in. In the barefoot investor book it recommends using ing if youre in australia. Good common sense advice in this book that is relevant to australian situations.
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