Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
J.K. Lasser's Personal Investment Planner
Judith Headington McGee · 1990
38/100
👎 Skip It
This one comes from a trusted franchise and includes a nice risk-tolerance self-assessment tool, but it's a 35-year-old annual guide tied to 1990-91 market conditions — genuinely obsolete for making investment decisions today. Interesting as a historical artifact, not as practical advice.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety80
Substance / usefulness40
Craft & writing45
Originality40
Evidence & accuracy25
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit40
Human-eye read40
Penny’s verdict38
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