赫莱茵•奥伦（Helaine Olen）是Pound Foolish 一书的作者，Pacific Standard 杂志的供稿人以及Inc. 杂志个人理财专栏的作者。她的作品在大量媒体上刊载，其中包括在《纽约时报》、国际先驱论坛、新闻独立沙龙网、彭博新闻社和《洛杉矶时报》上连载的新闻特写“Money Makeover”。《商业内幕》将她评为“改变世界的五十位女性”之一，理财网最近也将她列为个人财经“最有影响力的三十人”之一。
哈罗德•波拉克（Harold Pollack）是芝加哥大学社会行政管理专业的教授。除了学术著作，他还定期为《华盛顿邮报》《纽约时报》《国家杂志》《新共和杂志》、政治新闻网和《大西洋月刊》写稿。
目录：
INTRODUCTION
Rule One:
Strive to Save Ten to Twenty Percent of Your Income
Rule Two:
Pay Your Credit Card Balance In Full Every Month (And How To Deal With Other Forms Of Debt)
Rule Three:
Max Out Your 401(K) and Other Tax Advantaged Savings Accounts
Rule Four:
Never Buy or Sell Individual Stocks
Rule Five:
Buy Inexpensive, Well-Diversified Indexed Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds
Rule Six:
Make A Financial Adviser Commit to the Fiduciary Standard
Rule Seven:
Buy a Home When You Are Financially Ready
Rule Eight:
Insurance—Make Sure You’re Protected
Rule Nine:
Do What You Can To Support the Social Safety Net
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index