The Empire Strikes Back (At the Index Fund Uprising)
The fat lady has sung. All that is left is for the curtain to fall.
Scott Burns
Scott Burns is the creator of Couch Potato investing and a personal finance columnist with decades of experience. If you can fog a mirror and divide by the number "2" or make a margarita, he'll show you how to get better investment results--- and a better retirement--- with little or no effort.
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