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quop on 13/11/2016 - 03:27 booktopia.com.au (395 clicks)
Last edited 13/11/2016 - 16:26 by 1 other user

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Scott Pape aka The Barefoot Investor has a new eponymous book 'The Barefoot Investor: The Only Money Guide You'll Ever Need' available 1 Dec. Those with interest in this book can pre-order it with a discount of 20% off the RRP ($29.95) via booktopia, plus get free shipping with the code 'smart'.

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• $6.00 off RRP of book
• $6.95 standard shipping

I'm not sure when the pre-order or free shipping code ends but there are some other bonuses the author is including for those who pre-order by midnight 13/11 - see details.

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Personally I have been subscribed to his free mailing list for a while now and find the content/advice fairly sound IMO. I haven't paid money for the Barefoot Blueprint, and have read mixed reviews on the usefulness of its content, though it does come with a money back guarantee that seems genuine (will be honoured). I think this book will be helpful for those with low to medium financial literacy.

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  MaMan on 13/11/2016 - 07:50

  Any relation to Barefoot Contessa?

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    RangaWal on 13/11/2016 - 10:09

    +1

    yep, and the Barefoot Bushman

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      Jack D Price on 13/11/2016 - 11:08

      Is this book suitable to read while playing Barefoot Bowls?

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  bolt_krank on 13/11/2016 - 08:03

  +1

  So it's $24 inc. postage ?

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  rawm on 13/11/2016 - 08:06

  +4

  have read mixed reviews on the usefulness of its usefulness

  A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
  And no one can talk to a horse of course
  That is, of course, unless the horse is useful.

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  punkindrublic on 13/11/2016 - 09:27

  +2

  Anyone read the book previously (or subscribed to his online program)? I find his free commentary to be pretty good, although a lot of it's common sense rather than complicated 'secrets the professionals don't want you to know', so would love to know if his paid content is more complex

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    moonClan on 13/11/2016 - 09:43

    I am a subscribed member for 18 months, and before that for his free email newsletter for couple of years.
    Also read his previous book, and there are dozen of gems for members on his website.
    He teaches the opposite - handling money and investment is anything but complex. The "professionals" will try to sell you complex products that you might not understand what beneath them. If you don't unserstand the product - don't buy. That's why lots of people can't get why common sense advises (and he also does stock picking) worth money, but in the end, wealth creation is all about being consistent with certain number of rules, and that what his book is about.

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    deb3103 on 13/11/2016 - 15:48

    am a subscribed member as well for the past 6 months and think the $300 I paid was well worth it and tax deductible to boot !

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  david07 on 13/11/2016 - 09:28

  +1

  couldn't get code to work for free shipping so went to booko.com.au first to get free shipping
  thanks op.

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  tessel on 13/11/2016 - 09:52

  Do as I do and not as I say.

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  serpserpserp on 13/11/2016 - 11:24

  +2

  I read the guys first ever book. It is useful for people who have no idea how to save money to invest in things. But for a serious investor looking for something beyond "compound interest" and "houses" best look at a different writer….

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  peterw1 on 13/11/2016 - 12:40

  +1

  He's been doing this financial stuff for years and he still can't afford some flip flops.

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    Consumer Sheep on 13/11/2016 - 21:34

    +1

    I would have given you a '+' if you'd used "thongs"

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  RedSky on 13/11/2016 - 13:41

  +4

  The vast majority of generally applicable financial advice is common sense.

  Taking out a loan? Buying a house? Actually evaluate the compound interest to see if you can pay it off. If you're struggling to meet the minimum deposit or being offered a teaser rate that will default to something high over time, you are taking on significant risk, especially if (when) the overpriced housing market corrects.

  Investing for retirement? Stocks consistently outperform bonds. Over a couple of decades, whether you bought in at the market bottom or top will not matter (compounded returns / dividends begin to overwhelm capital gains). Passive index funds with low commissions have consistently outperformed on average, actively managed funds and stock pickers.

  Beyond that, what you really need is personalised advice that takes into account your financial status, age, situation and propensity for risk rather than any particular, simple, globally applicable rules.

  On a related note, I was recently reading an interview with a financial adviser that as far as investing goes, their job isn't so much to provide expert advice as to act as a mental coach. The investor will commit to buying into an index, then perhaps buying more if the price drops. So, the price drops. Panic instinct kicks in and they want to sell at what will soon be revealed to be the market bottom.

  Or alternatively, there will be a flurry of interest of buying into the stock market at the peak because the retail investor develops a fear of missing out (FOMO) mentality and expects positive trends to continue. Heavy exposure by retail investors has been a reliable sign of a market top in the past (see dot com bust).

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    [Deactivated] on 13/11/2016 - 14:37

    +6

    I'm half way through the 640 page The Intelligent Investor and so far it's been 300 pages of "chill out bro, relax, settle down, just hold your horses buddy, all of those ideas are stupid, don't do that" and about 20 pages of "diversify in blue chips and bonds".

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  JVHifi on 13/11/2016 - 17:33

  6% cashback with cashrewards too FTW :)