{"product_id":"9780987818911","title":"The Value of Simple: A Practical Guide to Taking the Complexity Out of Investing","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Value of Simple: A Practical Guide to Taking the Complexity Out of Investing is a plain-language how-to guide to investing for Canadians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanada has the highest investment fees in the world, as well as a confusing tax system that features four-letter words like RRSP and TFSA. Fortunately there are low-cost index funds that make it easy and rewarding for you to become a do-it-yourself \"couch potato\" investor. With a focus on developing good processes to minimize the room for human error and step-by-step instructions, the book will walk you through the elements of managing your finances for the long term: how to devise a savings plan, stick to it through automation, determine how to allocate funds balancing risk and reward, invest using low-cost index funds, track your investments, and deal with the inevitable issue of taxation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePutting your money to work can look suspiciously like math at times, but this book lays out a simple approach that anyone can follow. Inside you will find tools and templates, along with easy suggestions and rules-of-thumb to help prevent analysis paralysis and get you started fast. Control what can be controlled; minimize fees and effort. Investing doesn't have to be complex to be successful. Keep it simple and you will succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition is updated with revised processes at each of the three example institutions, as well as an introduction to a new alternative for Canadians: robo-advisors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blessed by the Potato Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021079855344,"sku":"9780987818911","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780987818911_p0.jpg?v=1763886113","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780987818911","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}