{"product_id":"investment-mistakes-even-smart-investors-make-and-how-to-avoid-them-isbn-9780071786829","title":"Investment Mistakes Even Smart Investors Make and How to Avoid Them","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES. THIS BOOK SHOWS YOU HOW TO MAKE MONEY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Swedroe and Balaban show you how to avoid being your own worst enemy and how to win the investment game by not losing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Burton G. Malkiel, author of \u003ci\u003eA Random Walk Down Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sure, we’ve all made mistakes, and they can be pretty expensive, even the first time. 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