From the Book - First edition.
You buy financial products that you don't understand
You take financial advice from the wrong people
You make money more important than it is
You take on too much college debt
You buy a house when you should rent
You take on too much risk
You fail to protect your identity
You indulge too much during your early retirement years
You saddle your kids with your own money issues
You don't plan for the care of your aging parents
You buy the wrong kinds of insurance, or none at all
You try to "time" the market
Appendix: Thirteen smart things smart people should do.