THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA masterpiece Rory Sutherland author of AlchemyWhat if everything youve been told about money is wrongHave you ever been told that cutting your spending is the key to financial freedomOr that only a fool would try to make money by picking stocksOr that buying your home is always a smart investmentMost of us have heard these truisms from friends from family even from financial experts. They are held up as nuggets of timeless wisdom. Theres just one problem none of them is true.Over the last decade the world of money has transformed but the mainstream financial advice hasnt caught up. The result most of us are being fed money advice that will only take us further from our financial goals.Here a leading investor debunks seven of the most common misconceptions about money and explains why the true path to wealth is dramatically different from what youve been told. Confounding and eminently practical Seven Myths About Money sketches out a radically new route to financial freedom one fit for the twentyfirst century.