April 1 is a day when you need to be on the lookout for anything that could be an April Fool’s Day joke or prank. As a personal finance writer, I all too often hear financial “advice” that should be an April Fool’s Day joke but isn’t. So, before you take random advice from a social media influencer or your well meaning brother-in-law — take a beat and do your own research.
Here are four of the most foolish financial myths I hear:
