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Why should an engineer think of a personal savings and investment program? The company he works for will have a retirement plan and there is always social security. Furthermore, there is a never-ending demand for limited funds, so perhaps investing should wait?
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Garrett, D.E. (1989). Personal Investing. In: Chemical Engineering Economics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6544-0_11
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