SMART QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISERS

The Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf is a series of print products on personal finance that have been converted to 3-hour, two-cassette abridged audiobooks by DH Audio. They all have the same packaging and format. The Bloomberg brand is well known in the world of professional financial information. Thus, it is well positioned to help consumers make better choices. Apparently, this mandate was lost on the producers of these books and audio versions. The handsome packaging of the books and tapes disguises some basic flaws. Several of the titles are only partially indicative of what's inside. Smart Questions To Ask Your Financial Advisers, by Lynn Brenner covers the stated topics. But far more space and time are devoted to general personal finance issues than the titles would suggest. M.P. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 99]