Gerald Krefetz (died 27 January 2006)
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author specializing in financial topics.

Personal life

He was married to Ruth Marossi Krefetz. Together the couple had Adriene and Nadine.

Career

Krefetz wrote on the economic status of Jewish communities in America and on

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. In 1961, Krefetz was noted for calling attention to the lack of material about the

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in American school textbooks.*Krefetz, Gerald, "Nazisim: The Textbook Treatment", in ''

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'', 28 (Nov 13, 1961), pp 5-7.

Books

*''Money makes money: and the money money makes makes more money'', 1970 *''Jews and money: the myths and the reality'', 1982 *''The Parents Guide to Paying for College'', 1999 *''The Basics of Stocks'', 2005 *''The Basics of Speculating'', 2005 *''The Basics of Investing'', 2005 *''How to Read and Profit from Financial News'', 1995 *''Investing Abroad'' *''Leverage'', 1986 *''The Book of Incomes'', 1982 *''The Dying Dollar'', 1972 *''The Smart Investors Guide'', 1982

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krefetz, Gerald Year of birth missing 2006 deaths American businesspeople American finance and investment writers American self-help writers Jewish American writers 21st-century American Jews