Dollars and Sense: a Fable of Personal Finance

Dollars and Sense: a Fable of Personal Finance

Author: Vinnie Venturella

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2021-05-10

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 1665525304

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Want to learn about the basics of personal finance in an easy-to-understand manner? In this fable, during some normal days, this family explores many of the financial topics all families, especially children, should understand. It’s written in plain, layman’s terms with a little bit of humor. There doesn’t seem to be anywhere in American society where the basics of personal finance are taught and emphasized over a large part of a person’s life, yet we all deal with some part of personal finance every day. Knowledge and experience in this area seem to come through trial and error and perhaps through some self-study and self-exploration. But there isn’t a place you get it on a consistent or persistent basis. This book was written using the author’s family as protagonists in this “day-in-the-life” fable to first and foremost help teach his kids some basics about personal finance. He has taken personal responsibility to teach his children these insights – for as long and they’ll let him. If you find value in this book, please model it then share it with your family, friends and associates.


All About Asset Allocation, Second Edition

All About Asset Allocation, Second Edition

Author: Richard A. Ferri

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2010-07-12

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0071759514

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WHEN IT COMES TO INVESTING FOR YOUR FUTURE, THERE'S ONLY ONE SURE BET—ASSET ALLOCATION THE EASY WAY TO GET STARTED Everything You Need to Know About How To: Implement a smart asset allocation strategy Diversify your investments with stocks, bonds,real estate, and other classes Change your allocation and lock in gains Trying to outwit the market is a bad gamble. If you're serious about investing for the long run, you have to take a no-nonsense, businesslike approach to your portfolio. In addition to covering all the basics, this new edition of All About Asset Allocation includes timely advice on: Learning which investments work well together and why Selecting the right mutual funds and ETFs Creating an asset allocation that’s right for your needs Knowing how and when to change an allocation Understanding target-date mutual funds "All About Asset Allocation offers advice that is both prudent and practical--keep it simple, diversify, and, above all, keep your expenses low--from an author who both knows how vital asset allocation is to investment success and, most important, works with real people." -- John C. Bogle, founder and former CEO, The Vanguard Group "With All About Asset Allocation at your side, you'll be executing a sound investment plan, using the best materials and wearing the best safety rope that money can buy." -- William Bernstein, founder and author, The Intelligent Asset Allocator


The Psychology of Money

The Psychology of Money

Author: Morgan Housel

Publisher: Harriman House Limited

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 085719769X

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Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money—investing, personal finance, and business decisions—is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.


The Index Card

The Index Card

Author: Helaine Olen

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-01-05

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 0698186656

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“The newbie investor will not find a better guide to personal finance.” —Burton Malkiel, author of A RANDOM WALK DOWN WALL STREET TV analysts and money managers would have you believe your finances are enormously complicated, and if you don’t follow their guidance, you’ll end up in the poorhouse. They’re wrong. When University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack interviewed Helaine Olen, an award-winning financial journalist and the author of the bestselling Pound Foolish, he made an off­hand suggestion: everything you need to know about managing your money could fit on an index card. To prove his point, he grabbed a 4" x 6" card, scribbled down a list of rules, and posted a picture of the card online. The post went viral. Now, Pollack teams up with Olen to explain why the ten simple rules of the index card outperform more complicated financial strategies. Inside is an easy-to-follow action plan that works in good times and bad, giving you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to seize control of your financial life.


Personal Finance

Personal Finance

Author: Rachel S. Siegel

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781453334805

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"Personal Finance was written with two simple goals in mind: to help students develop a strong sense of financial literacy and provide a wide range of pedagogical aids to keep them engaged and on track. This book is a practical introduction that covers all of the fundamentals and introduces conceptual frameworks, such as the life cycle of financial decisions and basic market dynamics, in a way that students can easily grasp and readily use in their personal lives." --Provided by publisher.


Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life

Author: Vicki Robin

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-12-10

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0143115766

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A fully revised edition of one of the most influential books ever written on personal finance with more than a million copies sold “The best book on money. Period.” –Grant Sabatier, founder of “Millennial Money,” on CNBC Make It "This is a wonderful book. It can really change your life." -Oprah For more than twenty-five years, Your Money or Your Life has been considered the go-to book for taking back your life by changing your relationship with money. Hundreds of thousands of people have followed this nine-step program, learning to live more deliberately and meaningfully with Vicki Robin’s guidance. This fully revised and updated edition with a foreword by "the Frugal Guru" (New Yorker) Mr. Money Mustache is the ultimate makeover of this bestselling classic, ensuring that its time-tested wisdom applies to people of all ages and covers modern topics like investing in index funds, managing revenue streams like side hustles and freelancing, tracking your finances online, and having difficult conversations about money. Whether you’re just beginning your financial life or heading towards retirement, this book will show you how to: • Get out of debt and develop savings • Save money through mindfulness and good habits, rather than strict budgeting • Declutter your life and live well for less • Invest your savings and begin creating wealth • Save the planet while saving money • …and so much more! "The seminal guide to the new morality of personal money management." -Los Angeles Times


Small Change

Small Change

Author: Dan Ariely

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2018-02-08

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1509864679

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Blending humour and behavioural economics, the New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delves into the truly illogical world of personal finance to help people better understand why they make bad financial decisions, and gives them the knowledge they need to make better ones. Why does paying for things often feel like it causes physical pain? Why does it cost you money to act as your own real estate agent? Why are we comfortable overpaying for something now just because we’ve overpaid for it before? In Small Change, world renowned economist Dan Ariely answers these intriguing questions and many more as he explains how our irrational behaviour often interferes with our best intentions when it comes to managing our finances. Partnering with financial comedian and writer Jeff Kreisler, Ariely takes us deep inside our minds to expose the hidden motivations that are secretly driving our choices about money. Exploring a wide range of everyday topics – from credit card debt and household budgeting to holiday sales – Ariely and Kreisler demonstrate how our ideas about dollars and cents are often wrong and cost us more than we know. Mixing case studies and anecdotes with tangible advice and lessons, they cut through the unconscious fears and desires driving our worst financial instincts and teach us how to improve our money habits. Fascinating, engaging, funny and essential, Small Change is a sound investment, providing us with the practical tools we need to understand and improve our financial choices, save and spend smarter and ultimately live better. Published in the US as Dollars and Sense


The Adventures of Billy and Penny

The Adventures of Billy and Penny

Author: Suze Orman

Publisher: Hay House, Inc

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1401953050

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#1 New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned financial expert Suze Orman makes her children’s book debut in this story of a one-dollar bill named Billy and penny named Penny. When Billy and Penny realize that the family they live with are overlooking their true worth, they decide to make their presence count by going missing. When the pizza man arrives, the mother enlists the help of her two children and their piggy bank in order to pay for dinner. When Billy and Penny make their return, the family shows their appreciation for the money that saved the day. Orman and wife and illustrator, Kathy Travis, team up for a classic and family-friendly tale of counting every penny and making every penny count.


Dollars and Sense

Dollars and Sense

Author: Megan Ethier

Publisher: Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media

Published: 2024-08-13

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1722599081

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Missing out on your dream home because you can’t compete? Not sure of how to get into the real estate game? As a millennial real estate agent, Megan Ethier has seen it all. She’s pulling back the curtain on the strategies and secrets that helped her—and can help you—break into homeownership, no trust fund required! Discover unconventional ways to earn extra cash, slash living costs, and save that down payment faster than you ever thought possible. Learn how to outmaneuver buyers and win the bidding wars. Take control of your financial future and build the life you deserve. This is your playbook for outsmarting a rigged system—so let’s get started and get you that house!