The first investment book to approach the art of accumulating wealth from a mature and realistic perspectiveIn refreshing contrast to the usual get-rich-quick schemes, Get Rich Slowly outlines an intelligent, careful, five-step financial strategy that anyone can use to create his or her own personal fortune. Using simple graphics and easy-to-follow advice, respected investments financial expert William Spitz shows how to quickly plot out the best financial strategy for each person's needs, including risk, goals, variety of investments, and needs for future expenses. For young or old, novice or experienced, wealthy or of modest means, Get Rich Slowly is a sensible, foolproof program for financial freedom and stability.
Presents a guide covering the basic principles and strategies of personal finance, discussing such topics as saving, borrowing, investments, budgeting, buying a house, and long term planning.
Many people mistakenly believe that Social Security (SS) will pay for all or most of their retire. needs, but the fact is, since its inception, SS has provided little protection. A comfortable retire. usually requires SS, pensions, personal savings & invest. The key tool for making a secure retire. a reality is financial planning. It will help clarify your retire. goals as well as other financial goals you want to ¿buy¿ along the way. It will show you how to manage your money so you can afford today¿s needs yet still fund tomorrow¿s. You¿ll learn how to save your money to make it work for you & how to protect it so it will be there when you need it. Explains how you can take the best advantage of retire. plans at work, & what to do if you¿re on your own. Illustrations.
Expert advice for changing how you think about money in order to rebuild and protect your retirement assets. Investors who suffered tremendous losses in the market meltdown of 2008 want to know how to protect themselves from being so vulnerable in the future. In Reclaim Your Nest Egg: Take Control of Your Financial Future, Ken Kamen shows investors how they gave up control of their finances and how they can get it back again. Kamen explains: How to recognize the psychological pitfalls, the distracting “noise” from the media and the internet, and the bad financial advice that derailed your planning. How to develop a set of investment principles that can serve as your personal Commandments and keep you on course. How to adopt an investment approach that maximizes the potential for growth while reducing risk, and how to implement it without being confused or overwhelmed. Reclaim Your Nest Egg helps readers find a customized investment strategy that suits their budget and temperament and gives them their best chance of meeting their retirement goals.
The goal of this text is to help readers make better financial decisions. It adopts a life-cycle approach to financial planning. The writing style, designed for readers with diverse educational backgrounds, is informal and relatively non-technical. The emphasis is on practical application and decision-making. Concepts are reinforced with diverse real-life examples, up-to-date information, expert advice, and a problem-solving format. Easy-to-complete worksheets are integrated into the text.The result is a quality text that is current and provides a thorough, conceptually sound treatment of the subject for both students and instructors alike.
Creating your Financial Future: The Smart Money Manager is a strategicworkbook designed to help you control your finances.Good financial management is key to reducing debt, achieving financialgoals, and overall quality of life. At times, financial organization andbudgeting can seem overwhelming, but the Smart Money Mangersimplified the process by outlining a step by step approach. Thisapproach is centered around proper money allocation. Following thesystem will help you grow healthy financial habits while strengtheningyour financial literacy and helping you finally obtain your goals.Ashjia Wraggs-Pettis is serial entrepreneur who has implemented SmartMoney Management Tactics into her business and personal life totransform her finances. She is a dedicated wife and mother who wantsto ensure that every person has access to financial strategies that canhelp them fulfill their financial goals and aspirations.
Implementing a financial plan to manage the future is very important. If you have not assembled such a plan, or even if you have not thought about how best to manage your financial future, the time to do so is now, and the resource you need to walk you through every step of the personal financial planning process is Plan Your Financial Future. Regardless of whether you are a recent college graduate or have spent the past several decades in the working world, Plan Your Financial Future will give you the smart, commonsense advice you need to get your financial life in order. Written by an expert and long-standing educator in the field of personal financial planning, Plan Your Financial Future is a comprehensive, objective, and pertinent guidebook for readers of all income levels who want to grow their net worth on a steady and increasing basis. Covering all the financial bases you can reasonably expect to confront in your lifetime, like insurance, investing, income tax planning, Social Security, Medicare, and more, this vital resource begins with techniques to protect a consumer's personal and business assets. It then transitions into the wealth accumulation process and outlines tax management measures, as well as the distribution of wealth for higher education, retirement, and estate planning purposes. Filled with in-depth insight and invaluable financial planning advice, this unique guide explains how to: Insure yourself, your family, and your property against the possibility of significant loss; Invest in financial or real assets—or both; Practice effective tax planning and management techniques; Distribute your estate at death to your intended beneficiaries in a tax-efficient manner; And much more. With its no-nonsense, straightforward style and holistic view of the financial planning process, Plan Your Financial Future is the one resource you need to become a more knowledgeable saver and translate those savings into the accumulation of future wealth. What you’ll learnReaders of Plan Your Financial Future will learn: How to take advantage of benefits that are offered to them by their employer The importance of minimizing the effects of inflation on their portfolios as much as possible Financial strategies for preparing for their children's higher education Rock-solid advice for planning for the financial aspects of their retirement years Whether or not they would benefit from the hiring of a professional financial planner How to create and maintain a personal financial plan that protects them and their families into the future Who this book is for Plan Your Financial Future is designed for readers of all income levels who would like grow their net worth on a steady and increasing basis by implementing and sticking to a personal financial plan. Everyone from recent college graduates to those who have been in the working world for many years will benefit from the insightful, actionable advice offered up in Plan Your Financial Future. Table of Contents Understanding the Challenge/The Need to Begin Do You Need a Financial Planner? Elements of Personal Financial Planning and the Wealth Management Process Insuring Yourself and Your Family Insuring Your Health and Long Term Care Insuring Your Earning Power Insuring Your Property Optimizing Your Employment Benefits Investing in Financial Assets Investing in Real Assets Employing Assets Profitably Income Tax Planning and Management Transfer Tax Planning and Management Life Events that Endanger Wealth Planning for Your Child’s Higher Education Planning for the Financial Aspects of Retirement Planning for the Lifestyle Needs of Retirement Planning for Other Lifetime Goals Estate Planning Philanthropy Reaping the Rewards Sample Data Gathering Form Sample Budget Durable General and Financial Power of Attorney (POA) Declaration as to Medical or Surgical Treatment and Medical Durable POA Sample Personal Letter of Instructions Glossary
Get control of your finances - and your future! Do you feel like you'll never pay off your student loans? Worried about your mounting credit card debt? Wondering when you'll ever make enough money to stop living paycheck to paycheck? You're not alone - millions of young Americans are finding it hard to save for the future and still pay today's bills on time. But with The Everything Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s Book, 3rd Edition, you'll learn how to be financially independent by: Creating a workable budget Minimizing credit card and student loan debt Investing money wisely Building an emergency fund You'll also learn how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can help you navigate the often-confusing world of financial service products. With this easy-to-use guide, you'll learn how to manage, save, and invest wisely - starting today!
People are more interested than ever before in understanding the inner workings of the City. In this fully revised and updated edition, Lex Van Dam, presenter of BBC2's Million Dollar Traders, gives you all the tools you need to start trading and understanding how the City works. Lex turns his years of expertise into How to Make Money Trading, which covers all the essential information you need to understand the stock market and trading. From managing a portfolio and doing your homework to controlling your emotions, this book guides you through everything you need to know. to create your own ‘City-sized’ bonus. All the information is up-to-date for 2012 so you can begin creating your own ‘City-sized’ bonus.
The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and BusinessWeek bestseller Bank On Yourself: The Life-Changing Secret to Growing and Protecting Your Financial Future reveals the secrets to taking back control of your financial future that Wall Street, banks, and credit card companies don’t want you to know. Can you imagine what it would be like to look forward to opening your account statements because they always have good news and never any ugly surprises? More than 100,000 Americans of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds are already using Bank On Yourself to grow a nest-egg they can predict and count on, even when stocks, real estate, and other investments tumble. You’ll meet some of them and hear their stories of how Bank On Yourself has helped them reach a wide variety of short- and longterm personal and financial goals and dreams in this book.
