A Commonsense Guide to Your 401(k) (Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf (Hardcover))

A Commonsense Guide to Your 401(k) (Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf (Hardcover)) Review

A Commonsense Guide to Your 401(k) shows you how to measure services and fund performance, assess a comfortable level of personal risk, scrutinize expenses, and make sense of fees and tax consequences. With it you can increase the potential of your 401(k) and achieve the rewarding retirement you've been working for.

Kids and Money: Giving Them the Savvy to Succeed Financially (Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf (Paperback))

Kids and Money: Giving Them the Savvy to Succeed Financially (Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf (Paperback)) Review

If you've ever worried about whether your child will handle money responsibly and become self-sufficient, worry no more. Jayne Pearl shows you how to "gimme-proof" your kids to help them develop the discipline they ll need to manage their own finances.

It includes great advice from parents, psychologists, teachers and other experts on allowances, getting to kids to want to save instead of forcing them to do so, transforming shopping trips from battles to fun learning experiences, innoculating them against questionable values the acquire from the media and friends, and helping kids land their first job.
For parents of kids anywhere from preschool to college, this book is a rich resource for launching your children on the road to financial success.

Choosing and Using an HMO (Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf (Hardcover))

Choosing and Using an HMO (Bloomberg Personal Bookshelf (Hardcover)) Review

The number one force driving most health maintenance organizations in the market today is profit, not quality. That's why HMOs are expanding as rapidly as they can. That's why multimillion dollar mergers are grabbing headlines. And that's why it's absolutely critical that consumers begin demanding superior quality from their HMOs. Ellyn Spragins had produced the first no-nonsense guide to selecting and using an HMO in this rapidly changing and confusing environment. This book cuts through HMO marketing hype, giving you the tools professionals use to choose the best health plans. You will learn how to profile your family's health needs and match them to a health plan's strengths. You'll discover how to pick the best doctor, when to go outside a network, and how to get a consultation with a specialist. You'll save time, money, and a lot of aggravation. Choosing and Using an HMO describes the concrete steps you should take to get the highest quality care. Packed with resources and lists of HMOs to seek out - or to avoid - this easy-to-use book demystifies the increasingly complex world of health care.