Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Personal. Show all posts

Sunday, May 6, 2012

The Wall Street MBA: Your Personal Crash Course in Corporate Finance

The Wall Street MBA: Your Personal Crash Course in Corporate Finance Review



A streetwise MBA that offers you a degree in success

Whether you're a novice or an experienced professional, The Wall Street MBA explains the underpinnings of financial valuation, financial analysis, and corporate accounting and describes how each drives corporate America and Wall Street.

Peppered with true stories and amusing anecdotes, this concise, easy-to-read, interactive resource teaches MBA concepts by applying theory to real-life examples. You'll learn how to review financial statements, analyze earnings, detect fraud, assess stock prices, value companies, and structure mergers and acquisitions, among other exercises.


Saturday, May 5, 2012

Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance In Your Twenties and Thirties

Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance In Your Twenties and Thirties Review




“A highly readable and substantial guide to the grown-up realms of money and business.” —Deborah Stead, The New York Times,

If you've been meaning to get your finances in shape but have no idea where to start, this is your playbook: The all-new edition of the New York Times bestseller Get a Financial Life busts open the system, teaching tricks for becoming master of your own money universe. No matter what's happening in the economy, all the guidance you need is right here. You'll learn how to:

• Pay off your credit cards and student loans and live debt free

• Start saving, even if you're living paycheck to paycheck

• Take advantage of the latest tax rules and save a bundle

• Find smart investments while still supporting socially responsible companies

• Come up with a down payment and buy a home, even in a tough economy

• Afford grad school

• Protect yourself from identity theft

And you'll discover why a 401(k) is your best friend—even if the market is tanking.

From tracking your spending to finding deals on insurance to navigating the new world of homebuying, this easy-to-understand, comprehensive guide provides an up-to-date road map of the world of personal finance. Whether you earn ,000 or 0,000, are single or married, are drowning in debt or just looking for ways to keep your savings secure in uncertain times, you'll find the answers you need in Get a Financial Life.

“A daring book. . . . A life's worth of smart financial advice.” —Newsweek


Wednesday, May 2, 2012

The Everything Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s: Erase your debt, personalize your budget, and plan now to secure your future (Everything (Business & Personal Finance))

The Everything Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s: Erase your debt, personalize your budget, and plan now to secure your future (Everything (Business & Personal Finance)) Review



Erase your debt, personalize your budget, and plan now to secure your future


Sunday, April 29, 2012

Technical Analysis For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

Technical Analysis For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) Review



A simple, straightforward guide to the fundamentals of technical analysis

Technical analysis is a collection of techniques designed to help people make trading decisions. Technical Analysis For Dummies, 2nd Edition explains the basic principles and shows you how to apply these principles in an approachable and non-intimidating way.

Since the publication of the first edition of Technical Analysis For Dummies, readers have been faced with many changes to the investment landscape, such as new interest rates, looming bank crises, and adjusting market climates. This updated edition includes information on the new indicators, hands-on applications for real-world situations, as well as practical examples that reflect today's financial atmosphere.

  • Determine how markets are performing and make decisions using real data
  • Spot investment trends and turning points Improve your profits and your portfolio performance

With straightforward coverage of concepts and execution, Technical Analysis For Dummies shows you how to make better trading decisions in no time.


Saturday, April 28, 2012

ADD and Your Money: A Guide to Personal Finance for Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder

ADD and Your Money: A Guide to Personal Finance for Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder Review



When you have attention-deficit disorder (ADD), you don't spend money like most other people. Past-due bills and impulsive spending can throw your finances into turmoil, and because these financial pitfalls are directly related to your ADD symptoms, they can seem impossible to overcome.

The good news is that it is possible to get ADD-related financial disorganization under control and begin to enjoy a more stable relationship to your money. ADD and Your Money will show you how. This friendly guide, written with your ADD in mind, includes information on everything you need to know about managing your finances and staying in control.

    Learn to:
  • Keep track of your bills
  • Create a budget that works
  • Get debt under control
  • Find ADD-friendly bank services
  • Plan around your splurges


Sunday, April 15, 2012

A Concise Summary of Suze Orman's The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom (The Best Summaries of Personal Finance & Investment Books)

A Concise Summary of Suze Orman's The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom (The Best Summaries of Personal Finance & Investment Books) Review



Orman’s 9 Steps to Financial Freedom is a book designed to engage both the right and left side of the brain by providing sound and practical strategies but delivering them with engaging personal stories from Orman’s own life, from her clients, and from associates. While we believe this transformative message is driven home very powerfully in this format, readers who just want the facts will profit from this concise summary of Suze Orman’s 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, Practical and Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying delivered to you at a fraction of the cost. Readers will find an in depth shortcut to financial literacy that you can complete in one sitting. When you fully integrate these life-changing lessons you will certainly be on your road to financial success and freedom.
Throughout this summary take note of sections featuring the Author’s Update. Here we take special note of new regulations and IRS Codes that have been updated since the publication of Orman’s original book to better reflect the changing financial landscape in 2012.
We urge that this Concise Summary of Suze Orman’s 9 Steps to Financial Freedom be read as an introduction of and concise summary to the real thing.


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Personal Finance For Canadians For Dummies

Personal Finance For Canadians For Dummies Review



Take control of your finances!

The latest on how to save more, invest wisely, and plan for the future.

Do you need help managing your financial priorities? Relax! This friendly guide give you just the information you need to take control of your finances and make the most of your money. Whatever your income level, whatever you financial goals, the updated edition of this national bestseller is the Canadian sourcebook of sound financial planning.

Discover how to:

  • Get out - and stay out - of consumer debt.
  • Reduce your spending
  • Save more of what you earn
  • Make profitable investments
  • Buy insurance coverage that's right for you
  • Select the best financial advisers

Get smart! @ www.dummies.com

  • Find listings of all our books
  • Choose from many different subject categories.
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Praise for Personal Finance for Canadians For Dummies®

"One of the most comprehensive and readable guides available on the subject." - Calgary Herald

"Packed with useful information, all presented in bite-sized segments in a clear, uncluttered format." - Toronto Star

"Reaches out to everyday readers with straightforward tips and an easy-to-read format." - Ottawa Citizen


Sunday, April 1, 2012

Managing Retirement Wealth: An Expert Guide to Personal Portfolio Management in Good Times and Bad

Managing Retirement Wealth: An Expert Guide to Personal Portfolio Management in Good Times and Bad Review



An important new tool to protect and grow investable assets for retirement.

Over 25 million households in the United States have 0,000 or more in investable assets. In  today's volatile economic climate, they fear losing this wealth and having to modify their current lifestyle to replenish retirement savings--or even postpone retirement altogether. Julie Jason speaks to this audience, teaching them how to manage their money (and their adviser) and providing them with a professional portfolio adviser's process for structuring and managing customized portfolios.

With new material on rebalancing, asset allocation, sector rotation, popular new services such as managed accounts, and more, this book is a must-have for those who need help managing portfolios in a down market.

 


Friday, March 30, 2012

Personal Finance Desk Reference

Personal Finance Desk Reference Review



Personal Finance Desk Reference Feature

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One-stop shopping for all things financial.

Personal finances are becoming more and more complex. And this is the only comprehensive reference book on this sprawling subject. Beginning with the basics of financial planning (budgeting, interest, banking, insurance, and debt), this helpful guide covers everything people need to know about handling every aspect of their financial world, including investing, taxes, retirement, estate planning, and more.



Saturday, March 24, 2012

Personal Finance: Turning Money into Wealth (5th Edition)

Personal Finance: Turning Money into Wealth (5th Edition) Review



KEY BENEFIT: Through the presentation of the Ten Fundamental Principles of Personal Finance, this text empowers readers with the knowledge they need to successfully make and carry out a plan for their own financial future.

 

FINANCIAL PLANNING; MANAGING YOUR MONEY; PROTECTING YOURSELF WITH INSRUANCE; MANAGING YOUR INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ISSUES

 

MARKET: This text’s easy-to-read and relatable pop-culture references make it a must have for those who want to master their own finances.


Monday, March 19, 2012

Personal Finance with Connect Plus

Personal Finance with Connect Plus Review



Your journey to financial freedom starts here! Kapoor/Dlabay/Hughes’ market-leading Personal Finance provides practical guidance on how students can achieve peace of mind with regard to their financial situation. It provides many financial planning tools using a step-by-step approach to help students identify and evaluate choices as well as understand the consequences of decisions in terms of opportunity costs. Managing money in order to obtain freedom from financial worries – that’s what the 10th edition of Personal Finance is all about!

This package includes the text and a Connect Plus Finance access card.


Friday, March 16, 2012

Let's Get Real About Money!: Profit from the Habits of the Best Personal Finance Managers

Let's Get Real About Money!: Profit from the Habits of the Best Personal Finance Managers Review



This is the eBook version of the printed book.

"The book’s gem is a personal financial action plan that allows easy assessment of current assets and retirement goals…This book demystifies the many obstacles--from the logistical to the conceptual--to smart financial planning.”

--Publishers Weekly

 

"Eric Tyson is the best personal finance writer at work today. In a field cluttered with hucksters, false gurus, and just plain bad advice, this book delivers powerful common sense. I trust Eric Tyson, and you should, too.”

--Tom Ehrenfeld, former writer and Editor at Harvard Business Review and Inc. Magazine, author of The Startup Garden: How Growing a Business Grows You

 

"Many people have developed attitudes, beliefs, and fears about money that prevent them from acquiring, investing, and spending it in healthy ways...Eric Tyson helps readers get past all that...and start building happy and healthy financial futures. Everyone can profit from this new book--I did."

--Dr. Brian Russell, Psychologist as seen on CNN, Court TV, and Fox News; Professor, University of Kansas

 

Transform Your Personal Financial Habits and Attitudes...And Your Life!

Real money solutions from the best-selling author of Personal Finance For Dummies, Eric Tyson!

 

  • Save smarter, invest smarter, and spend smarter, starting today
  • Reduce your financial risks--and eliminate your money anxieties
  • For everyone interested in improving their personal finances…whether you’re saving for college, retirement, or anything else

 

Worried about money? Join the club. Now, do something about it! One of America’s best-selling personal finance authors offers real, practical solutions that work: steps you can take right now to start replacing money anxiety with financial fulfillment and happiness. Eric Tyson gets straight to the point, identifying the habits that put you at risk--and helping you replace them with the habits of financial success. Tyson offers plain-English, no-gimmick techniques you can really use: knowledge you’d have to pay a fortune for, if you couldget it at all!

 

Financial success doesn’t just “happen”: it’s determined by your financial habits. Fortunately, you can develop good financial habits--and systematically eliminate the bad ones that stand in your way. Eric Tyson will show you how--step-by-step and hands-on.

 

Millions of people have benefited from Tyson’s best-selling books and award-winning columns. Now he brings together all he’s learned over two decades--including financial management secrets most professionals never tell you about.

 

Tyson will help you organize your finances…take control of your future…make plans you’ll actually implement…save, spend, and invest more effectively…choose the right advisors…reduce your risks…and put money where it belongs in your life (instead of making it your whole life!).

 

This meaty, action-oriented guide is packed with ...


Thursday, March 15, 2012

Personal Finance (Personal Financial Survival Kit)

Personal Finance (Personal Financial Survival Kit) Review



Personal Finance & Investing Survival Kit - Join the Millionaire's Club

This is a straightforward personal and financial guide in the safe, slow, and steady category, built on the wisdom of Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Benjamin Graham, and John Train.

Millions of copies have been sold in audiobook and software form. This is the first ebook to present this for reflection and action.

This subject lends itself to self-diagnosics and lists, which makes your opportunity to succeed so much greater because you can work on lots of little things rather than counting on a single big thing or two.

The chapters describe this important work.

1. Getting Started.
A. 3 Reasons to Create Financial Plan
B. 4 Core Steps to Put Your Financial Life Together
C. 3 Reasons People Avoid Financial Planning
D. 14 Step Financial Survival Kit Plan

2. How Do You Fit In? Know Thyself
A. 3 Life Stages in Your Plan
B. Your Financial & Risk Profile: Self-Diagnostic Test & Analysis
C. Your Attitude Towards Money

3. Your Personal Financial Statement: Creation & Analysis

4. Your 2 Year Good Habit Plan: Getting Started

5. Your Career: Your #1 Investment

6. Your House or Condo: #2 Investment

7. Your Retirement & Savings Accounts: #3 Investment

8. Your Growth Stocks & Mutual Funds: #4 Investment

9. Trusts & Wills: Taking Care of Your Family

10. Investment Recap: 24 Quick Tips

11. Danger: 21 Quick Tips

12. Spending: #1 Danger

13. 8 Investment Types to Avoid: #2 Danger

14. Divorce: #3 Danger

15. The Unexpected: #4 Danger

16. Trends that Matter & Using Professionals

Study this work and use it over the years. Share it with your family and discuss it among them at least once a year.

Good luck!


Monday, March 12, 2012

Project Management For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

Project Management For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) Review



The tools you need for successful project management

In today's time-crunched, cost-conscious global business environment, tight project deadlines and stringent expectations are the norm. Now with 25% new and updated content, Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition introduces you to the principles of successful project management and shows you how to motivate any team to gain maximum productivity.

You'll learn how to organize, estimate, and schedule projects efficiently and effectively. You'll also discover how to manage deliverables, issue changes, assess risks, maintain communications, and live up to expectations by making the most of the latest technology and software and by avoiding common problems that can trip up even the best project managers.

  • The latest methods to manage resources and stay on track and within a budget
  • New coverage of the pros and cons of virtual teams
  • Fresh tactics for team motivation and the hottest risk management strategies
  • Explanations of concepts tested in the PMP certification exam with study tips and practices to help you pass

Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition gives professionals like you everything you need to be successful project managers.


Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The Wall Street Journal Guide To Understanding Personal Finance

The Wall Street Journal Guide To Understanding Personal Finance Review



The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Personal Finance gives you clear, simple explanations of the complextities you face every day in your financial life. This revised and updated edition also includes the information you'll need to make smart decisions about -- and avoid the pitfalls of -- banking, credit, home finance, financial planning, investing and taxes.


Thursday, March 1, 2012

Focus on Personal Finance (The Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate)

Focus on Personal Finance (The Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) Review



Focus on Personal Finance is a brief, 14-chapter book, covering the critical topics in Personal Finance courses. This 4-color, paperback text is designed and written to appeal to a range of ages, life situations, and levels of financial literacy.

A unique aspect of this text is its active approach. This text will not only get your students thinking about their current situation and financial goals, but also to put these in writing to use as a guide and revise over the course of their lives. The more a student involves themselves in the assessments, exercises and worksheets provided, the more they will discover about their current habits and how to improve them for greater financial freedom.

Students have many different financial goals, but none are more important than having a basic understanding of financial issues and peace of mind with regard to their decisions. The ultimate goal of Focus on Personal Finance is to get students to this point as a first step to achieving the many financial goals they have set for themselves.


Friday, February 24, 2012

Strategies In Personal Finance: Basic Investment Principles For Today And Tomorrow

Strategies In Personal Finance: Basic Investment Principles For Today And Tomorrow Review



Every family should have financial goals for the future. Being unprepared can lead to money chaos and retirement disaster. Strategies in Personal Finance deals with strategies for attaining financial goals both before and after retirement. What investment returns are necessary to achieve explicit family goals? How are returns logically related to risks for investment opportunities? Can different families have different tolerances for experiencing investment risk?