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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Jack Kapoor is a Professor of Business and Economics in the Business and Services Division. Dr. Kapoor has taught Business and Economics at College of DuPage since 1969. He received his B.A. and M.S. from San Francisco State College and his Ed.D. from Northern Illinois University. Professor Kapoor was recently awarded the Business and Services Division's Outstanding Professor Award for 1999-2000. Dr. Kapoor is known internationally as a co-author of several textbooks including Business: A Practical Approach (Rand McNally), Business (Houghton Mifflin), and Focus on Personal Finance (Richard D. Irwin/McGraw-Hill). Klappentext 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 encourage them to put these in writing to use as a guide and revise over the course of their lives. New for this edition! sections are oriented around specific action-items for students. 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. Zusammenfassung Covering the critical topics in Personal Finance courses! this helps encourage your students thinking about their current situation and financial goals! but also encourage them to put these in writing to use as a guide and revise over the course of their lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Personal Financial Planning in Action Chapter 2 Money Management Skills Chapter 3 Taxes in Your Financial Plan Chapter 4 Financial Services: Saving Plans and Payment Accounts Chapter 5 Consumer Credit: Advantages, Disadvantages, Sources, and Costs Chapter 6 Consumer Purchasing Strategies and Wise Buying of Motor Vehicles Chapter 7 Selecting and Financing Housing Chapter 8 Home and Automobile Insurance Chapter 9 Health and Disability Insurance Chapter 10 Financial Planning with Life Insurance Chapter 11 Investing Fundamentals and Bonds Chapter 12 Investing in Stocks Chapter 13 Investing in Mutual Funds Chapter 14 Starting Early: Retirement and Estate Planning Appendix A Education Financing, Loans, and Scholarships Appendix B Developing a Career Search Strategy Appendix C Consumer Agencies and Organizations Appendix D Daily Spending Diary Index...
