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Take stock of your financial situationFrom budgeting, saving, and reducing debt, to making timely investment choices and planning for the future, Personal Finance For Dummies provides fiscally conscious readers with the tools they need to take charge of their financial life.This new edition includes coverage of an extensive new tax bill that took effect in 2018 and the impact on individuals, families, small businesses, and on real estate and investing decisions. Plus, it covers emerging investing interests like technology and global investing, cryptocurrencies, pot stocks, the lifestyle changes occurring with millennials, and more.* Evaluate and manage your financial fitness* Assess your credit report and improve your score* Make smart investments in any economic environment* Find out about international investingThe expert advice offered in Personal Finance For Dummies is for anyone looking to ensure that their finances are on the right track--and to identify the areas in which they can improve their financial strategies.
List of contents
Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Personal Finance 5Chapter 1: Improving Your Financial Literacy 7Chapter 2: Measuring Your Financial Health 21Chapter 3: Managing Where Your Money Goes 41Chapter 4: Establishing and Achieving Goals 53Part 2: Spending Less, Saving More 73Chapter 5: Dealing with Debt 75Chapter 6: Reducing Your Spending 93Chapter 7: Trimming Your Taxes 125Part 3: Building Wealth through Investing 149Chapter 8: Considering Important Investment Concepts 151Chapter 9: Understanding Your Investment Choices 179Chapter 10: Investing in Funds 203Chapter 11: Investing in Retirement Accounts 221Chapter 12: Investing in Taxable Accounts 243Chapter 13: Investing for Educational Expenses 257Chapter 14: Investing in Real Estate: Your Home and Beyond 269Part 4: Insurance: Protecting What You Have 309Chapter 15: Insurance: Getting What You Need at the Best Price 311Chapter 16: Insurance on You: Life, Disability, and Health 329Chapter 17: Covering Your Assets 357Part 5: Where to Go for More Help 371Chapter 18: Working with Financial Planners 373Chapter 19: Using Technology to Manage Your Money 391Chapter 20: On Air and in Print 405Part 6: The Part of Tens 413Chapter 21: Survival Guide for Ten Life Changes 415Chapter 22: Ten Tactics to Thwart Identity Theft and Fraud 431Glossary 437Index 451
About the author
Eric Tyson is an internationally acclaimed and bestselling personal finance book author, syndicated columnist, and speaker. He is also the author of
Investing For Dummies, Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s For Dummies and coauthor of
Home Buying Kit For Dummies.
Summary
Take stock of your financial situation
From budgeting, saving, and reducing debt, to making timely investment choices and planning for the future, Personal Finance For Dummies provides fiscally conscious readers with the tools they need to take charge of their financial life.
This new edition includes coverage of an extensive new tax bill that took effect in 2018 and the impact on individuals, families, small businesses, and on real estate and investing decisions. Plus, it covers emerging investing interests like technology and global investing, cryptocurrencies, pot stocks, the lifestyle changes occurring with millennials, and more.
* Evaluate and manage your financial fitness
* Assess your credit report and improve your score
* Make smart investments in any economic environment
* Find out about international investing
The expert advice offered in Personal Finance For Dummies is for anyone looking to ensure that their finances are on the right track--and to identify the areas in which they can improve their financial strategies.
