To coincide with his new public television special, airingon PBS stations starting in March 2009, Ed Slott’s proven plan forgenerating enough personal wealth to last you the rest of yourlife Given the challenging economic times, we will all welcome EdSlott’s concrete advice for generating enormous wealth. In thismust-have book you’ll learn how to: ? Retire with more money than you ever could have imagined andstill take care of your loved ones ? Move your money from FOREVER taxed to NEVER taxed ? Make your IRA and 401(k) safer during rocky periods ? Pick the best financial advisor and learn what pitfalls toavoid ? Think and plan like a multimillionaire ? Make Uncle Sam work for you Based on Slott’s fundamental principles of building, protecting,and preserving wealth for you and your loved ones, Stay Rich forLife is filled with real life stories.
"Home Economics" reintroduces readers to all Grandma's thriftytips, down-home know-how, honest-to-goodness advice, and deliciousrecipes. Modeled on and compiled from vintage home-ec textbooks,this adorable guide contains everything needed to whip up and keepup a happy, healthy, and - most important - economical homelife.
When financial advisor Spencer Sherman found himself crossinga police line to retrieve his work files from a burning officebuilding, he realized he had money madness. He noticed it in hisclients, too: those irrational feelings about money that makeotherwise rational adults behave foolishly—buying high, sellinglow, overspending, lying to their spouses, equating theirself-worth with their net worth. Money madness stresses us out,poisons our relationships, and keeps us from making as much moneyas we can. So Spencer invented the cure. Now, in The Cure for MoneyMadness, he gives us the tools that have helped thousands of peoplefind greater peace of mind—and make more money. Money madness, Spencer shows us, comes from unproductive messagesthat we received long ago. “It takes money to make money.” “Payingrent is just throwing money down the drain.” “Don’t talk aboutmoney.” When you challenge the messages, you can transform allaspects of your money life: earning, spending, saving
Stop Paying Rent! Are you ready to make the leap into home ownership, but more thana little nervous about taking that big step? Never fear. TheAbsolute Beginner's Guide to Buying a House is here to help youlearn everything you need to know to find your perfect home at aprice you can afford. You'll discover how to: ?Choose the real estate agent right for you ?Find the perfect house: price, location, size, and style ?Determine which type of loan is best for you ?Save money using the right negotiation strategies for yourmarket ?And much more!
Owning a home has always been the American Dream, and in The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner , David Bach shows thatbuying a home and investment properties is not only possible, it isstill the surest way to reach your seven-figure dreams on anordinary income. Whether you are a renter or already own a home,Bach’s book offers a lifelong strategy for real estate based ontimeless wisdom that is tried and true—in any market. He includeseverything you need to know, with step-by-step instructions,including phone numbers and web sites, so you can get started rightaway. As long as you’re alive, you have to live somewhere. Why notlet where you live make you financially secure and ultimately rich?David Bach will show you how.
Not according to Jean Chatzky, one of the most popular personal-finance experts in the country, who has advised millions through her regular Today Show appearances and her columns in Money magazine. Now she shares the good news about a groundbreaking study she did with the Roper Organization; the Happiness Assessment. Her research shows that amount of money you make has surprisingly little to do with how financially happy you are. But the happiest people in America at all incorme levels tend to use the money strategies that Chatzky calls the "Ten Commandments of Financial Happiness." For instance, they pay their bills as they come in rather than all at one and minimize credit and debt. The bottom line: you have to pay attention to your money-and Chatzky shows you how to make the most of what you've got. But you certainly don't have to be rich achieve financial happiness. 作者简介:Jean Chatsky is the financial editor for NBC's Today show, has a monthly colomn in Money magazine, and is a featu
"Money is congealed energy," said Joseph Campbell. Andreleasing it releases life's possibilities. . . . Thousands of people worldwide have learned how to build apowerful new relationship with their money and bring their dreamsto fruition through Dr. Maria Nemeth's dynamic workshops. Now youcan, too. In The Energy of Money, Dr. Nemeth--who received an AudioPublishers Award for her Sounds True series on which this book isbased--draws upon her more than twenty years' experience insynthesizing spiritual and practical techniques for managingyourself and your work to create a revolutionary program that canfree your financial energy and use it to achieve personal lifegoals and financial wealth. Combining a complete self-help andself-discovery regimen with proven methods of money management,this powerhouse guide to prosperity presents twelve principles thatwill help you to - Uncover the hidden landscape of beliefs, patterns, and habitsthat underlie and sometimes subvert your everyday use of money a
UNTIL THE SPRING OF 2001,THE HOUSTON energy giant Enron epitomized the triumph of the new economy. Feared by rivals, worshiped by investors,Enron seemingly could do no wrong, its profits rose every quarter; its stock price surged ever upward; its leaders were hailed as visionaries. Then a young Fortune writer named Bethany McLean wrote an article posing a simple question--How, exactly, does Enron make its money?--and the company's house of cards began to collapse. Though other business scandals would follow, none has had the shattering effect of Enron's bankruptcy, which caused Americans to lose faith in a system that rewarded top insiders with millions of dollars while small investors,including many Enron employees, lost everything. Despite enormous media coverage of Enron, the definitive story of its astonishing rise and fall comes alive for the first time in this gripping narrative by McLean and her Fortune colleague Peter Elkind.Drawing on a wide range of private documents and well-placed so
With up-to-the-minute information . . . And an all-newpreface by the author! Out of the red . . . ? Do this month’s bills pile up before you’ve paid lastmonth’s? ? Do you regularly receive past-due notices? ? Do you get letters threatening legal action if immediate paymentis not made? ? Do the total amounts of your revolving charge accounts keeprising? Into the black . . . Whether you are currently in debt or fear you’re fallinginto debt, you are not alone. Sixty million Americans--from doctorsto secretaries, from executives to the unemployed--face the sameproblem and live under the same daily stress. Based on the proventechniques of the national Debtors Anonymous program, here is thefirst complete, step-by-step guide to getting out of debt once andfor all. You’ll learn: ? How to recognize the warning signs of serious debt ? How to negotiate with angry creditors, collection agencies, andthe IRS ? How to design a realistic and painless pay-back schedule ? How to identify your spending blind