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One of America's most respected and renowned financialplanners provides 1001 tips to help everyone--from CEOs tohomemakers--save money. Learn which corners to cut in various areasof everyday life. Take the revealing self-test and assess whereyour money is being spent. Then allow the expert to guide you tothe most effective and creative ways to save it.

“Money may not be able to buy you love, but conflicts about itcan certainly bankrupt your relationship.” –Michelle Singletary Here at last is the lowdown on how to manage your finances withthe man in your life. Money is the #1 problem couples fight about,says beloved Washington Post financial columnist MichelleSingletary. Acknowledging that most fights about money are usuallyabout something else–like feelings of fear or resentment–Singletarystresses the value of open dialogue. In her trademarkno-holds-barred style, she shows us how to handle the entire rangeof financial issues couples face–from splitting the dinner billwhen dating to planning for retirement together after years ofmarriage. Singletary speaks to the hearts of women as they try tosuccessfully merge their money and future security with those oftheir man. Acknowledging the emotional weight of sharedinvestments, she brings her own experience as a wife and mother tothe table and doles out advice in a voice that,

This is an entertaining book that succeeds despite its author's missteps as a humorist. In presenting the odds of all manner of events both possible ("Dating a Supermodel") and improbable ("Becoming a Professional Athlete"), Baer (The Great Mutual Fund Trap) is clearly emulating the Worst-Case Scenario books, which have turned studying extreme real-life events into a cottage industry. Baer knows and expertly uses statistics and probabilities: it is fascinating to learn, for example, that the chances of dying by being hit by an asteroid are three times greater than dying in a train crash or an earthquake and are 250 times greater than dying from a shark attack. He also provides some revealing sidebars on certain topics, such as his look at how the odds of celebrity divorce are even worse than the already horrible odds of divorce for newly married couples ("about even money, 1 to 1"). Baer sometimes interrupts his statistical analyses with attempts at Dave Barry-style one-liners, but they fall flat, such as whe

As you think about retirement, you’ve got facts to face,planning to do, decisions to make and numbers to crunch. With theexperts at The Wall Street Journal to guide you, you’ll learn howto tailor a financial plan for the lifestyle you want. ? Answers your biggest question—How big does my nest egg need tobe?—by linking it to your particular hopes for how you want tospend your days in retirement ? Shows how to translate your dreams and interests into dailyactivities, whether traveling, opening a business, volunteering orgoing back to school ? Provides a timeline for decisions to make and steps to take tenyears, five years and one year before you retire ? Offers tips on investing wisely and working with the rightfinancial adviser ? Tells you how to maximize your benefits from Social Securityand Medicare ? Guides you through the intricacies of 401(k)s, IRAs, annuitiesand other financial tools and resources Today, the average person can expect to spend two d

Personalfinance author and lecturer Robert T. Kiyosaki developed his uniqueeconomic perspective from two very different influences - his twofathers. This text lays out Kiyosaki's philosophy and hisrelationship with money.

Let 2010 Set You on the Path to Wealth. Believe it or not, recessions make millionaires! Will you be one?In Start Over, Finish Rich, America's best-loved financial expert,David Bach, explains that 2010 will be the best opportunity forbuilding wealth we have seen in decades. And, as the economyrecovers, you must be set up to recover with it. Bach's easy,take-action plan will show you how. Start Over, Finish Rich supplies the ten crucial moves you mustmake in 2010 to get back on track and recapture your dreams of aricher future. Learn how to: * Get out of debt * Fix your credit * Rebuild your 401k plan * Improve your 529 Plan * Take smart risks * Reorganize your financial life for the high tech age * Update your real estate plan * Change your thinking about money * Recommit to wealth As Bach says, "A recession is a terrible thing to waste—so don'twaste this one! Use it instead to get rich." Read Start Over,Fini

Corporate pensions are disappearing. Social Security is introuble. And the sizable postwar generation is reaching retirementage. With the futures of millions of Americans at stake, Ed Slott,the country’s foremost retirement planning adviser, now offersexpert advice on weathering the perfect storm of financialinstability that looms on the horizon. Your Complete RetirementPlanning Road Map provides clear step-by-step directionsthrough the highways and byways of IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, andother major accounts. In five focused sections, Slott combines crucial facts withchecklists and questionnaires to teach investors and beneficiariesalike the best way to save and to maximize an inheritance. Insideyou’ll discover ? an overview of every retirement savings account you own–from whatit is and where it is to who gets it and how, plus where to putimportant data ? how to properly fill out retirement account beneficiary forms sothat money goes to whomever you choose and not to relatives who popup out of nowher

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Let’s face it: you can't avoid death or taxes. But you can create an estate plan that will make both a whole loteasier for your loved ones and put you in control of howyour assets will get passed to your heirs. Here, Wall Street Journal personal-finance reporter RachelEmma Silverman walks you step-by-step through the process.Chock-full of clear and solid advice on how to get the most out ofthe main estate planning tools - including wills, trusts, lifeinsurance, guardianship papers, and powers-of-attorney documents -the Wall Street Journal Complete Estate-Planning Guidebook will help make your estate-planning process as simple, smooth, andunintimidating as possible. This book will help you: · Clarify your estate-planning goals,such as dividing up property for heirs, reducing taxes or leavingmoney for charity · Understand the key estate-planningdocuments you’ll need, including wills, beneficiary-designationforms, powers-of-attorney and health-care advance directives · Decode the

If you are a baby boomer nearing fifty and you haven't saved adime, don't panic. Charles Schwab, one of America's most trustedand respected names in financial services will help you takecontrol of your financial life.In You're Fifty -- Now What? hewalks even the most inexperienced person through the process ofinvesting money to prepare for tomorrow, while offering solidanswers to tough questions. He helps you figure out exactly whatyou'll need for your retirement, how to maximize the best earningand investing years of your life, and how to work out your wisestbalance of asset allocation by offering straightforward advice thatenables you to put your affairs in order and your mind at ease.

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Synopsis: Jean Chatzky of NBC's Today and Money magazine offers a groundbreaking approach to personal finance, asking "How much money do you need to be happy?" Her research shows that the happiest people in America, at all income levels, tend to use the money strategies that Chatzky calls the ten commandments of financial happiness."The perfect book for these challenging times, as it offers readers the gifts of both wealth and meaning."QWayne Dyer. Synopsis: Chatzky of NBC's "Today" and "Money" magazine offers a groundbreaking approach to personal finance by asking, "How much money do you need to be happy?"

This text, the follow-up to "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" reveals why some people work less, earn more, pay less in taxes, and feel more financially secure than others. The author argues that it is simply a matter of knowing which quadrant to work from and when. Have you ever wondered: What is the difference between an employee and a business owner?; Why do some investors make money with little risk while most other investors just break even?; Why do most employees go from job to job while others quit their jobs and go on to build business empires?; Why, in the Industrial Age, did most parents want their children to become medical doctors, accountants, or attorneys. and why, in the Information Age, are these professions under financial attack? Many of the brightest graduates from our universities want to work for college dropouts. Dropouts such as Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Michael Dell and Ted Turner; dropouts who today are the mega-rich of society. This book explores these questions and issues to assist in guiding

Laura Day has sold millions of copies of Practical Intuition and continues her advice here with tips for improving your career using your own intuitive skills. She says that people are more apt to use their intuition about commonplace issues than they are about investment or business practices, a horrible waste of intuitive powers. Through dozens of exercises, Day describes how you can boost your intuitive power, "become" your competition, and better predict the future. Day makes no guarantees that you'll pick the next blue-chip bond or invent the next wheel, but she does assert that your life can't help but improve if you take her ideas to heart. This book is a combination of Jon Kabat-Zinn's, mindfulness meditation theories and What Color is Your Parachute-ish self-reflection.

With this essential companion to the automatic #1 nationalbestseller, you can put pencil to paper and make your seven-figuredreams come true! The Automatic Millionaire rocketed to instant bestseller statusbecause in its pages America’s best-loved money coach, David Bach,delivered a uniquely foolproof, hassle-free plan for achievingfinancial security even if you have zero willpower. Now TheAutomatic Millionaire Workbook lets you tailor that strategy toyour own financial life in a line-by-line personal plan. Theworkbook features: THE WORKBOOK FEATURES: · The five questions that determine with 90 percent certainty ifyou will be an Automatic Millionaire · Charts and checklists for paying down debt while you save · A clear path for any renter to become a home owner · Worksheets to set savings goals and meet them, no matter howmuch you make · A game plan for paying off mortgages early · The one crucial step that guarantees your financial plan willsuccee

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ONE OF AMERLCA'S most respected personal finance experts tells the inspiring,hisarous ,and sometimes perilous tale of how he amassed dizzying (well,to him)wealth.with the same mix of wit and wisdom that distin-guishes The Only Investment Guide Yon'll Ever Need,he details the investments that paid off handsomely,the real estate deals that threatened to sink him,and more (oil in ?a musical about muns?).Then he describes how he's put his vast fortune to work-battling Ralph Nader over auto insurance in California ,waging a national canpaing against smoking in Russia,and tilting at all manner of windmills. More than just one man's route tofinancialsuccess,Tobias's advetues along the road from not-quite rags to not -quite vast riches will help you to invest wisely,live smartly,and have a good time while building a vast fotuneof your own.

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“Ann Holmes has created the perfect guide to help women turntheir dreams into a reality.” –Donna Mullen Good, CEO of the Center for Women Enterprise If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own business, or ifyou’ve ever wondered about how to build up the business you alreadyrun, but worry because you don’t have an MBA or a couple of yearsof college business courses, this book is for you. Based onextensive interviews with more than eighty women entrepreneurs fromaround the country, There’s a Business in Every Woman offersinspiring success stories (and instructive missteps) in a widerange of businesses–from catering, landscaping, personal training,and wedding and events planning to interior and clothing design,staffing, manufacturing, and product design. What the trailblazing women in this book have in common is a goodidea and the courage to turn a dream into a money-making realitythrough hard work, passion, and drive. Take, for instance, thewoman who started an IT cons

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Every decision, from buying a home to grabbing a daily latte,has costs and benefits-personal as well as financial. The Real Costof Living helps you make better decisions, both big and small-decisions that involve money, but aren't all about money.Well-known personal finance expert Carmen Ulrich makespersonal finance personal and takes into account that we all havemotivations that go way beyond number crunching. From marriage andfamily to career, investing, and more, Carmen examines the "realcost" of the choices we all make every day. * Is deciding whether to go back to work full-time after you havea child really all about money? Should it be? * Is prepaying a mortgage a smart-money move, or is it reallyabout craving security and stability-and which means more toyou? * How much do your bad habits really cost you? And is savingthousands of dollars enough of a motivation to get you tostop? * Are college degrees really worthwhile? And if so, how can youmaximize the odds of gaining