76 Tips For Investing in an Uncertain Economy For Canadians For Dummies - Softcover

Garrett, Sheryl; Garrett Planning Network; Cornell, Camilla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470160993 ISBN 13: 9780470160992

Publisher: For Dummies, 2009

Synopsis

This concise, practical guide gives you the strategies you need to confidently protect and strengthen your financial holdings during troubled economic times. Through 76 smart tips, you’ll discover how to reduce your investment risk, safely accumulate wealth, and determine how much you’ll need for retirement, and how to get there.  With tips for everything from improving your credit score to investing through a Tax-Free Savings Account to preparing for financial emergencies, you’ll be on the right track toward a safe and sound financial future, no matter what the economic climate.

“[76 Tips For Investing in an Uncertain Economy For Canadians For Dummies] will be an arms-length away at my desk at the National Post, for handy reference.”
John Chevreau, The National Post

About this title

About the Author

Sheryl Garrett is founder of the Garrett Planning Network, an international network of financial advisors. Investment Advisor magazine has named Garrett one of the Top 25 Most Influential People in the Financial Planning industry. Camilla Cornell is an award-winning freelance personal finance writer and the co-author of Flipping Houses For Canadians For Dummies.

From the Back Cover

Protect and strengthen your financial holdings during troubled economic times

Want to make the right investment decisions in an uncertain market? This concise, practical guide gives you 76 smart tips for saving your money and meeting both your short- and long-term financial goals. You'll see how to safely accumulate wealth, consolidate and protect gains, and make the best investment allocations in troubling times.

• Get your finances in order — manage debt, assess your insurance, improve your credit score, and create a safety net

• Understand investment vehicles and accounts — from money markets and annuities to mutual and exchange-traded funds to stocks, bonds, commodities, and more

• Make effective asset allocation decisions — know your risk tolerance, diversify your holdings, and rebalance your assets

• Pay less tax on your investments — take advantage of your Tax-Free Savings Account and Registered Retirement and Education Savings Plans, and get the most out of your taxable investments

• Save for retirement — determine how much you'll need, diversify your holdings, and minimize your portfolio risk

• Take care of others — help adult children or elderly parents with large expenses and see how to preserve your assets to pass on to your heirs

Open the book and find:

• 76 tips from top independent financial advisors

• Focussed strategies for every level of investor that work during the good times and the bad

• Guidance on building a conservative, moderate, or aggressive portfolio

• Ways to reduce your investment risk

• Advice on rebalancing your assets

• Tips for acquiring undervalued investments

• Methods to make your money last throughout your retirement, even in the face of economic turmoil

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470160993
• ISBN 13: 9780470160992
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384