Independently Wealthy: How to Build Financial Security in the New Economic Era - Hardcover

Goodman, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047106128X ISBN 13: 9780471061281

Publisher: Wiley, 2001

Synopsis

Praise for INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY

Second Edition

"Anyone who has heard Dr. Goodman speak knows he delivers intelligent advice in a clear, forthright manner. His book does the same, helping investors chart a well-thought-out financial plan."-Miles Gordon, CEO, ING Advisors Network

First Edition

"Are you looking for a way to take charge of your financial future? Read Bob Goodman's Independently Wealthy. It is a terrific first step to financial prosperity."-Bill Griffeth, Anchor, CNBC-TV

"A fascinating look at the events and trends influencing today's economy, coupled with pragmatic ideas on creating a solid investment portfolio."-Ginger Applegarth, author, The Money Diet: -Reaping the Rewards of Financial Fitness

"Written in a forthright and accessible manner, Independently Wealthy places current economic events into perspective. It is must reading for anyone who aspires to financial independence in the new economic era."-Arthur Laffer, President, A. B. Laffer, V. A. Canto & Associates

"A well-reasoned, commonsense approach to achieving financial independence in the new economic landscape."-John Bachmann, Managing Partner, Edward Jones

"Bob Goodman's message about retirement: Uncle Sam is about to take the ax to Social Security and Medicare, but he's providing plenty of help for workers who are willing to invest for their own financially secure retirement. Goodman shows that you have to deal effectively with this new reality."-Todd Robinson, Chairman and CEO, LPL Financial Securities

About this title

From the Publisher

This book provides you with a road map for navigating the new economic landscape and achieving financial security in the years ahead. The author clearly describes how the political, economic, and financial worlds interact and teaches you how to recognize emerging trends and take advantage of them. Goodman also shows you how to avoid the mistakes most savers and investors make and, perhaps most importantly, provides an easy-to-follow, 10-step program for building a financial plan that works for you. Not just for experienced investors but for anyone who wants to start investing and/or saving for the future.

From the Inside Flap

By the time you finish reading this book, you will have your compass and charts in hand, you will have gained insights into today’s financial, economic, and political realities, and you will know the mistakes most savers and investors commonly make. Most important, you will learn how to construct a detailed financial plan that works.

Longer life expectancies, uncertainties surrounding Social Security, and the continuing shifts in tax legislation have forced Americans to become more active in building wealth to assure their own financial security. In the extensively revised Second Edition of Independently Wealthy: How to Build Financial Security in the New Economic Era, economist and financial expert Dr. Robert Goodman returns to bring you up to date on the political and economic events that have led to today’s investment environment. He then discusses the steps you must take to achieve financial freedom in the years ahead.

It does not matter whether you are young, middle-aged, or older, he writes, your task is "doable." The important thing is to start now. For young workers, he demonstrates the power of compounding. For those who are at midlife, with competing pressures on their incomes, he provides helpful ways to automate the savings and investment process. For those who are older and who may be discouraged because they have not yet begun to save, he advises, "It is better to start late than not at all."

Independently Wealthy, Second Edition offers the tools, techniques, and advice that you need to begin saving or investing for the future–even in an ever-changing market. This practical guide to today’s investment terrain also includes an updated version of Dr. Goodman’s ten basic investment rules to follow as you work your way toward financial independence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 047106128X
• ISBN 13: 9780471061281
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256