Smart Guide to Making Wise Investments (The Smart Guides Series) - Softcover

Williamson, Gordon K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471296082 ISBN 13: 9780471296089

Publisher: Wiley, 1998

Synopsis

• Smart Ways to develop confidence in investing-ideal for anyone feeling uneasy or nervous about putting hard-earned money at risk
• Smart Advice on buying and selling, using a broker, and developing and tracking a portfolio
• Smart Tips on how to make college savings, tax-free investments, and retirement plans work for you
• Smart Ways to develop a sensible investment plan NOW to maximize savings and to minimize the financial demands of later years
• Smart Advice on setting your financial goals, understanding the different investment choices and their risks, diversifying a portfolio, and maintaining a patient, long-term outlook
• Smart Strategies to avoid the eight common investment mistakes, such as spending too quickly, investing too conservatively, and over-reacting to market fluctuations
• Smart Tips on financing a college education, consulting financial professionals, tracking investments via the Internet, and planning for a comfortable retirement
• Quick reading and easy referencing with a comprehensive index and loads of sidebars and tables

About this title

Review

If you're like many in the baby-boom generation, retirement is just now starting to loom on the horizon, as is the prospect of sending your kids to college. If you've never put together an investment plan for yourself or your family, then the Smart Guide to Making Wise Investments may be a good start. Written by Gordon K. Williamson, an attorney and financial planner, this book provides a good overview of the many investment avenues available, from mutual funds and stocks to annuities and real estate. Williamson looks at the financial mistakes that many tend to make (such as buying a new car every few years and investing too conservatively) and explodes common myths about retirement (guess what--most of us will be living and working longer than we think). The book's final chapter shows how to build a financial plan and evaluate your own tolerance for risk. --Harry C. Edwards

About the Author

Gordon K. WIlliamson is an attorney and financial planner in La Jolla, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0471296082
• ISBN 13: 9780471296089
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192