Personal Finance: Turning Money into Wealth - Softcover

Keown, Arthur J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132213893 ISBN 13: 9780132213899

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2006

Synopsis

This personal finance book introduces readers to the concepts, tools, and applications of personal finance and investments. It builds on the 15 Axioms of Personal Finance, and helps individuals develop an intuitive understanding not only of the financial planning process, but also the logic that drives it. In order to leave a lasting impression, this book concentrates on the fundamentals and underlying principles of personal finance, rather than focusing on equations and specific tools which are more easily forgotten. Chapter coverage includes how to prepare for the financial future and highlights some of the important decisions to be faced. The book covers pertinent topics that relate to getting a job and turning that job into a successful career. It also provides easy to follow advice from an expert CPA that can be used as a learning tool in such areas as purchasing a car, getting insurance, investing in mutual funds, etc. For anyone looking for a guide to personal finance and financial planning.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: Assuming little or no prior knowledge of the subject, Personal Finance introduces the concepts, tools, and applications of personal finance and investments. Key Topics: This book centers around fifteen fundamental axioms of personal finance, which paint the "big picture" of personal finance. The book includes Boxes with excerpts from periodicals, chapter vignettes featuring famous people, short boxes containing insights/suggestions, and chapter-ending boxes containing advice from a Certified Financial Planner.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0132213893
• ISBN 13: 9780132213899
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 640