Detailed item info | Synopsis | This book is for everyone interested in securing their financial future. This guide explores investments, long-term care, planning for retirement, buying and selling your home, how to get out of debt, and how to pay for college.
| | Details | | Editor: | Ric Edelman |
| | Size | | Length: | 647 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in. | | Width: | 6.8 in. | | Thickness: | 1.5 in. | | Weight: | 34.4 oz. |
| | Publisher's Note | "The Truth About Money" is back-- and better. With updated information and all-new sections, Ric Edelman's critically acclaimed "New York Times" bestseller remains your indispensable guide to personal finance. "The Truth About Money" covers the entire spectrum of personal finance-- from maximizing a financial portfolio to planning a wedding-- and explains difficult financial concepts in plain English. personal finance 101: what financial planning is and why you need to plan risky behavior: how to identify, reduce, and avoid financial risk the A to Z of investments: from annuities to zero coupon bonds go from owing money to owning money: how to get out of debt (and stay that way) home sweet home: how to buy your first home, your next home, and save on taxes when you sell the insurance smoke and mirrors: the what-kind, how-much, and where-to-buy lowdown on insurance (and if you need it at all) little Johnny's first financial portfolio: three reasons not to save money in a child's name your kids may love you, but that doesn't mean they love each other: making sure your will will do everything you want it to do once you're gone the marriage of your dreams: how to choose a financial advisor and the 10 taboos to avoid to guarantee it remains a healthy relationship. And, all new for this revised edition: taxes, taxes, taxes: Ric Edelman explains the new tax laws in the all-new section on taxes the run down on the Roth: in an easy-to-read flow chart, you'll immediately determine if the Roth is right for you taking Grandma to court: the do's and don'ts of lending money to family members 130 questions essential to savvy financial planning: good thing wegive you the answers 55 Reasons to Buy This Book: 10 Points to Ponder About Prospective Planners 9 Questions to Help You Choose a Guardian for Your Kids 8 Features to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy 7 Ways and Wheres of 401(k) plans 6 Ways to Qualify for a Bigger Mortgage 5 Common Broker Tricks 4 Problems You Encounter When Buying Investments 3 Ways to Buy Stocks 2 Tax-Safe Ways to Move Your IRAs 1 Asset You Must Pass On And featured in this revised edition, all-new information about the new tax laws and the truth about the Roth IRA (including a flow chart for 1998 and 1999 that tells you if the Roth's right for you). "The Truth About Money" also includes all you need to know about the best way to save for college with the new Section 529 Plan. Plus, the 130 questions and answers to the Ric Edelman personal finance quiz!
The Truth About Money is back--and better. With updated information and all-new sections, Ric Edelman's critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller remains your indispensable guide to personal finance. The Truth About Money covers the entire spectrum of personal finance--from maximizing a financial portfolio to planning a wedding--and explains difficult financial concepts in plain English. - personal finance 101: what financial planning is and why you need to plan
- risky behavior: how to identify, reduce, and avoid financial risk
- the A to Z of investments: from annuities to zero coupon bonds
- go from owing money to owning money: how to get out of debt (and stay that way)
- home sweet home: how to buy your first home, your next home, and save on taxes when you sell
- the insurance smoke and mirrors: the what-kind, how-much, and where-to-buy lowdown on insurance (and if you need it at all)
- little Johnny's first financial portfolio: three reasons not to save money in a child's name
- your kids may love you, but that doesn't mean they love each other: making sure your will will do everything you want it to do once you're gone
- the marriage of your dreams: how to choose a financial advisor and the 10 taboos to avoid to guarantee it remains a healthy relationship
And, all new for this revised edition:- taxes, taxes, taxes: Ric Edelman explains the new tax laws in the all-new section on taxes
- the run down on the Roth: in an easy-to-read flow chart, you'll immediately determine if the Roth is right for you
- taking Grandma to court: the do's and don'ts of lending money to family members
- 130 questions essential to savvy financial planning: good thing we give you the answers
55 Reasons to Buy This Book: 10 Points to Ponder About Prospective Planners 9 Questions to Help You Choose a Guardian for Your Kids 8 Features to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy 7 Ways and Wheres of 401(k) plans 6 Ways to Qualify for a Bigger Mortgage 5 Common Broker Tricks 4 Problems You Encounter When Buying Investments 3 Ways to Buy Stocks 2 Tax-Safe Ways to Move Your IRAs 1 Asset You Must Pass On And featured in this revised edition, all-new information about the new tax laws and the truth about the Roth IRA (including a flow chart for 1998 and 1999 that tells you if the Roth's right for you). The Truth About Money also includes all you need to know about the best way to save for college with the new Section 529 Plan. Plus, the 130 questions and answers to the Ric Edelman personal finance quiz!
The Truth About Money is back--and better. With updated information and all-new sections, Ric Edelmans critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller remains your indispensable guide to personal finance. The Truth About Money covers the entire spectrum of personal finance--from maximizing a financial portfolio to planning a wedding--and explains difficult financial concepts in plain English. personal finance 101: what financial planning is and why you need to plan risky behavior: how to identify, reduce, and avoid financial riskthe A to Z of investments: from annuities to zero coupon bondsgo from owing money to owning money: how to get out of debt (and stay that way)home sweet home: how to buy your first home, your next home, and save on taxes when you sellthe insurance smoke and mirrors: the what-kind, how-much, and where-to-buy lowdown on insurance (and if you need it at all)little Johnnys first financial portfolio: three reasons not to save money in a childs nameyour kids may love you, but that doesnt mean they love each other: making sure your will will do everything you want it to do once youre gonethe marriage of your dreams: how to choose a financial advisor and the 10 taboos to avoid to guarantee it remains a healthy relationship And, all new for this revised edition:taxes, taxes, taxes: Ric Edelman explains the new tax laws in the all-new section on taxes the run down on the Roth: in an easy-to-read flow chart, youll immediately determine if the Roth is right for youtaking Grandma to court: the dos and donts of lending money to family members130 questions essential to savvy financial planning: good thing we give you the answers 55 Reasons to Buy This Book:10 Points to Ponder About Prospective Planners 9 Questions to Help You Choose a Guardian for Your Kids 8 Features to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy 7 Ways and Wheres of 401(k) plans 6 Ways to Qualify for a Bigger Mortgage 5 Common Broker Tricks 4 Problems You Encounter When Buying Investments 3 Ways to Buy Stocks 2 Tax-Safe Ways to Move Your IRAs 1 Asset You Must Pass On And featured in this revised edition, all-new information about the new tax laws and the truth about the Roth IRA (including a flow chart for 1998 and 1999 that tells you if the Roth's right for you). The Truth About Money also includes all you need to know about the best way to save for college with the new Section 529 Plan. Plus, the 130 questions and answers to the Ric Edelman personal finance quiz!
| | Industry reviews | Edelman, a talk-show financial planner, transfers a glib "on the air" style of communicating into print, with mixed results. Verbose to a fault, he often crosses the line between financial advice and advice based on his own values. For example, most individuals recognize the cost difference between public and private higher education and do not need Edelman's advice to discount the added value provided by a degree from a high-profile school. His counsel on choosing a mutual fund is essentially sound, but the reader is subjected to what might be a script for television rather than a concise explanation of the issues. The occasional references to the service provided by his own staff of planners suggest that this obfuscation is not unintentional. Better stick with Marshall Loeb's Lifetime Financial Strategies (LJ 1/96). Joseph Barth, U.S. Military Acad. Lib., West Point, N.Y.
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