Andrew Dagys and Paul Mladjenovic co-wrote Stock Investing For Canadians For Dummies.
Tony Ioannou and Heather Ball co-wrote Buying and Selling a Home For Canadians For Dummies.
Margaret Kerr and JoAnn Kurtz are lawyers and entrepreneurs.
John Lawrence Reynolds is a best-selling author.
Kathleen Sindell is a professor and consultant.
Book I: Taking Stock of Your Financial Situation 7
Chapter 1: Your Financial Snapshot 9
Chapter 2: Setting Financial Goals 23
Chapter 3: Distinguishing Needs from Wants 33
Chapter 4: Saving Smartly 43
Chapter 5: Spending Wisely 49
Book II: Money Management Basics 59
Chapter 1: Getting Credit (Where Credit Is Due) 61
Chapter 2: Getting Into Debt 69
Chapter 3: Getting Out of Debt 85
Chapter 4: Budgeting and Record Keeping 113
Chapter 5: Planning for the Inevitable: Taxes 137
Book III: Home Sweet, Home Free 145
Chapter 1: Deciding to Buy 147
Chapter 2: Discovering Your Perfect Home 173
Chapter 3: Getting the Home You Want 201
Chapter 4: Deciding to Sell 221
Chapter 5: Preparing to Sell Your Home 243
Chapter 6: Sealing the Deal 261
Book IV: Investment Fundamentals 289
Chapter 1: Setting Realistic Goals and Expectations 291
Chapter 2: Your Savings Choices: Savings Accounts, Tiered Accounts, and GICs 299
Chapter 3: Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, and Real Estate 305
Chapter 4: Monitoring Your Progress 327
Chapter 5: Becoming an Effective Investor 337
Book V: Making Your Investments Work for You 345
Chapter 1: Buying Mutual Funds 347
Chapter 2: Types of Mutual Funds 373
Chapter 3: The Essentials of Stock Investing 395
Chapter 4: Before You Get Started with Stocks 413
Chapter 5: Buying and Selling Stocks 433
Chapter 6: Investing in Bonds 447
Chapter 7: Screening Mutual Funds Online 459
Chapter 8: Internet Stock Screening 467
Chapter 9: Valuing Bonds Online 475
Book VI: Somewhere over the Rainbow: Retirement Planning 485
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Your RRSP 487
Chapter 2: What to Expect from Your RRSP 503
Chapter 3: Your RRSP Strategy 513
Chapter 4: Withdrawing Money from Your RRSP 529
Chapter 5: The Time Has Come to Cash In! 537
Book VII: Estate Planning 553
Chapter 1: Estate-Planning Basics 555
Chapter 2: The Taxman Cometh: Taxes and Your Estate 563
Chapter 3: Creating an Estate Plan 585
Chapter 4: Reading and Understanding a Will 617
Chapter 5: Power of Attorney and Your Living Will 633
Book VIII: Taking Care of Business 649
Chapter 1: Show Me the Money: Sourcing Financing for Your Business 651
Chapter 2: So Long and Thanks for All the Cash 671
Chapter 3: Paying Your Dues: All about Taxes 689
Chapter 4: Close Encounters with Accounting 707
Chapter 5: When Your Business Springs a Leak 723
Appendix A: Your Personal RRSP Planner 733
Appendix B: Prepare to Meet Your Lawyer 735
Appendix C: Instructions for Your Executor 747
Appendix D: Inventory for Your Executor753
Appendix E: Sample Business Plan 759
Index 781
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