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9780743216968

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Personal Finance

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  • ISBN13:

    9780743216968

  • ISBN10:

    0743216962

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-11-29
  • Publisher: Fireside
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Summary

The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Personal Finance gives you clear, simple explanations of the complextities you face every day in your financial life. This revised and updated edition also includes the information you'll need to make smart decisions about -- and avoid the pitfalls of -- banking, credit, home finance, financial planning, investing and taxes.

Author Biography

Kenneth M. Morris is the chairman and CEO of Lightbulb Press, a print and Internet publishing company he founded in 1990. One of the nation's leading experts in simplified communications, Ken created the first easy-to-read documents for the brokerage, banking, and telecommunications industries, as well as the 1040EZ for the IRS. He is now spearheading the development of point-of-need online products for websites and interactive devices.

Ken is the coauthor of The Wall Street Journal guides and other Lightbulb books, and serves on the boards of the Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF), the Information Design Journal, and Visible Language.

A graduate of Cornell University, he holds a PhD from Columbia University.

Table of Contents

BANKING
Banking
6(2)
Banking Opportunities
8(2)
Checking
10(2)
How Checking Works
12(2)
Checking Variety
14(2)
Special Checks
16(2)
ATMs: Automatic Tellers
18(2)
The Monthly Statement
20(2)
CD: Certificate of Deposit
22(2)
Savings
24(2)
Technology: New and Old
26(2)
Banking Online
28(2)
CREDIT
Using Credit
30(2)
Credit Cards
32(2)
Understanding Card Credit
34(2)
What Cards Cost
36(2)
Protecting Your Card Rights
38(2)
Loans
40(2)
The Substance of a Loan
42(2)
The Cost of a Loan
44(2)
How Repayment Works
46(2)
Loan vs. Lease
48(2)
Credit Histories
50(2)
Reading a Credit Report
52(2)
Coping with Debt
54(2)
HOME FINANCE
The Roof over Your Head
56(2)
Can You Buy?
58(2)
Buying a House
60(2)
Finding a Mortgage
62(2)
Dealing with the Lender
64(2)
Surviving the Closing
66(2)
The Cost of a Mortgage
68(2)
Mortgage Rates
70(2)
Refinancing
72(2)
Your Home as Investment
74(2)
Home Equity Borrowing
76(2)
Insuring Your Home
78(2)
Selling Your Home
80(2)
Figuring Your Profit or Loss
82(2)
FINANCIAL PLANNING
Financial Planning
84(2)
Making a Financial Plan
86(2)
Managing Your Cash Flow
88(2)
Your Net Worth
90(2)
The Cost of a College Education
92(2)
Financial Aid
94(2)
Planning for Retirement
96(2)
IRAs: What They Are
98(2)
Salary Reduction Plans
100(2)
Annuities
102(2)
Social Security
104(2)
Life Insurance
106(2)
Types of Life Insurance
108(2)
Long-Term Care
110(2)
Estate Planning
112(2)
Making a Will
114(2)
Trusts
116(2)
INVESTING
Investing
118(2)
Risk vs. Reward
120(2)
Figuring Your Return
122(2)
Diversifying Your Portfolio
124(2)
Investing in Stocks
126(2)
The World of Stocks
128(2)
Tracking Your Investments
130(2)
Tricks of the Trade
132(2)
Taking Stock of Your Investments
134(2)
Investing in Bonds
136(2)
The Value of Bonds
138(2)
Special Types of Bonds
140(2)
It's a Fund-Filled World
142(2)
Investing in Mutual Funds
144(2)
Anatomy of a Prospectus
146(2)
Tracking Mutual Fund Performance
148(2)
Futures and Options
150(2)
Investing in Real Estate
152(2)
TAXES
Paying Taxes
154(2)
The Tax Brackets
156(2)
The Reporting System
158(2)
Completing a Return
160(2)
Withholding---Prepaying as You Go
162(2)
Tax Planning Is a Must
164(2)
January Reading: The W-2
166(2)
Keeping Records
168(2)
Tax Help
170(2)
The Dreaded Audit
172

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