Ernst & Young's Personal Financial Planning Guide


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If you want to take control of your financial future and unlock thedoors to financial success, you must have a plan that will allowyou to find good investments, reduce taxes, beat inflation, andproperly manage money. Whether you're new to financial planning or a seasoned veteran,this updated edition of Ernst & Young's Personal FinancialPlanning Guide provides valuable information and techniques you canuse to create and implement a consistent personalized financialplan. It also takes into consideration the new tax rules thataffect home ownership, saving for college, estate planning, andmany other aspects of your financial life. Filled with in-depth insight and financial planning advice, thisunique guide can help you: * Set goals * Build wealth * Manage your finances * Protect your assets * Plan your estate and investments It will also show you how to maintain a financial plan inconjunction with life events such as: * Getting married * Raising a family * Starting your own business * Aging parents * Planning for retirement Financial planning is a never-ending process, and with Ernst &Young's Personal Financial Planning Guide, you'll learn how totailor a plan to help you improve all aspects of your financiallife.




Ernst & Young's Financial Planning for Women


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Here is a road map to financial success that is specifically geared toward women. This book not only covers all the basics of financial planning--from goal setting to budget planning to making wise investments--but adapts these strategies to the specific financial environment women face today




Ernst & Young's Retirement Planning Guide


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This practical guide highlights key financial and personal issues to consider during your pre-retirement and retirement years, including essential information on how the new tax law will affect your retirement.




The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide


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In today's competitive business environment, a well thought out business plan is more important than ever before. Not only can it assist you in raising the money needed to start or expand a business-by attracting the interest of potential investors-but it can also help you keep tabs on your progress once the business is up and running. Completely revised and updated to reflect today's dynamic business environment, The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, Third Edition leads you carefully through every aspect involved in researching, writing, and presenting a winning business plan. Illustrating each step of this process with realistic examples, this book goes far beyond simply discussing what a business plan is. It explains why certain information is required, how it may best be presented, and what you should be aware of as both a preparer and reviewer of such a proposal. Divided into three comprehensive parts, The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, Third Edition outlines the essential elements of this discipline in a straightforward and accessible manner. Whether you're considering starting, expanding, or acquiring a business, the information found within these pages will enhance your chances of success. * Advice on how to write and develop business plans * A realistic sample plan * All new sections on funding and financing methodswith provisions for restructuring and bankruptcy * Tips for tailoring plans to the decision makers




Ernst & Young's Financial Planning Essentials


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Ernst & Young's Financial Planning Essentials makes it easier than ever to take control of your money and start reaching your financial goals today. Drawing on the incomparable experience of Ernst & Young, it's packed with practical tips and strategies to start you on the road to smart financial planning. This short, handy guide covers all the basics, including: * Understanding your current financial situation * Setting your financial goals * Learning to build wealth * Evaluating the different kinds of investments * Protecting your finances against the unexpected * And much, much more . . . Plus, there are plenty of worksheets, charts, real-life examples, and special features, including: * $PLANNERS--quick planning tips for a bright financial future * $BUILDERS--money strategies to help you reach your goals * $SAVERS--ideas that can save you money right away ERNST & YOUNG LLP's personal financial counseling practice tailors financial strategies for people at all income levels. The firm is the author of the bestselling Ernst & Young Tax Guide as well as a wide array of books on business and money management. Visit the firm's Web site at www.ey.com/pfc.




Essentials of Personal Financial Planning


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ESSENTIALS OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING Essentials of Personal Financial Planning was written to challenge the status quo by promoting personal financial planning (PFP) as a profession, not as a sales tool to gather assets under management or facilitate sales of insurance products. The book takes a comprehensive and integrated approach to PFP for accounting students, allowing them to view the profession through the lens of a CPA – with integrity and objectivity. This book systematically introduces the essentials of all the major PFP topics (estate, retirement, investments, insurance, and tax), as well as: The PFP process, concepts and regulatory environment. Professional responsibilities of a CPA personal financial planner and the requirements of the Statement on Standards in PFP Services. Time value of money concepts. The book then builds on these foundational concepts, showing their interconnectivity and professional opportunities, to provide a deeper understanding of PFP and its application. After reading this book, students will be able to apply the knowledge and skills gained from this course to have an immediate and long-term positive impact for themselves and for the clients they serve.




The Ernst & Young Guide to Total Cost Management


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With the use of non-technical language it enables readers to understand the underlying dynamics of cost in order to facilitate effective decisions regarding products and services, workflows, capital investments and day-to-day monitoring of their business. Combining customer's needs and reactions with the financial awareness of a company's strengths and weaknesses, it ties into all current, major business concerns, including environmental awareness and international competitiveness. Features case studies, checklists and self-assessment techniques that will aid readers in initiating a total cost management program.




Ernst & Young's Retirement Planning Guide


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Use the New Tax Law to Retire on Your Terms Are you planning your retirement with the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 in mind? If not, you could be missing out on important changes that could help you build a larger nest egg or even retire early. Drawing on the experience of the nation's premier tax and financial planners, Ernst & Young's Retirement Planning Guide, Special Tax Edition shows you how to use the new tax law to plan for a secure future-whether you're just getting started or on the verge of retirement. This practical guide highlights key financial and personal issues you need to consider during your pre-retirement and retirement years, including essential information on how the new tax law will affect your retirement. From guidance on portfolio diversification and Social Security to the new tax rules that will impact IRAs and 401(k) plans, Ernst & Young's Retirement Planning Guide, Special Tax Edition provides the insight and assistance you need to take advantage of the new tax law and plan for a financially secure future. * The effect the new tax law will have on your retirement plan-from pension withdrawals to IRA limits and new tax-deferred plans * The latest financial instruments for retirement savings * Worksheets, tips, and action items, as well as additional resources, including Web sites * Strategies to overcome adverse financial events * Wealth-building techniques to help you retire early * Practical ideas and easy-to-understand charts and tables




Ernst & Young's Personal Financial Planning Guide


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From the vast experience of Ernst & Young LLP, the renowned leaders in financial and tax planning services, comes the completely updated Ernst & Young?s Personal Financial Planning Guide, Special Tax Edition. With the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 passed, this Special Tax Edition gives you the investment strategies and updated tools necessary to make sound financial decisions under the new tax law.




The Complete Guide to Special Event Management


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Produced by the advisors to the Nobel Peace Prize and the 1984 Olympics, this book offers practical event management and marketing advice flavoured with various anecdotes in one easy-to-read format. It explains precisely how to build image or company recognition by sponsoring diverse sizes and types of events ranging from entertainment to sports. It also covers every stage of marketing, logistics, finance, concessions and public relations.