The Complete Idiot's Guide to Boosting Your Financial IQ


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It isn't too late to recoup! Today, with investments worth only a fraction of what they were a year ago, people need to be smarter about their finances. This book is here to level the playing field, explaining the games that are played, and the details that can confuse anyone when they depend on the false assumptions the money people are encouraging them to believe. ?How banks and credit card companies profit from their customers ?Your 401(k) and retirement plans - not all nest eggs are created equal ?Buying and selling a home - the Mortgage Meltdown 101 ?Health care, college tuition, car purchase and maintenance, and life insurance - and a lot of fine print to read!




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Boosting Your Financial IQ


Book Description

It isn't too late to recoup! Today, with investments worth only a fraction of what they were a year ago, people need to be smarter about their finances. This book is here to level the playing field, explaining the games that are played, and the details that can confuse anyone when they depend on the false assumptions the money people are encouraging them to believe. ?How banks and credit card companies profit from their customers ?Your 401(k) and retirement plans - not all nest eggs are created equal ?Buying and selling a home - the Mortgage Meltdown 101 ?Health care, college tuition, car purchase and maintenance, and life insurance - and a lot of fine print to read!




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Paying for College


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Bring your college goal within reach! You can make college a reality if you're willing to do your homework, learn to lower both your direct and indirect college costs, and pursue advice on scholarships and other forms of aid.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Managing Your Money


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Offers advice on creating a long-term financial plan, shopping for insurance and mortgages, managing credit card debt, and establishing a good credit rating.




The Complete Idiot's Guide To Managing Your Money, 4th Edition


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Expert financial columnist Robert K. Heady and financial writer Christy Heady take readers step-by-step through the process of getting their finances under control. With new, updated content for today's post-boom, cautious climate, this author team gives readers the knowledge they need to succeed. New content includes expanded and updated coverage on debt and expense management; updated and additional information on financial law; and up-to-date data based on forecasts, trends, and projected economic recovery. 3 million people have lost their jobs and Americans are in 'personal' debt to a record total of $2 trillion. All-new and updated content on the latest developments in investing, the economy, and the markets.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Rich


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You're no idiot, of course. You work overtime to bulk up your paycheck, try to pay off your credit card balance every month, and even manage to save a little for a rainy day. But when it comes to setting financial goals, all you can think of is your lotto numbers. Don't buy another lottery ticket! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Rich, Second Edition gives you everything you need to achieve the wealth you want. Feel empowered to take steps to increase your assets and reduce your liabilities. Feel positive about saying "no" to impulse spending. In the completely revised and updated edition of this best seller, you get:




The Complete Idiot's Mini Guide to Rebuilding Your Portfolio in a Down M


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You are more careful with your money than ever and you want to use the stock market wisely to build your nest egg. But with the recent recession and the volatile market, you're concerned about your portfolio taking a massive, unexpected hit. Rebuilding your portfolio in this economy - and making sure that what happened before doesn't happen again - can be a daunting and confusing task. But don't keep your money under the mattress! The Complete Idiot's Mini Guide to Rebuilding Your Portfolio in a Down Market gives you all of the tools you need to bring your portfolio back to a healthy state and protect it from the market's volatility.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Stock Investing


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The keys to financial success and security are just one book away Investing in the equity or stock market has never been riskier-or more profitable. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Stock Investing, veteran Certified Financial Planner Sarah Young Fisher and business writer Susan Shelly lead the novice investor through the often confusing process of investing in the stock market, helping him or her think like a veteran trader. • Written with the recent market in mind, this book will give strategies that apply to today's investors.







Rich Dad's Increase Your Financial IQ


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For years, Robert Kiyosaki has firmly believed that the best investment one can ever make is in taking the time to truly understand how one's finances work. Too many people are much more interested in the quick-hitting scheme, or trying to find a short-cut to real wealth. As Kiyosaki has preached over and over again, one has to truly under the process of how money works before one can start out on trying to escape the daily financial Rat Race. Now, in this latest book in the popular Rich Dad Poor Dad series, Kiyosaki lays out his 5 key principles of Financial Intelligence for all to understand. In INCREASE YOUR FINANCIAL IQ, Kiyosaki provides real insights on these key steps to wealth: o How to increase your money -- how to assess what you're really worth now, what your prospects are, and how to start mapping out your financial future. o How to protect your money -- for better or for worse, taxes are a way of life. Kiyosaki shows you that "it's not what you make....it's what you keep." o How to budget your money -- everybody wants to live large, but you have to learn how to live within your budget. Kiyosaki shows you how you can. o How to leverage your money -- as you build your financial IQ, knowing how to put your money to work for you is a crucial step. o How to improve your financial information -- Kiyosaki shows you how to accelerate your wealth as you learn more and more.