Personal Finance
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The Busy Family's Guide to Money: Simple Steps to Financial Security |
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Sandra Bloch and others
USA Today personal finance columnists outline a family's major money considerations - budgeting, handling debt, saving for college and retirement, and talking to the kids about money. |
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The Wall Street Journal Guide to Starting Your Financial Life |
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Karen Blumenthal
A primer of personal finance basics, such as setting up a bank account, finding the right credit card, avoiding identity theft, and working on starting a retirement plan. |
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Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny. |
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Suze Orman
Sound advice for women, including a five-month plan for financial repair. |
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The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness |
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Dave Ramsey
Radio Host Ramsey (Financial Peace) homes in on regaining control of one's finances by getting out of debt and setting up a financial planning program. |
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The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches: A Practical (andFun) Guide to Enjoying Life More by Spending Less. |
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Jeff Yeager |
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From "cheapskate shops" to inexpensive hobbies (i.e., bird watching), this lighthearted but practical "road map" shows how to save up your money. |
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns. |
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John C. Bogle
The respected founder of the Vanguuard Group persuasively argues that investment cost is a major detractor from investment returns and that most investors can only achieve the highest possible returns by investing in low-cost diversified index funds. |
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Jim Cramer's Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World. |
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James J. Cramer |
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The over-the-top host of CNBC's Mad Money lays out his investment principles, offering insights into how the big players operate in the market and how small investors can both survive and profit. |
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Stocks for the Long Run: The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns and Long-Term Investment Stategies. |
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Jeremy J. Siegel |
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Wharton professor Siegel's classic continues to be the best argument available for the long-term primacy of stocks over other types of investments. |
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The Complete Dictionary of Real Estate Terms Explained: Simply What Smart Investors Need to Know. |
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Jeff Haden |
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A licensed real estate broker defines over 2400 terms for potential home buyers and sellers. |
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Mortgages 101: Quick Answers to Over 250 Critical Questions About Your Home Loan. |
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David Reed |
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Loan officer Reed concisely answers key questions about the mortgage process. With monthly payment schedules and a glossary. |
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Stop Foreclosure Now: The Complete Guide to Saving Your Home and Your Credit. |
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Lloyd Segal |
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This step-by-step guide to avoiding foreclosure by the founder of the California Foreclosure Institute includes a summary of state foreclosure laws and sample documents. |
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Home Rich: Increasing the Value of the Biggest Investment of Your Life. |
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Gerri Willis |
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The host of CNN's Open House focuses on the "whole life cycle of homeownership": buying, maintaining, upgrading, and selling a home. |
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The Retirement Challange: Sink or Swim; A Complete Do-it-Yourself Toolkit To Navigate Your Financial Future. |
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Frank Armstrong III & Jason R Doss |
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This planning guide takes readers through the steps: determining retirement age, setting up retirement funds, forecasting financial needs, and much, much more. |
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Retirement Readiness: Creating Your Vision, Knowing Your Position, and Preparing for Your Future. |
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Mike Bonacorsi |
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Urging readers to think "about retirement before it happens," this helpful guide examines such topics as how to set the right time for retiring, writing a plan that includes an inventory of goals, long-term care, and estate planning. |
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The Estate Planning Toolkit: The Ultimate Guide to Planning Your Estate. |
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Daniel Startz |
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A detailed resource by an attorney for writing a will, preparing a living trust, and more. State-specific forms are available on the CD-ROM and in print. |
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The Truth Aout Protecting Your IRAs and 401(k)s |
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Steve Weisman |
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In the current financial crisis, attention to saving retirement plans is essential. Elder law attorney and radio host Weisman defines 48 effective stategies for getting the most out of tax-advantaged retirement investments. |
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The Truth About Paying Fewer Taxes |
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Kay S. Bell |
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A financial blogger's overview of key tax laws, with tips on determining filing status, earned vs. unearned income, standard vs. itemized deductions, IRAs and more. |
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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2009. |
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J.K. Lasser Institute |
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This best-selling annual guide offers line-by-line instructions on filling out tax forms and what to do to prepare throughout the year. |
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J.K. Lasser's Guide for Tought Times: Tax and Financial Solutions To See You Through. |
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Barbara Weltman |
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Besides tax and financial advice for coping with a down economy, Weltman examines steps being taken by the federal government (mortgage relief, stimulus packages) to ease the recession. |
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