
Finance for the Individual
CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
11th Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-1-111-82350-4 (ISBN)
Description
PERSONAL FINANCE, International Edition offers a practical, student-friendly introduction to personal financial management. Using a structured, step-by-step approach, this market-leading text helps students learn how to save and invest, manage student loans, file taxes, decrease credit card debt, and plan for the future. Real-life scenarios, covering a wide range of financial challenges, enable students to appreciate the relevance of key concepts, and useful advice from personal finance experts helps them apply those concepts in their own lives. Many math-based examples also clearly illustrate the critical importance of achieving long-term financial goals through investing. Building on the success of previous editions, the new Eleventh Edition continues to engage students' and focus their attention on the critical concepts they need to succeed in class and to manage their finances wisely for a lifetime.
PERSONAL FINANCE, International Edition offers a practical, student-friendly introduction to personal financial management. Using a structured, step-by-step approach, this market-leading text helps students learn how to save and invest, manage student loans, file taxes, decrease credit card debt, and plan for the future. Real-life scenarios, covering a wide range of financial challenges, enable students to appreciate the relevance of key concepts, and useful advice from personal finance experts helps them apply those concepts in their own lives. Many math-based examples also clearly illustrate the critical importance of achieving long-term financial goals through investing. Building on the success of previous editions, the new Eleventh Edition continues to engage students' and focus their attention on the critical concepts they need to succeed in class and to manage their finances wisely for a lifetime.
PERSONAL FINANCE, International Edition offers a practical, student-friendly introduction to personal financial management. Using a structured, step-by-step approach, this market-leading text helps students learn how to save and invest, manage student loans, file taxes, decrease credit card debt, and plan for the future. Real-life scenarios, covering a wide range of financial challenges, enable students to appreciate the relevance of key concepts, and useful advice from personal finance experts helps them apply those concepts in their own lives. Many math-based examples also clearly illustrate the critical importance of achieving long-term financial goals through investing. Building on the success of previous editions, the new Eleventh Edition continues to engage students' and focus their attention on the critical concepts they need to succeed in class and to manage their finances wisely for a lifetime.
More details
Edition
International Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Mason, OH
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-111-82350-4 (9781111823504)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Author
University of Kentucky
Professor Emeritus, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Content
Part I: FINANCIAL PLANNING.
1. Understanding Personal Finance.
2. Career Planning.
3. Financial Statements, Tools, and Budgets.
Part II: MONEY MANAGEMENT.
4. Managing Income Taxes.
5. Managing Checking and Savings Accounts.
6. Building and Maintaining Good Credit.
7. Credit Cards and Consumer Loans.
8. Vehicle and Other Major Purchases.
9. Obtaining Affordable Housing.
Part III: INCOME AND ASSET PROTECTION.
10. Managing Property and Liability Risk.
11. Managing Health Expenses.
12. Life Insurance Planning.
Part IV: INVESTMENTS.
13. Investment Fundamentals.
14. Investing in Stocks and Bonds.
15. Investing Through Mutual Funds.
16. Real Estate and High-Risk Investments.
Part V: RETIREMENT AND ESTATE PLANNING.
17. Retirement Planning.
18. Estate Planning.
Appendix A: Present and Future Value Tables.
Appendix B: Estimating Social Security Benefits.
Appendix C: Glossary.
Index.
1. Understanding Personal Finance.
2. Career Planning.
3. Financial Statements, Tools, and Budgets.
Part II: MONEY MANAGEMENT.
4. Managing Income Taxes.
5. Managing Checking and Savings Accounts.
6. Building and Maintaining Good Credit.
7. Credit Cards and Consumer Loans.
8. Vehicle and Other Major Purchases.
9. Obtaining Affordable Housing.
Part III: INCOME AND ASSET PROTECTION.
10. Managing Property and Liability Risk.
11. Managing Health Expenses.
12. Life Insurance Planning.
Part IV: INVESTMENTS.
13. Investment Fundamentals.
14. Investing in Stocks and Bonds.
15. Investing Through Mutual Funds.
16. Real Estate and High-Risk Investments.
Part V: RETIREMENT AND ESTATE PLANNING.
17. Retirement Planning.
18. Estate Planning.
Appendix A: Present and Future Value Tables.
Appendix B: Estimating Social Security Benefits.
Appendix C: Glossary.
Index.