Personal Finance
Turning Money Into Wealth, Canadian Edition
Published on 15. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-0-13-062014-9 (ISBN)
Description
This text is designed for a one-semester introductory course in Personal Finance at the college and university level.
This text is written directly to the student. It introduces the student to the concepts, tools, and applications of personal finance and investments. In order to leave a lasting impression, this book concentrates on the fundamentals and underlying principles of personal finance, rather than focusing on equations and specific tools, which are more easily forgotten. Building on the 15 Axioms of Personal Finance, the text helps the students develop an intuitive understanding not only of the process of financial planning, but also the logic that drives it.
This text is written directly to the student. It introduces the student to the concepts, tools, and applications of personal finance and investments. In order to leave a lasting impression, this book concentrates on the fundamentals and underlying principles of personal finance, rather than focusing on equations and specific tools, which are more easily forgotten. Building on the 15 Axioms of Personal Finance, the text helps the students develop an intuitive understanding not only of the process of financial planning, but also the logic that drives it.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Scarborough
Canada
Publishing group
Pearson Canada, Toronto
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
2760 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-062014-9 (9780130620149)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
I. FINANCIAL PLANNING.
1. Financial Planning: The Ties That Bind.
2. Measuring Your Financial Health and Making a Plan.
3. Understanding the Time Value of Money.
4. Tax Planning and Strategies.
II. MANAGING YOUR MONEY.
5. Cash or Liquid Asset Management.
6. Using Credit Cards: The Role of Open Credit.
7. Using Consumer Loans: The Role of Planned Borrowing.
8. The Home and Automobile Decision.
III. PROTECTING YOURSELF WITH INSURANCE.
9. Life and Health Insurance.
10. Property and Liability Insurance.
IV. MANAGING YOUR INVESTMENTS.
11. Investment Basics.
12. Securities Markets.
13. Investing in Stocks
14. Investing in Bonds and Other Alternatives.
15. Mutual Funds: An Easy Way to Diversify.
V. LIFECYCLE ISSUES.
16. Retirement Planning.
17. Estate Planning: Saving Your Heirs Money and Headaches.
18. Your Financial Future Starts Now.
Appendices.
Appendix A: Compound Sum of $1.
Appendix B: Present Value of $1.
Appendix C: Compound Sum of an Annuity of $1 for n Periods.
Appendix D: Present Value of an Annuity of $1 for n Periods.
Appendix E: Monthly Installment Loan Tables.
1. Financial Planning: The Ties That Bind.
2. Measuring Your Financial Health and Making a Plan.
3. Understanding the Time Value of Money.
4. Tax Planning and Strategies.
II. MANAGING YOUR MONEY.
5. Cash or Liquid Asset Management.
6. Using Credit Cards: The Role of Open Credit.
7. Using Consumer Loans: The Role of Planned Borrowing.
8. The Home and Automobile Decision.
III. PROTECTING YOURSELF WITH INSURANCE.
9. Life and Health Insurance.
10. Property and Liability Insurance.
IV. MANAGING YOUR INVESTMENTS.
11. Investment Basics.
12. Securities Markets.
13. Investing in Stocks
14. Investing in Bonds and Other Alternatives.
15. Mutual Funds: An Easy Way to Diversify.
V. LIFECYCLE ISSUES.
16. Retirement Planning.
17. Estate Planning: Saving Your Heirs Money and Headaches.
18. Your Financial Future Starts Now.
Appendices.
Appendix A: Compound Sum of $1.
Appendix B: Present Value of $1.
Appendix C: Compound Sum of an Annuity of $1 for n Periods.
Appendix D: Present Value of an Annuity of $1 for n Periods.
Appendix E: Monthly Installment Loan Tables.