A Man Is Not a Financial Plan
Investing for wealth and independence
Published on 1. September 2007
216 pages
978-1-74176-237-2 (ISBN)
Description
A very practical, user-friendly guide to investment planning written specifically for women.
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Language
English
Place of publication
NSW
Australia
File size
1,44 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-74176-237-2 (9781741762372)
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09/2007
Allen & Unwin
€47.22
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Person
Joan Baker is a financial advisor who gives one-on-one advice to individuals as well as speaking at seminars and conferences on personal finance and investing. She has written five books for Allen + Unwin.
Content
- Part Title
- Title Page
- Author's Note
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part 1: Getting the life you want
- Financcial freedom is not for every woman
- Your financial freedom
- A man is not a financial plan!
- A simple plan for wealth and freedom
- Part 2: Creating wealth through investment
- How wealth is created
- Why income matters
- How income makes you wealthy
- You must create a surplus
- Simple budgeting
- From mindless to mindful spending
- Or simply pay yourself first
- Maximise income
- Part 3: The principles of investing
- It's not luck
- There are only three investments
- Buy investments for their yield
- Markets are emotional
- Manage your risk
- You make money when you buy
- Borrow smartly
- Time matters
- Superannuation
- Getting good advice
- Part 4: Planning your investment strategy
- Does gender make a difference?
- What's the best investment for you?
- How much risk can you take?
- How diversified should you be?
- How much should you have offshore?
- Should you invest directly or use managed funds?
- How should you allocate your investments?
- Making property investment work
- Making direct share investment work
- Big stories-not to be missed!
- Part 5: Taking action
- Doing what it takes
