
- 189 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Real World Personal Finance
About this book
Personal Finance for the Real World teaches the basics of personal finance by involving the reader in various financial exercises and eventually constructing a personal financial plan. Users not only track their spending for a month, but also set personal financial goals and incorporate them into a realistic budget. This book also teaches time-value of money calculations, which enable readers to calculate their necessary monthly savings in order to reach targeted investment goals.
This book conducts a thorough review of credit, complete with strategies to pay off credit card and other forms of debt. It features discussions on student debt as well, with particular attention to appropriate pay-down strategies and the financial payoffs to different academic majors.
Personal Finance for the Real World immerses users in real and purposeful financial activities, while teaching personal finance vocabulary and encouraging readers to take seriously the financial side of their lives.
This book conducts a thorough review of credit, complete with strategies to pay off credit card and other forms of debt. It features discussions on student debt as well, with particular attention to appropriate pay-down strategies and the financial payoffs to different academic majors.
Personal Finance for the Real World immerses users in real and purposeful financial activities, while teaching personal finance vocabulary and encouraging readers to take seriously the financial side of their lives.
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Yes, you can access Real World Personal Finance by Mark A. Nadler,Terry Rumker in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Economics & Business General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- To Instructors
- To Students
- Ch01. Introduction to Personal Finance
- Ch02. Understanding the Personal Financial Investment Problem
- Ch03. Calculating How Much Money You Need
- Ch04. Financial Goal Setting
- Ch05. Track Your Spending
- Ch06. Pre-Investment Steps
- Ch07. Basic Types of Paper Financial Assets
- Ch08. The Basic Language of Investing
- Ch09. Factors that Affect Return
- Ch10. Stocks
- Ch11. Bonds
- Ch12. Mutual Funds
- Ch13. Portfolio Design
- Ch14. Three Explicit Examples of Investment Problems
- Ch15. A Survey of Retirement Savings Plans
- Ch16. Action Plan
- Ch17. College Choices and Student Loans
- Ch18. Reasons People Fail in the World of Investments
- Ch19. How to Purchase Financial Assets
- Ch20. Information Sources about Personal Finance
- Ch21. How to Select a Financial Planner
- Ch22. Life Stage Concerns
- Ch23. Summary of Insights and Advice
- Appendix 1. Future Value of Present Sum
- Appendix 2. Future Value of Annuities
- Appendix 3. Federal Student Loan Options
- Appendix 4. Answers to Equations
- About the Authors