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Personal finance tools for decision making

A personal finance text that uses many examples and stories to show how the details of managing personal finance assets actually play out in real life. The book teaches decision-making skills, speaking to beginners in personal financial management no matter their age and life experience.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramaglia, Judith A. 1944-
Other Authors: MacDonald, Diane B. 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cincinnati, Ohio South-Western College Pub. 1998
Subjects:
Finance, Personal
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Table of Contents:
  • SECTION I: GETTING THE BASICS: TOOLS YOU NEED TO BEGIN FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING.
  • 1. Basic Tools: Understanding How the Economic Environment Affects Your Choices.
  • 2. Basic Tools: Managing Your Dollars with a Budget.
  • 3. Basic Tools: Statements of Net Worth.
  • SECTION II: IT'S YOUR LIFE: MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT EVERYDAY FINANCIAL CHOICES.
  • 4. Choosing Your Banker.
  • 5. Planning Your Income Taxes.
  • 6. The Workplace: It's a Two-Way Street.
  • 7. Consumer Savvy.
  • Appendix A. Negotiating and Signaling.
  • 8. Choosing a Home.
  • Appendix A. A Typical Apartment Lease.
  • Appendix B. Rules, Policies, and Guidelines
  • SECTION III: IT'S YOUR LIFE: MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT CREDIT.
  • 9. Credit: Understanding How it Works.
  • 10. Credit: How to Get and Keep it.
  • 11. Credit: Making Choices.
  • Appendix A. Consumer Credit Law.
  • Appendix B. Text of Credit Card Agreement.
  • Appendix C. Calculating Interest.
  • SECTION IV: BUILDING A SAFETY NET: MANAGING RISK.
  • 12. Insurance Basics and Choosing Property Insurance.
  • 13. Choosing Health Insurance.
  • 14. Choosing Disability and Life Insurance.
  • SECTION V: MAKING LIFE BETTER: MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT INVESTING.
  • 15. Investing: Understanding the Basics.
  • 16. Investing: Making Allocation Decisions.
  • 17. Investing: Shopping at the Investment Supermarket.
  • 18. Investing: Planning for Retirement.
  • SECTION VI: BEYOND THE BASICS: MORE COMPLEX DECISIONS.
  • 19. Owning Property: Think of all the Stuff You Have.
  • 20. Tax Facts: Issues in Owning and Transferring Assets.
  • 21. How Business Works and Why You Should Care.

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