Standard and Poor's Guide to Understanding Personal Finance

Name: Standard and Poor's Guide to Understanding Personal Finance
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ISBN: 9781933569024

ISBN-10: 1933569026

ISBN-13: 9781933569024

Edition: 2007

Authors: Virginia B. Morris, Kenneth Morris

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Banking	p. 6
Banking opportunities	p. 8
Checking	p. 10
How checking works	p. 12
Checking variety	p. 14
Special checks	p. 16
ATMs : automatic tellers	p. 18
The monthly statement	p. 20
CD : certificate of deposit	p. 22
Savings	p. 24
Technology : new and old	p. 26
Online banking	p. 28
Using credit	p. 30
Credit cards	p. 32
Understanding card credit	p. 34
What cards cost	p. 36
Protecting your card rights	p. 38
Loans	p. 40
The substance of a loan	p. 42
The cost of a loan	p. 44
How repayment works	p. 46
Loan vs. lease	p. 48
Credit histories	p. 50
Reading a credit report	p. 52
Coping with debt	p. 54
The roof over your head	p. 56
Can you buy?	p. 58
Buying a house	p. 60
Finding a mortgage	p. 62
Dealing with the lender	p. 64
Surviving the closing	p. 66
The cost of a mortgage	p. 68
Mortgage rates	p. 70
Refinancing	p. 72
Your home as investment	p. 74
Home equity borrowing	p. 76
Insuring your home	p. 78
Selling your home	p. 80
Figuring your profit or loss	p. 82
Financial planning	p. 84
Making a financial plan	p. 86
Managing your cash flow	p. 88
Your net worth	p. 90
The cost of a college education	p. 92
Financial aid	p. 94
Planning for retirement	p. 96
IRAs : what they are	p. 98
Salary reduction plans	p. 100
Annuities	p. 102
Social security	p. 104
Life insurance	p. 106
Types of life insurance	p. 108
Long-term care	p. 110
Estate planning	p. 112
Making a will	p. 114
Trusts	p. 116
Investing	p. 118
Risk vs. reward	p. 120
Figuring your return	p. 122
Diversifying your portfolio	p. 124
Investing in stocks	p. 126
The world of stocks	p. 128
Tracking your investments	p. 130
Tricks of the trade	p. 132
Taking stock of your investments	p. 134
Investing in bonds	p. 136
The value of bonds	p. 138
Special types of bonds	p. 140
It's a fund-filled world	p. 142
Investing in mutual funds	p. 144
Anatomy of a prospectus	p. 146
Tracking mutual fund performance	p. 148
Futures and options	p. 150
Investing in real estate	p. 152
Paying taxes	p. 154
The tax brackets	p. 156
The reporting system	p. 158
Completing a return	p. 160
Withholding - prepaying as you go	p. 162
Tax planning is a must	p. 164
January reading : the W-2	p. 166
Keeping records	p. 168
Tax help	p. 170
The dreaded audit	p. 172
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