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Personal Finance by E. Thomas Garman and Raymond E. Forgue (2005, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHMH College Division

ISBN-100618471421

ISBN-139780618471423

eBay Product ID (ePID)48698249

Product Key Features

Edition8

Book TitlePersonal Finance

Number of Pages555 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Personal Finance / General

Publication Year2005

IllustratorYes

GenreBusiness & Economics

AuthorE. Thomas Garman, Raymond E. Forgue

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight46.5 Oz

Item Length10.2 in

Item Width8.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-110350

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal332.024

Table Of ContentContents 1. Financial Planning 1. The Importance of Personal Finance 2. Financial Planning 2. Money Management 3. Budgeting and Cash-Flow Management 4. Managing Income Taxes 5. Management of Monetary Assets 6. Credit Use and Credit Cards 7. Installment Credit 8. Automobiles and Other Major Purchases 9. The Housing Expenditure 3. Income and Asset Protection 10. Risk Management and Property/Liability Insurance 11. Health Care Planning 12. Life Insurance Planning 4. Investments 13. Investment Fundamentals 14. Investing in Stocks and Bonds 15. Investing Through Mutual Funds 16. Buying and Selling Securities 17. Real Estate and Speculative Investments 5. Retirement and Estate Planning 18. Retirement Planning 19. Estate Planning Appendixes A: Present and Future Value Tables B: Estimating Social Security Benefits

SynopsisPersonal Finance teaches students how to save and invest, manage student loans, decrease credit card debt, find reliable financial online and much more. Throughout the text, students receive advice from personal finance experts, and encounter a variety of real-life scenarios featuring people facing a wide range of financial challenges. The Eighth Edition also includes an easy-to-use guide to recent changes in tax laws, updated graphics and a more sophisticated color scheme, and coverage of the latest trends and topics.Golden Rules of Personal Finance boxes appear on the second page of every chapter. Each list provides concise advice on making good personal finance decisions early in life to avoid financial hardships later.Advice from an Expert boxes are co-authored by some of the nation's most renowned personal finance authorities.Topics include Money Mantras for a Richer Life, How Inflation Affects Borrowing, and Buy Your Retirement on the Layaway Plan.Group discussion issues appear as end-of-chapter activities, offering students an opportunity to share some of their personal finance experiences with others in the classroom.Chapter 19 has been rewritten to cover the basics of estate planning and focuses on actions newly employed college graduates should take to secure their assets.