9780073530697

Your journey to financial freedom starts here! Kapoor/Dlabay/Hughes' market-leading Personal Financeprovides practical guidance on how students can achieve peace of mind with regard to their financial situation. It provides many financial planning tools using a step-by-step approach to help students identify and evaluate choices as well as understand the consequences of decisions in terms of opportunity costs. Managing money in order to obtain freedom from financial worries that's what the 10th edition of Personal Financeis all about!

Part 1 Planning Your Personal Finances
1 Personal Finance Basics and the Time Value of Money
Appendix: The Time Value of Money
2 Financial Aspects of Career Planning
Appendix: Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews
3 Money Management Strategy: Financial Statements and Budgeting
4 Planning Your Tax Strategy
Part 2 Managing Your Personal Finances
5 Financial Services: Savings Plans and Payment Accounts
6 Introduction to Consumer Credit
7 Choosing a Source of Credit: The Costs of Credit Alternatives
Part 3 Making Your Purchasing Decisions
8 Consumer Purchasing Strategies and Legal Protection
9 The Housing Decision: Factors and Finances
Part 4 Insuring Your Resources
10 Property and Motor Vehicle Insurance
11 Health, Disability, and Long-Term Care Insurance
12 Life Insurance
Part 5 Investing Your Financial Resources
13 Investing Fundamentals
14 Investing in Stocks
15 Investing in Bonds
16 Investing in Mutual Funds
17 Investing in Real Estate and Other Investment Alternatives
Part 6 Controlling Your Financial Future
18 Starting Early: Retirement Planning
19 Estate Planning
Appendixes
Appendix A: Financial Planners and Other Financial Planning Information Sources
Appendix B: Consumer Agencies and Organizations
Appendix C: Daily Spending Diary
Endnotes
Photo Credits
Index
Personal Financial Planner

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Personal Finance

Personal Finance

0073530697

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Table of Contents

1 Personal Finance Basics and the Time Value of Money

Appendix: The Time Value of Money

2 Financial Aspects of Career Planning

Appendix: Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews

3 Money Management Strategy: Financial Statements and Budgeting

4 Planning Your Tax Strategy

Part 2 Managing Your Personal Finances

5 Financial Services: Savings Plans and Payment Accounts

6 Introduction to Consumer Credit

7 Choosing a Source of Credit: The Costs of Credit Alternatives

Part 3 Making Your Purchasing Decisions

8 Consumer Purchasing Strategies and Legal Protection

9 The Housing Decision: Factors and Finances

Part 4 Insuring Your Resources

10 Property and Motor Vehicle Insurance

11 Health, Disability, and Long-Term Care Insurance

12 Life Insurance

Part 5 Investing Your Financial Resources

13 Investing Fundamentals

14 Investing in Stocks

15 Investing in Bonds

16 Investing in Mutual Funds

17 Investing in Real Estate and Other Investment Alternatives

Part 6 Controlling Your Financial Future

18 Starting Early: Retirement Planning

19 Estate Planning

Appendixes

Appendix A: Financial Planners and Other Financial Planning Information Sources

Appendix B: Consumer Agencies and Organizations

Appendix C: Daily Spending Diary

Endnotes

Photo Credits

Index

Personal Financial Planner

Supplemental Materials

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