Personal Investing: The Missing Manual

Name: Personal Investing: The Missing Manual
Author: Bonnie Biafore

Paperback Engels 2010 9781449381783

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Your financial goals probably include a comfortable retirement, paying for your kids' college education, and long-term healthcare. But you can't reach those goals by putting your money in a savings account. You need to invest it so it grows over time. Three seasoned personal finance experts show you how in this jargon-free guide.Investing demystified. Get clear, real-world examples of why investing is crucial to your financial goalsHow to invest. Learn how to evaluate four types of investment so you make the right decisionsHidden gems. Discover lesser-known, low-cost investments that provide tax advantagesRetirement, Education, Healthcare. Find chapters devoted to the fine points of each of these big-ticket goalsFlexibility. Learn how to change your investment strategy as you ageChoices. Find an investment plan that's right for you -- whether you're a conservative investor or go-for-broke risk-taker

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ISBN13:9781449381783

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:256

Uitgever:John Wiley & Sons

Hoofdrubriek:Financieel management, Computer en informatica

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Inhoudsopgave

The Missing Credits;
About the Author;
About the Creative Team;
Acknowledgments;
The Missing Manual Series;
Introduction;
Why Investing Is Important;
The First Step: Planning;
Simple Steps to Successful Investing;
About This Book;
Part One: Prepare to Invest;
Chapter 1: Why Should You Invest?;
1.1 How Inflation Hurts;
1.2 Why Scary Numbers Aren't That Scary;
Chapter 2: Set Your Investment Goals;
2.1 Building Your Bucket List;
2.2 Retirement, College, or Other Goals;
2.3 The Big Kahuna: Retirement;
2.4 Other Long-Term Goals;
2.5 Putting It All Together;
Chapter 3: Invest with Open Eyes;
3.1 Clean Up Your Finances;
3.2 Spend Money Wisely;
3.3 Expect Base Hits, Not Home Runs;
3.4 Sidestepping Pitfalls in Investor Psychology;
Part Two: Choose and Buy Your Investments;
Chapter 4: How Investments Work;
4.1 The Big Four: Typical Investments;
4.2 Taxing Decisions;
Chapter 5: Funds;
5.1 The Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry of Funds;
5.2 What a Fund Invests In;
5.3 Evaluating Fund Performance;
5.4 Keeping a Lid on Fund Expenses;
5.5 How to Pick Funds;
5.6 Finding Funds;
5.7 Deciding When to Sell;
5.8 Managing Your Funds;
Chapter 6: Stocks;
6.1 Buying into a Business;
6.2 Investing in Growth;
6.3 Investing in Quality;
6.4 Investing in Good Value;
6.5 Watching for Trends;
Chapter 7: Bonds;
7.1 Why Invest in Bonds?;
7.2 How Bonds Work and How You Use Them;
7.3 Buying Bonds;
Chapter 8: REITs;
8.1 Is REIT Investing Right for Me?;
8.2 Types of REITs;
8.3 Picking Individual REITs;
8.4 Finding the Right REITs and REIT Funds;
Chapter 9: Manage Your Portfolio;
9.1 What's Investment Portfolio Management?;
9.2 Return vs. Risk;
9.3 Asset Allocation;
9.4 Choosing an Asset Allocation Plan;
9.5 Asset Allocation Made Ridiculously Easy;
9.6 Reviewing Your Portfolio;
9.7 Rebalancing Your Portfolio;
9.8 Getting Back On Track;
Part Three: Manage Your Investments;
Chapter 10: Investing for Retirement;
10.1 The Key Retirement Decisions;
10.2 Making the Most of Retirement Accounts;
10.3 Managing a Retirement Portfolio;
10.4 Making the Most of Social Security;
10.5 Withdrawing Money During Retirement;
Chapter 11: Investing for College;
11.1 College Costs How Much?;
11.2 Tax-Savvy Ways to Save for Education;
11.3 How to Pick a 529 Savings Plan;
11.4 Saving for More Than One Child;
11.5 The Best Way to Spend College Savings;
Chapter 12: Investing for Health Care;
12.1 Types of Health Insurance;
12.2 Choosing an Employer-Sponsored Plan;
12.3 Choosing an Individual Health Insurance Plan;
12.4 High-Deductible Health Insurance Plans;
12.5 Negotiating with Health Care Providers;
12.6 Paying for Long-Term Care;