Personal Finance: Turning Money Into Wealth, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (September 18, 2020) © 2019

  • Arthur J. Keown
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Personal Finance: Turning Money into Wealth empowers you to successfully make and carry out a plan for your financial future. By introducing the 10 fundamental principles of personal finance in a way that leaves a lasting impression, this text offers you lifelong tools to help you effectively cope with an ever-changing financial environment.

The 8th Edition reflects recent changes in the world of personal finance, including new tax laws, the economic downturn, weakness in the labor markets, the explosion of student loans, and the rise of credit card debt.

PART 1: FINANCIAL PLANNING

  1. The Financial Planning Process
  2. Measuring Your Financial Health and Making a Plan
  3. Understanding and Appreciating the Time Value of Money
  4. Tax Planning and Strategies

PART 2: MANAGING YOUR MONEY

  1. Cash or Liquid Asset Management
  2. Using Credit Cards: The Role of Open Credit
  3. Student and Consumer Loans: The Role of Planned Borrowing
  4. The Home and Automobile Decision

PART 3: PROTECTING YOURSELF WITH INSURANCE

  1. Life and Health Insurance
  2. Property and Liability Insurance

PART 4: MANAGING YOUR INVESTMENTS

  1. Investment Basics
  2. Investing in Stocks
  3. Investing in Bonds and Other Alternatives
  4. Mutual Funds: An Easy Way to Diversify

PART 5: LIFE CYCLE ISSUES

  1. Retirement Planning
  2. Estate Planning: Saving Your Heirs Money and Headaches
  3. Financial Life Events -- Fitting the Pieces Together

APPENDICES

  1. Compound Sum of $1
  2. Present Value of $1
  3. Compound Sum of an Annuity of $1 for n Periods
  4. Present Value of an Annuity of $1 for n Periods
  5. Monthly Installment Loan Tables

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