Suze Orman's resource for every stage of your financial life. The world has changed vastly since this book was first published in 2001, and this updated edition gives readers invaluable advice about: credit cards and the new bankruptcy laws; FICO scores; changes in student financial aid; changes in the real estate market and mortgages; stocks and bonds; the latest retirement investment strategies, including the new Roth 401(k); mutual funds and annuities;...

When you hear the word retirement, you probably don't imagine yourself scrambling to pay your bills in your golden years. But for too many Americans, that's the fate that awaits unless they take steps now to plan for the future. Whether you're twenty-five and starting your first job or fifty-five and watching the career clock start to wind down, today is the day to get serious about your retirement. In Retire Inspired, Chris Hogan teaches that retirement...

Change the way you look at money before you turn twenty ... and become a FI Freak! Most teenagers are only told about one financial path: Work until you're old and then retire. But what if you want to spend your adult life traveling, creating, or bettering the world instead of working all day, every day? Financial independence (FI) is the only way to win the resource you can't rewind: TIME. Time for yourself, time for your family and friends, and...

"With How to Make Your Money Last, you will learn how to turn your retirement savings into a steady paycheck that will last for life. Today, people worry that they're going to run out of money in their older age. That won't happen if you use a few tricks for squeezing higher payments from your assets -- from your Social Security account (find the hidden values there), pension (monthly income or lump sum?), home equity (sell and invest the proceeds...

Draws on the insights of leading economists, financial planners, and other experts to outline recommendations to help women understand themselves in relation to money, get paid what they deserve, and invest for the future. "Women have more money--and power--than ever before. So why are we still so conflicted, and unsure, of what or how to deal with it? What do you want from your money? More of it, sure. But even women who are making more than ever...

"Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers explores the path ahead for solo agers and presents us with a comprehensive guide for retirement planning. Through stories and personal examples, retirement expert and founder of LifeEncore, Dr. Sara Zeff Geber, describes choices in housing, relationships, legal arrangements, finances, and more--and urges solo agers to plan for the future as though their life and well-being depend on it -- because it will!"--Back...

"Russell Robb, along with his millennial granddaughter, Katharine Robb Meehan, offers real-world financial and career advice, which encourages millennials to utilize their personality traits while seeking a job, set realistic financial goals, and budget wisely as they partner, start families, and prepare for retirement"--

"Journey to Launch podcaster Souffrant debuts with a sound program for achieving financial independence, which she defines as being able to live on the "money you've accumulated in your investment accounts ... indefinitely." Her five-step program involves figuring out "what your bills and liabilities are in comparison to what you're earning," paying off most debts, establishing an emergency fund, "investing consistently and growing your assets," and...

Jonathan D. Pond delivers clear, essential, and easy-to-apply secrets for people ready to get serious about their finances.People today wrestle with all sorts of financial dilemmas-from paying for their kids' education to making mortgage payments to investing for retirement to putting some money aside to spend now. Pond, the father of three lively daughters and the most successful fund-raiser in PBS history, knows what it's like to juggle myriad...