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 goals
- How to invest.Learn how to evaluate four types of investment so you make the right decisions
- Hidden gems.Discover lesser-known, low-cost investments that provide tax advantages
- Retirement, Education, Healthcare.Find chapters devoted to the fine points of each of these big-ticket goals
- Flexibility.Learn how to change your investment strategy as you age
- Choices.Find an investment plan that's right for you -- whether you're a conservative investor or go-for-broke risk-taker
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;5.4lƒe
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