Crashproof Your Life: A Comprehensive, Three-Part Plan for Protecting Yourself from Financial Disasters - Softcover

Schweich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071409912 ISBN 13: 9780071409919

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2002

Synopsis

Protect your financial future against virtually every form of unforeseen disaster

""Everyone should read [Crashproof Your Life].""--John C. Danforth, former U.S. senator (R-Missouri)

""Provocative and eye-opening . . ."--"Inside Business

In these economic times, Americans need to protect themselves from professional, financial, and personal disaster. In his many years as a partner in a major international law firm, attorney Thomas Schweich has seen hundreds of people, from all walks of life, ruined by unexpected financial mistakes.

Now, in "Crashproof Your Life, Schweich shares with readers the fruits of his experience guiding victims of financial disaster. He has developed a comprehensive three-part "crashproofing" plan for avoiding most types of professional, fiscal, and personal disasters. Readers get solid advice on how to protect themselves against layoffs and workplace traumas; how to control wasteful spending habits and avoid financial scams; and how to close insurance loopholes and ensure that friends and family don't deplete their hard-earned savings.

About this title

About the Author

Thomas A. Schweich is an attorney with Bryan Cave, LLP, a prestigious international law firm. Author of Protect Yourself from Business Lawsuits, Schweich does frequent workshops at major organizations around the United States, including the Boeing Company, the Anheuser-Busch Companies, and BankOne. Schweich lives in St. Louis, Missouri.

From the Back Cover

"Everyone would profit from reading "Crashproof Your Life. Schweich does a fabulous job outlining how to take care of your career and finances in good times and bad."
--Joseph Ryan, executive vice president and general counsel, Marriott International, Inc.

""Crashproof Your Life is a winner. Everyone should read this book."
--John C. Danforth, former U.S. senator

"Schweich does a great job of outlining a discipline that allows the reader to accumulate wealth, preserve financial security, and still have fun."
--Andrew N. Baur, chairman, Southwest Bank, and secretary and treasurer, St. Louis Cardinals baseball team

Many of us may think we are financially secure because we have a good salary, a healthy investment portfolio, or even high-ranking professional status and personal reputation. But attorney Thomas Schweich has seen devastating financial problems strike even those who seemed to have it all. In "Crashproof Your Life, Schweich offers you the same crashproofing plan he has used successfully with hundreds of clients to deal with the fallout of unforeseen events.

Here you will find: A three-part plan for avoiding financial disaster by reducing professional risks, financial risks, and personal liabilities Advice to help you protect your investments from the accounting fraud and financial scandals that dominate today's headlines Risk-reducing principles, called the Laws of Crashproofing Detailed checklists to help you become proactive

. . . and much more to equip you for today's uncertain financial world and help you gain a more secure future for yourself and your family.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071409912
• ISBN 13: 9780071409919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320