Handbook of Financial Planning: An Expert's Guide for Advisors and Their Clients - Hardcover

Shim, Dr. Jae K.; Siegel, Joel G.

 
9780538726856: Handbook of Financial Planning: An Expert's Guide for Advisors and Their Clients

Synopsis

A must-read for financial professionals and serious investors alike, this one-stop resource offers valuable insight into complex and fast-changing financial markets and advisory markets. It provides in-depth coverage of all the topics key to personal finance, including record-keeping, present and future value in investing, financial career planning, educational planning, cash management, consumer credit, housing, insurance, investment choices, retirement planning, estate planning, tax issues and much more. Packed with helpful tips and lessons, this comprehensive handbook will help professional investors in advising customers as well as provide relevant, cutting-edge information for independent investors.

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Review

1. About Financial Planning 2. The Time Value of Money 3. Personal Financial Statements and Budgeting 4. Planning Children's College Education 5. Return and Riskiness of Investments 6. Banking and Cash Management 7. How to Take on and Manage Debt 8. How to Save on the Cost of Living 9. Where and How to Live 10. Life, Health, and Property and Liability Insurance 11. About Investments and Planning 12. Investing in Common Stock 13. Investing in Fixed-Income Securities 14. Investing in Tangibles: Real Estate and Other Real Assets 15. Mutual Funds and Diversification 16. Retirement Planing 17. Estate Planning: Preserving An Estate

Synopsis

Intended for both planners and investors, this guide introduces basic planning concepts and relates them to specific strategies, guidelines, and procedures. Shim (an accounting consultant) offers specific advice on saving for college, various investment techniques and instruments, retirement and estate planning, and avoiding common mistakes. Annota

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