Personal finance
- 12th
- Chennai McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt. Ltd. 2020
- xxxvi, 660 p.
Chapter 1: Personal Finance Basics and the Time Value of Money Appendix: The Time Value of Money Chapter 2: Financial Aspects of Career Planning Appendix: Résumés, Cover Letters, and Interviews Chapter 3: Money Management Strategy: Financial Statements and Budgeting Chapter 4. Planning Your Tax Strategy Chapter 5: Financial Services: Savings Plans and Payment Accounts Chapter 6: Introduction to Consumer Credit Chapter 7: Choosing a Source of Credit: The Costs of Credit Alternatives Chapter 8: Consumer Purchasing Strategies and Legal Protection Chapter 9: The Housing Decision: Factors and Finances Chapter 10: Property and Motor Vehicle Insurance Chapter 11: Health, Disability, and Long-Term Care Insurance Chapter 12: Life Insurance Chapter 13: Investing Fundamentals Chapter 14: Investing in Stock Chapter 15: Investing in Bonds Chapter 16: Investing in Mutual Funds Chapter 17: Investing in Real Estate and Other Investment Alternatives Chapter 18: Starting Early: Retirement Planning Chapter 19: Estate Planning
OVERVIEW Personal Finance is a well-established and authoritative text in the subject area. This 12th edition of the book provides extensive coverage of career planning, money management, taxes, consumer credit, housing, legal protection, insurance, investments, retirement planning, and estate planning. The objective of the book is to teach the students the fundamentals of financial planning and to build a foundation of long-term financial security. It deals with many financial planning tools to help the students identify and evaluate choices as well as understand the consequences of decisions in terms of opportunity costs.