Talking Money Everything You Need to Know about Your Finances and Your Future
by Jean Chatzky |
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Paperback: 290 pages
Publisher: Warner Business Books (January 01 2002)
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Read an ExcerptChapter 1: Talking Goals
What do you want from your money? Think about that for a minute. It's a loaded question, a difficult question, a question with an infinite number of answers. But it's a question you need to address. You've already taken the first step Chapter 1: Setting Goals
So here we are again, back to the question I asked at the top of the chapter: What do you want from your money? The difference between what you have today and what you'll have months or years from now can be nothing-or it can be very substantial. Chapter 1: Challenge Your Goals
Once you've set your goals and listed them, it's time to make sure you believe in them. Write a first draft. Put it away for a week or two and then revisit it. Have any of your goals changed? Have some Talking Goals begun to seem more or less important
Book Description From the NBC Today show financial expert and Money magazine columnist, Jean Chatzky comes...
Everything You Need to Know about Your Finances and Your Future
I want to start saving for retirement...
How do I do it?
I'm planning to invest in stocks...
How do I pick the right ones?
We're buying a house...
What kind of mortgage should we get?
Today everyone is talking about money: how to spend it, how to save it, and how to invest it. But how much of this wall-to-wall money talk really makes sense? And how does all of it affect you? Now America's best known and most trusted personal finance expert brings her down-to-earth style to a book for real people with real issues about money. Jean Chatzky wants you to grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, and start...
In this amazingly concise and easy-to-understand book, Today show financial expert and Money magazine columnist Jean Chatzky tells you what you need to know about all money matters. Take control of your financial future today and learn:
- A breakdown and comparison between college saving plans, with the strengths and weaknesses of each option
- Five questions to ask before buying any stock, and the answers you should get before you do
- The essential steps in buying or selling a home, and how to come out ahead in real estate
- How to get the best deals on insurance, including life, health, and homeowners
- A simple formula that shows how much you must save now to retire comfortably tomorrow
- The do's and don'ts of estate planning - including steps you should take now.
About the Author  Jean Chatzky
Known to millions of readers and tv viewers, Jean Chatzky is the financial editor of NBC's Today show and also appears on CNBC. She is a regular columnist for Time, Money, and USA Weekend magazines. She is also the author of Pay It Down!. » More by Jean Chatzky
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