Personal Finance: An Encyclopedia of Modern Money Management

(Hardback)

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This jargon-free resource explains the who, what, why, and where of contemporary personal finance in simple, easy-to-grasp language, covering the key people, events, terms, tools, policies, and products that make up modern money management. The ideal roadmap to 21st-century financial literacy, this layman's encyclopedia discusses ideas, concepts, events, and people that inform money management and personal finance. It explains the intricacies of things like investing, saving, debt, credit, and mortgages, and it drills down into complexities like the difference between 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans. Entries invite the reader to explore common financial topics, such as seeking credit counseling, using credit cards, buying a home, and choosing insurance. Issues such as identity theft, derivatives, and taxes are explored as well. The unique work is topically organized with contributions from both academics and financial professionals. Entries are augmented by entertaining sidebar anecdotes and a glossary, and there is a useful feature that connects readers to online sources, enabling them to keep up with this fast-changing field. A one-stop resource ideal for individuals seeking to understand personal finance, this book will also prove valuable to students taking courses in finance and economics. All readers will come away better equipped to profit from money management and more skilled at making smart financial decisions.

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Summing Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduates and community college students; high school students; general readers. * Choice *
This reviewer liked the work as a whole and admired its aims. Of particular value to young people would be the consistently clear explanations of complex financial and economic ideas. . . . . This is very much, then, a reference tool for the well-upholstered American high school or college library to support the curriculum. * Reference Reviews *

Author Bio

Barbara Friedberg, MS, MBA, is CEO and editor of BarbaraFriedbergPersonalFinance.com, an investment education website. She was formerly a finance instructor at Santa Clara University and Lebanon Valley College and the former CFO and CIO at Cadco Realty, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.