Review: An Excellent Fiancial Overview
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2013
Liz Weston is one of my favorite financial writers - I've been reading her columns online for around ten years now. She has a way of distilling complicated topics into every day language. This book is no exception.How this book works: This book is a series of reader questions Liz has answered through the years as a columnist for several newspapers and websites. She has updated and expanded upon these questions to give the most accurate answers she can. For a reader, this means Liz covers dozens of topics, some of which may or may not be applicable to you.Rating: I contemplated giving this book a 4-star review, but decided it deserves a 5-star review. The content is excellent, but this book is designed more for someone who needs the "big picture" overview of personal finance. This book helps readers understand how things work, then points them in another direction if they need to learn more about a specific topic (for example, there is an entire chapter for finding a financial advisor). There are numerous similar examples.There are two reasons I contemplated giving a 4-star rating: 1) Many of the sub-topics aren't relevant to me, and 2) I have more or less graduated to financial books that cover a specific topic in more depth. However, this is a well-written book and provides many helpful tips. In the end, I couldn't give a lower rating because the quality of the content deserves a 5-star rating.Who this book is for: This book is for anyone who wants to learn more about money management and financial planning. It is best served for those who are new to the topic, through an upper-intermediate level. Those who are looking for financial advice for specific situations or investment ideas would probably be better off reading a book dedicated to that specific topic. That said, even those who are well versed in personal finance should be able to find quite a few gems in here and it would be well worth there time to review this book (though they may be able to skim through a few of the sections that aren't applicable to them).