Worth it-- not worth it?
Subtitle: simple and profitable answers to life's tough questions
By: by Jack Otter
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Business Plus
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781455508440
Subjects: Personal Finance; Investments; Pension trusts
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: how dare we have fun with the dismal science; title: Section 1: Getting started; title: My own personal hot tub time machine; title: Credit vs. debit; title: Student loan vs. skipping college; title: See the world vs. get a job; title: Spend it vs. save it; title: Credit union vs. bank; title: The rule of 72; title: Date the cutie in the next cubicle vs. anyone else; title: Live with mom and dad vs. go solo in squalor; title: YMCA vs. luxurious health club; title: Section 2: Shelter; title: The biggest investment you'll ever make; title: Rent vs. buy/the rule of 15; title: US cities where it is cheaper to buy; title: Old house vs. new house; title: Real estate agent vs. for sale by owner; title: Fixed rate vs. adjustable mortgage; title: Renovate the kitchen vs. refinish the basement; title: Section 3: Automotive; title: The real blind spot; title: New vs. used; title: Lease vs. buy; title: Open the windows vs. crank the AC; title: Take or decline the insurance; title: Diesel vs. hybrid; title: Section 4: Investing; title: Flavors of risk; title: The ultimate no-brainer portfolio; title: Broker vs. financial advisor; title: Buy and hold vs. timing the market; title: Stocks vs. mutual funds; title: Load vs. no load funds; title: Company stock vs. mutual fund in your 401K; title: Hot fund vs. cheap fund; title: Want an extra $507, 480 in retirement savings?; title: Cap weighted vs. fundamental indexing; title: Individual bonds vs. bond fund; title: ETFS vs. mutual funds; title: Leveraged vs. unleveraged ETFS; title: 2-year vs. 7-year CD; title: Gold vs. timber; title: Section five-family matters; title: This is your brain on childcare; title: Plans vs. UGMAs; title: Term vs permanent life insurance; title: Disability insurance vs. life insurance; title: Cash back vs. travel rewards cards; title: Annual vacation vs. new car; title: Travel insurance vs. save the cash; title: Extended warranty vs. self-insure; title: Mary Ann vs. Ginger; title: Long term care insurance vs. fly solo; title: Allowance vs. pay for chores; title: Organic vs. regular; title: Work out with a trainer vs. go it alone; title: Section 6: Retirement; title: Just put me on an ice floe is not a strategy; title: Save for your kids' college vs. your retirement; title: Roth IRA vs. traditional IRA; title: Fixed annuity vs. variable annuity; title: Fixed annuity vs. managed payout fund; title: Social security at 62 vs. 70; title: Your own social security benefits vs. your spouse's; title: Florida vs. Nicaragua.