Financial planning for your first job
By: Matthew Brandeburg
Publisher: Coventry House
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [Chicago, IL]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9780615665696; 9780615887159
Subjects: Personal Finance; Young adults
Description: From the Back Cover: Financial Planning For Your First Job is an in-depth look into the lives of first-time employees and the financial decisions they face every day. Trying to decide between paying off student loans and saving for retirement? Wondering whether you should buy or rent your first home? Having trouble building your first investment portfolio? This book answers all your questions and provides the tools you need to put your financial plan in motion. If you want the guidance of a financial planner but can't afford the high price tag, this book is for you! Some of the tips revealed inside Financial Planning For Your First Job: How to think like an investor; How to manage your debt; What lines of insurance you need today; How to recession-proof your financial plan.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: pt. 1. Saving time and money; title: Financial planning for your first job; title: Building your cash reserve; title: pt. 2. Investing; title: How to think like an investor; title: Measuring risk; title: Building your first portfolio; title: Short-term investing; title: Truth about company stock; title: How to open an investment account; title: Your retirement roadmap; title: pt. 3. Insurance; title: Understanding insurance; title: Auto and homeowners insurance; title: Health insurance; title: Disability insurance; title: Life insurance; title: pt. 4. Managing debt; title: How to manage your debt; title: Understanding student loans; title: Pay off student loans or save for retirement?; title: Buy or lease?; title: pt. 5. Surviving a recession; title: Recession-proof your financial plan; title: Surviving a job loss; title: Recession-proof investing; title: Saver's credit; title: How to hire a financial planner; title: Epilogue: Your next step; title: Appendix A: Blank worksheets; title: Appendix B: 50 words you need to know.