Personal finance for dummies

Part I. Assessing your financial fitness and setting goals. 1. Improving your financial literacy ; 2. Measuring your financial health ; 3. Managing where your money goes ; 4. Establishing and achieving goals

Part II. Spending less, saving more. 5. Dealing with debt ; 6. Reducing your spending ; 7. Trimming your taxes

Part III. Building wealth through investing. 8. Considering important investment concepts ; 9. Understanding your investment choices ; 10. Investing in funds ; 11. Investing in retirement accounts ; 12. Investing in taxable accounts ; 13. Investing for educational expenses ; 14. Investing in real estate: your home and beyond

Part IV. Insurance: protecting what you have. 15. Insurance: getting what your need at the best price ; 16. Insurance on you: life, disability, and health ; 17. Covering your assets

Part V. Where to go for more help. 18. Working with financial planners ; 19. Using a computer to manage your money ; 20. On air and in print

Part VI. The part of tens. 21. Survival guide for ten life changes ; 22. Ten tactics to thwart identity theft and fraud.

Improving your financial literacy

Measuring your financial health

Managing where your money goes

Establishing and achieving goals

Dealing with debt

Reducing your spending

Trimming your taxes

Considering important investment concepts

Understanding your investment choices

Investing in funds

Investing in retirement accounts

Investing in taxable accounts

Investing for educational expenses

Investing in real estate : your home and beyond

Insurance : getting what you need at the best price

Insurance on you : life, disability, and health

Covering your assets

Working with financial planners

Using technology to manage your money

On air and in print

Survival guide for ten life changes

Ten tactics to thwart identity theft and fraud.

Part 1: Getting started with personal finance. Improving your financial literacy ; Measuring your financial health ; Managing where your money goes ; Establishing and achieving goals

Part 2: Spending less, saving more. Dealing with debt ; Reducing your spending ; Trimming your taxes

Part 3: Building wealth through investing. Considering important investment concepts ; Understanding your investment choices ; Investing in funds ; Investing in retirement accounts ; Investing in taxable accounts ; Investing for educational expenses ; Investing in real estate : your home and beyond

Part 4: Insurance : protecting what you have. Insurance : getting what you need at the best price ; Insurance on you : life, disability, and health ; Covering your assets

Part 5: Where to go for help. Working with financial planners ; Using technology to manage your money ; On air and in print

Part 6: The power of tens. Survival guide for ten life changes ; Ten tactics to thwart identity theft and fraud.