The Wall Street Journal guide to understanding personal finance /
Morris, Kenneth M.
The Wall Street Journal guide to understanding personal finance / Kenneth M. Morris, Virginia B. Morris. - 3rd ed. - New York : Lightbulb Press : Distributed by Fireside, c2000. - 176 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Banking --
Banking --
Banking Opportunities --
Checking --
How Checking Works --
Checking Variety --
Special Checks --
ATMs: Tellers Go Automatic --
Monthly Statement --
CD: Certificate of Deposit --
Savings --
Technology: New and Old --
Home Banking --
Using Credit --
Credit Cards --
Understanding Card Credit --
What Cards Cost --
Protecting Your Card Rights --
Loans --
Substance of a Loan --
Cost of a Loan --
How Repayment Works --
Loan vs. Lease --
Credit Histories --
Reading a Credit Report --
Coping with Debt --
Home Finance --
Roof over Your Head --
Can You Buy? --
Buying a House --
Finding a Mortgage --
Dealing with the Lender --
Surviving the Closing --
Cost of a Mortgage --
Mortgage Rates --
Refinancing --
Your Home as Investment --
Using Your Equity --
Insuring Your Home --
Selling Your Home --
Figuring Your Profit or Loss --
Financial Planning --
Financial Planning --
Making a Financial Plan --
Managing Your Cash Flow --
Your Net Worth --
Cost of a College Education --
Financial Aid --
Planning for Retirement --
Individual Retirement Accounts --
Salary-Reduction Plans --
Annuities --
Social Security --
Life Insurance --
Types of Life Insurance --
Long-Term Care --
Estate Planning --
Making a Will --
Trusts --
Investing --
Investing --
Risk vs. Reward --
Figuring Your Return --
Diversifying Your Portfolio --
Investing in Stocks --
World of Stocks --
Tracking Your Investments --
Tricks of the Trade --
Taking Stock of Your Investments --
Investing Bonds --
Value of Bonds --
Special Types of Bonds --
It's a Fund-Filled World --
Investing in Mutual Funds --
Anatomy of a Prospectus --
Tracking Mutual Fund Performance --
Futures and Options --
Investing in Real Estate --
Taxes --
Paying Taxes --
Tax Brackets --
Reporting System --
Completing a Return --
Withholding --
Prepaying as You Go.
0743216962 (pbk.)
9780743216968
Finance, Personal.
HG179 / .M66
The Wall Street Journal guide to understanding personal finance / Kenneth M. Morris, Virginia B. Morris. - 3rd ed. - New York : Lightbulb Press : Distributed by Fireside, c2000. - 176 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Banking --
Banking --
Banking Opportunities --
Checking --
How Checking Works --
Checking Variety --
Special Checks --
ATMs: Tellers Go Automatic --
Monthly Statement --
CD: Certificate of Deposit --
Savings --
Technology: New and Old --
Home Banking --
Using Credit --
Credit Cards --
Understanding Card Credit --
What Cards Cost --
Protecting Your Card Rights --
Loans --
Substance of a Loan --
Cost of a Loan --
How Repayment Works --
Loan vs. Lease --
Credit Histories --
Reading a Credit Report --
Coping with Debt --
Home Finance --
Roof over Your Head --
Can You Buy? --
Buying a House --
Finding a Mortgage --
Dealing with the Lender --
Surviving the Closing --
Cost of a Mortgage --
Mortgage Rates --
Refinancing --
Your Home as Investment --
Using Your Equity --
Insuring Your Home --
Selling Your Home --
Figuring Your Profit or Loss --
Financial Planning --
Financial Planning --
Making a Financial Plan --
Managing Your Cash Flow --
Your Net Worth --
Cost of a College Education --
Financial Aid --
Planning for Retirement --
Individual Retirement Accounts --
Salary-Reduction Plans --
Annuities --
Social Security --
Life Insurance --
Types of Life Insurance --
Long-Term Care --
Estate Planning --
Making a Will --
Trusts --
Investing --
Investing --
Risk vs. Reward --
Figuring Your Return --
Diversifying Your Portfolio --
Investing in Stocks --
World of Stocks --
Tracking Your Investments --
Tricks of the Trade --
Taking Stock of Your Investments --
Investing Bonds --
Value of Bonds --
Special Types of Bonds --
It's a Fund-Filled World --
Investing in Mutual Funds --
Anatomy of a Prospectus --
Tracking Mutual Fund Performance --
Futures and Options --
Investing in Real Estate --
Taxes --
Paying Taxes --
Tax Brackets --
Reporting System --
Completing a Return --
Withholding --
Prepaying as You Go.
0743216962 (pbk.)
9780743216968
Finance, Personal.
HG179 / .M66