Dewey Decimal332.024
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments. Introduction. The Savage Truth on Getting Rich: You Can Have Financial Security If You Make Smart Choices. The Savage Truth on Money Management: Knowledge Is Power. The Savage Truth on Spending and Debt: It Can Make You or Break You. The Savage Truth on Women and Money: We Live Longer, We Need More. The Savage Truth on the Stock Market: What Goes Up Can Still Bring You Down. The Savage Truth on Mutual Funds: Responsibility Still Required. The Savage Truth on Chicken Money: Nest Eggs Need Some Safety. The Savage Truth on Investing for Retirement: You Can Never Have Too Much. The Savage Truth on Paying for College: It2s Never Too Late to Make the Grade. The Savage Truth on Insurance Policies: Best Bets against the Odds. The Savage Truth on Living Longer: Time Is on Your Side. The Savage Truth on Wills and Estates: It Pays to Plan While You Can. The Savage Truth: Enough Is Enough! Appendix: Mutual Fund Listing. Index.
SynopsisManaging money has become far more complex over the past decade. Along with the seemingly endless stream of financial information is also increased amount of financial options--from which retirement plan works best for you to selecting the best investment options. The result--many people are more confused than ever., Does the thought of saving for retirement, investing online, coping with debt, or paying for college leave you fearful and frazzled? Are you confused and intimidated by "expert financial advice" you can't understand? You need The Savage Truth On Money-from the cash in your pocket to the world of online investing. The candid and up-front advice in The Savage Truth On Money is aimed at your mind, your heart and your balance sheet. Whether you're just starting out or well on your way, Terry Savage will empower you to make informed money decisions and evaluate the advice that the growing money industry sends your way. Her expertise comes from her vast experience as a stock trader, stock broker, investment advisor, television market analyst, and bestselling personal finance author. Step by step and dollar by dollar, The Savage Truth On Money empowers you to manage your money by freeing yourself from debt, creating a budget you can live with, and investing wisely-even on a modest paycheck-to build equity and wealth. Savage helps you harness the power of the Web by using money management software to develop and track your financial plan. There's a Savage side to investing today. Find out what it is and how it could impact your 401(k) choices and IRA decisions. Discover how to harness the twin emotions that destroy financial plans: fear and greed. Learn how to invest for retirement; insure for long-term care; create a college education fund; use life insurance and annuities; and make a smart estate plan so that your hard-earned wealth isn't confiscated by taxes. Terry Savage will show you how. The Savage Truth On Money will give you the facts, resources, and confidence you need to take charge of your finances today-and give you a secure future for tomorrow. Terry Savage is a nationally recognized financial authority and winner of the National Press Club Award for Outstanding Consumer Journalism. The author of two bestselling books, Terry Savage's New Money Strategies for the '90s and Terry Savage Talks Money, she writes a weekly syndicated column on personal finance for the Chicago-Sun Times, is the personal finance columnist for Barron's Online, and is a featured expert on Microsoft's Money Central web site. Savage is a regular commentator on PBS' Nightly Business Report, and has been featured on CNN and Oprah. She appeared daily on Chicago's CBS television station for over twelve years. Savage started her career as a stockbroker and became a founding member and the first woman trader on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. She serves on the Board of Directors at McDonald's Corporation., Get Smart. Get Rich. Get Savage! "Whether you're a millionaire or just starting out, Terry Savage has the necessary information for financial stability. Easy to read and full of great tips, The Savage Truth On Money should be required reading for anyone who wants sound advice to plan for the future."-Michael Bloomberg "Terry makes financial management what it should be-manageable! Her clean and easy style reassures even the most timid of investors."-Diane C. Swonk, Chief Economist, Bank One Corporation "The key, as Terry Savage repeatedly drives home, is that we must make our money work for us, not against us. Anyone can master these principles, but few do. That's why The Savage Truth On Money is so important. It opens the doors for all investors to become winning investors. The Savage Truth: You need this book!"-Don Phillips, CEO, Morningstar, Inc. "Today's independent investors who get their financial information from the Internet will find Ms. Savage's book an excellent supplement to their online research."-Charles R. Schwab "This down-to-earth money guide takes a savage cut worthy of a machete through the morass of information and myth that is offered to investors by most other financial books today. Enjoy it!"-John C. Bogle, founder and Senior Chairman,The Vanguard Group, Inc. "Terry Savage is a real pro-a widely respected market analyst and journalist, as well as the first woman member of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Her new book offers a clear and winning approach to personal finance."-William J. Brodsky, Chairman and CEO , Chicago Board Options Exchange Visit TERRY SAVAGE at: www.terrysavage.com
LC Classification NumberHG179.S2398 1999