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Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s, 5E jacket
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Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s, 5E

Personal Finance in Your 20s & 30s, 5E

by Sarah Young Fisher, Susan Shelly McGovern
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Pages: 336
Format: EBook
SKU: 9781465458100
ISBN:: 9781465458100
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Sarah Young Fisher is president of Kuntz Lesher Capital, LLC, a fee-only financial planning consulting firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is a certified financial planner; a chartered financial consultant with the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; and a certified financial services counselor, with a Master's degree in financial services. She is also an enrolled agent with the IRS and a former arbitrator for the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). Sarah manages personal and retirement portfolios for hundreds of people, ranging from Gen Xers to retirees. Author home: Lancaster, Pennsylvania.Susan Shelly McGovern is a freelance writer, researcher, and editorial consultant. A former newspaper reporter and columnist, her beats included politics, business, education, and crime. She has written freelance material for an online news service and for various magazines, newspapers, businesses, and agencies. Her other works have included corporate histories, guides to networking and business research, and health and family-related publications. Susan lives with her husband and two children in Shillington, Pennsylvania.

Revised and updated, this new edition of Idiot's Guides: Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s, Fifth Edition, explains all the basic information you need to get started in life and plan for your future. You'll learn how to manage all aspects of your personal finances, as well as enhance your financial plan to yield better returns on your investments.

+ The basics of personal finance, such as creating and following a budget, learning how to maintain a healthy savings, and building an emergency fund.
+ Up-to-date look at internet and online banking and choosing the best account options.
+ The truth about credit cards, how to wisely use them, and how to pay off debt wisely.
+ Creative ideas for developing a plan to pay off student load debt and understanding your choices if you choose to further your education.
+ Ways to make wise choices on big purchases such as homes and transportation.
+ Tips on how to make the right choices when you're unemployed or underemployed, short on assets/funds, or lack employer-sponsored healthcare options.
+ A thorough explanation of 401(k) plans, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and how to make the most of them.
+ The basics on investing your money wisely.

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