Personal Financial Planning

Author's note: This book was last updated in 2018 and covers a primary investment period from 1992 to 2006. Thus, while the concepts in this book are still valid, it is beginning to show its age as the years pass since our retirement in 2006. What makes this book different from all the other books out there on early retirement? We think it's the amount of personal financial detail we provide. We don’t hold back! You can use this information as a kind of financial yardstick to measure what is possible in your own life. We retired from full-time work at the age of 43. In this book we share ...

Money Skills For Teens: Play Smart, Save Big, Succeed Early! Did you know that learning how to manage money as a teen can set you up for life? The truth is, starting early gives you an incredible advantage: 1️⃣ More Confidence in Big Decisions – From buying your first car to budgeting for college, you’ll have the skills to make smart choices. 2️⃣ A Head Start on Building Wealth – Begin saving and investing now, and watch your money grow over time. 3️⃣ Fewer Financial Regrets Later – Avoid the stress of credit card debt, bad habits, and costly mistakes. "Game On, Money ...

Don’t even think about navigating YOUR social security benefits until you listen to this essential guide – Understand your options and secure your retirement for financial independence, even if you’re just starting your journey. A recent survey by the Retirement Confidence Index revealed that over 65% of soon-to-be retirees are apprehensive about their post-retirement life, largely due to a lack of understanding of their Social Security benefits.

The Retirement Planning Accelerator by Jon J. McKenzie is your go-to guide for navigating the complexities of modern retirement. Combining decades of expertise in entrepreneurship and financial planning, McKenzie offers a step-by-step approach to achieving financial independence. This book delves into every facet of retirement planning, from building a solid financial foundation and understanding investment strategies for various life stages to managing healthcare costs and optimizing taxes.

Financial planning involves everything from determining the client's financial position, cash flow, and investment strategies, to income tax planning, risk management, insurance, and retirement and estate planning. Financial planners and advisors are responsible for recommendations and decisions that help people define and achieve their financial goals. Rattiner's Secrets of Financial Planning gives industry professionals the opportunity to hear and learn from "the best of the best" in the field.

Too many of us have retirement planning backwards. We think we’re supposed to handle the financial aspect first and put our dreams on hold until we can afford them. But before we run the numbers, before exploring strategies to avoid getting killed by taxes, we’ve first got to shift our mindset.

In 2017, when she was only twenty-two, Lauren Simmons became the youngest full-time female trader at the New York Stock Exchange, and the second African American woman in the Exchange's 228-year history to hold such a position. Driven by a passion for empowering women, Millennials, Gen Zs, and minorities to become more financially savvy, she now shares her experience and knowledge in this savvy financial guide. Simmons brings a fresh perspective to personal finance.

Imagine a life where your money works for you, where budgeting is empowering, debt is behind you, and investing becomes second nature. That’s the promise of The 6-Figure Shift, a complete blueprint for transforming your financial future, starting exactly where you are. In this practical, no-nonsense guide, you'll learn how to: Adopt the Mindset of Financial Freedom: Rewire limiting beliefs and step into a mindset of abundance and growth. Master Smart Budgeting: Build a personalized budget that prioritizes savings, investments, and meaningful living. Eliminate Debt Strategically: Choose ...

What If Money Was No Longer a Source of Stress—But a Tool for Freedom? Money problems steal peace, create tension, and block progress. But what if you could take back control and finally feel confident about your finances? In Choose Money, you’ll discover how to make wise, intentional financial decisions that support the life you want to live—not the one you’re stuck in. This isn’t about get-rich-quick schemes or complicated financial jargon. It’s about clear, practical principles that work—no matter where you’re starting from. This book will help you: Break free from the ...

In the last few years, passive income has become a global phenomenon. You hear stories about bloggers making a fortune, people getting filthy rich on YouTube, and influencers retiring in their thirties. These stories paint a lovely picture of success and wealth. But wait a minute. If it’s that easy, why isn’t everyone doing it? The truth is passive income models, whether it’s an online business or stock trading, require just as much dedication as any other job.

Following on the heels of the national bestselling The Little Book that Beats the Market, which has sold over 275,000 copies since its November 2005 publication, The Little Book of Value Investing offers investors (professional and amateur alike) the necessary tools to follow a value-investment model that consistently beats the market. Written in an easy-to-understand tone by Christopher H. Browne, the managing director of Tweedy, Browne Company, one of the most highly-regarded investment firms in the country, The Little Book of Value Investing is sure to be the next big thing in investing.

You deserve to live your dream life. Mastering your finances and learning how to use your money to create that life is a nonnegotiable, because let’s be honest: life costs money. The good news is that you can create a money plan that you actually enjoy sticking to—one that allows you to build wealth while spending guilt-free on a life that you love today.

Building off the framework of Schultheis' The Coffeehouse Investor philosophy, this book will instill the common man and woman with the confidence to take control over their long-term financial goals and journey toward financial freedom in retirement. The Coffeehouse Investor's Ground Rules encourages listeners to ignore stock market "rules" and "perfect portfolio" pursuits to focus on the only three essential components to long-term financial security: saving, investing, and planning.

Are you going in financial circles? Do you need directions? Finding your financial goals through all the options and dead-ends in today's marketplace can be confusing, and you might get lost without a map. In this audiobook, Howard Dayton provides a simple road map for organizing your finances through life and reaching your financial destination.

Gregorio Hernández, uno de los grandes divulgadores financieros de nuestro país, nos presenta en este audiolibro su método de forma condensada, con todo lo esencial que necesitas para empezar hoy mismo tu camino hacia la independencia financiera, y nos enseña todo lo que jamás nos contaron sobre nuestras finanzas personales. De este modo, y mediante ejemplos sencillos y casos prácticos pensados para ahorrarnos mucho tiempo, nos ofrece las claves para dejar de ser esclavos del dinero y empezar a sacarle todo su potencial.

Retirement planning was simple and predictable 40 years ago. All you needed was your company pension, personal savings, and Social Security. Those days are long gone. Most public pensions are underfunded, and private companies can't get rid of them fast enough. Social Security's own trustees predict it will run out of money in less than 20 years. And most people haven't saved even a fraction of what they should.

Even before the pandemic, a large share of households by Americans over age fifty faced the threat that their living standards would decline sharply in retirement. In the wake of COVID-19, these numbers will surely worsen. In Retirement Reboot: Commonsense Financial Strategies for Getting Back on Track, finance writer and regular New York Times retirement contributor Mark Miller offers practical strategies for Americans to improve their retirement prospects.

In 2014, Elizabeth and Nate Thames were conventional 9-5 young urban professionals. But the couple had a dream to become modern-day homesteaders in rural Vermont. Determined to retire as early as possible in order to start living each day - as opposed to wishing time away working for the weekends - they enacted a plan to save an enormous amount of money: well over 70 percent of their joint take-home pay. Dubbing themselves the Frugalwoods, Elizabeth began documenting their unconventional frugality and the resulting wholesale lifestyle transformation on their eponymous blog.

We live in a new financial world. Our wallets - like every other aspect of our lives - have gone fully digital. From mobile pay to on-demand everything to cryptocurrencies, technology is rewriting the rules for how we earn, save, spend, and invest. Technology has made virtually every aspect of our lives cheaper and more convenient. Shouldn't it do the same when it comes to managing our finances? Alexa Von Tobel says that it can. In this straightforward and jargon-free guide, she shows us how to use the simple tools found on any smartphone to put more money back into our wallets.

Financing a college education is a daunting task no matter what your circumstances. Best-selling author and personal finance expert, Eric Tyson offers tried and true strategic advice on how to understand loans, know your options, and how to improve your financial fitness while paying down your student loan debt.