The little book of Main Street money 21 simple truths that help real people make real money
Book - 2009
Clements, the hugely popular "Wall Street Journal" personal-finance columnist, offers 21 easy-to-follow rules and commonsense investing tips that can help readers secure their financial future.
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley
c2009.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xxvi, 194 p. ; 19 cm
- ISBN
- 9780470473238
- Foreword
- Introduction: Let the Rebuilding Begin
- Chapter 1. Our Finances Are Bigger Than a Brokerage Account
- Chapter 2. We Can't Have It All
- Chapter 3. Money Can Buy Happiness-If We Spend It Carefully
- Chapter 4. Even the Best Investors Need to Be Great Savers
- Chapter 5. Time Is as Valuable as Money
- Chapter 6. No Investment Is Risk-Free
- Chapter 7. Portfolio Performance: It's All in the Mix
- Chapter 8. Stocks Are Worth Something
- Chapter 9. To Add Wealth, We Need to Overcome the Subtractions
- Chapter 10. Aiming for Average Is the Only Sure Way to Win
- Chapter 11. Wild Investments Can Tame Our Portfolios
- Chapter 12. Short-Term Results Matter to Long-Term Investors
- Chapter 13. A Long Life Is a Big Risk
- Chapter 14. Markets May Be Rational, but We Aren't
- Chapter 15. Our Homes Are a Fine Investment That Won't Appreciate Much
- Chapter 16. Paying off Debts Could Be Our Best Bond Investment
- Chapter 17. Saving Taxes Can Cost Us Dearly
- Chapter 18. A Tax Deferred Is Extra Money Made
- Chapter 19. Insurance Won't Make Us Any Money-If We're Lucky
- Chapter 20. Even If We Have a Will, We May Not Get Our Way
- Chapter 21. Financial Success: It's About More Than Money
- Conclusion: Wall Street? That Isn't So Far from Main Street
- Acknowledgments