Synopses & Reviews
For readers who are wondering how new tax laws might affect their own personal investments, or how to trade on the stock market with a broker or on their own with a computer, or how to set up a college fund mindful of state regulations, or countless other personal finance questions, it's time to turn to Andrew Tobias and The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need. For more than twenty years this book has been America's bible for personal money management. Now it is even more indispensable. Fully updated to cover new legislation, and expanded to include the Internet world, America's favorite finance guide covers every aspect of investing and answers every question about managing money smartly and safely. Concise, witty, and truly understandable, this book offers the best personal finance information for every income level.
Includes:
-- How to save by spending more wisely
-- When to invest in stocks, and when not to
-- Tax strategies for everything, from IRAs to charitable contributions
-- How to set up college funds
-- What does life insurance really do?
-- Is real estate wise?
-- What to do with that big inheritance
and much, much more.
Review
PRAISE FOR
THE ONLY INVESTMENT GUIDE YOU'LL EVER NEED"So full of tips and angles that only a booby or a billionaire could not benefit."--The New York Times
"Andrew Tobias is a funny fellow, but he's also canny and sensible, and his book is well worth its modest price."--The Boston Globe
Review
"So full of tips and angles that only a booby or a billionaire could not benefit."-The New York Times
"Andrew Tobias is one of the financial community's most pithily perceptive observers."-Forbes
Synopsis
The million-copy bestselling classic is now even more indispensable, fully updated and revised to cover investing and money management well into the next century. Concise, breezily witty, and truly understandable, Tobias takes an informative look at the best uses for your money, no matter how much or how littLe you have. More than ever before, this is the "only investment guide many will ever need".(Borrons)
Synopsis
Revised throughout and expanded with new information on Internet investment resources, this personal finance classic is “so full of tips and angles that only a boobie or a billionaire could not benefit” (New York Times). Index.
Synopsis
Arevised and updated edition of Andrew Tobias' million-copy bestselling finance guide filled with tips and strategies for how to manage your money in today's economy.
Synopsis
For more than thirty years,
The Only Investment Guide Youll Ever Need has been a favorite finance guide, earning the allegiance of more than a million readers across the United States. Now even more indispensable, this completely revised and updated edition will show readers how to use money to their best advantage in the wake of epochal change on Wall Street, no matter how much or how little they may have. Using concise, witty, and truly understandable tips and explanations, Tobias delivers sensible advice and useful information, covering topics such as How virtually any reader can save more than $1,000 a year How and when to invest in stocks
The safest investment in the world” and much, much more.
Synopsis
For more than twenty-five years, The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need has been America's favorite finance guide, winning the allegiance of more than a million readers across the country. Now this indispensable book has been fully revised and updated-covering all the new tax laws-and reorganized with a new user-friendly design. Concise, witty, and truly understandable, Andrew Tobias shows you how to use your money to your best advantage-no matter how much or how little you have.
o How to spend smarter-and save $1,000 or more
o When to invest in stocks, and how
o The ins and outs of investing on the Internet
o Tax strategies, from tuition to retirement
o Whom-if anyone-you can trust to manage your money
and much, much more
How to spend smarter--and save $1,000 or more
When to invest in stocks, and how
The ins and outs of investing on the Internet
Tax strategies, from tuition to retirement
The basics of life insurance
Who--if anyone--you can trust to manage your money
The inside skinny on annuities, real estate, and Social Security
and much, much more
Synopsis
Completely updated, this personal finance classic is “so full of tips and angles that only a boobie or a billionaire could not benefit” (New York Times).
Synopsis
For nearly forty years,
The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need has been a favorite finance guide, earning the allegiance of more than a million readers across America. This completely updated edition will show you how to use your money to your best advantage in today's financial marketplace, no matter what your means.
Using concise, witty, and truly understandable tips and explanations, Andrew Tobias delivers sensible advice and useful information on savings, investments, preparing for retirement, and much more.
About the Author
ANDREW TOBIAS is the author of twelve books, including the New York Times bestsellers Fire and Ice and The Invisible Bankers. He has been a regular contributor to such magazines as Time, New York, and Parade, and cohosted the PBS series Beyond Wall Street. He currently serves as a treasurer for the Democratic National Committee.
Table of Contents
preface ix
part one Minimal Risk
1 If Am So Smart, How Come This Book Won't Make You Rich?
2 A Penny Saved Is Two Pennies Earned
3 You CAN Get By on $165,000 a Year
4 Trust No One
5 The Case for Cowardice
6 Tax Strategies
part two The Stock Market
7 Meanwhile, Down at the Track
8 Choosing (to Ignore) Your Broker
9 Hot Tips, Inside Informationùand Other Fine Points
part three Family Planning
10 All in the Family
11 What to Do If You Inherit a Million Dollars; What to Do Otherwise
appendixes
Earning 177% on Bordeaux
How Much Life Insurance Do You Need?
How Much Social Security Will You Get?
A Few Words about the Budget and Our National Debt
Cocktail Party Financial Quips to Help You Feel Smug
Selected Discount Brokers
Selected Mutual Funds
Fun with Compound Interest
Still Not Sure What to Do?
index