Personal Financial Planning

Greed. Exploitation. And so many fees. All hiding in plain sight. That’s your financial advisor. Whose services and advice have become the outdated VHS player of retirement. In Fire Your Financial Advisor: 40 Years of Greed and Exploitation of the American Retiree, and How You Can Fight Back, Greg Aler tells the story of how the financial industry created a trillion-dollar empire by withholding information while over-charging and under-servicing retirees regarding the real risks of retirement.

Fewer than half of Americans nearing retirement age are confident their savings are on the proper course. But if you take the steps highlighted in this book, you will be well prepared for a stress-free retirement. These steps are so simple anyone can do them, even if you feel you are disorganised, and no matter how much your current take home pay is.

In this book, top New Zealand finance podcaster and journalist Frances Cook shows you how to change your money so that you can live your ideal life. Learn how, on an ordinary income, you can plan for and achieve true financial freedom, with expert advice and step-by-step information.

Imagine securing your family’s prosperity for generations, providing financial freedom to pursue passions and support others. "The Family Vault: How To Create Generational Wealth & Keep It" by Jackson Millan offers the essential blueprint to build and maintain lasting generational wealth. Whether you’re building wealth or looking to preserve it, this book provides the tools to take control of your family’s financial future

Gurus like Dave Ramsey, Suze Orman, and others have amassed followers by the millions because of their paint-by-the-numbers financial strategies that are easy to digest and implement. And while they have helped many Americans eliminate debt and take their first steps toward financial freedom, their dumbed-down financial advice is inadequate and incomplete for those looking to maximize their savings. In The Guru Gap, David McKnight closes the gap between what mainstream media personalities advise and the sophisticated, math-based approach your retirement plan requires.

Unlock the secrets to financial freedom with The Path to Financial Discipline: A Practical Guide. This transformative book is your ticket to mastering money management and securing a prosperous future. Whether you're drowning in debt or looking to make smarter investments, this guide offers clear, actionable steps to help you achieve your financial goals.

This volume explores how financial literacy can enhance peoples' ability to make informed economic choices. It proposes that financial literacy determines how well people make and execute saving, investing, borrowing, and planning decisions. It examines causality using controlled settings to disentangle whether financial literacy causes saving or vice versa, and demonstrates that financial education programs do indeed enhance financial decision-making and asset accumulation.

Feel like you’re stuck, struggling, and stressed financially? You have been led to believe that you’re climbing the ladder of success. The truth is, you’re on a never-ending hamster wheel. Now more than ever, money is attracted to speed. The slow-and-steady financial philosophies of the late 20th century are nothing more than dust on your rearview mirror. Financial Fast Track proves that the only way to succeed today is to build wealth fast.

Laying out the nine common hazards that trip up otherwise well-prepared retirees to encourage you to think through your decisions and set a course aligned with your values and your ultimate goals, Retirement Fail helps you identify potential pitfalls and teaches how to safeguard your hard-earned retirement assets. Contrary to what most people think, it is not poor portfolio performance that usually busts your retirement accounts. Rather, it's the emotional decisions you make that can cause major problems.

Personal finance writer and financial education expert Margaret Malaspina takes you through all the options and decisions that you'll face when you are ready to retire. This guide can help you get the most out of what you've earned, lower your tax bills, and create a stream of income that will last for the rest of your life.

In "Safe Retirement Planning: Building a Financial Cushion for Your Golden Years," we delve deep into the world of retirement planning, offering you a comprehensive guide that will help you create a sturdy financial foundation for the future you've always dreamed of. Navigating the complexities of retirement planning can be overwhelming, but fear not. This audiobook is your trusted companion, providing expert insights and actionable strategies to secure your financial well-being.

Teaching your kids to understand and appreciate the value of money can be difficult. This recording's simple step-by-step approach can help.

The popular Today financial editor Jean Chatzky helps you navigate through the critical challenges and potential catastrophes of personal finance.You've just lost your job. You've got a baby on the way. Your parent has had a stroke. Most people seek financial help not because they're planning for the future but because they need it - right now!

Are you ready to transform your retirement from overwhelming to exciting? Discover the roadmap to financial freedom, vibrant health, and fulfilling purpose with The 5-Point Blueprint to Stress-Free Retirement. If your golden years are fast approaching and you feel uncertain about your readiness, this audiobook is your ultimate guide. Say goodbye to the stress of financial planning, health worries, and finding purpose, and hello to a retirement filled with confidence and joy.

Award-winning financial journalist Joel Kranc presents basic but essential strategies to start your retirement planning today. Retirement Planning in Eight Easy Steps is a quick and easy way to start learning about retirement planning, helping you envision your ideal retirement and how to get there through investment planning, maximizing social security benefits, and the other basics central to sound financial planning for retirement.

The credit crunch, the stock market freefall, the staggering toll of home foreclosures and job losses: The economic crisis that struck in 2008 has left no one untouched and everybody reeling. Seemingly overnight, the financial landscape has undergone seismic changes that suddenly have you asking all kinds of questions: Are your savings safe? Should you continue to invest in your retirement account? Should you keep your home if it's worth less than what you owe or should you sell it?

You really can be rich in every way, every day. So you want to own the home you love, make memories on wonderful vacations with family or friends, finance college educations, and help others too? You can - starting here and now. With lively humor, proven know-how, and practical principles for financial health, Living Rich for Less helps you stretch your dollars to realize the lifestyle of your dreams. Ellie Kay’s entertaining and enlightening examples show you simple steps to save, spend, and give smart.

With lively humor, proven know-how, and practical principles for financial health, Living Rich for Less helps you stretch your dollars to realize the lifestyle of your dreams. Ellie Kay's entertaining and enlightening examples show you simple steps to give, save, and spend smart. Her three main principles are undergirded by dozens of effective rules and hundreds of Cha Ching Factor tips that keep or put money in your pocket.

What they should have taught us in school... Does saving for retirement overwhelm you? Do financial jargon and strategies leave you confused? You're not alone! Financial planning can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Imagine waking up stress-free, knowing your golden years are secure. With the right mindset, financial literacy, and this book, that dream can become your reality.

Is there really a global financial ruler? One that dictates policy to the central banks of the world? Is there a central bank of central banks that is senior to the US Federal Reserve Bank, the Bank of England, and the other national banks that control interest rates, inflation, deflation, prosperity, and depression? Such a bank not only exists, but John Truman Wolfe exposed this heretofore unseen hand in the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and their plans for the next one. No "conspiracy theorist", Wolfe names names, dates, places, and actions.