Focus on Personal Finance, 5th Edition

Note: This is a standalone book and does not include access card/code.

Focus on Personal Finance is a brief, 14-chapter book, covering the critical topics in Personal Finance courses. This 4-color, paperback text is designed and written to appeal to a range of ages, life situations, and levels of financial literacy.
A unique aspect of this text is its active approach. This text will not only get your students thinking about their current situation and financial goals, but also encourage them to put these in writing to use as a guide and revise over the course of their lives. New for this edition, sections are oriented around specific action-items for students. The more a student involves themselves in the assessments, exercises and worksheets provided, the more they will discover about their current habits and how to improve them for greater financial freedom.

Students have many different financial goals, but none are more important than having a basic understanding of financial issues and peace of mind with regard to their decisions. The ultimate goal of Focus on Personal Finance is to get students to this point as a first step to achieving the many financial goals they have set for themselves.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Personal Financial Planning in Action
Chapter 2 Money Management Skills
Chapter 3 Taxes in Your Financial Plan
Chapter 4 Financial Services: Savings Plans and Payment Accounts
Chapter 5 Consumer Credit: Advantages, Disadvantages, Sources, and Costs
Chapter 6 Consumer Purchasing Strategies and Wise Buying of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 7 Selecting and Financing Housing
Chapter 8 Home and Automobile Insurance
Chapter 9 Health and Disability Income Insurance
Chapter 10 Financial Planning with Life Insurance
Chapter 11 Investing Basics and Evaluating Bonds
Chapter 12 Investing in Stocks
Chapter 13 Investing in Mutual Funds
Chapter 14 Starting Early: Retirement and Estate Planning
Appendixes A Education Financing, Loans, and Scholarships