Personal Finance For Dummies, 9th Edition

Take stock of your financial situation

From budgeting, saving, and reducing debt, to making timely investment choices and planning for the future, Personal Finance For Dummies provides fiscally conscious readers with the tools they need to take charge of their financial life.

This new edition includes coverage of an extensive new tax bill that took effect in 2018 and the impact on individuals, families, small businesses, and on real estate and investing decisions. Plus, it covers emerging investing interests like technology and global investing, cryptocurrencies, pot stocks, the lifestyle changes occurring with millennials, and more.

• Evaluate and manage your financial fitness
• Assess your credit report and improve your score
• Make smart investments in any economic environment
• Find out about international investing

The expert advice offered in Personal Finance For Dummies is for anyone looking to ensure that their finances are on the right track—and to identify the areas in which they can improve their financial strategies.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Getting Started with Personal Finance
Chapter 1 Improving Your Financial Literacy
Chapter 2 Measuring Your Financial Health
Chapter 3 Managing Where Your Money Goes
Chapter 4 Establishing and Achieving Goals

Part 2 Spending Less, Saving More
Chapter 5 Dealing with Debt
Chapter 6 Reducing Your Spending
Chapter 7 Trimming Your Taxes

Part 3 Building Wealth through Investing
Chapter 8 Considering Important Investment Concepts
Chapter 9 Understanding Your Investment Choices
Chapter 10 Investing in Funds
Chapter 11 Investing in Retirement Accounts
Chapter 12 Investing in Taxable Accounts
Chapter 13 Investing for Educational Expenses
Chapter 14 Investing in Real Estate: Your Home and Beyond

Part 4 Insurance: Protecting What You Have
Chapter 15 Insurance: Getting What You Need at the Best Price
Chapter 16 Insurance on You: Life, Disability, and Health
Chapter 17 Covering Your Assets

Part 5 Where to Go for More Help
Chapter 18 Working with Financial Planners
Chapter 19 Using Technology to Manage Your Money
Chapter 20 On Air and in Print

Part 6 The Part of Tens
Chapter 21 Survival Guide for Ten Life Changes
Chapter 22 Ten Tactics to Thwart Identity Theft and Fraud