Tyson, Eric

"Offers sound guidance for investors at every level. Whether you're stumped by stocks, baffled by bonds, mystified about mutual funds, or curious about cryptocurrency, this book gives you a solid foundation in those investing concepts and many others. After reading the expert advice and considering your risk tolerance and timeline, you can confidently choose the best investments for your financial goals"--Provided by publisher.

Personal Finance for Dummies offers sound and practical advice for those who want to get control over their personal financial lives. Author Eric Tyson points out the most common mistakes that we all make in our approach to money and prescribes ways to save and invest for a secure future. Using worksheets, the book helps you to measure your own financial health by looking at factors such as how much debt you carry, your savings rate, as well as investment and insurance checkups. The book looks at how you should invest your retirement account, approach taxes, and provides a good overview on how to buy real estate.

Explains the fundamentals of investing, covering stocks, bonds, and Wall Street, real estate, small businesss, and investing resources, with discussion of obstacles to conquer, things to consider when selling an investment, and tips for investing in a down market.

A practical introduction to mutual funds that covers their advantages and disadvantages, choosing funds, building a portfolio and keeping it current, handling taxes, and evaluating information and advice.

Lighthearted approach to personal finance, using a simple style, cartoons, and humorous icons to present serious information on how to manage money. Discusses how to measure financial health, hiring a planner, saving, getting out of debt, budgeting, taxes, retirement, mortgages, investing, and insurance.

Explains the fundamentals of investing, covering stocks, bonds, and Wall Street, real estate, small businesss, and investing resources, with discussion of obstacles to conquer, things to consider when selling an investment, and tips for investing in a down market.

Presents detailed, action-oriented financial advice, explaining how to assess a financial situation, reduce spending and debt, take advantage of tax cuts, plan for college and retirement, and buy insurance.