Implementing a financial plan to manage the future is very important. If you have not assembled such a plan, or even if you have not thought about how best to manage your financial future, the time to do so is now, and the resource you need to walk you through every step of the personal financial planning process is Plan Your Financial Future. Regardless of whether you are a recent college graduate or have spent the past several decades in the working world, Plan Your Financial Future will give you the smart, commonsense advice you need to get your financial life in order. Written by an expert and long-standing educator in the field of personal financial planning, Plan Your Financial Future is a comprehensive, objective, and pertinent guidebook for readers of all income levels who want to grow their net worth on a steady and increasing basis. Covering all the financial bases you can reasonably expect to confront in your lifetime, like insurance, investing, income tax planning, Social Security, Medicare, and more, this vital resource begins with techniques to protect a consumer's personal and business assets. It then transitions into the wealth accumulation process and outlines tax management measures, as well as the distribution of wealth for higher education, retirement, and estate planning purposes. Filled with in-depth insight and invaluable financial planning advice, this unique guide explains how to: Insure yourself, your family, and your property against the possibility of significant loss; Invest in financial or real assets—or both; Practice effective tax planning and management techniques; Distribute your estate at death to your intended beneficiaries in a tax-efficient manner; And much more. With its no-nonsense, straightforward style and holistic view of the financial planning process, Plan Your Financial Future is the one resource you need to become a more knowledgeable saver and translate those savings into the accumulation of future wealth. What you’ll learnReaders of Plan Your Financial Future will learn: How to take advantage of benefits that are offered to them by their employer The importance of minimizing the effects of inflation on their portfolios as much as possible Financial strategies for preparing for their children's higher education Rock-solid advice for planning for the financial aspects of their retirement years Whether or not they would benefit from the hiring of a professional financial planner How to create and maintain a personal financial plan that protects them and their families into the future Who this book is for Plan Your Financial Future is designed for readers of all income levels who would like grow their net worth on a steady and increasing basis by implementing and sticking to a personal financial plan. Everyone from recent college graduates to those who have been in the working world for many years will benefit from the insightful, actionable advice offered up in Plan Your Financial Future. Table of Contents Understanding the Challenge/The Need to Begin Do You Need a Financial Planner? Elements of Personal Financial Planning and the Wealth Management Process Insuring Yourself and Your Family Insuring Your Health and Long Term Care Insuring Your Earning Power Insuring Your Property Optimizing Your Employment Benefits Investing in Financial Assets Investing in Real Assets Employing Assets Profitably Income Tax Planning and Management Transfer Tax Planning and Management Life Events that Endanger Wealth Planning for Your Child’s Higher Education Planning for the Financial Aspects of Retirement Planning for the Lifestyle Needs of Retirement Planning for Other Lifetime Goals Estate Planning Philanthropy Reaping the Rewards Sample Data Gathering Form Sample Budget Durable General and Financial Power of Attorney (POA) Declaration as to Medical or Surgical Treatment and Medical Durable POA Sample Personal Letter of Instructions Glossary

If you're like many young people, you feel lost when it comes to managing money. Your parents and schools left that lesson out. No one handed you a map to avoiding disaster, recovering from missteps and finding financial freedom. Until now. Written for teens and those in their 20s, Map Your Financial Future shows you the path to making smart money choices. In this book, you learn how to: Develop a budget with room for fun. Pump up your savings. Master credit. Dodge bankruptcy and identity theft. Spot scams. Find your dream job. Launch a business. Relax during retirement. From the first page, you'll get straight talk about money written by someone who has been there. Patrick Lyons, an 11-year veteran in the investment industry, shares tips, definitions and lessons that clear up the mystery of money and help you claim the financial future you deserve.

Annotation If you're like many young people, you feel lost when it comes to managing money. Your parents and schools left that lesson out. No one handed you a map to avoiding disaster, recovering from missteps and finding financial freedom. Until now. Written for teens and those in their 20s, Map Your Financial Future shows you the path to making smart money choices. In this book, you learn how to: Develop a budget with room for fun. Pump up your savings. Master credit. Dodge bankruptcy and identity theft. Spot scams. Find your dream job. Launch a business. Relax during retirement. From the first page, you'll get straight talk about money written by someone who has been there. Patrick Lyons, an 11-year veteran in the investment industry, shares tips, definitions and lessons that clear up the mystery of money and help you claim the financial future you deserve.

"Map Your Financial Future" is designed to empower individuals so they can avoid disaster, recover from missteps and achieve financial freedom. In this book, you learn how to: Develop a budget with room for fun, pump up your savings, master credit, dodge bankruptcy and identity theft, spot scams, find your dream job, launch a business, and relax during retirement.

The goal of this text is to help readers make better financial decisions. It adopts a life-cycle approach to financial planning. The writing style, designed for readers with diverse educational backgrounds, is informal and relatively non-technical. The emphasis is on practical application and decision-making. Concepts are reinforced with diverse real-life examples, up-to-date information, expert advice, and a problem-solving format. Easy-to-complete worksheets are integrated into the text.The result is a quality text that is current and provides a thorough, conceptually sound treatment of the subject for both students and instructors alike.

Wouldn’t it be great to know that you are on track to meeting your financial goals? That you are on the way to having enough money for life you want, to take care of your loved ones, enjoy the freedom of being debt free with savings, on target for your own paid-for home or personal dream? Whether you’re building your own nest egg, just starting a business, or deep in debt; whether you are 20 or 40 or 60, saving for that first home, or to go back to school; planning to launch your own business, or launch your children’s education fun; you can use the Design Your Dream steps to build a strong foundation for your financial house. Like a rocket, the right strategy can launch you on the path to make your dreams come true. In Your Personal Wealth Plan: Design Your Dream Financial Future, author Christine Williams walks you through the steps used by professional financial planners to build a personalized system for financial success. So start now. Train yourself up to be the kind of person you were meant to be. Use money to bring joy to you, to your loved ones, and to the people and the causes you care about. Have fun, play the game, and play to win! You’ll be glad you did.

Get your financial life in order. This comprehensive and objective guidebook will help you grow your net worth on a steady and increasing basis, regardless of your income level. This new and expanded edition covers changes and strategies to maximize financial benefits and planning resulting from the recent tax legislation, beginning January 2018, and changes to the Affordable Care and Protection Act of 2010. Covering all the financial bases you can reasonably expect to confront in your lifetime, such as insurance, investing, income tax planning, Social Security, Medicare, and more, this vital resource begins with techniques to protect a consumer's personal and business assets. It then transitions into the wealth accumulation process and outlines tax management measures, as well as the distribution of wealth for higher education, retirement, and estate planning purposes. Written by an expert and long-standing educator in the field of personal financial planning, Plan Your Financial Future is a no-nonsense, straightforward, and holistic view of the financial planning process. It is the one resource you need to become a more knowledgeable saver and translate those savings into the accumulation of future wealth. What You'll Learn Insure yourself, your family, and your property against the possibility of significant loss Invest in financial or real assets—or both Implement effective tax planning and management techniques Distribute your estate at death to your intended beneficiaries in a tax-efficient manner Discover strategies to maximize financial health taking into consideration the new tax legislation, effective January 1, 2018 Who This Book Is For Regardless of whether you are a recent college graduate or have spent the past several decades in the working world, this book will give you the smart, commonsense advice you need to get your financial life in order.