A troubled economy calls for answers. Forget complicated, abstract philosophy—people need sound financial advice that's easy to follow and can be implemented immediately. For the first time, a leading financial adviser has developed a remarkable set of guidelines to give individuals the same kind of objective insight into their personal finances that successful businesses have. Your Money Ratios will help readers effectively manage debt, invest prudently, and develop a realistic and effective savings plan to ensure both financial success and security. Readers need only plug their income and age into Farrell's ratios in order to get an instant picture of their savings status and overall financial health, as well as a roadmap for the important choices they must make in the future. Here’s what you will find in this book: IF YOU ARE IN YOUR 20s OR 30s: Your Money Ratios will tell you how to get started and what you need to do over the next 35 years to stay on track. If you are lucky enough to read this book when you are young, you will have a clear vision for where you need to go throughout your working career. By setting yourself on the right path, you won’t have to work so hard later in life to meet your goals. IF YOU ARE IN YOUR 40s: You can benchmark your own financial circumstances against the ratios and see how you are doing with respect to your savings, debt, investments and insurance. You have plenty of time to make adjustments if necessary and plot out your path to retirement. IF YOU ARE IN YOUR 50s: The formula will provide you with a realistic assessment of your ability to retire. It will help you make the important decisions about how to allocate your financial resources over the next 10 to 15 years, and how to put on the final push for retirement.

A leading financial adviser offers a groundbreaking and simple approach to tackling personal finance by breaking down formulas used by the most successful businesses. A troubled economy calls for answers. People need sound, easy-to-follow financial advice that can be implemented immediately. For the first time, a leading financial adviser has developed a remarkable set of guidelines to give individuals the same kind of objective insight into their personal finances that successful businesses have. Your Money Ratios will help readers effectively manage debt, invest prudently, and develop a realistic and effective savings plan to ensure both financial success and security. Readers need only plug their income and age into Farrell's ratios to get an instant picture of their savings status and overall financial health, as well as a road map for the important choices for the future. Some key ratios include: ? The Capital-to-Income Ratio: how much capital (savings) you should have if you plan to retire at 65 ? The Mortgage-to-Income Ratio: the maximum mortgage debt you should carry and still have sufficient capital left for comfortable savings ? The Education-to-Average-Income Ratio: the amount of education- related debt you can safely incur based on anticipated average earnings after obtaining your degree

The "Retirement Roadmap" columnist for the CBS Moneywatch site outlines an approach to personal finance that draws on the examples of successful businesses to cover such topics as retirement savings, debts, and college savings.

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* Practical guide to financial formulas for the working manager The Dictionary of Financial Formulas and Ratios is a working, breathing document for active managers at any level of a business. As a reference work, it is designed to give specific information that will assist in the overall financial management of a company. The book is organized by topic; each chapter discusses the relevant content pertaining to the topic and shows actual formulas and ratios, as appropriate, how they are calculated and what the application and use of the information is in the broad contexts of financial management. This book is intended to be a ready reference, one that helps the reader understand the dynamics of their business. Are matters improving or getting worse? Do you know the reasons for changes in the financial condition of your business? Is a particular department or individual manager performing as expected and as needed? Topics covered include: Financial Statements and Related Ratios and Formulas, Asset Utilization Ratios, Solvency and Capital Structure Ratio, Profitability Ratios, Market Value Ratios, Cash Flow Management, Inventory Ratios, Capital Budgeting, Operational Efficiency Ratios.