Ebook: Making the Most of Your Money Now: The Classic Bestseller Completely Revised for the New Economy

Consumers Union named Making the Most of Your Money the best personal finance book on the market. Now Jane Bryant Quinn's bestseller has been completely revised and updated for 2010 and beyond. America's most trusted financial adviser, who helped millions of readers meet their goals in the 1990s, now provides a guide to financial recovery, independence, and success in the new economy.--From publisher description.;Building your base. Finding your financial self : where you stand on the money cycle ; The ultimate wish list : what you've got and where you're going ; I have it right here somewhere : the right way to keep records ; Your basic banking : banking in the Internet age ; Poolers, splitters, and keepers : who should own the property -- me? You? Us? Them? ; Willing makes it so : wills and trusts, for everything you can't take with you ; All in the family : twelve checklists for life's milestones -- Finding the money. A spending plan that works : how to take charge of your money -- at last ; Saving more money : patented, painless ways to save and where to save it ; Kicking the credit card habit : learning to live without consumer debt ; When to hock the farm : all the best ways to borrow money to invest -- Your safety net. The money on your life : what kind of life insurance? How much is enough? ; The health insurance lottery : paying more, getting less, rooting for change ; Disability, the big black hole : the risk that everyone forgets ; The driving dream : the search for the best and cheapest auto insurance ; Fire! Theft! Wind! Flood! : protecting your home and everything in it -- Your own home. A house is a security blanket : -- even if it doesn't make you rich ; A second home for fun and profit : the house that doesn't cost you anything (much) -- Paying for college. Tuition, room, and board : the Matterhorn of personal finance ; The best college investment plans : how to beat the college inflation rate -- Understanding investing. Drawing up your battle plan : which kinds of investments serve you best? ; How to pick a mutual fund : every investor's bedrock buy ; Working with a stockbroker : where it helps and where it hurts ; Stocking up : still your ticket to the future ; How to use bonds : income investing -- the right way and the wrong way ; The call of the wild : some absolutely awful investments ; Aimez-vous growth? : the case for putting more money abroad ; Investment real estate -- the new winning systems : finding the properties that pay -- Retirement planning. How to retire in style : the tax-deferred route to Easy Street ; Making it last : still living rich at 99 ; Retiring on the house : how to tap the equity you've built -- Making it work. Be your own planner -- or find one you trust : the secret, revealed -- Appendixes, 1, Taxable versus tax-free bonds ; 2, How long will your capital last? ; 3, Pension maximization : will it work for you? ; 4, Life expectancy.