Smith, Chris,  1955- <br/><br/>
Securing your financial future  complete personal finance for beginners /  [electronic resource] : 
Chris Smith. 
 - Lanham, Md. :  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,  2012. 
 - xii, 327 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The essential concepts -- The truly amazing power of-- -- Your financial health -- The big picture -- The human factor -- The ultimate acceleration strategy -- Building your foundation -- Budgeting -- Case study : billy bigshot -- Your cash bucket -- Borrowing, credit and lending -- Taxes, risk management and insurance -- Big ticket items - cars and houses! -- Cars -- Should you buy a house? -- Buying a house : how the money works -- Case study : mortgageville -- Buying a house : let's do it! -- Long-term investing -- Long term investing : introduction -- Simple but not easy -- Your portfolio -- Protecting your investments from taxes -- Long-term investing : let's do it! -- Wrapup and summary -- Question and answer session -- Your financial future -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2011. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781442214224 (pbk. alk. paper) 9781442214231 (e-book) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Finance, Personal.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG179  / .S5495 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.024