Books on Money
By: Source: AARP Bulletin Date Posted: 2006-06-14 08:44:00-04:00
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There are hundreds of books available about managing your money. Here are a few personal finance titles we recommend.
Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People
by Jane Bryant Quinn (Simon & Schuster, 2006). One of the most trusted voices in personal finance offers commonsense advice on all aspects of financial planning, with an emphasis on using automatic payments as a way to streamline expenditures and encourage saving. Quinn's philosophy: The best ideas are the simplest.
Master Your Money Type: Using Your Financial Personality to Create a Life of Wealth and Freedom
by Jordan E. Goodman (Warner Business, 2006). This nationally known personal finance expert identifies six money personality types and tells you how to approach money issues in ways that play to your strengths.
Pay It Down! From Debt to Wealth on $10 a Day
by Jean Chatzky (Portfolio, 2006). The Today show's financial editor offers practical tips for navigating money issues, including the best ways to pay down and stay out of debt, improve a credit score and save $10 a day.
AARP Crash Course in Estate Planning: The Essential Guide to Wills, Trusts, and Your Personal Legacy
by Ric Edelman and Michael T. Palermo (Sterling, 2005). A certified financial planner and an estate-planning attorney tell you what you need to know before you consult a lawyer.
Your Money and Your Man: How You and Prince Charming Can Spend Well and Live Rich
by Michelle Singletary (Random House, 2006). The Washington Post financial columnist explains the crucial role finances play in every long-term relationship and provides tips on how a couple can establish "financial compatibility."
The Net Worth Workout
by Susan Feitelberg (Amacom, 2006). Financial advice based on seminars developed for JPMorgan Chase that promote lifetime "financial fitness" through a regimen of controlled spending, disciplined saving and smart investing.
What Your Lawyer May Not Tell You About Your Family's Will: A Guide to Preventing the Common Pitfalls That Can Lead to Family Fights
by Kaja Whitehouse (Warner Business paperback, 2006). How to draw up a will that covers everything from choosing an executor to making the most of tax exemptions and deductions.
Building and Preserving Your Wealth: A Practical Guide to Financial Planning for Affluent Investors
by Steven Podnos (Oakhill Press, 2005). A how-to on managing the money you've accumulated.
Live It Up Without Outliving Your Money! 10 Steps to a Perfect Retirement Portfolio
by Paul Merriman (John Wiley, 2005). The financial commentator draws up an action plan for retirement time, including how to start withdrawing money.
Scam-Proof Your Life
by Sid Kirchheimer (Sterling Publishing Company, 2006). Scam-Proof Your Life is filled with the expert guidance of industry insiders, consumer crusaders, relentless researchers—and even the crooks and con artists who once pulled these scams themselves.
50-Plus and Going Broke (January 2005)
The Savings Race: Save More for Retirement (April 2004)
Stash the Cash: A Primer on Investment Vehicles (Segunda Juventud)
The Basics of Writing a Will (Segunda Juventud)
Financial Planning and Retirement (AARP.org)
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