The Student's Guide to Financial Literacy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313377181)

Presenting a broad array of financial knowledge, this interesting, easily understandable book will aid students and young adults in achieving their desired levels of wealth, success, and overall financial and personal fulfillment.

The recent global financial crisis was caused, at least in part, by the financial ignorance of many consumers. Many students and young adults in particular have never been taught the basics of financial planning. Yet, the earlier people move from financial illiteracy to literacy, the greater the benefits that will accumulate over time.

As The Student's Guide to Financial Literacy makes clear, practices adopted in the early years of adulthood can have the most dramatic effect on a person's ultimate quality of life, level of success, and age of retirement. This book is designed to convey financial wisdom in terms that are easy to understand with suggestions that are easy to apply. Readers will learn about the importance of budgeting and saving, the compounding of money, and how to create a diversified portfolio of investments. Included is advice on buying a first home, the characteristics of good debt versus bad debt, insurance and tax planning, even choosing the right career.

Author: Robert E. Lawless
ISBN-10: 0313377189
ISBN-13: 9780313377181
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2010
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 103
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 128