Using an accessible question-and-answer format, celebrity financial writer Suze Orman presents a comprehensive introduction to financial planning for those who want to learn how to take charge of their money. Orman's personalized, user-friendly overview covers the large and daunting areas such as stocks, mutual funds, home buying, credit and debt, retirement plans, wills, and more. She demystifies each one, providing practical, helpful tips that anyone can use to pare down debt, build equity, and travel down a more secure future.

Suze Orman's resource for every stage of your financial life. The world has changed vastly since this book was first published in 2001, and this updated edition gives readers invaluable advice about: credit cards and the new bankruptcy laws; FICO scores; changes in student financial aid; changes in the real estate market and mortgages; stocks and bonds; the latest retirement investment strategies, including the new Roth 401(k); mutual funds and annuities; wills and trusts; Social Security; life insurance; disability and long-term care insurance; and identity theft (and what to do if you're a victim of it)--From publisher description.

A new edition of an authoritative guide to managing every stage of one's financial life provides accessible recommendations for a wide variety of topics, from credit cards and mortgages to 401(k)s and insurance, in a reference that also includes coverage of new concerns about identity theft and social security. 50,000 first printing.

A new edition of an authoritative guide to managing every stage of one's financial life provides accessible recommendations for a wide variety of topics, from credit cards and mortgages to 401(k)s and insurance, in a reference that also includes coverage of new concerns about identity theft and social security. 50,000 first printing.