Personal-finance

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The ABCs of Personal Financial Planning

Published in Paperback by Creative Services (01 July, 1994)

Author: M. Aboobaker

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Very useful

Read this book if you want to learn about how to manage your money effectively. Contains important tips from a successful investor himself. It will definitely pique your interest in the Financial World and guide you through the do's and dont's.

The ABCs of Online Banking With Quicken

Published in Paperback by Sybex Inc (01 April, 1996)

Author: Michael Meadhra

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As the most popular personal finance software on the market today, Quicken was destined to go online. Now, people who use online banking are discovering the convenience of paying bills, getting statements, transferring funds, and communicating with the bank by e-mail.

This book helps you set up Quicken to take advantage of online banking. The ABCs of Online Banking with Quicken 6 guides you in selecting a banking partner, answers your security questions, and tells you how to apply for online services and make financial transactions. Of particular interest to most people is online bill payment. This is where this book really shines, as it explains how to write electronic checks and enter data for check payments, how payments via electronic funds transfer differ from paper checks, how to build enough lead time into your payment schedule, and how to automate recurring payments. The guide even offers tips on what to do if something goes wrong. Additionally, sections on using Quicken Live and the Quicken Financial Network both offer a wealth of financial information and services via the Internet.

The ABCs of Money : Always Be Mindful of Christ!

Published in Paperback by ABCs of Money Ministries (01 September, 1999)

Authors: Karen Tobias and Karen N. Tobias

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The ABCs of Managing Your Money

Published in Paperback by McGraw-Hill (01 September, 1994)

Authors: Jonathan D. Pond, Michael A. Dalton, and B. O'Neill Wyss

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The ABCs of Iras: The Complete Guide to Individual Retirement Accounts, the #1 Investment Strategy of the Eighties

Published in Paperback by Dell Publishing Company (01 January, 1984)

Author: William J. Grace

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The ABCs of Gold Investing: Protecting Your Wealth Through Private Gold Ownership

Published in Paperback by Addicus Books (01 March, 1997)

Author: Michael J. Kosares

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Disappointing

I expected much more information and details about gold investment. The basic idea that author annoyingly repeats throughout whole book is the gold is good for investing and all other kind of investment are bad

Only Holds Merit for Serious Gold Investors

I would recommend this book to investors who know beforehand the pros and cons of gold investments and still wish to proceed. The information in the book is interesting and would be helpful to future "goldbugs" but I felt that the book was overly biased. In my opinion, the book overemphasized to good points of gold investments. While an excellent hedge, gold is in reality a poor and very conservative investment choice and deserves only a small portfolio allocation. In addition to this book, I would definitely recommend additional research.

A no nonsense guide to investing in Gold.

This book provides the basics on how to invest in gold. In a pragmatic way it explains the vocabulay and the pros and cons of gold investment. What I found most useful was the fact that it detailed how the market affects gold prices and dispels some of the common myths of adding gold to your portfolio. I highly recommend this book for all who are interested in gold investing.