How does a suddenly widowed 35-year old woman, with no job, no credit and no college education, successfully raise her seven children and still manage to retire debt-free at age sixty-two with money in the bank? A Certified Financial Planner professional, with extensive formal education in financial planning, author Larry Mathis, who was three when his father was shot and killed, credits much of his success to the lessons he learned on a daily basis from his mother. His emotionally charged...

Written from the heart with humor and emotional honesty, this financial survival guide empowers women and gives them tools to take charge of their finances.Whether you’re embarking on a professional career, getting ready to start a family, divorcing, retiring, or want to have a greater sense of financial ownership, this guide provides you with a solid foundation for how to be responsible for your finances and therefore your life.Elana Milianta, who has spent more than twent...

When you offer your employees a 401(k) plan, you can’t just say “good luck” and expect success.Only a generation ago, employers provided pension plans that guaranteed employees a retirement income for life. Workers had to do little more than show up for work every day to earn benefits. Today, the responsibility has shifted. Workers are more responsible for their future than ever, yet they are ill prepared for the complexity of the issues that face them.It’s no easy task to ...

IT MAY BE THE 21ST CENTURY, BUT FOR MANY, FINANCIAL EDUCATION IS IN THE DARK AGES.They simply don’t teach us about good, practical money-saving and money-making strategies at school, even though this knowledge makes or breaks our financial security later in life. The truth is, you don’t have to have a degree in finance to make wise decisions. Making the most of your money and achieving your financial dreams is really quite simple—and this book will show you how.

Reimagine Retirement Planning: How to Create Stable, Increasing, Tax-Efficient, Lifetime Income Gone are the days of traditional retirement planning. The idea that you can simply save a certain amount and retire with confidence is flawed, dangerous even, as it does not account for today’s volatile financial markets, increasing life expectancy, interest rates, and every individual’s unique retirement lifestyle needs. Drawing from his experience advising retirees through some of the most fin...

Are you overwhelmed by the constant barrage of retirement advice bombarding you from every direction? From pushy salespeople and dinner presentations about the sky falling, it seems everyone has an opinion about what you should do with your money. But how do you know who to trust when your financial future is at stake?This straightforward guide cuts through the noise and confusion of retirement planning to help you avoid common pitfalls and make informed decisions. Written by an ex...

The inspiration for the Netflix TV series!The groundbreaking New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to earn more, save more, and live a rich life—now in a revised 2nd edition.Personal finance expert Ramit Sethi has been called a “wealth wizard” by Forbes and the “new guru on the block” by Fortune. Now he’s updated and expanded his modern money classic for a new age, delivering a simple, powerful, n...

Personal finance is a lot like physical fitness. In order to be in better shape, everyone knows they have to work out and eat well. A personal trainer delivers results, not by showing clients a new way to perform sit-ups, but rather by simply making sure the sit-ups get done. In Stop Over-Thinking Your Money!, Preet Banerjee explains the financial equivalents of what exercise and diet you need to know in order to be in top financial shape.There are so many buzzwords in the world of...

**WASHINGTON POST “COLOR OF MONEY” BOOK CLUB PICKStop Living Paycheck to Paycheck and Get Your Financial Life Together (#GYFLT)!**If you’re a cash-strapped 20- or 30-something, it’s easy to get freaked out by finances. But you’re not doomed to spend your life drowning in debt or mystified by money. It’s time to stop scraping by and take control of your money and your life with this savvy and smart guide.Broke Millennial shows step-by-step how to go...

Financial analyst Lesley-Anne Scorgie lays out the roadmap for young women to be financially independent and debt-free.Whether you’re financially maxed out or rolling in hundred-dollar bills, if you want to be rich, Well-Heeled is for you!As a financially independent young woman, you will have the ability to determine the direction of your career and life path, allowing you to reach your full financial potential.So if you’re ready to make more money, live d...

FOREX is the largest financial market in the world with daily trading volume that can surpass 4 trillion dollars a day. This is perhaps the single largest factor for why many try to tackle this widely untapped means of investing. The countless opportunities are too great to ignore, which lead the majority to try this exciting market only to be left tasting their own defeat. Many of these aspiring traders jump into this market without a plan and usually fall subject to the psychological fai...

Finally, a financial plan that lets you be YOU, only richer.It’s time to throw away all your old notions of what financial advice should look like. Because if you’re looking for a book to put you on an austerity savings plan that has you giving up vacations and lattes, you’re out of luck. But if you’re looking to get your finances in rock-hard shape--in less time than it takes to finish a workout--then Alexa von Tobel, Founder and CEO of LearnVest, has your back.