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A step by step guide to gaining control of your financial life.
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LESSON 1
Setting priorities
Here's help for the first -- and often the hardest -- step in achieving your
financial goals: deciding which goals to pursue.
LESSON 2
Making a budget
How to bring your spending under control, so that you get the most out of every
dollar.
LESSON 3
Basics of
banking and saving
Here's how to get the best banking services at the best price, either online or
off.
LESSON
4
Basics of
investing
An introduction to making money in stocks, bonds and mutual funds.
LESSON 5
Investing in
stocks
The market can be a great place to turn savings into wealth -- or to lose your
shirt. Here are some fundamentals of investing wisely.
LESSON 6
Investing in
mutual funds
It's a mutual-fund jungle out there. Here's how to
create a simple portfolio that works.
LESSON
7
Investing in bonds
Bonds can provide a steady and reasonably secure income, while adding ballast
to your portfolio--but only if you really understand what you're buying.
LESSON 8
Buying a home
Owning your home is part of the American Dream, but if you’re not prepared,
buying it can be a nightmare. Here are some fundamentals for buyers and
sellers.
LESSON 9
Controlling debt
You've got to know when to hold debt--and when to fold it. This lesson shows
you how to accomplish your financial goals by making debt work for you.
LESSON 10
Employee stock
options
More companies are handing out stock options, and to a much broader group of
employees. This lesson gives you vital information on how to handle ESO's.
LESSON
11
Saving for
college
It's not rocket science, just common sense. By starting early and investing
regularly, your children may have a wider choice of colleges, and paying the
bill won't hurt as much.
LESSON 12
Kids and money
Up until they start earning a living, and sometimes well beyond that, kids are
apt to spend money like it grows on trees. This lesson will help you put your
children on the road to handling money responsibly.
LESSON 13
Planning for
retirement
Achieving a comfortable retirement in the 21st Century requires a new approach
to retirement planning.
LESSON 14
Asset allocation
The single most important thing an investor can do is practice asset
allocation. Here's how.
LESSON
15
Hiring financial
help
What to keep in mind when when seeking professionals to handle your financial
planning, stock trading, insurance coverage and tax returns.
LESSON
16
Health insurance
Whether your employer provides you with a group medical plan or you need to buy
coverage on the individual market, understanding how health insurance works is
the best way to get your money's worth.
LESSON
17
Buying a car
Buying a car is like no other shopping experience. The choices seem to be
endless. This lesson helps you sort through your options.
LESSON
18
Taxes
Among the long list of necessary evils we must encounter throughout our lives,
perhaps the most constant -- taxes -- is also the least understood. But the
whole process isn't nearly as baffling as you may think.
LESSON 19
Home insurance
Homeowners' insurance can be a nightmare. It's costly, confusing, and
unrewarding -- until you have to use it. Here, you'll learn how to purchase
peace of mind now and later.
LESSON 20
Life insurance
Life insurance is critical to financial planning. It's a necessity for anyone
with dependents who would be affected financially by your demise. Yet life
insurance is one of the hardest financial products to understand and it's sold
by agents who are sometimes more concerned with their commissions than your
needs. This Money 101 lesson is all about a better way to buy life insurance.
LESSON 21
Estate
planning
Americans are in the midst of one of greatest inter-generational transfers of
wealth in history, yet few of us have done any planning for it. Here's how to
start.
LESSON 22
Auto
insurance
Auto insurance can be a nightmare. It's costly, confusing, and unrewarding --
until you need it. Here's how to purchase peace of mind now and later.
LESSON 23
401(k)s
It's the most important tool you've got for retirement. Here's how to make the
most of it.
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