Financial Planning for the Utterly Confused

Make sense of your financial life-and plan for a prosperous future

When it comes to financial planning, it's easy to become befuddled. But with the Sixth Edition of Financial Planning for the Utterly Confused, you'll find guidance on planning for every contingency, from saving for a child's education to making decisions about retirement, insurance, and real estate.

To make the right decisions about your financial future, it's important to understand the wide array of investment options available. From Roths and 401(k)s to social security benefits and Medicare to mortgage and life insurance, you'll have a helpful, easy-to-understand guide that takes the confusion out of financial planning.

You'll also find:

• Investment and financial planning strategies especially suited to women and singles
• The right healthcare funds for seniors
• The ins and outs of the latest mutual funds
• Effective methods to save for college tuition

Now updated to reflect the latest changes in the tax laws, this plain-speaking guide demonstrates--especially to those who know little or nothing about financial planning--how to seize control of finances and take advantage of the many investments and money management alternatives. This top-selling planning book also includes information on social security, mortgages, stock market volatility, and much more. Lerner is the author of numerous textbooks that have sold more than 500,000 copies. Illustrated.