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Preface |
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Introduction |
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Creating Your Financial Plan |
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How Does This Relate to Investing? |
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Are You Meeting Your Goals? |
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Obstacles to Reaching Financial Goals |
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Fuel Your Goals with Income |
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Chapter #1 What Do You Want? |
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Six Steps to Financial Freedom |
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Review Your Plans with Your Family Members and Advisors |
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Chapter #2 What Do You Have Now? |
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Looking for Missing Financial Information |
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Cash Flow Planning: When, Where, and How Much? |
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Plan Your Future Cash Flow |
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Balance Sheet: What Is Your Financial Worth? |
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Review Your Retirement Goals |
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Your Cash Flow Worksheet Is Crucial |
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Assumptions for Retirement Planning |
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Chapter #4 Planning to Send Your Children to College |
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How Much Will a College Degree Cost? |
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Where Will You Find the Money? |
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Effects of Tax Laws on Your Education Goal |
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Income Shifting to Save Taxes |
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Chapter #5 A House Is Not Always a Good Investment |
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The True Cost of Home Ownership |
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85 | (5) |
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Saving Money on Your Mortgage |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (4) |
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Types of Insurance Companies |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (6) |
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Good Reasons to Borrow Money |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (8) |
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Four Methods for Reducing Taxes |
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131 | (6) |
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138 | (3) |
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How the Financial Cycle Works |
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143 | (3) |
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148 | (4) |
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Common Investment Mistakes |
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Chapter #10 How to Find and Work with a Financial Planner |
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What Is a Financial Planner? |
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How to Find a Financial Planner |
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Chapter #11 Financial Planning for Women |
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Learn About Family Finances While You Can |
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Understand Your Assets, Where They Are, and Who Legally Owns Them |
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Name Primary and Backup Beneficiaries |
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Understand Pension and Social Security Arrangements |
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You Need a Will, a Living Will, and Two Powers of Attorney |
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Both Spouses Need Life and Disability Insurance |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (1) |
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Chapter #12 Financial Planning for Business Owners |
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189 | (8) |
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190 | (1) |
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Turning a Hobby into a Business |
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191 | (1) |
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Tax and Retirement Planning |
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Chapter #13 Financial Planning for Physicians |
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Reasons for Bad Financial Decisions |
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Results of Financial Mistakes |
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Chapter #14 Learning from Professional Athletes' Mistakes |
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208 | (1) |
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Learn from Their Mistakes |
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About the Contributors |
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About the Author |
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Index |
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