Your financial future : a guide to life after graduation.
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TextPublication details: Alexandria, Va. : Life After Graduation, LLC, 2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: 173 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0970094450 (pbk.)
- 9780970094452 (pbk.)
- 332.024
- HG179 2005
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Your financial goals -- Budgeting -- Net worth -- Debt management -- Credit cards -- Student loans -- Credit reports -- Identity theft -- Banking -- Insurance -- Housing: rent vs. buy -- Car: lease vs. buy -- Investing -- Retirement -- Financial planners -- Home equity -- Taxes -- Estate planning.
Patron comment on 2012-10-20
Most recent college graduates lack the financial know-how needed to manage their newfound money and Your Financial Future is a great resource to turn to when making pivotal financial decisions independently for the first time. In this thorough and well organized book, the authors from A Life After Graduation, LLC have put together a demystifying guide to the world of finance. This book covers a wide breadth of topics including, but not limited to, budgeting, debt management, investing, home ownership, and taxes. This reference book is a great resource that can empower students transitioning into the real world to take charge of their own personal finances.
Patron comment on 2013-10-24
Your financial future was fairly easy to read. The book touches on concepts that are not only useful, but necessary to know for a young professional. The book can be drowned out in unclear financial jargon at times but the information is beneficial. Young professionals should know about retirement, insurance, 401K's, and IRA's before they enter the real world. The book is split up into different sections depending on the information it is sharing. For example, the chapters are about financial goals, budgeting, net worth, debt management, etc. Each chapter goes into more detail about the specific topic. This book should be borderline mandatory for all University of Illinois graduates. The information in this reading can help prepare graduates for life after undergrad and Illinois. Preparing early can lead to financial success in the future. The best values the book shares is to start early. You want to have goals, accounts, and retirement plans set up early in life so later you can reap the benefits. Although some chapters and subjects can be slow and/or dry(for example the taxes portion), overall it is very helpful to know and will benefit the reader tremendously going forwards. Read this book!