1. Overview of a Financial Plan

PART 1: TOOLS FOR FINANCIAL PLANNING
2. Planning with Personal Financial Statements
3. Applying Time Value Concepts
4. Using Tax Concepts for Planning

PART 2: MANAGING YOUR LIQUIDITY
5. Banking and Interest Rates
6. Managing Your Money
7. Assessing and Securing Your Credit
8. Managing Your Credit

PART 3: PERSONAL FINANCING
9. Personal Loans
10. Purchasing and Financing a Home

PART 4: PROTECTING YOUR WEALTH
11. Auto and Homeowner's Insurance
12. Health and Disability Insurance
13. Life Insurance

PART 5: PERSONAL INVESTING
14. Investing Fundamentals
15. Investing in Stocks
16. Investing in Bonds
17. Investing in Mutual Funds
18. Asset Allocation

PART 6: RETIREMENT AND ESTATE PLANNING
19. Retirement Planning
20. Estate Planning

PART 7: SYNTHESIS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING
21. Integrating the Components of a Financial Plan

Personal Finance is renowned for its hands-on approach keyed to the concepts needed to build your own financial plan. The text's 7 parts are all pieces of a financial plan, with Chapter 21 serving as the capstone. A running example throughout the book and variety of end-of-chapter cases reinforce the practical aspects of planning.

The 7th Edition is fully updated with recent financial trends, such as lower interest rates, changing salaries, and rules for credit card use. With workable examples throughout, the text is an active tool you can use to become comfortable managing your finances into the future.