Jack Kapoor,
College of DuPage Les Dlabay,
Lake Forest College Robert J. Hughes,
Dallas County Community Colleges
ISBN: 0072510781 Copyright year: 2004
Feature Summary
Each new copy of the text is accompanied by a FREE Personal Financial Planner workbook that is written by the authors to help students create and implement a personal financial plan. This valuable learning tool consists of over 60 worksheets that correspond directly to the textbook, which has icons that indicate which worksheet relates to a particular topic. A Student CD ROM is also free with each new text, and it includes Personal Financial Planning software that corresponds to the printed Planner; Microsoft Word files of the actual Planner; self-study software for exam prep; and key web links.
Personal Finance teaches quantitative analysis in financial planning by presenting commonly used key formulas and mathematical functions in text discussion and examples. Finally, formulas are summarized at the end of each chapter. This information is further highlighted in the Financial Planning Calculations boxes, which provide additional examples and information for students.
The authors present personal financial planning for a variety of life situations so that the text is a practical resource throughout one's lifespan. It addresses the financial needs of a single parent, two-income, mixed-generation, and other types of households throughout the text. The different financial pressures and considerations that come into play in these situations are illustrated in text examples, the Financial Planning for Life's Situations boxes, and in the end-of-chapter Financial Planning Cases, as well as in the part-ending Life Goes On Cases.
Includes Concept Checks at the end of each major section with each chapter to help students assess their understanding of the material covered before moving onto the next section.
End of chapter material includes a Summary of Objectives, Key Terms with page references, Financial Planning Problems, Financial Planning Activities, Financial Planning Case, Video Case, Creating a Financial Plan, Life Goes On Cases (at the end of Parts only). Key formulas are provided in appropriate chapters. These provide students with ample opportunity to apply and practice the content learned in each chapter.
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