All the Math You Need to Get Rich : Thinking with Numbers for Financial Success

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hershey, Robert L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business mathematics.

Consumers--Decision making--Mathematics.

Finance, Personal--Mathematics.

Investments--Mathematics.

Local Subjects:

Business mathematics.

Consumers--Decision making--Mathematics.

Finance, Personal--Mathematics.

Investments--Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Open Court, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written in a lighthearted and humorous style, this comprehensive guide is ideal for the general reader with little math experience who wants to understand the concepts underlying everyday financial decisions. Organized for easy reference, this book provides the necessary tools to make informed decisions about investments, mortgages, insurance, cash flow, and risk-taking.""As Robert L. Hershey points out in his new book, 'All the Math You Need to Get Rich: Thinking With Numbers for Financial Success' . . . none of us can afford to maintain a phobia about math."". . . I high

Contents:

Table of Contents; What This Book Offers You vii; Acknowledgments ix; 1. Why Should I Think with Numbers? 1; 2. Play the Percentages 7; 3. What Are the Odds? 27; 4. Thinking Big and Thinking Small 41; 5. Money Now-Money Later 53; 6. Time Is Money 69; 7. You Get Rich by Investing 99; 8. You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It Too! 125; 9. Summing Up 153; Appendix 157; Compound Interest Tables 161

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-64645-4

9786613632487

0-8126-9771-5

OCLC:

779828757