Recession-proof your finances : the choice guide to saving, spending and safeguarding your money / Alan Dooley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dooley, Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance, Personal.

Financial crises.

Budgets, Personal.

Thriftiness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, Australia : Choice Book, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The financial world is in turmoil: stock markets are crashing; banks collapsing; unemployment rising; property markets slowing and superannuation providing poor returns. Recession-proof Your Finances, by senior CHOICE journalist Alan Dooley, gives you the ammunition to get your personal finances back on track. Including great money savings tips, ideas for 'bulletproofing' your finances, and useful contacts and web links, this book will help you to: cut spending and use your money cleverly; save and invest for short-, medium- and long-term goals; take advantage of the lowest interest rates in 4

Contents:

Contents; Note to the reader; Acknowledgments; Introduction; What just happened?; Still the lucky country?; Your personal economy; Comparing investments; Defensive plays; Investing in shares; Managed funds; Index investing; Superannuation - the basics; Superannuation- making your choice; Getting expert advice; Your castle; Avoiding a personal credit crunch; The mortgage meltdown; Recession proofing your job; Slash your shopping bills; Slash your household expenses; Life and income protection insurance; Ten things not to do; Appendix; Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-920705-62-7

OCLC:

635291445