Financial Security in Troubled Times: What You Need to Do Now [Hardcover]

Ric Edelman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

Ric Edelman is donating 100% of his profits from the sale of this book to relief efforts and other charities. Edelman's goal is to raise $500,000 through sales of the book.

In troubled times, it is only natural to worry about our financial security. That's why now is the time to act -- to preserve your financial well-being, and that of your family, and to ensure your peace of mind.

Financial expert and best-selling author Ric Edelman has written this guide to help all of us quickly safeguard our economic lives, and he is donating 100% of his profits from the sale of the book to relief efforts and other charities.

Edelman's eight-point action plan -- actions that you can take right now -- will help you protect yourself and your family, as well as your money, your income, your job, your home, your possessions, and your business. You'll learn how to manage the powerful emotions that can cloud your financial judgment, and find the guidelines you need to make the right investment decisions now that will secure your investments today and prepare you for the future.

And because it is more important than ever that we be generous in our charitable giving, you will learn the best ways to give, so you can lend support to all our neighbors who are in such dire need of our help. Edelman's goal is to raise $500,000 through sales of the book.

Financial Security in Troubled Times will help all of us face the future, knowing that our financial house is in order and that we are ready to meet the challenges ahead.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In yet another demonstration of the industry's quick response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, Ric Edelman (The Truth About Money; Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth) offers Financial Security in Troubled Times: What You Need to Do Now. "In the aftermath of that terrible day, people have begun to wonder about the safety and security of their jobs, their investments, their homes and their families," he writes. To that end, he presents eight chapters which discuss cash reserves, mortgages, job security, estate plans, investment strategies and more. And although readers might question the quality of a book that was written "in just two days," this is nonetheless a timely financial guide.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Ric Edelman, CFS, RFC, CMFC, CRC, recently wrote Financial Security in Troubled Times to aid consumers in the aftermath of September 11. He is also the author of three bestsellers, The Truth About Money, The New Rules of Money and the #1 New York Times bestseller, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth. His firm, Edelman Financial Services, Inc., is one of the largest financial planning firms in the nation, handling $2 billion for Americans across the country. Ric lives in Great Falls, Virginia, with his wife, Jean, and their weimaraners, Dojar and Liza.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: HarperBusiness; 1st edition (October 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060094036
• ISBN-13: 978-0060094034
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,773,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sound Advice Doesn't Weigh Ten Pounds, November 20, 2001

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Edwin P. Morrow (Middletown, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Financial Security in Troubled Times: What You Need to Do Now (Hardcover)

Millions of Americans have been forced to reflect on sad events and the horrific impact on hundreds of thousands of families as result of the Trade Center Attack. Layoffs, forced retirements, disabilities, deaths and financial crises are happening everywhere, and Edelman's book exploits these fears to very good purpose. Millions ought to read this book. It is full of sound advice and practical steps. No, it doesn't offer some stock market magic or clever way to manipulate your insurance or a real estate pyramid scheme. It fully delivers on the author's stated purpose, to deliver "Financial Security" with sound advice to persons that have had to reassess their own circumstances - or for that matter, for anyone that wishes to avoid financial peril. Any reviewer that does not assign this 5 stars is probably a self-styled stockpicking guru that was looking for a hot tip. There are no silver bullets in personal finance. Tough times warrants tough advice and this book fulfills its commitments. Banks, credit unions, brokerage firms and financial advisors would do well to buy copies for the benefit of their customers.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helped me more than anything, October 30, 2003

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Melody Cooke (Nashua, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: What You Need to Do Now: An 8-Point Action Plan to Secure Your Financial Independence (Paperback)

I had the opportunity to buy another book by this author several years but now regretfully passed and watched by investments go down the drain as I followed advice from another financial author.

Edelmans book helped me to recoup those losses and get back on track. I have since added "The Truth About Money" and "Ordinary People Extraordinary Wealth." I also recommend "The Road to Wealth" and "The Laws of Money" by Suze Orman, another credible financial author.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book achieves its goals, November 29, 2001

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"bronsonk" (Bethesda, Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Financial Security in Troubled Times: What You Need to Do Now (Hardcover)

This book accomplishs its limited goal and does it well. To say the book is short on detail or substance misses the point of the book. Ric's other books do that. This book is meant to be a quick and basic primer on what people can do now, and it's not meant to be more. Furthermore, to say the author has questionable credentials is amusing. His firm was ranked by Bloomberg as the 5th-largest independent financial planning firm in the nation, with 5,400+ clients and $1.7 billion in client assets. Please, if you're going issue a poor review, make sure its not just a shallow and sleazy ranting.