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How to Be the Family CFO [Hardcover]

Kim Snider (Author)
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October 1, 2008
'How do I never find myself in this situation again?' With this life-changing question, author Kim Snider propelled herself from financial ruin to prosperity, security, and freedom. And in How to Be the Family CFO, she shows you how to do the same.

Snider explains the basics of personal finance and investing in simple, easy-to-tackle steps that will lead you straight to financial freedom. If you want--or need--to get you financial house in order and keep it there, this guide offers clear-cut advice on planning, saving, investing, and managing risk.

Applying the basic principles of how to manage a successful business, Snider teaches readers critical skills, such as

  • Creating personal financial statements
  • Building a six-month emergency fund
  • Identifying their greatest risk and how to protect themselves
  • Determining their money's higher purpose

No matter how poorly you've handled money in the past, Snider's straightforward approach will help create a life of financial control and prosperity.


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About the Author

After making and losing a small fortune by her early thirties, Kim Snider decided to get smart about money. Today, she shares her hard-learned lessons with others as a speaker, author, and radio investment talk show host in hopes they won't make the same mistakes. Kim is president and cofounder of Snider Advisors, a Dallas-based, SEC-registered investment advisor.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group (October 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1929774745
  • ISBN-13: 978-1929774746
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,089,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars A weak product in a market with strong competitors, December 27, 2008
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First, we have to weed out the extraneous parts of the book: a pointless quote on most pages surrounded by a lot of empty white space, unnecessary stories from Kim's personal life that do not add any value, insightless chapters just so that a topic is mentioned (such as insurance and identity theft), loads of totally-pointless statistics, several fluff-ball psychology chapters, frequent reaching to mention some sophisticated academic research but then it is never translated into how specifically to put it to use, and lastly, and unethically, promotes her several thousand dollar seminar in obvious and subtle ways throughout the book. [I find it fraudulent when I am paying for content but only presented with empty or biased information to promote their more expensive products.]

Now that the useless parts are pulled away, is there anything left? Yes, if you've never been exposed to any basic financial planning material, because this is just more of the basic stuff that you'll find anywhere. Whether you have or not, there is still a big problem with Kim's book: who is your audience? There is quite a chasm on how she approached writing the book - do you offer broad strokes or loads of tiny details. Kim seems to have chosen randomly between them; as an example, she offers a several minute details for estate planning but she is not a licensed attorney so who knows how up-to-date or appropriate this information is; and she doesn't offer the overall view aside from a few questions to be sure to ask (based on what?). Like many sections of the book, you would be far better off with a book specifically written by an expert in that area or a general view of personal finance that touches on estate planning that includes where to get more detailed information.

The area of Kim's alleged expertise is investing. Here is the summary of what she says about investing in this book: money managers and funds never beat the indexes (in aggregate), so do your own investing by yourself and focus on generating income - and, by the way, my method on generating income is really good. I am acquainted with Kim's investing method only because I know two of her students. They stopped using her method when their portfolios were obliterated between the Summer of 2007 and Summer of 2008. I have no idea how representative these results were, but I know they paid her $4,000 to learn how to make Kim's huge return claims but they were left with decimated retirement accounts.

Regardless of their results with her method, Kim's book does not stand on its own and I couldn't possibly recommend it to anyone interested in personal finance. There are any number of books 10 times better than this one such as "What's Your Net Worth" by Jennifer Openshaw, or "Get Your Assets in Gear" by Jan Dahlin. If you want really simply info. get a basic book by Suze Ormand.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Every family needs one, September 26, 2010
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How to be the family CFO is one of those books you just can't put down. Kim explains in easy to understand language how every family needs a CFO. She explains how to make shopping without buying a leisure activity, by not buying things that did not move her toward her ultimate goal. This book has been immense help to our family.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Personal Finances, April 5, 2010
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This book is great! it is easy to read and understand. Lots of good, down to earth advice.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
medical identity theft, personal income statement, investment dog, hardship withdrawals, personal financial statements
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Snider Investment, United States, Social Security, Invest Your Own Money, Living Will, Wall Street, Testamentary Will, Designation of Beneficiary, Ignore the Rest, Uncle Sam, Piper Jaffray, Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab, Manage Your Credit Score, Create Personal Financial Statements, Protect Your Identity, Create Passive Income
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