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The Wall Street Journal Guide to Planning Your Financial Future, 3rd Edition [Paperback]

Kenneth M. Morris (Author), Virginia B. Morris (Author)
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Wall Street Journal Guide to Planning Your Financial Future September 3, 2002
The Wall Street Journal Guide To Planning Your Financial Future

"provides clear explanations of the things you need to know and guidelines for the decisions you have to make to enjoy a comfortable retirement. It covers the advantages of salary reduction plans, clarifies the difference between Roth and traditional IRAs, and describes the benefits of effective tax planning. And it provides practical, helpful ideas to get you started."



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About the Author

Kenneth M. Morris is the chairman and CEO of Lightbulb Press, a print and Internet publishing company he founded in 1990. One of the nation1s leading experts in simplified communications, Ken created the first easy-to-read documents for the brokerage, banking, and telecommunications industries, as well as the 1040EZ for the IRS. He is now spearheading the development of point-of-need online products for websites and interactive devices.

Ken is the coauthor of The Wall Street Journal guides and other Lightbulb publications, including Essential Guide to Your 401(k) Plan and Dictionary of Financial Terms. He serves on the boards of the Electronic Document Systems Foundation (EDSF), the Information Design Journal, and Visible Language.

A graduate of Cornell University, he holds a PhD from Columbia University.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Touchstone; 3 Sub edition (September 3, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743225376
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743225373
  • Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #320,970 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great OBSOLETE information, November 1, 2001
This was a great (5 star rating) book in 1998. However, there have been many changes in the tax laws and retirement saving instruments (like roth IRA, education credit etc.)since 1998. WSJ needs to update this great book soon.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good, basic introduction to the issues of retirement, February 7, 2003
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Nearly all young people and most of the rest of us do not want to think about the time when we will have to live off some portion of what we are earning during our working lives. We face so many financial pressures each and every day that we end up spending all (or more than all) we earn. We can't seem to find any surplus to put away for that far away retirement. We have to deal with today.

But tomorrow comes and we need to face that. And the sooner the better! This guide is a good introduction to the basic concepts of the issues that need to be considered when thinking about your future financial needs. It is especially good as a text for young people to help them form their thinking about the basic issues of earning, spending, and saving and how to plan and control all three.

This is NOT detailed or current enough to serve as a guide or manual for financial planning. This is an introductory text to help you understand some basic concepts and terms. This guide helps you gain a working vocabulary of the terms and issues involved in preparing for a nice retirement. It is VERY colorful with many illustrations that add to the text and many which are there as eye candy.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wall St. Journal Guide/Planning your Financial Future, February 23, 2006
This review is from: The Wall Street Journal Guide to Planning Your Financial Future, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
A very well written guide, put in true layman's terms. Easy to understand, with just the right amount of explanation and information. Great book!
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In 1900, retirement wasn't a hot topic. Read the first page
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withdrawal factor, salary reduction plan, pension payout, daily benefit, exempt amount
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