From online banking to portfolio management, from retirement plan rollovers to computerised asset allocation advice, this book guides you to responsible financial planning. It shows the reader how to evaluate investment risk, and make your money work for you instead of against you. The book also covers estate planning, life insurance, annuities, long-term care insurance, and the best strategies for growing, and ultimately withdrawing from, your retirement accounts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Savage Truth on Getting Rich: You Can Have Financial Security If You Make Smart Choices; The Savage Truth on Money Management: Knowledge Is Power; The Savage Truth on Spending and Debt: It Can Make You or Break You; The Savage Truth on Women and Money: We Live Longer, We Need More; The Savage Truth on the Stock Market: What Goes Up Can Still Bring You Down; The Savage Truth on Mutual Funds: Responsibility Still Required; The Savage Truth on Chicken Money: Nest Eggs Need Some Safety; The Savage Truth on Investing for Retirement: You Can Never Have Too Much; The Savage Truth on Paying for College: It's Never Too Late to Make the Grade; The Savage Truth on Insurance Policies: Best Bets against the Odds; The Savage Truth on Living Longer: Time Is on Your Side; The Savage Truth on Wills and Estates: It Pays to Plan While You Can; The Savage Truth: Enough Is Enough!; Appendix: Mutual Fund Listing; Index.