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Summary: FOR BEGINNERS ONLY
Review: If you ahve no real money "SMARTS" this book may be for you. The best of what this book offers is available elsewhere. Do yourself a
favor, borrow it from a library and save your
money for a good meal or a BETTER BOOK
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Summary: Everything you ever wanted to know...
Review: I agree with the reader from Hong Kong. This book has everything you might want to know, on every conceivable topic, and it's written in a friendly fashion. Even someone like me, who hates reading about finance, enjoyed this book. It has helped me immeasurably as far as personal finances go. You don't need to spend money on a financial advisor, just read Jane's book! Thank you, Jane!
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Summary: The best financial book I've read so far!
Review: This is an excellent book for the beginner (like me) trying to understand personal finances, investment concepts, and financial planning. I read it cover-to-cover and am now going back to review specific areas of interest. The advice is clear, unbiased, honest, and "Aunt Jane" is even quite humorous in her writing style. The information is also well organized, and thus will make a great reference tool in the coming years. I'm telling everyone I know about it, and getting copies for my younger relatives so they can start early. I only wish I'd read this sooner myself!
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Summary: Very good
Review: Jane Bryant Quinn updated her previous classic; everything you could possibly need is in here, and it's witty, too. It is just fantastic: it covers every single area of personal finance. I read the previous one cover to cover, and this is different.
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Summary: I wish I could rate this book a 15 instead; it's great
Review: Simply the best financial book on the market, and Jane Bryant Quinn's writing is fun to read. It's not like a boring old textbook. I am thinking of what else to say but I'm going to sound like I own stock in the company or am a friend of the author or something, and I'm not. It's just a great book for yourself and a valuable gift to those you care about. Honest.
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Summary: For do it yourself financial planning this covers it all!
Review: As a registered financial planner I strongly recommend this book to my clients and to anyone who is interested in financial planning. She covers almost everything about fiancial planning in an easy to read and understand way. With over 900 pages it makes a great reference book and you really get a lot for your money. If you could only buy one book on this subject, this should be the one
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Summary: The BEST Money making book on the market!!!
Review: This book by Jane Bryant Quinn is by far the best book
in print when it comes to making money. Quinn covers
all situaions you can imagine! (including the person who truely
has nothing, the college bound student, parents saving for their child, and even so far as people who are retired!)
Anyone who is ready to take control of their money NEEDS
to read this excellant book! Furthermore, you do not have
to even read the whole book to find it usefull: You can merely use it as a referance, and still find it worth the price!
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Summary: This book has been valuable to me for eleven years.
Review: I originally bought this book called "Making the Most of Your Money" back in 1992 in order to help me with estate planning and general financial advice: I was only 24 years-old. That being said I don't know how Quinn could have stolen the title from Ray Linder's book since Quinn's original book was published before Ray Linder's book (1995). For the record, we have followed the advice of Quinn's original book. Overall our net worth increased substantially during the period 1999-2004 because we were diversified and we continued to invest throughout. We also saved around 15-20% per year: not as good as the 30% per year that another reviewer from Japan recommends, but still a decent amount considering we live in one of the most expensive areas in the U.S. I totally disagree with those who say that the 1991 version of the book pushes annuities and cash value insurance. My father-in-law who is a CFP and insurance agent always hated Quinn's advice because she recommended Term Insurance. We personally don't own any annuities, but our parents like them so maybe we'll invest in them in the future. I do agree with those who say you shouldn't rely on the book for detailed investing, estate planning, college savings, and insurance purchases. For that you should find a detailed up-to-date book on the specific subject that interests you and then consult a good CFP, accountant, or estate-planning attorney. There are a lot of things that have changed since 1991; as a result the book is out of date in many respects. In conclusion, the book was very helpful to me as an introduction to personal finance, estate planning, and purchasing insurance. It was a very good book when it was published 12 years ago. However, a lot of things have changed making the book out of date in specifics. But, I still believe that the general advice in the book is good.
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Summary: Good book on personal finance basics
Review: Skeptics got it wrong - this book is an overview, a place to start, on personal finance. It's not a trading book. Quinn says outright that, unless you're a professional, your stock picks will be emotional picks and you're better off taking your money to the track where you're not fooling yourself about gambling your money.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a solid book packed with alot of good information. I am not through with it yet but have already came across two bits of information that I haven't seen discussed in the numerous articles and books I have read. Quinn is the most comprehensive author on financial planning. She reviews every asset class from Gold to Real Estate and talks about the pros and cons of each. If I could have only one book about financial planning this would be it.
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