The journey to financial freedom starts here! Kapoor/Dlabay/Hughes' market-leading Personal Finance provides practical guidance on how students can achieve peace of mind with regard to their financial situation. It provides many financial planning tools to help students identify and evaluate choices as well as understand the consequences of decisions in terms of opportunity costs. And now, McGraw-Hill's adaptive learning component, LearnSmart, provides assignable modules that help students master chapter core concepts and come to class more prepared. In addition, resources within Connect help students solve financial problems and apply what they've learned. Kapoor's practical resources, comprehensive coverage, and superior pedagogy combine with a complete digital solution to help students achieve higher outcomes in the course.
Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.
By:
Les Dlabay,
Robert J. Hughes,
Jack Kapoor
Imprint: McGraw Hill Higher Education
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 11th Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 285mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 43mm
Weight: 1.780kg
ISBN: 9780077861643
ISBN 10: 0077861647
Pages: 896
Publication Date: 01 February 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1 Planning Your Personal Finances 1. Personal Finance Basics and the Time Value of Money Appendix: The Time Value of Money 2. Financial Aspects of Career Planning Appendix: Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews 3. Money Management Strategy: Financial Statements and Budgeting 4. Planning Your Tax Strategy Part 2 Managing Your Personal Finances 5. Financial Services: Savings Plans and Payment Accounts 6. Introduction to Consumer Credit 7. Choosing a Source of Credit: The Costs of Credit Alternatives Part 3 Making Your Purchasing Decisions 8. Consumer Purchasing Strategies and Legal Protection 9. The Housing Decision: Factors and Finances Part 4 Insuring Your Resources 10. Property and Motor Vehicle Insurance 11. Health, Disability, and Long-Term Care Insurance 12. Life Insurance Part 5 Investing Your Financial Resources 13. Investing Fundamentals 14. Investing in Stocks 15. Investing in Bonds 16. Investing in Mutual Funds 17. Investing in Real Estate and Other Investment Alternatives Part 6 Controlling Your Financial Future 18. Starting Early: Retirement Planning 19. Estate Planning Appendixes Appendix A: Education Financing, Loans, and Scholarships Appendix B: Financial Planners and Other Information Sources Appendix C: Consumer Agencies and Organizations Appendix D: Daily Spending Diary
Dr. Jack Kapoor is a Professor of Business and Economics in the Business and Services Division. Dr. Kapoor has taught Business and Economics at College of DuPage since 1969. He received his B.A. and M.S. from San Francisco State College and his Ed.D. from Northern Illinois University. Professor Kapoor was recently awarded the Business and Services Division's Outstanding Professor Award for 1999-2000. Dr. Kapoor is known internationally as a co-author of several textbooks including BUSINESS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH (Rand McNally), BUSINESS (Houghton Mifflin), and the forthcoming SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (Richard D. Irwin/McGraw-Hill). Les Dlabay teaches in the Department of Economics and Business at Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Illinois. Over the past 25 years, he has taught more than 30 different courses in high school, community college, university, adult education, and teacher preparation programs. Dr. Dlabay has developed a wide variety of textbook materials, student activity guides, instructor manuals, testing programs, audio-visual materials, and software packages in the areas of Personal Finance, Consumer Economics, and International Business. Dr. Dlabay has served as a consultant to corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies. He has presented more than 140 workshops and seminars in over 20 states to encourage teachers to actively involve students in the learning process with video presentations, newsletters, interviews, and Internet research activities.
