Personal Financial Fitness By Allen Kiosowski

Personal financial planning is a continuous process of managing anindividual's financial affairs within a framework that enables that person toreach specific financial goals. In the planning process you will considerinvestments, savings, insurance, retirement plans, estate planning and any otherfactors as part of a coordinated whole. Financial planning is dynamic. Thedecisions you will make, your own personal commitment, and the time you investwill pay dividends that will bring you confidence in your future. PersonalFinancial Fitness helps you, in several ways, to understand whatprofessional help you will need and what financial instruments to use. Itoffers an up-to-date view of tax planning and systematic investing combined withsound approaches to college funding, insurance, and overall retirement planning.From the introduction, to the three important financial statements, to thepractical case studies at the end, this book will provide you with the tools youneed to think through and act on your financial future.