If you can’t Win Ben Stein’s Money to retire on, you can still read Ben Stein’s book Yes, You Can Still Retire Comfortably! : the baby-boom retirement crisis and how to beat it
Of course, Ben Stein is best known to most Americans as a movie and TV personality from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to Win Ben Stein’s Money, but he is also a financial commentator for Fox TV news and has written for Barron’s and The Wall Street Journal on investing.
This book is aimed at baby boomers who haven’t saved enough for retirement and are afraid that it’s too late. It outlines the steps save today, invest to get the return you need and make the most of your nest egg after retirement.
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Yes, You Can Still Retire Comfortably
- Amazon Reviewer Stars: 4.5
- Author: Stein, Benjamin, 1944-
DeMuth, Phil, 1950-
- Dewey Decimal: 332.024/014 22
- ISBN: 1401903185
- LC Call Number: HG179 .S8314 2005
- Published: New Beginnings Press (August 2, 2005)
- Subjects: Older people--Finance, Personal.
Retirement--United States--Planning.
Retirement income--United States.
Baby boom generation--United States--Retirement.
Baby boom generation--United States--Economic conditions.
How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage, 2nd Edition is a must read book if you want to save money on the mortgage aspect of your next home purchase or on a mortgage refinance. It’s a definite must read for real estate agents informing clients on the mortgage process. The book is a little technical for those with no previous knowledge of mortgages, but an intelligent reader can take this and a copy of Keys to Mortgage Financing and Refinancing (Barron\’s Business Keys) and come out as a mortgage expert.
(The Barron’s Business Keys
series is an excellent resource on a wide range of business topics.)
Robert Bruss, San Francisco Examiner, June 7 1998
At last, here’s a ‘how to get a mortgage’ book that takes the borrower’s side, explaining how lenders earn their biggest profits and how borrowers can take advantage of lenders….This is one of the few ‘how to get a mortgage’ books that cannot be recommended to highly. It’s not perfect (the reverse mortgage section is very superficial), but the insider knowledge makes up for the weaknesses. Home buyers, realty agents, mortgage lenders and homeowners should study this book to understand the real workings of the huge home mortgage industry. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Find The Home Mortgage That’s Right For You
Finding the right mortgage can be complex, confusing, and frustrating. But that doesn’t mean you have to settle for anything other than the terms you want. This indispensable and newly updated second edition of How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage spells out everything mortgage hunters need to know in clear and accessible terms. It covers more loan alternatives than any other book and examines the importance of discount points. It offers complete details on virtually every mortgage option currently available, what advantages each option offers, how to choose the right one for your needs, and how to save money in the process. New information in this edition will help you use the Internet to find a home and get a mortgage, examine automated underwriting models and conforming loan limits, and weigh new shopping strategies. Easy-to-read charts and graphs, helpful sample forms, and numerous examples will help you understand:
* First-time buyers programs
* APR, buy-downs, reverse mortgages, accelerated payoffs, and zero point loans
* Refinancing strategies
* Closing costs, lender fees, and other expenses
* How to dispute credit report errors and fix credit problems
* How to use the Internet for loan analysis
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How to Save Thousands of Dollars on Your Home Mortgage, 2nd Edition
- Amazon Reviewer Stars: 5
- Description: Paperback: 288 pages
- ISBN: 0471223271
- Published: Wiley; 2 edition (July 19, 2002)
I did some research on starting a cleaning business for my Building Wealth site recently and found that this is a potentially lucrative opportunity. The opportunity ranges from the home based operator whose goal is to earn a living on her own terms to the franchise operation with multiple employees where the business owner never touches a scrub brush. So, it’s fairly timely that this book, How to Start a Home-Based Housecleaning Business, 2nd (Home-Based Business Series), is being released in the early part of October.
Book Description
Here’s everything you need to know to run a successful housecleaning business from your home, from finding clients to selecting cleaning products to record keeping to advertising.
About the Author
Laura Jorstad is a freelance writer and editor whose assignments have ranged from fly fishing to military history, self-help to science fiction. Born and raised on the Minnesota prairie, she now lives at the foot of the Green Mountains with her cat, Isabel.
Melinda Morse started her successful home cleaning business in 1994 to help pay for graduate school. She has since earned a PhD, expanded her business, and launched a successful writing career.
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How to Start a Home-Based Housecleaning Business, 2nd edition
- Author: Laura Jorstad
Melinda Morse
- Description: 192 Pages
- ISBN: 0762738766
- Published: Publisher: Globe Pequot; 2.00 edition (October 1, 2005)
How to Make Money With Stock Options: A Basic Guide for the Conservative Investor by Mervyn Hecht, is a good source for investors interested in using options to hedge against downturns in their portfolio. With lots of “get rich quick” approaches to options investing out there, it’s great to see a good book on the subject by a well known and respected investment professional like Hecht.
Book Description
This book presents a simplified, step-by-step explanation of those stock option strategies that are appropriate for use by an investor primarily interested in the protection of assets, and in increased income. The strategies are explained both by words and with graphs and visual aids. There are also general discussions of market strategies, advice for stockbrokers, lawyers, and general investors interested in stock options.
About the Author
Mr. Hecht graduated from Harvard Law School in 1963, and began the practice of business and tax law in Los Angeles during 1964. During his 25 years as a lawyer he represented several of the major stock brokerage firms and their representatives, as well as claimants, in disputes involving stock options. He also acted for many years as an arbitrator for the NASD, the NYSE, and the AAA in stock option disputes.
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How to Make Money With Stock Options: A Basic Guide for the Conservative Investor
- Amazon Reviewer Stars: 4.5
- Description: Hardcover: 162 pages
- ISBN: 0966248112
- Published: Bookworld Services; 2nd edition (May 1, 1999)
Marketing the Professional Services Firm : Applying the Principles and the Science of Marketing to the Professions is the new book by Laurie Young, author of Competitive Customer Care, Making Profits from New Service Development and Communication in a Consumer’s World.
Book Description
Professional services are estimated to be worth up to $700 billion worldwide, but as the market matures there is an urgent need for new marketing thinking for global players or small businesses alike. This book applies the core principles of strategic marketing to professional services for the first time, in an approach that is at once accessible and compelling. With case studies from a range of companies including J. Walter Thompson, market research companies, the ‘big four accounting firms, Headhunters, Interbrand and large US legal firms, it is intended to become the definitive book for effective strategic marketing in professional services.
About the Author
Laurie Young is a specialist in the marketing of services and customer care. His career includes senior positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers, BT and Unisys. Before joining PwC, where he oversaw a total marketing team of some 300 people and a budget spend of around $80 million, he founded, built and sold his professional services company specialising in services marketing. During that period he advised a number of major international blue-chip organisations on the contribution of services marketing programmes to shareholder value.
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Marketing the Professional Services Firm : Applying the Principles and the Science of Marketing to the Professions
- Author: Laurie Young
- Description: Hardcover: 432 pages
- Dewey Decimal: 658.8 22
- ISBN: 0470011734
- LC Call Number: HD9981.5 .Y68 2005
- Published: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2005.
- Subjects: Service industries--Marketing.
Professional corporations--Marketing.
