NEW YORK, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Do you know what a depositary share is? How about a load fund? A market-timer? Most people do not know these, or other common, important financial terms the politicos and experts bandy about in the media during this economic crisis. Now more than ever, it is important to be attentive not only to personal finances, but to national market shifts and economics, and understand how those changes will affect individual financial futures.
In The Finish Rich Dictionary, finance guru David Bach defines and demystifies the language of commerce, giving readers the power to understand and manage their money more effectively. In addition to the 1001 essential words and terms like: leverage, latte factor, narrow money, rack rent, stagflation, tiger economy, white goods.
This compact volume also includes essays on topics such as
- buying a home
- determining credit card problems
- retirement planning
Bach also includes a list of the top ten money mistakes people make, common financial equations, and an interest rate calculator table. The Finish Rich Dictionary is a user-friendly guide to the language of money, and whether the reader is a business student, a new homeowner, or an eager investor, this book will surely be a welcome companion when tackling the complex world of money and finance.
David Bach is one of the best known and bestselling financial writers of all time. He is the author of the top-selling Finish Rich series that includes eight consecutive national bestsellers, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers, The Automatic Millionaire and Start Late, Finish Rich. There are over five million copies of his books in print worldwide, translated into fifteen languages. Bach is regularly featured in the media, including The Oprah Winfrey Show as well as regular appearances on Larry King Live, Live with Regis and Kelly, NBC's Today Show, Fox and CNN. He is a regular contributor to Yahoo! Finance and Redbook Magazine. David Bach lives in New York City.
THE FINISH RICH DICTIONARY
1001 Financial Words You Need to Know
By David Bach will be published by Oxford University Press on January 29, 2009
$12.95 | 237 pages | Paperback | ISBN13: 9780195375589
Visit: www.finishrich.com
