The Student S Guide To Financial Literacy

Presenting a broad array of financial knowledge, this interesting, easily understandable book will aid students and young adults in achieving their desired levels of wealth, success, and overall financial and personal fulfillment. The recent global financial crisis was caused, at least in part, by the financial ignorance of many consumers. Many students and young adults in particular have never been taught the basics of financial planning. Yet, the earlier people move from financial illiteracy to literacy, the greater the benefits that will accumulate over time. As The Student's Guide to Financial Literacy makes clear, practices adopted in the early years of adulthood can have the most dramatic effect on a person's ultimate quality of life, level of success, and age of retirement. This book is designed to convey financial wisdom in terms that are easy to understand with suggestions that are easy to apply. Readers will learn about the importance of budgeting and saving, the compounding of money, and how to create a diversified portfolio of investments. Included is advice on buying a first home, the characteristics of good debt versus bad debt, insurance and tax planning, even choosing the right career.

17 classroom-ready lessons in commerce, business, entrepreneurism, and innovation. Students build a vocabulary of over 200 financial terms and concepts, and familiarity with key institutions of global commerce. Students gain proficiency in "big picture" financial literacy topics including barter and trade, the evolution of money, the rise of capitalism, currency, venture capital, startups, intellectual property, securities and stock markets, wealth disparity, and global free trade agreements. They will understand the roles of such powerful institutions as the SEC, USPTO, Federal Reserve Bank, IMF, World Bank, World Trade Organization, G7, G20, and the Eurozone.

Financial literacy is a core competency for life. In today's complex economy, young people need to start early to establish effective financial and consumer habits. Covering key topics such as earning money, budgeting, saving, and investing, authors share age-appropriate, sound principles of money management in an easily digestible format. With each chapter devoted to a secret --or central lesson--of personal finance, readers gain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to manage their finances intelligently. Special features include fascinating financial facts, great questions to ask an expert, and numerous resources for further information.

18 chapters in personal finance and money management, including employment and income, the tools of wealth-building, banking, saving, budgeting, credit, taxes and withholding, employee benefits, insurance, home ownership, retirement, preserving and protecting wealth, and much more. Students build a vocabulary of over 250 essential personal finance and money management terms. Corresponding Instructor's Guide

Financial literacy is a core competency for life. In today's complex economy, young people need to start early to establish effective financial and consumer habits. Covering key topics such as earning money, budgeting, saving, and investing, authors share age-appropriate, sound principles of money management in an easily digestible format. With each chapter devoted to a "secret"--or central lesson--of personal finance, readers gain the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors to manage their finances intelligently. Special features include fascinating financial facts, great questions to ask an expert, and numerous resources for further information.

Through 17 chapters in The 21st Century Student's Guide to Financial Literacy, your students will become proficient in "big picture" financial literacy topics including barter and trade, the evolution of money, the rise of capitalism, currency, venture capital, startups, intellectual property, securities and stock markets, wealth disparity, and global free trade agreements. They will understand the roles of such powerful institutions as the SEC, USPTO, Federal Reserve Bank, IMF, World Bank, World Trade Organization, G7, G20, and the Eurozone.

Middle school and high school students spend more money than ever these days, but most have very little (if any) knowledge when it comes to personal finances. The truth is that most schools don't have time to teach a Personal Finances 101 course. So what are today's students (and their parents) to do? Peterson's Don't Break the Bank comes to the rescue! It's a brand new, easy-to-comprehend guide to help students become financially savvy. Readers will find such financially relevant chapters as All About Money, Part-Time Jobs and Ways to Make Money; Analyzing Your Paycheck; Making Sense Out of Banking; Online Banking and Bill Paying; Saving for a Rainy Day; Understanding Debt and Credit; Charge It! (Paying with Plastic); Don't Spend It All in One Place: Creating-and Sticking to-a Budget; Money U: Managing Your Finances While in College; Investing; and How to Make Your Money Grow! Inside you'll find: A student-friendly design, with short chapters, fun graphics, and insightful sidebars-easy for busy students to read in their on-the-go lives. Expert guidance on ways to make extra money, saving vs. spending, ways to budget, the ins and outs of credit and credit cards, financial aid and scholarships, and more. Valuable advice from finance experts and from students, who share their own stories of financial woes and triumphs Glossary of important financial terms-to help teens succeed on their road to financial literacy Helpful appendix of additional resources, including links to Web sites for further information