Your Money Matters: 21 Tips for Achieving Financial Security in the 21st Century

by Jonathan D. Pond

Book Overview

One of the nation's most respected financial advisers presents a guide to shows readers how to take advantage of the exciting financial opportunities of the 21st century. He also offers in-depth... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399526390
• ISBN13: 9780399526398
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good book that gives advice on all personal finance areas

I realize that this book was written about 8 years ago, but I still think it is an excellent overview of all areas of personal finance. It also helps that the author shares his sense of humor throughout the book to keep things from getting too dry. This book contains many topics I've read before such as the importance of spending less than you earn and how to get out of debt. Information that was new to me included: tax-advantage investing; importance of putting together a will, living will, living trust, etc; ways to go about estate planning; and annuities (including charitable annunities). This is the first book I've read that covers all of those areas and I learned quite a bit. It was rather interesting to read this book several years after it was written as the author had some advice (such as not investing your 401k in company stock) that really rings true now (post-Enron!). After reading the book I have put together a "to-do" list of actions I plan to take from things I learned. So, I think it was very, very useful. The book was not as detailed as some I've read, but it contained enough to provide useful, thought-provoking information. The author lists resources and websites where more information can be obtained, if needed. I will have to look for more recent books by this author to put on my TBR (to-be-read) list!

Good money book

"Your Money Matters: 21 Tips for Achieving Financial Security in the 21st Century" is a veritable Money Manual and covers every major financial situation that is likely to happen in an adults lifetime. From the beginnings of financial independence to complicated estate planning, from buying a home to saving for retirement, it's all in here.Pond's book also reveals the secrets you'll need to know to make the most of the opportunities in the new millenium. Unlike other guides, Your Money Matters takes a humanistic approach to money, reminding us that there is no reason our financial lives have to be dull. As Jonathan Pond delights in joking, "Never take responsibility for anything that eats." But if you do, you need this book.Jonathan Pond is a recognized personal finance authority. What a pleasure it is to read a book by a respected financial authority instead of just a "paper authority." This excellent book by Pond will get you on track financially.

I see JBQ's shill has struck here too!

Call me old fashioned, but I was brought up on the principle that you get ahead by being of service to other people, not by attacking other people. With that in mind, why does this JBQ shill continue to go from one financial book to another attacking every other financial author and hawking Quinn?Jonathan Pond has written an excellent book and unlike Quinn, is a recognized authority on investing and personal finance.I highly recommend this excellent book by Pond. I also recommend the excellent books by Ray Linder, if you want real financial advice and not regurgitated, outmoded advice ala JBQ.

Good review of the big picture of one's financial life

I am not a beginner investor, and still, I found in the book some good reminders, answers to some ideas that I was bouncing around and even some things I did not know. It feels a bit awkward to provide a good review after seeing mostly negative ones, but I stand behind my rating. First of all, this is not a book on how to pick a winning stock or how to make a killing on the market. It is about making general decisions about one's financial life, and then waiting for the money to accummulate in the due process. If you set your expectations correctly, the book is useful and enjoyable. Secondly, at no point I felt that I needed any services from the Pond's firm. On the contrary, he gave me some ideas on how to finetune my own handling of my finances. Finally, I believe Jonathan Pond brings a great value in educating potential investors in his PBS appearances and in the book. Even if his ideas are not earth-shattering, they are to the point and delivered with a good sense of humor.