Includes appendix glossary and index.

Contents: Planning your personal finances: Personal financial planning: an introduction -- Money management strategy: financial statements and budgeting -- Planning your tax strategy --Managing your credit: The banking services of financial institutions -- Introduction to customer credit -- Choosing a source credit: the costs of credit alternatives -- The finances of housing -- Insuring your resources: Home and automobile insurance -- Life, health, and disability insurance -- Investing your financial resources : Fundamentals of investing -- Investing in stocks -- Investing in bonds -- Investing mutual funds -- Controlling your financial future: Retirement planning -- Estate planning.