Straight-up, jargon-free advice on personal finance for those made nauseous by the phrase "personal finance."

What the hell's a stock? A bond? A mutual fund? And why do I need to know?
Is it better to start investing, or pay off that lingering credit card balance?
Should I borrow money to buy a bungalow? A Jaguar? A jalopy? How?
What's so great about compound interest anyway?
Is the price of this book tax-deductible?

The Green Magazine Guide to Personal Finance answers these questions and provides savvy, sensible money advice for anyone who doesn't want to wade through lots of b.s. Ken Kurson, editor of the critically acclaimed Green magazine, demystifies all types of personal financial matters--investing, retirement planning, credit card debt, student loans, first-time home buying, insurance, taxes--as well as providing valuable information on learning to live within your means, dealing with deadbeat roommates or spendthrift boyfriends, and putting on a cheap wedding. Ken Kurson's engaging yet always pragmatic money-speak is enlivened with real-life examples, pie charts, comics, and dead-on humor. His advice doesn't always sound like Dad's, but it's every bit as solid. The Green Magazine Guide is the only book that speaks to all those who are cynical, intimidated, or simply flummoxed about money matters.

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When David Faber talks, Wall Street listens. For nearly a decade, on CNBC's popular Squawk Box and in his own "Faber Report" segments, David Faber has broken many of the biggest stories to hit Wall Street, including the fraud at WorldCom and the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management.

Now Faber has written the smartest, most innovative investment book to be published in years. It's part investment guide and part Wall Street tell-all. The book explains not just how to pick the stocks you want to invest in but how to avoid joining the "penguins" lining up for big losses. The Faber Report combines practical, down-to-earth investment advice with wild accounts of investor fraud, company misdeeds, corruption, and greed. Totally updated and revised for this paperback edition, The Faber Report is must reading for anyone who wants to profit in any kind of market. Whether you are a veteran of the markets or a novice, if you want to get your portfolio back in the black, this book is the best investment you'll make this year.