Publisher's Synopsis
The one-stop guide to all your money questions, whether it is savings, borrowing money, insurance, buying a home, pensions, shares or investments, with full details of the March 2003 Budget.
This book is all about money; how to borrow it, save it, invest it - and how to protect what you already have. Every week The Sunday Times 'Money' section receives many letters asking for advice, information and help and we know that there is an imense appetite for straightforward advice on personal finance. This book should be an invaluable guide to help you reach sensible decisons based on what you want and need, now and in the future, to recognise good products and appropriate strategies for your particular circumstances, and to know where to go for advice. For this edition all the information has been updated to include details of the March 2003 budget.
The book makes use of case studies, charts and tables, and includes sections on:
Savings
Borrowing
Protection
General Insurance
Buying your home
Pensions
Lump-sum investments
The stock market
Pre- and post-retirement planning
Inheritance
A bibliography and a detailed index are also included to build up a uniquely detailed and valuable work on a subject that affects us all.
This edition has been completely updated to reflect the tax changes up to and including the March 2003 Budget.
