Works on Personal Finance

You might consider the following as well as seeking the advice of your parents, family, and friends.

Beyond the 49th Parallel II: The Affordability of Higher Education (Educational Policy Institute)
Public Agena: a nonpartisan research and civic engagement organization helping Americans explore and understand crticial isssues
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
"Funding for Public Colleges and Universities Continues to Lose Battle with Enrollment Growth and Inflation," Fact Book Bulletin, February 2006 (Southern Regional Education Board)
2007 Development Report Card for the States (Corporation for Enterprise Development)
Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends (Center on Budget and Policy Prioities/Economic Policy Institute (2006)
Measuring Fiscal Disparities across the U.S. States: A Representative Revenue System/Representative Expenditure System Approach, Fiscal Year 2002 (The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.)
Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, 2005 (CFED)
Tennessee state ranking in 2005 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard (CFED)
The Real Budget Deficit: A Call to Invest in Tennessee, Its Communities, and Its People, October 2006
(Tennesseans for Fair Taxation and Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)
Education issue brief for Tennessee, 2005 (Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, 2005, CFED)
The Big Payoff: Educational Attaintment and Synthetic Estimates of Work-Life Earnings, July 2002 (U.S Census Bureau Special Report)
Economics 101 (About.com) offers a good overview of how to make sense of your post-college finances.
The Secret History of the Credit Card (Frontline, PBS)

Jane Bryant Quinn. Making the Most of Your Money: Smart Ways to Create Wealth and Plan Your Finances in the '90's, Revised and Updated edition. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997. 944 pp. ISBN # 0-684-81176-6 $30.00 in hardcover. This work may be available in a revised, paperback edition by now. It may be the most comprehensive, readable work on the subject of personal finance.

Janet Bamford, Jeff Blyskal, Emily Card, Aileen Jacobson. The Consumer Reports Money Book: How to Get It, Save It, and Spend It Wisely, 3rd edition. Yonkers, NY: Consumer Reports Books, 2000. 560 pp. #089043946X $19.95 in paperback. A comprehensive overview from the researchers at Consumers Union. Order from Consumer Reports Books, 1-515-237-4903 Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST or by fax 24 hours a day at 1-515-284-6713 to "Attn CRB" with credit card number.

Kenneth M. Morris, Virginia B. Morris, and Alan M. Siegel. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Personal Finance. New York: Fireside Press, 1999. 160 pp. ISBN # 0684869020 $18.95 in paperback. A good overview of personal finance basics, but thin on more specific details. You should be able to find this in any mall bookstore.

Richard Eisenberg. The New Money Book of Personal Finance: Borrowing, Investing, Planning, and Budgeting--All the Information You Need in One Easy-To-Follow Guide. New York: Warner Books, 2002. ISBN: 044667933X From the Time-Life publishing group which produces Money magazine

Mary Farrell. Mary Farrell's Beyond the Basics : How to Invest Your Money, Now That You Know a Thing or Two. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. 290 pages. ISBN# 0684868113 $25.00 in hardcover. Advice for a more experienced investor from managing director of UBS Paine Webber investment firm.

William T. Spitz. Get Rich Slowly: Building Your Financial Future Through Common Sense. Foster, CA: Hungry Minds, 1996. ISBN: 0028608453. A more specific, detailed guide to investment by the treasurer of Vanderbilt University.

Andrew Tobias. The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need, 2002 Edition. Boston: Harvest Books, 2002. ISBN# 0156011077.
$14.00 in paperback. A good overview from a well-known commentator

Eric Tyson. Personal Finance for Dummies, 3rd edition Foster City, CA: Hungry Minds, 2000. ISBN: 0764552317. $21.99 in paperback. Part of the Dummies for ... series.

Jonathan Pond. Four Easy Steps to Successful Investing. New York: Avon Books, 1997. ISBN# 038097472X $20.00. Advice from an often-seen consultant.

The Official NAIC Mutual Fund Handbook. Available for $10 from the National Association of Investors Corporation. Distributed free to NAIC-affiliated investment clubs and NAIC members who renew their membership. Telephone (248) 583-6242.

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