Investing 101, Updated and Expanded Edition

Kathy Kristof

Jul 2020 · Gildan Media · Narrated by Vanessa Hart

About this audiobook

People wanting basic advice about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement planning, and tax strategies are often frustrated by information overload. Picking the right book seems as daunting as deciding what to do with their savings and investments. Investing 101: Updated and Expanded removes both roadblocks, putting people on a path that they can understand and stick with. Kristof is renowned for taking the mystery and anxiety out of investing by keeping choices manageable. Kristof walks listeners through the entire investment cycle and the way they think of their financial lives, rather than presenting stand-alone concepts like stocks and real estate. This expanded edition has new information about 529 college savings plans, annuities, Roth IRAs, reverse mortgages, and why declining markets can be good for you. It includes a cautionary look at home mortgages as investments. There's even a portfolio for the lazy investor. Kristof's loyal readership and the success of this book's first edition demonstrate that she understands what's on the minds of investors as intimately as she knows what's happening in financial markets.

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About the author

Los Angeles Times business writer Kathy Kristof is nationally known for her weekly syndicated personal finance column, which reaches forty million readers online and appears in more than fifty major newspapers. She is a sought-after lecturer at investment conferences and appears regularly on radio and television.