The Wall Street Journal. Personal Finance Workbook

A hands-on, interactive guide to managing your monday and building your financial future

Many of the worksheets in this book are available online and can be saved, printed, and recalculated at any time. Go to: WSJ.com/BookTools

Understanding your money, and getting it to work for you, is more important today than it ever was, because you alone are responsible for every aspect of your financial life, from managing your day-to-day living expenses to planning a college savings fund and, ultimately, retirement. The sooner you start taking control of your financial life the better, and there's no greater authority on financial matters than The Wall Street Journal. This workbook takes the mystery out of personal finance and addresses every topic you'll need to master, from building a solid financial base to growing your financial assets. Worksheets, charts, and step-by-step instructions throughout help you do the math and work through the basics, making it quick and easy to organize your cash and eventually build wealth. Learn how to:

Create a spending plan and budget

Balance a checkbook

Make decisions about what types of and how muchinsurance you need

Manage credit and debt

Finance big expenses like real estate and education

Understand and properly assess your own appetite for risk

Formulate the right asset allocation

Start building an investment portfolio

Make real estate decisions like purchasing vs. renting

Refinance a mortgage

Manage your 401(k)

Deal with taxes

Plan for college expenses

Also availablethe companion to this workbook: The Wall Street Journal Complete Personal Finance Guidebook, by Jeff D. Opdyke

Get your financial life in order with help from The Wall Street Journal. Look for:

* The Wall Street Journal Complete Money and Investing Guidebook

The Wall Street Journal Complete Identity Theft Guidebook

The Wall Street Journal Complete Real Estate Investing Guidebook*

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