Charles Schwab's Guide To Financial Independence
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My Review: Step by Step Financial Planning
The Guide to Financial Independence is written in a more traditional style. It does away with amusing anecdotes stories and quirky characters [see The Wealthy Barber or The Automatic Millionaire]. Instead, the tone is of a professional teaching people how he does his work. You could almost imagine sitting in a seminar with Charles Schwab as speaker. Although the method is more academic, the style of writing makes it relatively easy to understand. Schwab explains technical terms in layman's language. Often, the book dispenses with the industry jargon.
The Guide to Financial Independence focuses on building assets through stock investing. Other financial vehicles get less press. There is little written on insurance or wills for example. This is understandable given Schwab's background. However, the book is a solid primer on stock investments. There are cookie cutter investment strategies and portfolios that a person can apply immediately. The investor simply matches his investment preference to the guidelines and the book will show him a model portfolio.
All the rules of thumb, worksheets and guidelines are definitely worth the price. I keep this book handy wherever I work on investments.
Guide To Financial Independence
essential financial planning education
“Financial adviser
in a box”
Schwab says Stay with Stocks
the reason behind the strategy
Some reviewers wonder why Charles Schwab seems fixated on stocks as an investment vehicle. I think the answer is in Chapter One and it is a simple answer. Charles Schwab likes stocks. It is something he finds fascinating and understandable. He can live with the drawbacks of stock investing and prefers them to the woes of real estate, entrepreneurship, commodities or bonds.In Chapter One he asks the reader to be confident in stock investing and he gives his own logic as to why. His reason is sound but it may not be as compelling for you as it is for him. An investor should also gauge his or her own preferences. Knowing one's self may be the most important prerequisite for successful investing. Keep this in mind if you feel that Schwab's recommendations are not as comfortable for you.
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