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Published: 
December 2018
Page Count: 
430
ISBN (Digital): 
978-1-4533-9201-0

Personal Finance

Version 3.0
By Rachel S. Siegel

Key Features

  • Includes clear learning objectives, key takeaways, and exercise problems in each section.
  • Includes personal finance planning problems, solutions, and exercises.
  • Includes links to videos, blogs, and other external applications.
  • Customizable.

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This textbook is suitable for the following courses: Personal Finance

Personal Finance was written with two simple goals in mind: to help students develop a strong sense of financial literacy and to provide a wide range of pedagogical aids to keep them engaged and on track. This book is a practical introduction that covers all of the fundamentals and introduces conceptual frameworks in a way that students can grasp and use in their personal lives.

New in This Version

  • Updated to reflect changes in tax code.
  • Updated figures, statistics, references, and links.
  • Refreshed photos and artwork.
  • Expanded explanation of math steps and calculations.
  • More in-depth discussion of exchange traded funds (ETFs).
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Instructor’s Manual

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Rachel S. Siegel Northern Vermont University

Rachel S. Siegel (MBA Yale University, CFA) was a professor of finance, economics, and accounting at Vermont State University from 1990–2016. She has also taught as an adjunct faculty member at Trinity College (Vermont), Granite State College (New Hampshire), Springfield College (Massachusetts), the University of Vermont, and in Tel Aviv, Israel, for Champlain College. Rachel has been a consultant to the CFA Institute on exam development, data forensics, and curricula, and has consulted on various exam prep courses in finance. She has also developed a freelance career as a financial editor and writer, for both investment firms and academics. Her column “Follow the Money” has been a regular feature of the Northstar Monthly since 2001. Originally from Providence, Rhode Island, Rachel now lives in Barnet, Vermont.

Additions & Errata

9/25/23: Incorrect table values updated in tables 4.9–4.13.

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