Securing your financial future : complete personal finance for beginners / Chris Smith.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317) and index.

The essential concepts -- The truly amazing power of-- -- Your financial health -- The big picture -- The human factor -- The ultimate acceleration strategy -- Building your foundation -- Budgeting -- Case study : billy bigshot -- Your cash bucket -- Borrowing, lending and credit -- Taxes, risk management, and insurance -- Big ticket items - cars and houses! -- Cars -- Should you buy a house? -- Buying a house : how the money works -- Case study : mortgageville -- Buying a house : let's do it! -- Long-term investing -- Long term investing : introduction -- Simple but not easy -- Your portfolio -- Protecting your investments from taxes -- Long-term investing : let's do it! -- Wrapup and summary -- Question and answer session -- Your financial future.