First Time Investor

by Debbie Harrison

Published 23 June 1998
A guide to buying and selling shares, which aims to demystify the subject by taking the reader step by step through the tools and techniques of equity investing. The guide is up to date with the 1998 Finance Act and includes worked examples. Aimed at a wide audience.

The Money Zone

by Debbie Harrison

Published 20 June 2000
Picture this. You've got a degree in hand, you've broken free of the family threshold, and your feet are firmly on the rungs of a 'glittering career ladder'. Sounds okay, doesn't it? But simmering beneath this, there are niggling voices in your head (and many more coming from parents and peers), muttering words like 'pension', 'tax', and 'mortgage'. Whether you stick your head in the sand or not, you know these are matters you are going to have to deal with at some stage, and sooner is probably better than later. Let's face it, trying to clear your student debt is a big enough headache, let alone organising life assurance or making your first investment. What happens when you want to buy a house? How do you go about setting up your first business? Are you ever going to need a financial adviser and what for? In your 20s and 30s you make the biggest financial decisions of your life. Most of us find it frightening, bewildering, and at the very least, painfully dull. Well, this book is for you. It's not written by grey-suited men who still think the Rolling Stones are cool.The Money Zone is written with you in mind - your needs, your worries, in a style and language that won't confuse more than it confirms.
It will guide you through every financial decision you will need to make, from getting a student loan, renting your first flat, to investing in your future and planning for your retirement. The Money Zone: young, free and solvent. "A money book for the Freedom Years that's both funky and factual. Packed with career and finance tips but cool enough that you won't have to hide it on the bookshelf." - Marianne Curphey, Editor, Money Unlimited

Personal Financial Planner

by Debbie Harrison

Published 20 November 1998
The key to financial security is good financial planning. We can no longer rely on the State to provide for us. Our future prosperity - and that of our children - lies in our own hands. For some this will represent an exciting challenge, but for many the confusing jargon, the increasing complexity of products and the major scandals in the pension and mortgage markets have made finance a frightening and frustrating topic. Help is at hand! Whether you need to buy a house, purchase vital protection insurances, save for your children's education and your own retirement, here is a plain English guide to help you manage your finances with care and get the best value for your money. Personal Financial Planner will provide you with all the valuable information you need to make sound investment decisions, enabling you to meet your short, medium and long-term goals and plan for a secure future with confidence.Written by Debbie Harrison, an award-winning author and journalist, this new edition of Personal Financial Planner will enable you to:*find a good financial planner *protect yourself and your family against illness and loss of income with vital insurances *minimise tax *make a will *understand how investments work *invest in the right assets and products for your short, medium and long term requirements *plan for future educational fees *select the right mortgage *plan for your retirement.
Written in Debbie's renowned accessible style, Personal Financial Planner provides you with sound financial advice that strikes a much-needed balance between the over-simplified and the highly technical advice otherwise available. Personal Financial Planning Putting the 'personal' back into personal finance.