Financial Security for Dummies - (For Dummies) by Eric Tyson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Boost your financial health so you're ready for any economic or personal upheaval

Crisis is inevitable--but it doesn't have to torpedo your finances! Financial Security For Dummies offers proven advice to help you prep your finances for the next economic downturn, personal setback, pandemic, plague of locusts--or anything else life throws your way. This book contains the historical perspective and up-to-date info you'll need to anticipate, understand, and navigate a wide range of personal financial challenges.

If your monthly income and expenses are on steady ground and you're ready to secure your financial future, this is the For Dummies guide for you. Not only will you create a plan to keep your family's finances afloat during turbulent times, but you'll also be liberated from the pressure to "keep up with the Joneses" so you can make smarter financial decisions, starting today. This book will help you:

• Gain an understanding of how unforeseen personal or global events could affect your financial life
• Learn strategies for protecting your assets when economic downturns and other emergencies occur
• Feel confident in your unique path to financial freedom so you can remain calm when life takes an unexpected turn
• Build a survival plan for protecting yourself with broader safety nets, better money decisions, and improved financial literacy

Whether you want to reduce your stress surrounding your financial goals or take advantage of financial opportunities crises create, Financial Security For Dummies will equip you to navigate financial challenges and ultimately achieve peace of mind.

From the Back Cover

Disaster-proof your finances so you can survive any crisis

COVID-19, the Great Recession, 9/11 attacks, and nautral disasters - if recent decades have shown us anything, it's that life is unpredictable. Keeping your financial life on course when the world hits tilt can be a challenge, but bestselling personal finance author Eric Tyson knows how to help you anticipate, deal with, and navigate a wide range of personal financial challenges. He guides you to smart financial decisions and explains how you can insulate your finances against future disasters. You're going to feel a lot more secure.

Inside...

• Gain a historical perspective
• Learn when to take financial action, and when not to
• Expand your safety net
• Make sense of financial reports
• Know when to seek an expert
• Research effective insurance
• Challenge what pundits claim

About the Author

Eric Tyson is the only author to have four of his books on Business Week's business book bestseller list simultaneously. He has written six national bestsellers in the personal finance field and has appeared on NBC's Today Show, ABC, CNBC, PBS's Nightly Business Report, and CNN. His books include Personal Finance For Dummies, Investing For Dummies, and Home Buying Kit For Dummies.