All the Math You Need to Get Rich: Thinking with Numbers for Financial Success | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert L. Hershey
Publisher: Open Court
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 274954
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.3
ISBN: 0812694473
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.024001513
EAN: 9780812694475
Publication Date: August 31, 2001
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Product Description
All the Math You Need to Get Rich provides readers with all the necessary tools to make informed decisions about their personal finances. Written in a lighthearted style, the book moves step by step through several sample problems that will help readers make their own day-to-day decisions. Subjects cover the full range of concerns: mortgage payments, compound interest, stocks and mutual funds, cash flow, percentages, probabilities, installment plans, rates of return, gambling and risk-taking, and insurance. Organized and indexed for easy reference, this guide explains these difficult concepts so that even the math-phobic reader will be able to understand without a struggle.
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 Fun With Financial Math December 12, 2001
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Here is a handy guide to life's financial problems. It is more than just an inventory as it provides the steps necessary for working with the numbers that underlie the solutions. You aren't a math wiz? No problem. Every example, and there are so very many of them, comes complete with simple words and an easy walkthrough to the solution. They build on each other, much as our real world financial problems are extensions of each other. Question: What is the world's most powerful financial force? Answer: Compound interest, of course. It is easily applied and can be made to work for anyone. The author suggests using a pocket calculator, and for most of the examples it will suffice. The more adventurous reader will want a spreadsheet, as the more involved (and realistic) examples/problems have many parts. A descriptive phrase can then accompany each number, and the rather straightforward formulas can be programmed at the start. All in all this is an excellent primer for the realities of money. The author's humorous touch adds to the book's enjoyment and utility.
 All The Math You Need To Get Rich - Definitely October 17, 2001
Ron Rolfe (Washington, DC)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Mr. Hershey's lighthearted tome takes a humorous yet enlightening approach to providing clarification on a subject that frightens many - crunching the numbers. If math was one of the subjects you avoided like the plague in high school, you might think this book isn't for you, and yet, it's the perfect guide for those that might find math a little unsettling. Loaded with clear examples of everyday financial situations, it's easy to track down the answer to questions many people face on a day to day basis. I especially liked the emphasis on the effect of compounding interest and the details on calculating investments in chapter 6 and 7. One word of caution though, if you're a big time gambler, just waiting for your horse to come in, skip chapter 3. In a nutshell, if you want clear advice on understanding investments, percentages, the odds of winning or how you can strategize on long term goals, this book is the place to find it. Even for the weak of heart when it comes to numbers.
RULE OF 70? August 17, 2002
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
I PURCHASED THIS BOOK AND IT SEEMS TO BE GOOD EXCEPT THAT WHEN THE AUTHOR REFERS TO THE "RULE OF 70", I HAVE ALWAYS HEARS IT REFERRED TO AS "THE RULE OF 72". IS THIS AN ERROR OR A TYPO?
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