Author Description

Lang's revision is designed for students of personal finance, personal financial planning, or consumer economics and is suitable for short courses. The fifth edition includes a new design and general updating of topics, including the change in the US housing market, US income tax changes, whether to lease, buy or rent when making a major purchase, and how to use the computer for personal financial planning. Ther e are new end-of-chapter appendices on using calculators to computer personal finances, and additional and updated investments coverage includes how to hire a broker and what type of investments are best for you. A very extensive Instructor's Manual (0-07-036401-x) includes chapter outlines, discussion questions, case problems, answers to text end-of-chapter problems, test bank, transparency masters, and more detailed information that supplements the text. Also the end-of-chapter computer problems are designated by a logo and can be completed on the financial planning disk (0-07-832463-7). Also available are a student workbook (0-07-036402-8) and investment ABC's video.