Financial Planning Resources
The Internet
Financial Planning Association
of Malaysia
The association for financial planners
in Malaysia, with some very good articles and information on financial
planning.
http://www.fpam.org.my
Certified Financial Planner Board
of Standard
A nonprofit, regulatory organization
devoted to educating the public about the benefits of financial planning.
http://www.cfp-board.org
Financial Planning Association
(US)
The membership organization for
the financial planning community, that aims to foster the value of financial
planning.
http://www.fpanet.org
Florida State University's FP101
Florida State University's financial
planning fundamental course for the public.
http://learningforlife.fsu.edu/course/fp101/index.html
Financial Planning Interactive
A forum for discussion and information
on financial planning.
http://www.financial-planning.com
The Edge Magazine
Malaysia's best selling and highly
regarded publication on business, financial planning and investment.
http://www.theedgedaily.com
Books
Ernst &
Young's Personal Financial Planning Guide
This is one
of the most complete and comprehensive book on personal financial planning
in the market now. The first half of Ernst & Young’s Personal Financial
Planning Guide deals with the fundamental of the financial planning process.
The second half gives some very good financial planning strategies based
on different life stages.
A Random
Walk Down Wall Street - Burton G. Malkiel
In this book,
an updated of the investment classic originally published in 1973, Burton
G. Malkiel shows how to analyze the potential returns, not only for stocks
and bonds but also for the full range of investment opportunities, from
money market accounts and real estate investment trusts to insurance, home
ownership, and tangible assets like gold and collectibles.
The Millionaire
Next Door - Stanley & Danko
This multi-million
bestseller is the research results of the authors, Stanley and Danko, who
spent many years of research on millionaires throughout US. In this book
they present some very surprising results, revealing some very fundamental
financial planning qualities of millionaires.
Personal
Financial Planning - Victor Hallman & Jerry Rosenbloom
With more
than 135,000 copies sold, Personal Financial Planning by G. Victor Hallman
and Jerry S. Rosenbloom has become one of today's most well regarded books
on financial planning.
Personal
Financial Planning - Lawrence Gitman & Michael
Joehnk
This long-enduring
textbook, now in its 10th edition, presents students and anyone interested
in financial planning with a framework and the tools for preparing personal
financial plans. It emphasizes the dynamics of the planning process by
considering the impact of major life changes, including marriage, divorce,
and career changes. It is a recommended text for CFP course.
The Intelligent
Investor - Benjamin Graham
Since it was
first published in 1949, Graham's investment guide has sold over a million
copies and has been praised by investment legend, Warren Buffet, as the
best book on investing ever written. Graham's philosophy of "value investing"
helps shield investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop
long-term financial planning strategies.
Common Sense
on Mutual Funds - John C. Bogle
Bogle - founder
of the Vanguard Group, one of the world's largest investment companies
in the world, makes a strong case for index funds with this exhaustive
study of investing. The book begins with essays on investment strategy,
championing mutual funds for their inherent investment value - with graphs,
charts, entertaining anecdotes, and common sense, and repeatedly stresses
time as a basic tenet for financial planning.
Personal
Money Magazine
Personal Money
is a monthly published personal finance magazine that covers all aspects
of managing one’s personal finances such as investments, financial planning,
managing your own business, smart spending and the use of technology and
the Internet to better manage personal finances.
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