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Growing Your Financial F IQ®- The ABC's of Finance: The ABC's of Finance

by Saundra Charles; Illustrated by Mike Eustis

34 pages; Saddle stitched; catalogue #05-2791; ISBN 1-4120-7893-8; US$19.99, C$22.99, EUR15.59, £10.33

Growing your F IQ® using the ABC's of Finance builds a solid family financial foundation for life. It makes financial language clear, fun, simple, usable and practical for all ages.

About the Book

Growing Your Financial IQ... Using the ABC's of Finance
Will take the fear and complexity out of finances. Yet re-learning your ABC's of FINANCE will... open up communications and enhance the financial vocabulary in your family at every age.

Saundra Charles, the Author, is a Mother of 4, with over 20 years experience as a Business Owner, Investor, Corporate Executive and Engineer. She earned an International Executive MBA from Duke and resides in Bloomfield, NJ with her family.

Learn about economics and finance with Colorful Illustrations, Rhymes, Insight, and Classifications

Research has shown that as little as 10 hours of personal financial education positively affects savings and spending habits. Start as early.

Other Data Reveals...
• More young adults filed bankruptcy in 2001 than graduated from college
• More than 1 and 5 youth ages 12 to 19 have their own credit cards or access to parent's credit cards
• 94% of the students ages 16-22 say they are likely to turn to their parents as a financial source, yet only 26% of the young adults reported actively learning about money management from their parents
• 1 and 4 women currently retire on an income below the poverty level and represent the poorest segment of the US population
• Children's spending has roughly doubled every ten year for the past 30 years

Break the cycle of financial illiteracy. Grow Your Financial F IQ™...

"Here's a book that breaks down the financial jargon in rhythmic and fun way. It's a must read."
- Keith R. Jefferson, MBA, Vice President Citigroup

Visit our website at: www.FIQ101.com

About the Author

• Mother of four
• Expert in family finances and low-cost educational plans
• Business owner and investor
• Corporate executive for Fortune 500 firms
• Over twenty years of experience in business and industry
• MBA, Global Executive program, Duke University
• Chemical Engineer (BSChE), New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Resides in Bloomfield, NJ

Saundra Charles believes there is no reason why anyone should have to settle in life because of a lack of financial credit or access to money. Regardless of your background, education, income, or age, Saundra believes that no one should have to limit personal choices because of their personal finances.

Saundra Charles is a lecturer, author, and seminar leader on family and children's economics. She helps families grow what she calls their F IQ™: Financial Intelligence Quotient. Your F IQ™ measures your financial knowledge and your ability to apply it to real situations in your everyday life.

Saundra Charles knows how to remove the mystery and uncertainty from the subject of family and personal finances. She helps you create the confidence you need by providing the tools every individual must have to build a solid foundation of financial knowledge. Saundra knows how to share information in a way that anyone can apply to the daily circumstances that make up the lives we each live.

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