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" Everybody wants your money : "
David W. Latko.
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BL
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| Record Number
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960740
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b715110
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| Main Entry
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Latko, David W.
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| Title & Author
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Everybody wants your money : : the straight-talking guide to protecting (and growing) the wealth you worked so hard to earn /\ David W. Latko.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Collins,, ©2006.
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xxi, 266 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0060851155
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: 9780060851156
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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How brokers, advisors, and other "professionals" get their hands into your pockets ... and how to beat them at their own game. The name of the game -- Financial advisors: tales from the dark side -- The greatest stock con of all -- It's all about the Benjamins (uh ... I mean, "the commissions") -- Picking the right financial advisor : ten questions to ask ... and how to score their answers. How to invest in real estate without getting taken every time. Real estate: an introduction -- Four real-estate myths -- If you're thinking about buying a new home ... don't -- Second-guessing second homes: a radical new approach -- Destination clubs: five points to ponder ... before you sign on the dotted line -- Real-estate agents -- On the auction block -- Real-estate seminars and other scams. You always hurt the one you love (to repeat: everybody wants your money). Divorce ... the real equal rights amendment? -- Men are dogs -- Kids: to heir is human -- Bonanza! (or, leaving your children all your money ... at one time). Simply, wheels. It's the wheel thing: automobiles and you. Scams, confidence games, and identity theft ... welcome to the new wild west. Who are you?: tales from the world of identity theft -- We all live in today's wild west ... and the black hats are winning -- Uncle Sam, the flimflam man. We have met the enemy ... and he is us. The "fiendish five": the biggest, baddest financial mistakes around -- Penny-wise, pound-foolish.
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"In this book, you'll learn the real-world, street-smart rules for managing and protecting your money -- told through the everyday experiences of people like you. Never before have such valuable insights and sage advice been stated in such a witty, informative, and straight-from-the-shoulder way. And that's no accident. The product of a lower-middle-class family, David W. Latko is a self-made multimillionaire who today manages more than $100 million in client assets -- and he did it by applying the plain-spoken truths contained within these pages"--Publisher website (October 2006).
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Finance, Personal, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Investments, Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Finance, Personal.
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Investments.
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| Dewey Classification
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332.024
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HG179.L323 2006
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