{"product_id":"financial-jiu-jitsu-a-fighters-guide-to-conquering-your-finances-9780470648308","title":"Financial Jiu-Jitsu: A Fighter's Guide to Conquering Your Finances","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Scott Ford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wiley\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Personal Finance - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrading either commodities or foreign currencies might sound exciting. But if you haven't mastered even the basics of money management--establishing an emergency fund, maintaining a budget, and setting money aside for your children's education and your retirement--can you honestly say you're on the path to perfecting the art of personal finance? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFinancial Jiu-Jitsu: A Fighter's Guide to Conquering Your Finances\u003c\/i\u003e, financial advisor and Jiu-Jitsu enthusiast Scott Ford shows how mastering your finances--like mastering a martial art--has nothing to do with perfecting thousands of exotic, technically challenging moves. Rather, mastery is as simple as performing a handful of basic moves thousands of times. These basic financial moves include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003ePrepare to Win: \u003c\/b\u003e Paying yourself first, maintaining a cash safety net, managing credit wisely, and never procrastinating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eBalance and Base: \u003c\/b\u003e Determining your specific financial goals, and developing a vision for your life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eClosing the Gap: \u003c\/b\u003e Overcoming your fear of the unknown by creating a personal balance sheet and using it to analyze your current financial situation \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Power of Respect: \u003c\/b\u003eChoosing and working with a financial advisor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eTiming: \u003c\/b\u003e Taking advantage of tax-deferred investments, maxing out 401(k) contributions, and contributing to IRAs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eGain Control: \u003c\/b\u003e The basics of an estate plan, living trust, pourover will, and power of attorney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003ePosition Before Submission: \u003c\/b\u003e Protecting yourself with insurance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAttitude: \u003c\/b\u003e Planning for your retirement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Jiu-Jitsu taught Scott Ford to face both personal and professional challenges head on--to anticipate problems, to be open to new ideas, and to seize opportunities. Now, in \u003ci\u003eFinancial Jiu-Jitsu\u003c\/i\u003e, he teaches you how to use the guiding principles of finance to build a solid financial foundation that can then be leveraged to help you achieve your long-term financial goals, while building lasting wealth for you and your family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can't plan for everything life and the economy might throw at you. But after reading \u003ci\u003eFinancial Jiu-Jitsu\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll be prepared for almost anything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45114385432727,"sku":"9780470648308","price":1992.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780470648308.webp?v=1767269616","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/financial-jiu-jitsu-a-fighters-guide-to-conquering-your-finances-9780470648308","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}