PFIN3 (with CourseMate Printed Access Card)

Created through an extensive "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process with student and faculty input, PFIN3 is an engaging and accessible solution designed to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners at a value-based price. PFIN3 continues to provide the personal finance content students need in a concise, approachable format that appeals to today's busy learner. Shorter chapters, an inviting design, engaging visuals, and removable Chapter-in-Review cards work with numerous online student study tools to reinforce the book's solid life-cycle approach to personal financial management. Students study financial plans, assets, credit, insurance, investment, and retirement as individuals and families progress through life. Numerous real-life examples and step-by-step learning features help ensure that students master course material and today's critical financial tools and technology. This edition highlights the most recent current statistical information and laws regarding topics such as taxes, health care, credit, banking, and estate planning to equip students with contemporary, practical skills. All online tools, including Excel (R) worksheets that correspond to the book's exercises and Kiplinger videos with money management and investing advice, are easily accessed through PFIN3's CourseMate website. Time-saving CengageNOW online course management and Aplia for Finance automated homework solutions further ensure that students develop today's most important personal finance skills.

Lawrence J. Gitman is an emeritus professor of finance at San Diego State University. He received his bachelor's degree from Purdue University, his M.B.A. from the University of Dayton and his Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Gitman is a prolific textbook author with numerous best-selling books, and he has written more than 50 articles for various finance journals. An active member of numerous professional organizations, Dr. Gitman is past president of the Academy of Financial Services, the San Diego Chapter of the Financial Executives Institute, the Midwest Finance Association and the FMA National Honor Society. In addition, Dr. Gitman is a Certified Financial Planner (R) (CFP (R)). He formerly served as a director on the CFP (R) Board of Governors in addition to functioning as vice-president-financial education for the Financial Management Association and as director of the San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum. Dr. Gitman has two grown children and lives with his wife in La Jolla, California, where he is an avid bicyclist. Michael D. Joehnk is an emeritus professor of finance at Arizona State University. In addition to his academic appointments at ASU, Dr. Joehnk spent a year as a visiting professor of finance at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Arizona and his M.B.A. from Arizona State University. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), he served as a member of the Candidate Curriculum Committee and of the Council of Examiners of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. He also served as a director of the Phoenix Society of Financial Analysts and as secretary-treasurer of the Western Finance Association. He was also elected to two terms as vice president of the Financial Management Association. In addition, Dr. Joehnk was the editor of Institutional Asset Allocation, which was sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts and published by Dow Jones-Irwin. He also has contributed to the Handbook for Fixed Income Securities and to Investing and Risk Management, Volume 1 of the Library of Investment Banking. In addition, Dr. Joehnk served a six-year term as executive co-editor of the Journal of Financial Research. He and his wife live in Flagstaff, Arizona, where they enjoy hiking and other activities in the surrounding areas. Randall Billingsley is a finance professor at Virginia Tech and an award-winning teacher at both the undergraduate and graduate level. His research, consulting, and teaching focus on equity valuation, personal investments, and regulatory finance. Dr. Billingsley holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and Certified Rate of Return Analyst (CRRA) professional designations. He received an MS in economics and a PhD in finance from Texas A&M. In 2006, he published a financial analysis book with the Wharton School. In addition, his research has been published in many professional journals, including the JOURNAL OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, JOURNAL OF BANKING AND FINANCE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH, and JOURNAL OF FUTURES MARKETS. He is a former vice president at the CFA Institute. At Virginia Tech he advises the Student-Managed Endowment for Educational Development, which manages an equity portfolio of about $5 million.