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Investing Unit 4: About the Author

Last Updated: September 29, 2008

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Introduction
Unit 1: Basic Building Blocks of Successful Financial Management
Unit 2: Investing Basics
Unit 3: Finding Money to Invest
Unit 4: Ownership Investments

Common Stocks
Real Estate
Equity Unit Investment Trusts
Equity Mutual Funds
Exchange-Traded Funds
Collectibles, Business, Commodities
Equity Investments
Diversification
Summary
Action Steps
About the Author

Unit 5: Fixed-Income Investing
Unit 6: Mutual Fund Investing
Unit 7: Tax-Deferred Investments
Unit 8: Investing Small Dollar Amounts
Unit 9: Getting Help: Investing Resources
Unit 10: Selecting Financial Professionals
Unit 11: Investment Fraud

Study Guide
Action Steps
Monthly Investment Messages
Glossary

Author Profile

Irene Leech, Ph.D., CFCS, is an associate professor of Consumer Affairs at Virginia Tech and former consumer education specialist for Virginia Cooperative Extension. She teaches in the undergraduate and graduate resource management program at Virginia Tech. Her professional memberships include the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education and the American Council on Consumer Interests.

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