Investing Unit 7: About the Author

• Introduction
• Unit 1: Basic Building Blocks of Successful Financial Management
• Unit 2: Investing Basics
• Unit 3: Finding Money to Invest
• Unit 4: Ownership Investments
• Unit 5: Fixed-Income Investing
• Unit 6: Mutual Fund Investing
• Unit 7: Tax-Deferred Investments

• Advantages of Retirement Accounts
• Retirement Plans
• Tax-Advantaged College Savings Plans
• Annuities
• Summary
• Action Steps
• About the Author

• 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

Constance Y. Kratzer, Ph.D., is an extension specialist Emerita in family resource management, Home Economics Extension Department, New Mexico State University. She received her Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1991. She provided statewide program leadership in the areas of financial management and management of time and energy. Her research interests were areas of perception of economic well being, planning for retirement by the self-employed, and workplace financial education. She received an Emerging Leaders Award from Michigan State University in 1996.

For additional information about tax-deferred investing and other topics related to retirement planning, visit Purdue Extension's Planning for a Secure Retirement Web site http://www.ces.purdue.edu/retirement/.