Making money in investments once seemed as easy as hitting the broad side of a barn, but a new financial reality has set in. There never was a more important time to know how to manage your finances and make your money grow. From a leader in personal finance advice comes smart strategies needed to build or rebuild your wealth. Providing solid advice for investing in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate, this guide explains how to use a broker, how tax rules will affect your investments, basic investment formulas, and much more.