Personal Investing

  • Donald E. Garrett
Chapter

Abstract

Why should an engineer think of a personal savings and investment program? The company he works for will have a retirement plan and there is always social security. Furthermore, there is a never-ending demand for limited funds, so perhaps investing should wait?

Keywords

Interest Rate Stock Market Real Estate Mutual Fund Capital Gain 
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© Van Nostrand Reinhold 1989

Authors and Affiliations

  • Donald E. Garrett
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  1. 1.University of CaliforniaSanta BarbaraUSA

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