Marshall Loeb

Loeb is well known as the former managing editor of both Fortune and Money magazine and for his eponymous annual Money Guide, which first appeared more than 10 years ago. With authority behind this latest entry into the arena of financial planning manuals thus ensured, the encyclopedic Lifetime Financial Strategies is certain to become a standard, both for personal use and for library reference. In addition to thorough coverage of the usual topics, such as savings, stocks, mutual funds, and home buying, Loeb offers chapters on using "computers for fun and profit," "getting the most from your car," and "making your travel dollars go farther." In every chapter, additional sources of more detailed information are identified, with prices, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses listed. David Rouse