Martha Maeda: 18 books

As more and more baby boomers reach retirement age and because retirement seems to come at an earlier age, the importance of saving for your nonworking years has become increasingly apparent. Many people find themselves worrying that they will not be able to save enough for a comfortable retirement.

Bonds have long been a reliable and stalwart investment. Now, with the economy a little less certain than it has been in recent decades, the demand for a secure place to invest money has led to resurgence in interest in the use of bonds for many investors.

Starting and running your own small business can prove a daunting task. Dozens of details must be tended to, and you are required to complete a book’s worth of forms and agreements from a slew of various agencies and organizations. Put yourself on the winning side of the statistics with The...

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, accounting fraud cost more than 994 billion in recent years, and the average organization lost 7 percent of its total revenue to fraud. So how can you prevent this from happening?

Millions of Americans every year have troubles with their finances. They turn to experts in droves, asking for help in filing taxes, consolidating debt, or just planning how they will pay their bills and invest their retirement funds. This book will help get your finances in order.

According to a recent study by the National Center for Education Statistics, an estimated 65 percent of recent college graduates are burdened by student loans. Although the average debt is 19,000, loans can exceed 50,000, and may be much higher for those at private colleges.

The overall retail value of the U.S. record industry was 11.5 billion in recent studies. With the help of this new book you can get a piece of that business by starting your own small record label. This book will not teach you how to play music, but how to succeed in business.

In recent years many smart investors have exited the stock market and other investment areas because they have essentially lost control of their investments. Many investment and retirement accounts have dwindled. Fortunately, there is a wonderful but little-understood alternative: currency trading...

Fed up with the numerous violations of tax law by individuals and businesses selling goods on eBay and other Web sites, the IRS is now making online marketplaces responsible for reporting sales information to the IRS.

The growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in recent years alongside an unprecedented access to investment resources by any individual with a computer has led to a major boost in the market for many of these funds. According to recently released numbers reported in the Chicago Tribune, there are more...

When the Roth IRA was introduced in the 1990s it was widely hailed as a great way for individuals to increase their retirement holdings by paying the taxes before the money was invested into their IRA accounts. In 2006, the Roth IRA was made permanent by the Pension Protection Plan along with the...

Now more than ever, the question of economic and environmentally friendly energy sources has become a hot topic in almost every American home. With that in mind, more and more people are turning to alternatives such as solar power as a means of saving money on power bills.

In today’s economy and in response to the growing awareness of how much damage has been done to the environment in the past, people cannot afford to delay considering ways they can build or remodel their homes to ensure they are green and resource-friendly. This book will guide you and your...

Book Publishing 101: Inside Information to Getting Your First Book or Novel Published is here to help make your publishing dream a reality. This helpful book details the types of publishing to choose from, including traditional, subsidy, vanity, print-on-demand (POD), and self-publishing. You will...