The Thriving Artist : Saving and Investing for Performers, Artists, and the Stage & Film Industries (Paperback)

List of Tables Foreward by Edith Meeks Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Having Choices 2. Six Basic Financial Habits 3. A Brief Discussion of Risk 4. The Raw Fundamentals 5. Tax Talk 6. All About Cash 7. Banks & Credit Unions 8. Your Cash Stash 9. First Intermission 10. The Basics of Bonds: Bonding 11. US Treasury Bonds: Uncle Sam Wants You 12. Municipal Bonds: Keeping It Local 13. Corporate Bonds: Gems and Junk 14. Second Intermission 15. The Basics of Stock: Stocking Up 16. Accrual Securities: A Snowball Called Compounding 17. Brokerage Firms: Take My Order, Please 18. Choosing Individual Stocks: Going Shopping 19. Stock Analysis: The Dreaded Data 20. Third Intermission 21. Mutual Funds: The Basic Ingredients 22. Mutual Funds: The Flavors 23. Exchange Traded Funds: A Different Kind of ET 24. Fourth Intermission 25. Retirement Planning 26. Intro to Insurance: Countering Risky Business 27. Investment Strategies: Climbing Up the Ladder and More 28. Some Practical Applications for Investing 29. Union Benefits 30. Financial Advisers and Financial Planners 31. Closing Comments: Curtain Call Glossary