Goodman, Jordan E. 1954- (Jordan Elliot Goodman)

PERSONAL:

Born September 13, 1954, in New York, NY; son of Elliot R. (a professor and author) and Norma (a financier) Goodman; married Suzanne Koblentz (a journalist), June 20, 1981; children: Jason Koblentz. Education: Attended London School of Economics and Political Science, London, 1975; Amherst College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1976; Columbia University, M.A., 1977. Politics: Independent. Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Sailing.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Scarsdale, NY.

CAREER:

Journalist, writer, and public speaker. Money, New York, NY, Wall Street correspondent, 1979-c. 1997. Also served as weekly financial analyst on NBC News at Sunrise; as the daily business news commentator on Mutual Broadcasting System's America in the Morning show; and contributed a weekly "Road to Riches" personal finance commentary on the National Public Radio's Marketplace Morning Report. Also guest on television and radio programs.

MEMBER:

Society of Professional Journalists, Society of American Business Editors and Writers, New York Financial Writers Association.

WRITINGS:

Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, Barron's (Woodbury, NY), 1985, 7th edition, 2006.

Barron's Finance and Investment Handbook, Barron's (Woodbury, NY), 1987, 7th edition, with coauthor John Downes, 2006.

Barron's Dictionary of Business Terms, Barron's (Woodbury, NY), 1990, 2nd edition, 1995.

Everyone's Money Book, Dearborn Financial Publishing (Chicago, IL), 1993, 3rd edition, 2001.

(With John Downes) The Money Answers Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, Barron's (Woodbury, NY), 1997.

(Coauthor) Canadian Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, Barron's (Hauppauge, NY), 2000.

Everyone's Money Book on College, Dearborn Financial Publishing (Chicago, IL), 2002.

Everyone's Money Book on Credit, Dearborn Financial Publishing (Chicago, IL), 2002.

Everyone's Money Book on Financial Planning, Dearborn Financial Publishing (Chicago, IL), 2002.

Everyone's Money Book on Real Estate, Dearborn Financial Publishing (Chicago, IL), 2002.

Everyone's Money Book on Retirement Planning, Dearborn Financial Publishing (Chicago, IL), 2002.

Everyone's Money Book on Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds, Dearborn Financial Publishing (Chicago, IL), 2002.

Reading between the Lies: How to Detect Fraud and Avoid Becoming a Victim of Wall Street's Next Scandal, Dearborn Financial Publishing (Chicago, IL), 2003.

Master Your Money Type: Using Your Financial Personality to Create a Life of Wealth and Freedom, Warner Business Books (New York, NY), 2006.

Fast Profits in Hard Times: 10 Secret Strategies to Make You Rich in an Up or Down Economy, Business Plus (New York, NY), 2008.

Also author of the MoneyAnswers.com Web site.

SIDELIGHTS:

Jordan E. Goodman once told CA: "I write about how people can make the most of their money. I also do speeches and appear frequently on radio and television programs, offering personal finance advice."

A nationally recognized expert on personal finance, Goodman has written numerous books on personal finance. In his book Everyone's Money Book, first published in 1993 with a third edition published in 2001, the author uses friendly, easy-to-understand language to help the common person manage his or her money wisely. The book includes worksheets, step-by-step instructions, charts, graphs, application forms, and quizzes. In addition, the author includes more than 6,000 resources to help readers turn the concepts he presents into action. David Rouse, writing in Booklist, noted that "this book covers every aspect of investing."

Master Your Money Type: Using Your Financial Personality to Create a Life of Wealth and Freedom looks at peoples' six individual financial personalities, from "High Rollers" who like to take risks to "Squirrels" who save for a rainy a day. The author even discusses "Ostriches," people who are fearful of money and hide their head in the sand instead of tackling money issues in a forthright manner. In this book the author focuses on helping people understand their attitudes toward money in order to create successful investment strategies based on their individual profiles. "Consult Goodman for radical money sense," wrote Barbara Jacobs in a review of Master Your Money Type in Booklist. Barbara J. Shildneck commented in the Journal of Accountancy: "This book is the fruit of his study of why clients kept repeating their financial mistakes."

In his 2008 book, Fast Profits in Hard Times: 10 Secret Strategies to Make You Rich in an Up or Down Economy, the author writes about how to make money in a declining economy. He discusses ten simple-to-implement investment venues that are little known outside the investment community. With a focus on earning the average investor high returns even when the economy is on a downturn, Goodman describes how the strategies work and provides a realistic portrayal of how much time the average investor will need to spend on each venue. The book includes discussions of factors such the amount of money needed to get started, expected returns on investments, and minimization of risks. It also includes information on important Web sites, associations, and companies. "Goodman slices through the acronym and jargon-filled world of current economics and investments to present an easy-to-read, easy to understand, compendium of investment maneuvers," wrote a contributor to the MyShelf.com Web site. Mark M. Owen commented on the Armchair Interviews Web site: "Fast Profits in Hard Times [is] well worth the money."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, December 15, 1993, David Rouse, review of Everyone's Money Book, p. 727; March 1, 2006, Barbara Jacobs, review of Master Your Money Type: Using Your Financial Personality to Create a Life of Wealth and Freedom, p. 51.

Journal of Accountancy, July, 2006, Barbara J. Shildneck, review of Master Your Money Type, p. 88.

ONLINE

Armchair Interviews,http://armchairinterviews.com/ (April 6, 2008), Mark M. Owen, review of Fast Profit in Hard Times: 10 Secret Strategies to Make You Rich in an Up or Down Economy.

Hachette Book Group Web site,http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/ (April 6, 2008), profile of author.

MoneyAnswers.com,http://www.moneyanswers.com (April 6, 2008), author's Home Page.

MyShelf.com,http://www.myshelf.com/ (April 6, 2008), review of Fast Profit in Hard Times.