personal finance

personal finance definition - finance
The industry that is concerned with advising individuals on financial and investment opportunities. Personal finance consultants give advice on life insurance, retirement savings, and investing in stocks and bonds, among other things. It is distinguished from corporate finance, which advises companies on raising money, and public finance, which helps governments raise funds.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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