In the wake of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression, everyone wants to know how to navigate the unfolding new world of personal finance, from retirement accounts to the efficacy of mutual funds. It’s clear that the world has changed, so what is an individual to do in terms of setting their personal financial life in the right direction

Dave Kansas outlines a new approach to personal finance, incorporating the old ideas that still work while proposing new strategies and tactics that will help investors take advantage of the radically new financial world. To do so, individuals first need to understand the new regulations for finance firms, new laws for credit-card companies, and a different environment for homebuyers. Second, new strategies must be developed. While the financial world is changing rapidly, personal finance advice has remained largely static for several decades, and Kansas brings investors up to speed.

Covering chapters on debt reduction, diversification, retirement planning, real estate, trading commodities, and other topics, The Wall Street Journal Guide to the New World of Personal Finance will help determine which tenets of an investing strategy remain sound and which deserve a closer examination given the events of the past year. It will be the ultimate guide to profitably investing your money in a world that has fundamentally changed.