This book discusses and describes four types of alternative assets: hedge f unds, private equity, credit derivatives, and commodity futures. Hedge fund s and private equity are the best known of the alternative assets, but cert ainly not the only alternative assets available. The author explores each o ne of these alternative asset classes in detail, providing practicaal advic e along with useful research. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestselling author and internationally recognized financial expert David Ba ch provides us with all the practical steps needed to get out of debt, put your dreams in action, and achieve financial freedom. Following on the huge international success of Smart Women Finish Rich, Sma rt Couples Finish Rich and The Automatic Millionaire, bestselling financial advisor David Bach helps readers put the nine principles for creating a ri ch future into practice... View More...
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? Are you wondering if it is too late for you to be rich? David Bach has a plan to help you live and finish rich--no matt er where you start As a number-one bestseller in its hardcover edition, Start Late, Finish Ric h has helped hundreds of thousands of people of all ages take control of th eir financial future. Now you, too, can ramp up the road to financial secur ity with David Bach's inspiring, proven, and easy-to-follow "catch up" plan , which tailors his "Finish Rich" wisdom to those who forgot to save, procr astinated, or got sidetracked by life's unexpected... View More...
A crisp clean hardcover, no markings throughout: This work takes a financial statement user orientation and integrates current real-world coverage. Chapter-opening vignettes look at real companies which are then carried over into chapter concepts, and extensive use is made of real financial statements throughout. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This work links managerial decisions to capital markets and the expectations of investors. At the core of almost all the cases is a valuation task that requires students to look to financial markets for guidance in resolving the case problem. View More...
International Finance is a complete and authoritative text on the theory an d practice of finance in the international arena. Features include: A user-friendly approach to a complex topic which moves from the basics to the advanced with clarity and conciseness. A strong European orientation which gives it an approach that is singular i n its focus. Opportunities for students to assess their progress with multiple choice qu estions, end-of-chapter questions and answers, exercises, and glossary. Coverage of current issues and up-to-date material on credit default swaps, the financial crisis of 2... View More...
Multinational Finance assumes the viewpoint of the financial manager of a m ultinational corporation with investment or financial operations in more th an one country. The text provides a framework for evaluating the many oppor tunities, costs, and risks of multinational operations in a manner that all ows readers to see beyond the algebra and terminology to the general princi ples of multinational financial management. Multinational Finance includes coverage of traditional topics such as forei gn exchange and Eurocurrency markets, multinational treasury management, ma nagement of currency ris... View More...
Many CFOs have led their companies to invest in ERP and shared services in order to create leaner, more global organization structures. Today, they se ek more radical transformation through business process outsourcing (BPO). CFO Insights is a practical, comprehensive guide to this exciting, fast-gro wing field. It features expert advice from the CFOs of major companies worl dwide, including BP, Procter & Gamble, Dell, and Exel. Step by step, it tak es you through the stages of a successful outsourcing solution - from evalu ating providers and contracting, through transition planning and risk ... View More...
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A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This book cracks the code of marketing to the New Chinese Consumer--all 1.3 billion of them. Marketers of some of the world's leading brands come to China without any clear understanding of their new audience. But the same rules do not apply in China. Doctoroff delves into the psychology of contemporary Chinese consumers to explain the importance of culture in shaping buying decisions. He provides insight into consumers' fundamental motivations and re... View More...
For more than half a century, the U.S. dollar has been not just America's c urrency but the world's. It is used globally by importers, exporters, inves tors, governments and central banks alike. Nearly three-quarters of all $10 bills circulate outside the United States. The dollar holdings of the Chinese government alone come to more than $1,000 per Chinese resident. This dependence on dollars, by banks, corporations and governments around t he world, is a source of strength for the United States. It is, as a critic of U.S. policies once put it, America's "exorbitant privilege." However, r ece... View More...
The Gods That Failed: How the Financial Elite Have Gambled Away Our Futures by Larry Elliott, Dan Atkinson A devastating assault on the delusional, faith-based thinking that markets can, unaided, create heaven on earth. Since the late Sixties, control of our economy has passed into the hands of a new elite of super-rich free-market operatives and their colleagues in n ational and international institutions. These New Olympians, so named becau se of their remoteness from everyday life and their lack of accountability, are unconcerned with - in fact, hostile to - job security, social tranquil it... View More...
Don't let the conservative nature of many fixed income intruments mislead y ou! These are complex, potentially risky investments, and Fixed Income Math ematics is required reading if you are to maximize both income and capital growth from fixed income investing. An expert, thorough analysis of this vo latile market's latest developments is presented in the straight-forward, c omprehensive style that has become a Fabozzi trademark. It will leave you w ith a greater ability to utilize and take advantage of basic strategies as well as the newest advances in fixed income analysis and research. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The standard reference for fixed income portfolio managers Despite their conservative nature, fixed income instruments are among the investment industry's most complex and potentially risky investments. Fixed Income Mathematics is recognized worldwide as the essential professional reference for understanding the concepts and evaluative methodologies for bonds, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and other fixed income instruments. Thi... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. For nearly two decades, individual and institutional investors have relied on The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities as the world's leading reference for fixed income information. This new edition continues to define the field, while broadening its focus with new chapters on derivatives, a greater focus on structured finance and international markets, and more emphasis on applied material for today's time-pressed practitioner. Influential editor Fran... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. No matter who you are-investor, trader, homeowner, 401(k) holder, or CEO-yo u are bound to feel the impact of Alan Greenspan's "Age of Ignorance" for y ears to come. According to MSN Money columnist William A. Fleckenstein, Greenspan's nearl y 19-year career as Federal Reserve Chairman is even worse than anyone imag ined. Labeled "Mr. Bubble" by the New York Times, Greenspan was nothing les s than a serial bubble blower with a long history of bad deci... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Still the best way to learn the Wave Principle First published in 1978, Elliott Wave Principle is the definitive text desi gned to help the Elliott wave novice and veteran practitioner alike. This b ook will teach you the rules and guidelines of the Wave Principle and help you understand how to apply it to any financial market. 37-plus years is enough time for investors to deem a book about an investme nt method as "classic," and surely the jury is in... View More...
