Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Financial Institutions, Investments, and Management: An Introduction (The Dryden Press series in finance)

Financial Institutions, Investments, and Management: An Introduction (The Dryden Press series in finance) Review



Financial Institutions, Investments, and Management 5/e is one of the only books that attempts coverage of all three major areas of finance. The new title emphasizes the three-part structure of the book. Since many students will have only this exposure to the subject, this text gives them a working knowledge of all aspects of introductory finance. Features: * Boxed inserts, "Financial Facts" and "The Job Mart", provide descriptions of careers or first jobs in finance. The study of finance can lead to an exciting career, but students may not be aware of many occupations that employ material introduced in this text. The job descriptions are based on ads that were placed in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. * Examples in the text are relatively simple, constructed with the beginning student in mind. The numerical examples employ simple arithmetic, and small numbers are used in these examples. * Reviews material from accounting and economics which is pertinent to finance. Thus, the text may also be used by the student who wants an introduction to the world of finance but who lacks any formal coursework in economics or accounting. * Each chapter begins with a set of learning objectives, which identify topics to look for and learn as the chapter develops. * Each chapter includes review questions and, where appropriate, problems. The questions and problems are straightforward and are designed primarily to review the material. New to this edition: * Material using financial calculators is now included to facilitate the solution of time values problems, bond valuation, yeld to maturity, net present value, and internal rates of return. For students who do not have access to a financial calculator, the traditional presentation using interest tables remains intact. * Additional new material considers the price volatility of options, the calculation of the true, annualized yield for short-term investments, the costs and fees associated with investing in mutual funds, Morningstar as a source of information on mutual funds, new federal income tax rates, and the dovetailing of material on savings and loans associations and mutual savings banks into material on thrift institutions.


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

¡ADELANTE! Una guía personal del éxito para usted y su familia (Spanish Edition)

¡ADELANTE! Una guía personal del éxito para usted y su familia (Spanish Edition) Review



¿Está cansado de trabajar largas jornadas y de no tener lo suficiente para pagar los gastos o ahorrar para el futuro de sus hijos?

¿Se pregunta qué más podría hacer para mejorar la condición de su familia?

¡Deje que Rudy Ruiz, empresario exitoso e hijo de inmigrantes mexicanos, le abra las puertas a las asombrosas posibilidades a su alcance!

En ¡Adelante! Rudy Ruiz comparte con usted su visión del éxito que lo ha ayudado a salir adelante en su propia vida, y que le aportará los conocimientos necesarios para:

● Obtener las destrezas necesarias para incrementar sus ingresos
● Averiguar cuál ocupación es la ideal para usted
● Descifrar los códigos del sistema de educación estadounidense
● Presentar una solicitud para un nuevo trabajo o carrera
● Lanzar su propio negocio
● Aprender los fundamentos de la banca y los ahorros
● Descubrir cómo utilizar el crédito y los préstamos a provecho propio
● Ahorrar con sensatez y eficacia para la educación de sus hijos
● Aprender qué clase de asistencia financiera está a su alcance
● Invertir para una jubilación cómoda

Estos son sólo algunos de los temas a los que Rudy Ruiz dedica sus pericias en este libro ameno sobre los pasos a tomar para mejorar su vida y la de su familia. . . y ¡SALIR ADELANTE!


Saturday, September 17, 2011

Personal Finance (Personal Financial Survival Kit)

Personal Finance (Personal Financial Survival Kit) Review



Personal Finance & Investing Survival Kit - Join the Millionaire's Club

This is a straightforward personal and financial guide in the safe, slow, and steady category, built on the wisdom of Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Benjamin Graham, and John Train.

Millions of copies have been sold in audiobook and software form. This is the first ebook to present this for reflection and action.

This subject lends itself to self-diagnosics and lists, which makes your opportunity to succeed so much greater because you can work on lots of little things rather than counting on a single big thing or two.

The chapters describe this important work.

1. Getting Started.
A. 3 Reasons to Create Financial Plan
B. 4 Core Steps to Put Your Financial Life Together
C. 3 Reasons People Avoid Financial Planning
D. 14 Step Financial Survival Kit Plan

2. How Do You Fit In? Know Thyself
A. 3 Life Stages in Your Plan
B. Your Financial & Risk Profile: Self-Diagnostic Test & Analysis
C. Your Attitude Towards Money

3. Your Personal Financial Statement: Creation & Analysis

4. Your 2 Year Good Habit Plan: Getting Started

5. Your Career: Your #1 Investment

6. Your House or Condo: #2 Investment

7. Your Retirement & Savings Accounts: #3 Investment

8. Your Growth Stocks & Mutual Funds: #4 Investment

9. Trusts & Wills: Taking Care of Your Family

10. Investment Recap: 24 Quick Tips

11. Danger: 21 Quick Tips

12. Spending: #1 Danger

13. 8 Investment Types to Avoid: #2 Danger

14. Divorce: #3 Danger

15. The Unexpected: #4 Danger

16. Trends that Matter & Using Professionals

Study this work and use it over the years. Share it with your family and discuss it among them at least once a year.

Good luck!


Friday, September 16, 2011

Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want out of Life

Easy Money: How to Simplify Your Finances and Get What You Want out of Life Review



Pulliam Weston (Your Credit Score), columnist for MSN Money and author of the nationally syndicated column "Money Talk," provides a practical, easy-to-understand guide to taking control of personal finances and establishing financial security. Like most financial advice books, this collection covers the basics, such as creating a financial toolkit, investing, planning for retirement and saving for college. While Pulliam Weston provides insights into these areas-especially for those without a financial background-she also charts new territory with her "60 Percent Solution" and "50/30/20 Plan," both aimed at spending control, as well as getting the most out of your credit cards and what to do if you've overspent on a car purchase. An advocate of online banking, Pulliam Weston maps out the right way to pay bills and advocates account aggregation and consolidation. She also provides a useful resource guide for finding a financial planner, a tax professional and an estate planning attorney. Checklists are included in each chapter, as well as helpful charts and tables that aid in getting and staying organized. This book will be a valuable guide on the path to financial control and security.

                                                --Publishers Weekly

 

 

“If you want to simplify your life and make solid decisions—fast—this book is your answer. It’s one more reason Liz remains one of America’s most trusted financial columnists. Quick, easy, and empowering!”

—Jennifer Openshaw, Author of The Millionaire Zone and CEO, WinningAdvice.com

 

“As usual, Liz cuts to the chase to provide readers with practical, easy to implement tips for living a rich life. If you follow only half of her on-the-money recommendations you’ll be exponentially better off tomorrow than you are today.”

—Lois P. Frankel, Ph.D., Author of Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich and

Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office

 

Simplify your financial life…

now and forever!

 

• By the Internet’s #1 personal finance expert, MSN’s Liz Pulliam Weston

• Stop feeling overwhelmed by your finances: take control, the easy way!

• Save time, avoid mistakes, and help secure your future

 

Common sense. Easy solutions. Plain English. Best selling author,

Liz Pulliam Weston, takes on the problem everyone has, and nobody talks about: the sheer hassle of managing your money! Weston offers practical guidance and easy checklists for every decision: investments, credit cards, insurance, mortgages, retirement, college savings, and more! Discover how to consolidate, delegate, and automate your finances…save time and money…and live a more rewarding, secure life!

 

www.lizweston.com


Wednesday, September 14, 2011

You're Retired Now What: Money Skills for a Comfortable Retirement (Wiley Personal Finance Solutions/Your Family Matters)

You're Retired Now What: Money Skills for a Comfortable Retirement (Wiley Personal Finance Solutions/Your Family Matters) Review



Plenty of books tell you how to plan for retirement. This book tells you how to manage it once you are there.

Retirement: A time in your life when you should be kicking back and relaxing on a sandy beach or a golf course, without a care in the world. Right? Well, these days it's a bit more complicated than that. With Social Security and Medicare hanging in the balance, questions and uncertainties abound: Will you have enough money? Will you need a part-time job? Do you have adequate health insurance? Here is the road map you need for a comfortable, stress-free retirement—complete with sandy beaches, if that's your preference. Ron and Murray Yolles, a father-and-son team who have advised retirees on money matters for fifty years, provide a solid, down-to-earth plan for a successful retirement, covering everything from the best investment strategies to maximizing retirement plans and IRAs.

"Will your money last? This book helps make sure it does for the millions of Americans entering retirement, answering this key question and many more in an easy-to-read, friendly way." —Jean-Marie Eveillard, President, SoGen Funds.

"You're Retired, Now What? is a great read to help clear one's mind of all the conflicting financial advice that exists today." —David Herro, CFA, Partner, Director of International Equities The Oakmark International Funds.


Monday, September 12, 2011

Relationship Economics: Transform Your Most Valuable Business Contacts Into Personal and Professional Success

Relationship Economics: Transform Your Most Valuable Business Contacts Into Personal and Professional Success Review



"If a man is judged by the company he keeps, David Nour's Relationship Economics provides a systematic approach to building value in that judgment. The concepts reach well beyond networking to building lasting and productive relationships."
—Dennis Sadlowski, President and CEO, Siemens Energy and Automation, Inc.

"Relationship Economics is so much more than networking-it's a systematic approach to building and nurturing relationships to get things done."
—William L. Koleszar, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Citizens Financial Group/Royal Bank of Scotland

"Social capital is essential for success, and Relationship Economics provides an approach to enhancing its value."
—Terry C. Blum, Director, Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Georgia Tech College of Management

"In the airline industry-or any industry for that matter-strategic relationships are instrumental to your success to drive profitable, long-term growth. David Nour has captured that essence in Relationship Economics."
—Randy Martinez, Col. USAF (Ret.) and former CEO, World Air Holdings, Inc.

"In Relationship Economics, David Nour highlights very timely concepts and successfully points out that with today's technology and global knowledge, we are able to formulate personal, functional, and strategic relationships essential to our success."
—Peter M. Sontag, Chairman, Orthopedic Development Corporation

"Forget cold calling. It's still about who you know, and Relationship Economics paves the fastest and most disciplined process for building a world-class portfolio of quantifiable and strategic business relationships."
—Greg Alexander, CEO, Sales Benchmark Index, and author of Making the Number and coauthor of Topgrading for Sales

"The Relationship Economics principles are critical to business, cultural, and diplomatic success. Look at any successful businessperson-they have done an outstanding job of managing their relationships, consistently over a long period of time."
—Ken Stewart, Commissioner - Economic Development, State of Georgia

"A fantastic read. Constantly weaving great ideas with practical applications. You'll never look at business relationships the same way again."
—Rick Frishman, founder, Planned Television Arts, and Publisher, Morgan James Publishing


Sunday, September 11, 2011

Students' Money Matters 2000: A Guide to Sources of Finance and Money Management

Students' Money Matters 2000: A Guide to Sources of Finance and Money Management Review



The financial pressure on students is now greater than ever, and studying for a degree now costs the average student #8000. This guide gives advice on how to stay solvent and includes the latest on sponsorship, bursaries and other awards.