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Family Trusts
By N. E. Renton. 2007
This is a plain English manual for ordinary Australian families and small business proprietors. It will help them to decide…
whether to set up a family trust, to understand the advantages and disadvantages of this useful legal concept and to discuss the issues more intelligently with their professional advisers.All aspects of setting up and running a family trust are dealt with in this book, including investment aspects and the taxation and social security rules affecting trusts and their beneficiaries. It discusses discretionary and unitised trusts, as well as trust deeds and the roles of the settlor and the trustees. The use of trusts for children with an intellectual disability, philanthropic foundations and the winding up of trusts are also covered.The fourth edition of Family Trusts has been greatly expanded. In addition to the updated real-life case studies that help to flesh out this important subject, there is new material on the qualifications needed by trustees, hybrid trusts, the risks of borrowing by trustees, non-resident beneficiaries, resettlements, minutes of trustee meetings, protecting assets against creditors, bankruptcy and divorce.The Outsider's Edge
By Brent D. Taylor. 2007
The secret of extreme wealth creationThe Outsider's Edge reveals the one common denominator the world's richest self-made people share. Studying…
the lives of 17 world-famous billionaires, author and researcher Brent Taylor discovered that their one shared experience is that of the outsider. From Bill Gates to Richard Branson to Warren Buffett, being different from their peers, and proud of it, has served as prime motivation for many of the world's most spectacularly successful people. Turning the conventional wisdom about wealth on its head, The Outsider's Edge reveals the true value and importance of being different.Brent Taylor (Australia) is a professional researcher who has worked for more than 20 years as a market researcher to government and corporations.Frommer's Thailand, 9th Edition
By Ron Emmons. 2010
You'll never fall into the tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around,…
taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with exact prices for everything, dozens of color maps, and exciting coverage of sports, shopping, and nightlife. You'd be lost without us! Frommer's holds the key to worry-free travel in this exotic land, with valuable cultural insights, the latest trip-planning advice, detailed maps, and smart tips on language, local customs, and getting around. You'll find honest, in-depth reviews of luxury beach resorts, high-tech business hotels, intimate inns, and simple guest houses and bungalows, all based on recent personal inspections. We'll show you spectacular beaches, waterfalls, floating markets, majestic temples, ancient ruins, national parks, palaces, and traditional villages. We'll lead you to amazing restaurants, and even take you elephant trekking in the Northern Hills. You'll also rely on us to guide you through the confusing, bustling, but intriguing city of Bangkok (our author, who lived there while writing this guide, knows it intimately, and discovered all sorts of hidden surprises). With Frommer's in hand, you'll experience all the wonder of Thailand!CliffsNotes Graduation Debt
By Reyna Gobel. 2014
With updated information that reflects the myriad changes in the student loan industry that affect students and their parents burdened…
with student loan debt, CliffsNotes Graduation Debt, Second Edition provides a step-by-step road map for effectively managing student loan debt and having a successful financial life. Reyna Gobel has accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in student loans, recovered from student loan default, and set herself on a mission to help others who face a seemingly insurmountable student loan burden, with a powerful message about taking a step-by-step approach and not being overwhelmed by the sheer weight of student loan debt. Divided into small subsections geared toward those neck-deep in debt, this book is easily digestible to students who aren't inclined to focus on their finances. Readers are encouraged to take action steps, such as finding long-lost student loans that may have gone into default, discovering payment plans they can afford, consolidating loans when it makes sense to do so, saving money on eating out and groceries, improving credit scores, tweaking their debt-to-income ratios so they can buy a home, and discussing their student loan and non-student loan debt with their significant others. By the end of the book, readers will be on the road to financial stability, with extra money for vacations and other fun stuff, too.Arts & Numbers
By Elaine Grogan Luttrull. 2013
The creative class-artists, actors, writers, musicians, freelancers, dancers, performers, and the like-are known for applying their passion for creative expression…
to everything they do. Perhaps the one thing that most fills this group with apprehension is the rigid world of numbers. This leads to problems arising from the unconventional financial and business situations of creative professionals, as well as the nonprofit organizations with which they're often affiliated. Finances, budgeting, and business matters can be dreaded, if not outright ignored, by creatives--to the detriment of their artistic pursuits.Author, artist, and CPA Elaine Grogan Luttrull has written Arts & Numbers to help creative professionals find the same confidence in their financial dealings as in their chosen mode of expression. It is an engaging, accessible guide that covers a variety of must-know topics, such as budgeting, cash management, visual charting, taxes, employment, and business etiquette. In a simple, straightforward style, Luttrull draws examples from smooth-flowing narratives depicting common issues within the arts worlds, as well as from her own personal anecdotes. Unlike stuffy textbooks and patronizing business books, Arts & Numbers is a lively and artfully done ally in helping creative professionals plan their present financial situations and secure their futures.Life Under Pressure, Moving Beyond Financial Meltdown
By Sherman Smith. 2012
Americans are obsessed with gloomy prognostications about the future. Dr. Smith's book, Life Under Pressure, Moving Beyond Financial Meltdown, is…
an antidote to all of this. He captures, in this book, the belief-ism that any person who trusts in God can move beyond disaster and that God is not out of money in any economic climate.Dr. Smith has helped thousands overcome adverse circumstances, and this book is a practical application to dealing with the times. It is a Biblical financial scholar's approach to money. You will find the 28 Ways You Can Know You're Overextended and all sorts of practical Scriptural advice in dealing with financial chaos. His approach to Bankruptcy and Divorce is worth the price of this book. Dr. Smith is a recognized authority on Biblical Stewardship, and as he did in his bestseller, Exploding the Doomsday Money Myths, Why It's Not Time to Panic, you will find this well written and easy to read book a breath of fresh air.Locavesting
By Amy Cortese. 2011
How individuals and communities can profit from local investing In the wake of the financial crisis, investors are faced with…
a stark choice: entrust their hard-earned dollars to the Wall Street casino, or settle for anemic interest rates on savings, bonds, and CDs. Meanwhile, small businesses are being starved for the credit and capital they need to grow. There's got to be a better way. In Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit from It, Amy Cortese takes us inside the local investing movement, where solutions to some of the nation's most pressing problems are taking shape. The idea is that, by investing in local businesses, rather than faceless conglomerates, investors can earn profits while building healthy, self-reliant communities. Introduces you to the ideas and pioneers behind the local investing movement Profiles the people and communities who are putting their money to work in their own backyards and taking control of their destinies Explores innovative investment strategies, from community capital and crowdfunding to local stock exchanges With confidence in Wall Street and the government badly shaken, Americans are looking for alternatives. Local investing offers a way to rebuild our nest eggs, communities, and, just perhaps, our country.The Everything Homebuying Book
By Piper Nichole. 2009
The good news: It's a buyer's market and interest rates are down. The bad news: It's tougher to get credit…
and qualify for an affordable mortgage. In this volatile market, potential homebuyers need to arm themselves with as much information as they can get. This book takes them through each step of buying a home and will show them how to: choose the right house, condo, co-op, or vacation home; analyze mortgage rates, property values, and market trends; work with agents, brokers, lawyers, and lenders; and more. Whether buyers are purchasing a first home or their fourth, this updated guide walks them through their biggest purchase with expert advice they can trust. This edition includes completely new material on loans to avoid, how to determine if a house is overpriced, and avoiding foreclosure.Kothari
By Vinod Kothari. 2009
Credit derivatives as a financial tool has been growing exponentially from almost nothing more than seven years ago to approximately…
US$5 trillion deals completed by end of 2005. This indicates the growing importance of credit derivatives in the financial sector and how widely it is being used these days by banks globally. It is also being increasingly used as a device of synthetic securitisation. This significant market trend underscores the need for a book of such a nature. Kothari, an undisputed expert in credit derivatives, explains the subject matter using easy-to-understand terms, presents it in a logical structure, demystifies the technical jargons and blends them into a cohesive whole. This revised book will also include the following: - New credit derivative definitions - New features of the synthetic CDO market - Case studies of leading transactions of synethetic securitisations - Basle II rules - The Consultative Paper 3 has significantly revised the rules, particularly on synthetic CDOs - Additional inputs on legal issues - New clarifications on accounting for credit derivatives/credit linked notesLands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road
By Kate Harris. 2019
"Every day on a bike trip is like the one before--but it is also completely different, or perhaps you are…
different, woken up in new ways by the mile."As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she most craved--that of a generalist explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and philosopher--had gone extinct. From her small-town home in Ontario, it seemed as if Marco Polo, Magellan and their like had long ago mapped the whole earth. So she vowed to become a scientist and go to Mars. To pass the time before she could launch into outer space, Kate set off by bicycle down a short section of the fabled Silk Road with her childhood friend Mel Yule, then settled down to study at Oxford and MIT. Eventually the truth dawned on her: an explorer, in any day and age, is by definition the kind of person who refuses to live between the lines. And Harris had soared most fully out of bounds right here on Earth, travelling a bygone trading route on her bicycle. So she quit the laboratory and hit the Silk Road again with Mel, this time determined to bike it from the beginning to end. Like Rebecca Solnit and Pico Iyer before her, Kate Harris offers a travel narrative at once exuberant and meditative, wry and rapturous. Weaving adventure and deep reflection with the history of science and exploration, Lands of Lost Borders explores the nature of limits and the wildness of a world that, like the self and like the stars, can never be fully mapped.The Intelligent Portfolio
By William F. Sharpe, Christopher L. Jones. 2008
The Intelligent Portfolio draws upon the extensive insights of Financial Engines--a leading provider of investment advisory and management services founded…
by Nobel Prize-winning economist William F. Sharpe--to reveal the time-tested institutional investing techniques that you can use to help improve your investment performance. Throughout these pages, Financial Engines' CIO, Christopher Jones, uses state-of-the-art simulation and optimization methods to demonstrate the often-surprising results of applying modern financial economics to personal investment decisions.The Everything Personal Finance in Your 40s and 50s Book
By Jennifer Lane, Bill Lane. 2009
Every day, more than 10,000 people turn forty in the United States, moving toward retirement without traditional pension plans backing…
them up. Lacking the safety net that protected their parents and grandparents, they're forced to take the initiative for their own financial security. They need a source of information that doesn't scare them away with insider jargon and intimidating complications. This book will help those who have felt uninformed, intimidated, or excluded from the process, and will simplify difficult topics like budgeting, investing, paying for college while saving for retirement, and helping kids with debt. People will find the essential tools and resources they need to set a course toward retirement and security at this critical stage in life.Naked Forex
By Alex Nekritin, Walter Peters. 1807
A streamlined and highly effective approach to trading without indicatorsMost forex traders rely on technical analysis books written for stock,…
futures, and option traders. However, long before computers and calculators, traders were trading naked. Naked trading is the simplest (and oldest) trading method. It's simply trading without technical indicators, and that is exactly what this book is about.Traders who use standard technical indicators focus on the indicators. Traders using naked trading techniques focus on the price chart. Naked trading is a simple and superior way to trade and is suited to those traders looking to quickly achieve expertise with a trading method.Offers a simpler way for traders to make effective decisions using the price chartBased on coauthor Walter Peters method of trading and managing money almost exclusively without indicatorsCoauthor Alexander Nekritin is the CEO and President of TradersChoiceFX, one of the largest Forex introducing brokers in the worldNaked Forex teaches traders how to profit the simple naked way!Make Millions Selling on QVC
By Nick Romer. 2008
Make Millions Selling on QVC is more than just a guide to getting you and your products in front of…
millions of potential customers; it's an inside look at how the largest television retailer in the world operates. The information and advice found throughout these pages will give you a distinct edge in this competitive business and allow you to exceed your professional expectations and enjoy the success you deserve.Combat Finance: How Military Values and Discipline Will Help You Achieve Financial Freedom
By Kurt Neddenriep. 2014
In this book, Kurt Neddenriep, a Senior Vice President at a major investment firm who also served a tour in…
Afghanistan, develops a set of leadership and service values to help individuals and families to consistently achieve financial success. A comprehensive guide to personal finance, this book is informed by the author's expertise in the financial industry and framed within the lessons, clear thinking and organization he learned over the course of a parallel 23-year career in the Army National Guard of Nevada. The book will tell the stories of those who serve our country and how their values, discipline, and morals can teach us financial lessons in our personal lives, taking military principles and tactics and using them to explain finances for the mainstream American.The book covers:MortgagesSavingsInsurancePortfolio diversityTactical Portfolios
By Bailey Mccann. 1807
Take an active management approach with liquid alternatives to increase R.O.I.Take advantage of inefficiencies in the market by investing in…
alternative assets. Hedge fund and private equity investment diversifies your portfolio and helps shield you from market volatility, allowing your more passive assets to work the long game. In Tactical Portfolios: Strategies and Tactics for Investing in Hedge Funds and Liquid Alternatives, author Bailey McCann guides you through the principles of hedge fund investment and the associated philosophies of risk management strategies. McCann's background in reporting and analyzing government policy and regulatory issues positions her as a valuable source of strategic investment advice. As Senior Editor of Opalesque's Alternative Market Briefing, her take on the market is read by every one of the top 100 hedge fund managers on a daily basis. In Tactical Portfolios: Strategies and Tactics for Investing in Hedge Funds and Liquid Alternatives, McCann goes in-depth on important topics.Strategies for equities, managed futures and fixed incomeWhat to expect and common misconceptionsInvestment mechanics of specific strategiesValuation, red flags, and regulatory changesIf your passive approach has failed to produce the desired results, liquid alternative investment may be the answer. While long/short will always be around, external forces can change its impact on your portfolio and it may be time to expand your investment arsenal. Tactical Portfolios: Strategies and Tactics for Investing in Hedge Funds and Liquid Alternatives will help you get the most out of any market.Power Up
By Howard S. Dvorkin. 2013
A proven survival guide for these economically rocky, debt-ridden timesMillions of people suffer financial hardship due to job loss and…
a variety of other factors. What you need to do in order to take control of your financial destiny includes changing the way you confront and deal with everyday pressures related to shopping, advertising, credit cards, keeping up with the Joneses, and spending money.In Power Up, Howard Dvorkin--founder of Consolidated Credit Counseling Services--draws on his years of experience helping thousands of people overcome devastating financial hardship. He provides you with time-tested strategies and powerful tools to rebuild your financial life on a solid and enduring foundation. Besides discussing guidelines for creating a realistic budget and sticking to it, Dvorkin also shares tips on how to learn to live without credit cards--and love doing it--as well as puts you in a better position to understand the difference between what you want and what you need.Filled with effective budgeting tools, worksheets, and other valuable formsProvides a look at the tricks that lenders and credit card companies use to make you a slave to debtOffers ideas on how to redirect your urge to shop into activities that satisfy your deeper needs and methods to improve your fiscal psychologyContains priceless advice on how to educate your kids about money and personal financeDo you want a chance to start over again with a clean slate? Do you want the peace of mind that comes with knowing you're in charge of your financial destiny? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then it's time to Power Up!Bonds Now!
By Steve Forbes, Marilyn Cohen, Christopher R. Malburg. 2010
A money-making formula for navigating the bond market's new rules of fixed income investingThe credit meltdown has completely reshaped the…
market for government bonds, Treasury bonds, T-bills, and high yield bond funds. Investors are flocking to corporate bonds and municipal bonds. Tax advantaged bonds have become the safe haven of choice. But you have to know where to look. Bonds Now! shows you.Bonds Now! offers rare insight into safely investing in fixed income vehicles while maintaining necessary liquidity and meeting yield targets. It doesn't waste a lot of time on the elementary basics, but instead, jumps right in and shows you how to build a safe bond portfolio designed to weather turbulent economic downturns.Discusses how to quickly analyze a bond as well as buy and sell themExamines what it takes to build an impregnable fortress around your bond portfolioReveals how to develop a sixth sense for trouble and sell your bond position while there's still timeThere is only one way to guarantee you're getting the right information-get it yourself. Bonds Now! shows you how and where, but even more importantly, this reliable resource clearly explains what to do with it once you have it. This is a knockout formula with proven results. It is the only way to guarantee the bond market won't steal your money.Today's explosive financial environment demands that investors find a safe haven for their money. Using Bonds Now! as your guide, the bond market is that place. Buy this book today and start your own journey to economic recovery.The Supernova Advisor
By Robert D. Knapp. 2008
The Supernova Model is a client service, client acquisition, and practice management model that drives an explosive acceleration in revenue…
and client satisfaction by capitalizing upon the 80/20 Rule. First implemented by financial advisors at Merrill Lynch--under the leadership of author Rob Knapp--it has grown increasingly popular within the financial services industry. The Supernova Advisor skillfully outlines this proven model and reveals how it can be used to create an exceptional experience for your clients, while significantly growing your business.Negotiating Your Investments
By Steven G. Blum. 2014
Get smart about personal finance with the art and science of negotiationNegotiating Your Investments is an in-depth guide to applying…
the principles of negotiation to your personal finances. With expert insight into the before, during, and after of a successful negotiation, you'll learn how to prepare for and conduct important financial discussions with an eye toward getting the best possible outcome. The book contains practical, actionable guidance toward pursuing what you really want, and tools that can greatly improve your chances of getting it. Clear, concrete advice describes how to influence the other side, avoid being taken advantage of, and direct the conversation to your advantage.As a rule, investors fail to negotiate over financial matters, to their great detriment. Improving returns, or reducing fees, by a mere 1 percent per year can make a remarkable difference in your bottom line. For example, a million dollar investment that returns 7.5 percent rather than 6.5 percent, over 30 years, will put an extra $2.1 million dollars in your pocket. On the other hand, that much money could easily go straight into someone else's purse. With that much money at stake, good negotiating practices become extremely valuable. Negotiating Your Investments provides the skills and tools you need to hold your own at the negotiating table while offering advice you can put to work immediately. Topics include:The elements of negotiation - identifying goals, interests, commitments, alternatives, and powerPreparation, information exchange, bargaining, and closing and commitment - the four phases of negotiationAsymmetric information, conflicts of interest, professionalism, and whom to trustInvestment vehicles and the economic science that lies behind wise investingHard economic truths involving past results, rational market pricing, diversification, interest rates, and the effect of costs on investment returnsWhile the focus is on personal finance, the book also includes techniques, analysis, and examples drawn from award winning negotiation courses. It explore the basic theoretical models of bargaining in depth. With Negotiating Your Investments, you'll gain the skills and confidence you need to be smarter, and get better outcomes, in both your financial affairs and the many other negotiations you conduct every day.