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This book is written under specific conditions of which you should be aware. First, it’s not a “how to get rich” book for individuals looking to maximize their 401(k) or invest in the stock market....

When the news broke in 1975 that New York City was on the brink of fiscal collapse, few believed it was possible....

Hard work isn’t enough to become wealthy in today’s world. The key to extraordinary wealth is to leverage the resources at your disposal to multiply your outcomes. The 18 Laws of Leverage is your guide to implementing strategies that create exponential results.

A landmark work from one of the preeminent historians of our time: the first published biography of Andrew W. Mellon, the American colossus who bestrode the worlds of industry, government, and philanthropy, leaving his transformative stamp on each. Following a boyhood in nineteenth-century...

Corporate finance is one of the most important parts of the finance domain as to whether the organization is big or small they raise and deploy capital in order to survive and grow....

The American economy is strong in large part because nobody believes that America would ever default on its debt. Yet in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt did just that, when in a bid to pull the country out of depression, he depreciated the US dollar in relation to gold....

Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter David Wessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control....

Governments today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse....

Using scores of examples from the Fed's rich history, The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve shows that much common wisdom about the nation's central bank is inaccurate....

Today, most of our money is created, not by governments, but by banks when they make loans. This audiobook takes the listener step by step through the sausage factory of modern money creation....

From a giant of health care policy, an engaging and enlightening account of why American health care is so expensive - and why it doesn't have to be....

Woods outlines a bold plan for dramatically overhauling the government and restoring our Founding Fathers' vision for America....

Born in Massachusetts, Jared Bibler relocated to Iceland in 2004 only to find himself in the middle of an unprecedented financial crisis a handful of years later. Personally wiped out and seeking to uncover the truth about a collapse that brought the pastoral country to its knees, he became the...

This is the ultimate beginner’s guide that breaks down the intimidating world of the stock market into easy-to-follow steps, real-world strategies, and confidence-boosting knowledge anyone can understand.

The rules for investing have changed. Don’t get left behind. Reboot your approach with this timely guide from a wealth management powerhouse. It’s not hard to grasp why we need to change the way we think about investing. Over the past twenty-five years, new developments in world affairs...

Created for risk professionals and non-risk professionals alike, this easy-to-understand guide helps you meet the increasingly insistent demand to make sophisticated assessments of companies' risk exposure....

In this incisive new book, Michael Mandelbaum argues that the era marked by an expansive American foreign policy is coming to an end....

Journalist Nathan Bomey delivers the inside story of Detroit's decline and the people who fought to save it against impossible odds....

Kenneth S. Rogoff makes a persuasive and fascinating case for an idea that until recently would have seemed outlandish: getting rid of most paper money....

Ein verblüffendes Hörbuch über die unheimliche Macht der Vermögensverwalter. Ihre wichtigste Eigenschaft ist die Diskretion, und ihre Aufgabe ist es, den...

Edward D. Kleinbard explains how the public's preoccupation with tax policy alone has obscured any understanding of government's ability to complement the private sector....

Financial laws and rules govern what financial institutions such as banks, brokers, and investment companies can do. These rules are generally put into effect by government regulators or international groups to protect investors, maintain orderly markets, and promote financial stability....

Kann eine mächtige Nation wie die USA pleite gehen? Bedrohen hohe Schulden weltweit unser kollektives Wohlergehen? Ray Dalio, New-York-Times-Bestsellerautor und einer der größten Investoren unserer Zeit, erläutert die Gründe für seine Befürchtungen.

With this audiobook, you'll learn how to avoid the active management scam that can cost plenty and eat into the retirement nest egg. Ross counsels on giving up on all those beat-the-market strategies pushed by Wall Street whiz kids.

Unlock the power of shareholder capitalism -- a system that transcends zero-sum games and Wall Street stereotypes....