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This is the true crime story of how an old Marine was robbed by his banker at the point of a pen.

Reich werden mit Privatkrediten? Das Praxisbuch über P2P-Kredite - alles, was du für erfolgreiches Investieren wissen musst. Zur börsenfernen Diversifikation, als Rendite-Booster und Quelle für passives Einkommen erfreuen sich Privatkredit-Investments immer größerer Beliebtheit. Zurecht, finden Sebastian Wörner und Vincent Willkomm - denn in keiner anderen Anlageklasse kann man so einfach, so schnell und mit so flexiblem Budget so hohe Renditen erreichen.

Hey! Endlich ein Ratgeber, der dich nicht wie ein Kind behandelt und dir wirklich zeigt, was im Leben zählt! Du hast es satt, dass dir alle sagen, was du zu tun hast, aber keiner erklärt, WIE du es hinkriegen sollst? Wie du dein erstes eigenes Geld anlegst? Wie du nicht in die Schuldenfalle tappst? Oder wie du endlich deine Ziele erreichst, statt nur davon zu träumen? Diana Stichnoth nimmt dich in diesem Hörbuch mit auf eine Journey zu deinem Erfolg – ohne erhobenen Zeigefinger, dafür mit echten Lifehacks, die du sofort umsetzen kannst.

FedNow is a real-time payment service being developed by the US Federal Reserve to enable faster, more efficient, and secure payments. This audiobook provides an in-depth look at FedNow, covering its features, implementation and rollout, impact on financial institutions, businesses, and consumers, regulatory landscape and compliance, security and privacy considerations, and future outlook.

Als ein Whistleblower dem Rechercheteam der Süddeutschen Zeitung Tausende Kontodaten der Credit Suisse zuspielt, stoßen die Enthüllungsjournalisten Hannes Munzinger, Frederik Obermaier und Bastian Obermayer auf Diktatoren, Geheimdienstchefs, Könige, Kardinäle und ganz normale Superreiche. Sie alle deponierten Geld in der Schweiz, darunter Geld, das der Allgemeinheit gehört. Manche hatten es in ihren Ländern geraubt, andere wollten dafür keine Steuern zahlen.

In A History of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Volume 5: 1973-1999, the story of CIBC unfolds amidst a backdrop of world-changing events, economic booms and busts, and memorable moments in Canadian history. This era of the bank saw challenges such as the OPEC crisis and recession-driven collapses of iconic companies like Massey Ferguson, Dome Petroleum, and Olympia & York.

In response to the recent economy’s woes, banks have placed a growing premium on reducing costs and improving operational efficiencies and many banks have turned to lean programs as a useful tool. Most of these banks will find themselves disappointed, however, because few lean initiatives, in our experience, deliver the expected results. The near and longer-term impact on costs proves to be far less than expected, and any gains in efficiency prove to be either temporary or too limited in scope...

What is the arrogance cycle? We've just lived through it. As market bubbles build, our confidence level rises (dis)proportionately. Everyone wants in on the action. We want to believe Wall Street, and once we do, the inevitable happens. Like Dr. Frankenstein breathing life into inanimate flesh, investment professionals sought ever more novel ways to create wealth. The only problem was that it was all artificial.

Fleeced: Canadians Versus Their Banks is a stunning exposé of the inner workings of our six major banks, demonstrating how they are set up to avoid competing with one another, squeeze their customers, evade risk, stifle innovation, and produce staggering profits that enrich bank executives and shareholders.

In this entertaining listen, the award-winning author recounts her fascinating experiences and the creative methods she used to successfully build Atlantic Canada’s first female owned collection agency. All with no formal business education. With the lessons she learned from real life experience Krista has built an award winning collection agency and is highly sought after by businesses to share her insights and real life lessons she learned.

Don't you want to ride and conquer the next thriving economy? Imagine you are been presented with an opportunity before the flourishing of Internet, what would you do? Now is the time! Discover everything you need to know about blockchain and how to get your first mover advantage now.

The widespread use of social media these days is overwhelming - the question is, as contemporary business owners who now need to capitalize on this, how do we use this to our advantage before our competitors do it first? Nowadays, it is not enough to just be savvy with the Internet, using the tried and true marketing techniques employed in that realm. Now if you want the best chances at reaching your audience, social media is your best ally.

In science, no -one believes the Earth is flat anymore. Economists, on the other hand, haven't budged from their original worldview. Market capitalism depends on seven big ideas: competition, the "invisible hand", utility, agency theory, pricing, shareholder value, and limited liability. These served the world well in the past, but over the years they have become cancerous and are slowly killing the system as a whole.

A New Era in Banking: The Landscape After the Battle identifies the main drivers of change at the heart of this wholesale transformation of the financial services industry. It examines the complex challenge for financial institutions to de-risk business models, reconnect with customers, and approach stakeholder value creation.

Abby is a high flyer. But she's not your average banker. Driven by something other than money and status, she has her own reasons for climbing the ladder. And so does Mike. An ambitious young graduate with an equally impressive CV, Mike is in it for the six-figure salaries and fast cars. He's got the skills, the grades and the swagger to make it all the way to the top. Based on the author's experiences as a junior investment banker, Golden Handcuffs is a fresh, gripping insight into life inside a Wall Street bank and what it really means to sell your soul to the City.

As Millennials get older, we are finding that we don't know as much about our credit and how to properly use it as we should. Many self proclaimed gurus tell you to pay cash for everything and to never use credit cards.

In this one-of-a-kind program, author and certified public accountant Lester Davies will show you a secret used by financial insiders to literally walk away from thousands of dollars in debt and free themselves from endless collection activities. This completely legal, yet little-known technique works for them and it can work for you too!

The Great Depression was a time that saw the emergence of a great figure, Will Rogers. His thought was forceful and single minded about what needed to be done to fix the nation in the aftermath of predatory behavior by international financiers. An analysis of the Tea Party and Ron Paul is made based upon this tradition of Great Depression thinking. This audiobook reveals the real desires of the TBTF banks and the IMF and the US central bank, the Federal Reserve.

In Decentralizing Finance, blockchain and digital assets expert Kenneth Bok offers an insightful exploration of the current state of decentralized finance (DeFi). As distributed ledger technology (DLT) increasingly optimizes and democratizes financial ecosystems worldwide, this book serves as a guide to the most salient aspects of the ongoing transformation.

Survival Guide provides bank directors and bank executives with the tools required to navigate the unique challenges faced by bank board members. Service as a bank director may have been considered an honor in the past - but times have changed. Today, bank directors assume more personal liability and face greater regulatory requirements than other board positions. Strong banks are the lifeblood of a healthy, growing community. When you serve as a bank director you have an extraordinary opportunity to contribute to the economic health of your community by helping local businesses grow and ...