Financial Stress Test

New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller Los Angeles Times Bestseller Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises. As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner...

Financial Risk Architecture, Measurement, Control and Reporting is a rigorous guide to the design, operation, and reform of modern financial risk systems. Written for risk managers, board members, treasury professionals, auditors, finance leaders, compliance specialists, regulators, researchers, and postgraduate readers, the book examines how institutions identify exposure, measure uncertainty, contain loss, report weakness, and preserve resilience in volatile conditions. The book moves well beyond narrow treatment of risk as a technical or regulatory topic. It explains financial risk ...

The summer was supposed to be easy. Instead, it’s the one that could break them. Kennedy is finally building the life she fought for—college classes, long shifts at the hospital, and a future she refuses to lose. Eli is holding onto his dream by a thread—his dojo, his livelihood… and the quiet fear that it might not be enough. They’ve already chosen each other once. But this summer? It’s asking them to choose again. When money gets tight, Eli takes a job he swore he’d never go back to—pulling him into a world of late nights, danger, and distance. And when Kennedy starts ...

Building wealth in an environment that punishes complacency requires a brand-new playbook. A traditional 60/40 portfolio works until it doesn't. When inflation stays sticky and interest rates remain high, the bond half stops cushioning losses, and the stock half draws down simultaneously. Moving to cash or blindly buying the dip won't fix this structural failure mode. True financial durability requires a system engineered for regime change—one that replaces guesswork with clear, repeatable rules. In The Future-Proof Portfolio, author and wealth strategist Vance Kensington delivers a ...

Foundations and Core Risk Models with Excel (VOL 1) - I introduces a practitioner-oriented methodology for implementing core risk models entirely in Microsoft Excel. Designed for finance professionals, auditors, regulators, and students, the book bridges the gap between quantitative theory and spreadsheet-based execution under real-world constraints. This volume focuses on foundational concepts such as value-at-risk (VaR), volatility estimation, and the integration of risk factors into financial statement analysis. Using transparent Excel formulas and templates, readers can build, test, and...