First Finance

“A lively and compelling account . . . The cumulative effect is impressive. . . . Ahamed tells his story with an easy fluency and a high velocity.” —The New York Times Book Review “Superb . . . Ahamed thrillingly brings back to life a boom not unlike today's . . . In the process, he...

Author of cult classics The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur offers a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that will help small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve instant profitability. Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read.” —The Wall Street Journal A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 Named a BEST BOOK OF 2025 by The Washington Post, TIME, The Economist, Air Mail...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Poker champion turned business consultant Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions as a result in “the ultimate guide to thinking about risk” (Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit). “A big favorite among...

A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism. Founder of a dynasty, builder of the original Grand Central, creator of an impossibly vast fortune, Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt is an American icon. Humbly born on Staten...

The CFO's First 100 Days: Strategies for Successful Transitions is an essential guide crafted for newly elevated CFOs and Finance Directors who are stepping into their roles with ambition and the drive to make a significant impact. This comprehensive ebook offers actionable strategies and insightful guidance to navigate the critical first 100 days with confidence and clarity. Delve into chapters that provide: Strategic Planning & Execution: Learn how to develop and implement strategic plans that align with long-term business goals. Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks ...

Master the foundations of Forex trading with a practical, beginner-focused guide designed to turn confusion into clarity. In Forex Trading Step by Step, listeners are introduced to the essential building blocks of the currency market—from understanding currency pairs and reading charts to managing risk and developing trading discipline.

Did you know that there is more than one way for retirees to meet their financial goals? Not everyone is comfortable relying on stock market returns from their investments. This book explains a different approach that first builds safety through a floor of reliable lifetime income. This is the meaning of safety-first retirement planning. In this book you will learn: How risk-pooling through insurance works Why risk pooling is a source of additional spending that is competitive with potential stock market returns How commercial annuities provide this risk pooling in the same manner as Social...

Author, best-selling course instructor, licensed real estate broker, and consultant Symon He lays out the simplest, most practical and straight forward path for new investors eager to ink their first deals and start their journey to building a real estate empire. With over 300,000 students in nearly 180 countries, Symon knows exactly what new investors need to get right, what they should avoid, and how they can protect themselves from risk while breaking into the real estate market on their own terms.

Get your financial life in order—from saving and investing to taxes and loans—with this comprehensive, accessible guide to everything you need to know about finance. Managing your finances can be overwhelming at times. But it doesn’t have to be! Personal Finance 101 will provide you with...

No matter how much you want to escape the renters cycle, buying a house isn't always a good investment. Your home can make or break your chance to generate wealth and freedom and this book will show you how to make the right decisions to give you the most financial flexibility possible.

Read by the author. The first meeting is where everything begins—or ends. Get it right, and you build unstoppable deal momentum. Get it wrong, and the deal is in big trouble. Traditional discovery meetings must die! Today's buyer demands it. They no longer tolerate one-sided sales...

Real estate investors have systems for almost everything—to make the phone ring, to find deals, and to fix, rent, and sell their properties. What they don't have is a system for their finances that ensures positive cash flow and profitability. This is why many investors end up scrambling to cover payroll, taxes, and even their own bills. In Profit First for Real Estate Investing, real estate finance expert, David Richter, reveals his simple cash flow system that not only makes "pay yourself first" possible; it makes it easy.

Your successful career in real estate starts here! The first 365 days of working in real estate can be one of the most tumultuous times in your career - full of hard lessons, heart breaks, and hard work. Just because you have a license, doesn’t mean you have a business. But if you get the important stuff right, a great future is yours for the taking. This honest, eye-opening, and completely practical insider's guide shows you how to get where you want to be - even if you're starting from nothing.

The book Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) hailed as “essential reading” for anyone who wants to “make informed decisions” and “have a basic understanding of the economy”: an illustrated guide to economics from one of the internet’s favorite financial educators. “Few people can...

You're smart. You graduated dental school. But running a business isn't something you just automatically know how to do. Things can get out of hand quickly. Drew Hinrichs, CPA, and Barbara Stackhouse, RDH, MEd, have adapted the core principles of Mike Michalowicz's book Profit First and customized them for dental practice businesses. Profit First for Dentists addresses the specific financial challenges dentists face in their businesses. Using true stories of their clients, they pull back the curtain and share the steps to creating a highly profitable practice.

If you’ve ever thought, “Options sound powerful—but I don’t want to blow up my account,” this audiobook is your edge. Options Trading Mastery turns the confusing into the doable. No fluff. A stepbystep path: psychology first (end selfsabotage), daily execution next. Build a rulesbased routine that protects capital and compounds skill. Start with decision process: risk caps, position sizing, and pretrade filters to avoid lowprobability traps. Then Greeks and volatility in plain English so you can pick structures that fit the market—without a math class.

First-generation wealth creators have a priceless opportunity to lay the groundwork for lasting family wealth and avoiding what is known in the field as the "Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves" phenomenon. In this book, preeminent wealth management experts and seasoned entrepreneurs Robert Balentine and Adrian Cronje of the storied wealth management firm Balentine LLC help listeners think through, in a very personal way, what it takes to build a meaningful legacy and best support future generations.

One of the few Black women to break into the boy's club of Silicon Valley offers her secrets for how anyone can build a legacy of wealth and impact. Having lived nearly her entire life below the poverty line before going on to attain wealth and success as an entrepreneur and investor, Arlan...

Feeling unsure about your role during pregnancy? You’re not alone. Most first-time dads face uncertainty - but with the right guidance, that anxiety can turn into confidence. This practical, relatable guide is your companion through every stage of pregnancy. With clear advice and supportive insights, it shows you how to be present, helpful, and ready - mentally and emotionally - for fatherhood.