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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) provides some of the best total returns in the investment world. This book covers: a comprehensive history of the REIT industry; how REITs compare with other competitive investments; how to spot blue-chip REITs and control investment risk; and how to value individual REIT stocks, and REIT shares generally.

The credit crunch is affecting every investor and every consumer, every industry and every government program, yet few people truly understand how it happened. Subprime mortgages have been center stage, but behind the scenes a conspiracy of greed among bankers, investors, rating agencies and regulators has imperiled everyone′s financial future. We need to know what went wrong and how to change the practices that led to this calamity. Bloomberg columnist Mark Gilbert shows how Wall Street′s tolerance for extremes made the global credit crunch both foreseeable and inevitable. He offers a blow–by–blow account of what went wrong and what lessons need to be learned from the crisis. Gilbert′s argument—that everyone with skin in the money game had a vested interest in pretending that nothing could go awry—is a well–defended, compelling indictment of the financial community. Gilbert is able to make complex financial events easy to understand. His outlook is truly global: this financial crisis respects no geographical boundaries, and Gilbert draws on anecdotes and examples from around the world to make his case.

How to understand the twenty-first century food crisis Since 2007, farm-product prices have rocketed and plunged, causing hunger, malnutrition, and social and political upheaval around the world.

Avoid "Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves" by Finding Your Voice Growing up in a family with significant wealth or a family business can often feel like an exercise in silence.

A comprehensive guide to giving well to family members Giving is at the core of family life--and with current law allowing up to $5,120,000 in tax-free gifts, at least through December 2012, the ultra-affluent are faced with the task of giving at perhaps largest scale in history.

THE MUST-HAVE GUIDE TO SUSTAINING AND GROWING YOUR FAMILY'S CAPITAL THROUGHOUT THE GENERATIONS "Money is a form of energy, and since energy cannot be dissipated, it can only be transformed. The proverb cannot be ended, but by developing the right mindset and human behavior, the energy of generational money can be transformed and preserved. In this book, Ilze gives guidelines on personal leadership and taking leadership of your families. She describes the essence of having clarity of your vision, mission, and purpose. She shares wisdom on mental and mind empowerment and understanding how to deal with the challenges and obstacles of life. She explains the importance of loving what you do and doing what you love and offering your service to the world in your own authentic way. She gives guidance on how to manage money wisely." --From the Afterword by Dr. John Demartini, Performance and Behavior Specialist Passing the Torch offers much-needed guidance for high-net-worth families on what it takes to foster a strong family dynamic to be truly generational. The author reveals how to create a culture of sustainability and growth and endow subsequent generations with the tools and mindset necessary to prosper. With wisdom based on experience, the author shows subsequent generations how to receive the family's wealth, sustain and grow the family's capital, and pass the principles of responsible wealth management on to the next generation.

A Must-Read for Any Investor Looking to Maximize Their Chances of Success Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments explores the ways in which the biggest names have failed, and reveals the lessons learned that shaped more successful strategies going forward.

What is the only thing a company has that its competitors do not have? What can a company invest in that its competitors cannot replicate? Information. It s the new competitive edge.

An insightful and practical guide to family trusts Family Trusts is a step-by-step guide for anyone involved in family trusts: trust creators, trustees, beneficiaries, and advisors. It will help families create and administer a culture that recognizes trusts as a gift of love.

A no-holds-barred expose on the financial transactions of the world's favourite sport The transfer fees clubs pay to sign top players now top 4 billion a year but much of the money has been flowing out of the game.

A glimpse of the savvy that built a global corporation from scratch Hess: The Last Oil Baron profiles a titan of the oil industry, mapping the journey of the quintessential American dream. The story of Leon Hess follows an immigrant kosher butcher's son as he builds an oil dynasty that may never be matched.

"The first thing you think is where's the edge, where can I make a bit more money, how can I push, push the boundaries.

Follow a pioneer's journey from factory floor to CEO Road to Power is the story of how Mary Barra drove herself to the pinnacle of a company that steers the nation's wealth.

Go inside the trend that spawned a multi-billion dollar industry for the top five percent Sweat Equity goes inside the multibillion dollar trend toward endurance sports and fitness to discover who's driving it, who's paying for it, and who's profiting.

A quantifiable framework for unlocking the unconscious forces that shape markets There has long been a notion that subliminal forces play a great part in causing the seemingly irrational financial bubbles, which conventional economic theory, again and again, fails to explain.

Presents an overview of Japan's economic malaise and the steps it must take to compete globally. This book gives investors detailed insight on the real condition of Japan's economy. It offers a ground-level look at why its problems continue and what it can do to change course.

"Analysis and commentary on economics, the Federal Reserve, monetary policy, the bond markets, and politics, selected from among 1,300 columns written by Caroline Baum since 1998 for Bloomberg News, the electronic business and financial news service." Economic conditions, Finance, and Economics.

Outlines how the China Development Bank (CDB) is at the center of China's domestic economic growth and how it is helping to expand China's influence in strategically important overseas markets. In this title, the CDB holds the key to understanding the inner workings of China's state-led economic development model, and its most glaring flaws.

Inside the Trillion Dollar Industry That Owns Everything What do Dunkin' Donuts, J. Crew, Toys "R" Us, and Burger King have in common? They are all currently or just recently were owned, operated, and controlled by private equity firms.

A rare analytical look at the financial crisis using simple analysis The economic crisis that began in 2008 revealed the numerous problems in our financial system, from the way mortgage loans were produced to the way Wall Street banks leveraged themselves.

An in-depth look at the problems surrounding zombie banks and their dangerous effect on the global economy The title is worthy of a B movie, but it's also apt. Bloomberg News reporter Yalman Onaran, supported by former U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

In Bonds, Second Edition: The Unbeaten Path to Secure Investment Growth, two veteran investors expose the myth of stocks' superior investment returns and propose an all-bond portfolio as a sure-footed strategy that can ensure results.

Completely revised and updated edition of this very popular and successful small business book The first edition of 201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business was hailed by management guru and author Tom Peters as "Brilliantly researched. Brilliantly written. A gem of priceless value on almost every page. Read. Inhale. Absorb.

Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into intricate and aesthetically attractive shapes. As such, it is the perfect metaphor for the Wall Street financial engineering model which ultimately proved to be the underlying cause of the 2008 financial crisis.

A simple guide to a smarter strategy for the individual investor A Wealth of Common Sense sheds a refreshing light on investing, and shows you how a simplicity-based framework can lead to better investment decisions.

The lack of water is no longer just a problem in the arid West. Drought, contaminated groundwater, overuse, and more have affected water supplies from Massachusetts to California, from Georgia to Wisconsin. Aqua Shock is a clear-eyed, objective look at how we arrived at this crisis point.

An insightful guide to making strategic investment allocation decisions that embraces both alternative and conventional assets In this much–needed resource, alternative and portfolio management expert John Abbink demonstrates new ways of analyzing and deploying alternative assets and explains the practical application of these techniques. Alternative Assets and Strategic Allocation clearly shows how alternative investments fit into portfolios and the role they play in an investment allocation that includes traditional investments as well. This book also describes innovative methods for valuation as applied to alternatives that previously have been difficult to analyze. Offers institutional investors, analysts, researchers, portfolio managers, and financial academics a down–to–earth method for measuring and analyzing alternative assets Reviews some of the latest alternatives that are increasing in popularity, such as high–frequency trading, direct lending, and long–term investment in real assets Outlines a strategic approach for including alternative investments into portfolios and shows the pivotal role they play in an investment allocation Using the information found in this book, you′ll have a clearer sense of how to approach investment issues related to alternative assets and discover what it takes to make these products work for you.

A timely guide to overcoming the retirement challenges we all face The Great Recession has placed a wake–up call to America′s baby boomers. Many have not saved enough for retirement and have not taken a hard look at how many post–work years they may need to finance. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, The Hard Times Guide to Retirement Security tackles the tough questions about retirement in the new post–crash economy. Page by page, it puts retirement in perspective by touching on important issues such as insuring against the risk of outliving your assets, recalibrating damaged retirement portfolios, managing the risk of health–care expenses in retirement, and career strategies for workers who are 50 years old and up. Reveals how to boost lifetime income through better planning, and working just a few additional years Offers advice on how to hire a financial advisor whose first loyalty is to you, not Wall Street Discusses why you should rethink housing in the wake of the real estate crash Offers detailed advice on career reinvention, the 50+ job market and midlife entrepreneurship Engaging and informative, this practical guide provides the strategies needed for a truly fulfilling and secure retirement.

A comprehensive history of the evolution of technical analysis from ancient times to the Internet age Whether driven by mass psychology, fear or greed of investors, the forces of supply and demand, or a combination, technical analysis has flourished for thousands of years on the outskirts of the financial establishment. In The Evolution of Technical Analysis: Financial Prediction from Babylonian Tablets to Bloomberg Terminals, MIT′s Andrew W. Lo details how the charting of past stock prices for the purpose of identifying trends, patterns, strength, and cycles within market data has allowed traders to make informed investment decisions based in logic, rather than on luck. The book Reveals the origins of technical analysis Compares and contrasts the Eastern practices of China and Japan to Western methods Details the contributions of pioneers such as Charles Dow, Munehisa Homma, Humphrey B. Neill, and William D. Gann The Evolution of Technical Analysis explores the fascinating history of technical analysis, tracing where technical analysts failed, how they succeeded, and what it all means for today′s traders and investors.