Download or read book Fortune s Greatest Risk written by Marie Ferrarella and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opposites attract in this sweet and emotional read from USA Today bestselling author Marie Ferrarella, part of The Fortunes of Texas: Rambling Rose series. The stakes are high for this would-be dad… CAUTION: TROUBLE AHEAD Contractor Dillon Fortune wasn’t always so cautious. But as a teenager, impulse led to an unexpected pregnancy and a daughter he was never allowed to know. Now he guards his heart against all advances. If only free-spirited spa manager Hailey Miller wasn’t so hard to resist! Her sunny optimism is contagious, making Dillon dare to dream about a happily-ever-after for himself. When his secret child resurfaces, however, all bets may be off… From Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Discover more true-to-life stories in The Fortunes of Texas: Rambling Rose series: Book 1: Fortune’s Fresh Start by Michelle Major Book 2: Fortune’s Texas Surprise by Stella Bagwell Book 3: The Mayor’s Secret Fortune by Judy Duarte Book 4: Fortune’s Greatest Risk by Marie Ferrarella Book 5: Betting on a Fortune by Nancy Robards Thompson Book 6: The Texan’s Baby Bombshell by Allison Leigh

Download or read book Freaks of Fortune written by Jonathan Levy and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until the early nineteenth century, "risk" was a specialized term: it was the commodity exchanged in a marine insurance contract. Freaks of Fortune tells the story of how the modern concept of risk emerged in the United States. Born on the high seas, risk migrated inland and became essential to the financial management of an inherently uncertain capitalist future. Focusing on the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, Jonathan Levy shows how risk developed through the extraordinary growth of new financial institutions-insurance corporations, savings banks, mortgage-backed securities markets, commodities futures markets, and securities markets-while posing inescapable moral questions. For at the heart of risk's rise was a new vision of freedom. To be a free individual, whether an emancipated slave, a plains farmer, or a Wall Street financier, was to take, assume, and manage one's own personal risk. Yet this often meant offloading that same risk onto a series of new financial institutions, which together have only recently acquired the name "financial services industry." Levy traces the fate of a new vision of personal freedom, as it unfolded in the new economic reality created by the American financial system. Amid the nineteenth-century's waning faith in God's providence, Americans increasingly confronted unanticipated challenges to their independence and security in the boom and bust chance-world of capitalism. Freaks of Fortuneis one of the first books to excavate the historical origins of our own financialized times and risk-defined lives.

Download or read book Better Good Than Lucky written by Charles Rotblut and published by Traders Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: is a vice president with the American Association of Individual Investors. He is the editor of the AAII Journal and helps to manage the Stock Superstars portfolio. He authors the weekly AAII Investor Update newsletter and his commentary is published by both Seeking Alpha and Forbes.com.

Download or read book Greater Fortune written by Marie Cosgrove and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she refused to take a pay cut, Marie Cosgrove was cut loose. So she started her own business . . . and a few years later, she bought the company that had fired her. She didn't give up—she became greater. And you can, too. Whether it's everyday problems or seemingly insurmountable challenges, we all face hardships in our personal and professional lives. In Greater Fortune, business mastermind and motivational speaker Marie Cosgrove guides you in discovering how to use these hardships to propel you forward. Born into poverty, Cosgrove persevered through a tumultuous upbringing and an abusive marriage; throughout it all, she raised four children on her own while struggling to make her way in the business world. Not only did she survive, she turned the lessons of adversity into advantage, becoming a multi-millionaire entrepreneur and innovator in the competitive field of medical devices. Now, she shares what she has learned—from both her successes and failures—with you. Key lessons include valuable insights, tools, and techniques for: • Walking away without guilt from whatever might be holding you back and focusing on the future • Overcoming fears and responding to disappointment in a constructive way • Preparing for success and building upon it • Preparing for failure and learning from it • Stepping up your game by being bold and taking calculated risks after setbacks • Jumping on opportunities whenever they arise (especially in challenging times) • Dealing with toxic people, cutthroat competition, and bias in the business world • Embracing the future and giving back to others to cultivate continuous growth Just as we all have disadvantages, we all have talents and resources we can tap. In this book, you will uncover your unique opportunities for greater accomplishment and fulfilment, as well as learn how to wield your perceived weaknesses as strengths and use them to achieve success. Greater Fortune is both an inspirational story and a road map to a better life of your own, filled with hard-won wisdom and practical strategies that will help you make the most of the greatness that is within you already.

Download or read book Strategy For The Wealthy Family Seven Principles To Assure Riches To Riches Across Generations written by Mark Haynes Daniell and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategy for the Wealthy Family provides a clear framework for highly informed strategic management of the family, the family business, the family's financial assets, the family's trust and tax management activities, philanthropic activities, risk factors and the family's surround ecosystem of institutions, advisors, friends and influencers. It also provides an approach to ensure the important individuality of all family members is fully reflected in every aspect of strategy for the greater family. Defining true family wealth as far more than pure financial capital, Strategy for the Wealthy Family sets out insights and information to help you grow, protect, transfer and share all aspects of your own family wealth successfully across future generations. Ultimately, this is a book for those who wish to understand and manage their own family wealth to join the club of the world's best-managed wealthy families — and stay there.

Download or read book Family Fortunes written by Bill Bonner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected as one of Motley Fool’s “5 Great Books You Should Read” Advice on managing your wealth from bestselling author Bill Bonner From trusted New York Times bestselling author Bill Bonner comes a radical new way to look at family money and a practical, actionable guide to getting and maintaining multigenerational wealth. Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years is packed with useful information, interwoven with Bonner's stories about his own family's wealth philosophy and practices. A comprehensive guide that shows how families can successfully preserve their estates by ignoring most of what people think they know about "the rich" and, instead, training and motivating all family members to work together toward a very uncommon goal. This book is a must-read for all individual investors—even those who do not plan to leave money to their children—because it challenges many of the most ubiquitous principles and rules of investing. You might expect a book on family wealth to be extremely conservative in its outlook. Instead, the Bonners announce what is practically a revolutionary manifesto. They explain: Why family money should NOT be invested in "safe, conservative" investments Why charitable giving is usually a waste of money, or worse Why it is NOT a good idea to let children go their own way Why you can't trust wealth "professionals" and why you should never entrust your money to money managers Why giving your children as much education as possible is NOT a good idea Why Warren Buffett and the rest of the rich people asking for higher tax rates are wrong to take "the pledge" Why Wall Street is a graveyard for capital, why most celebrity CEOs are a threat to the businesses they run, why modern capitalism is a failure, and more You will come away with a very different idea as to what family wealth is all about. It is not stodgy. Not boring. Not moss-backed and reactionary. On the contrary, it is the most dynamic, forward-looking capital in the world. The essential guide to passing wealth from one generation to the next, Family Fortunes is filled with concrete, practical advice you can put to use right away.

Download or read book Taking Smart Risks How Sharp Leaders Win When Stakes are High written by Doug Sundheim and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today’s market, playing it safe is not an option Lead your company to sustainable success by taking the RIGHT RISKS The business world is in flux, and you have to think and act quickly in order to stay competitive. But the last thing you want to do is make reckless business decisions. You have to find the middle ground. You have to take SMART RISKS. In this groundbreaking book, leadership expert Doug Sundheim explains how to find that precise point between comfort and danger for generating the sustained ability to work at the highest level of performance. Taking Smart Risks reveals the secrets to discovering, planning for, and acting upon the kind of risks that will move your company forward and ahead of the competition. Learn how to: Find Something Worth Fighting For—What do you care enough about to risk time, energy, and money to try to make happen? Determining this is half the battle. See the Future Now—Clarify your big idea in terms of real objectives, plans, and intended results. Act Fast, Learn Fast—Make your move quickly, but be sure you don’t squander valuable resources in the process. Communicate Powerfully—Assume communication will break down at points, plan accordingly—and don’t shy away from the tough conversations. Create a Smart Risk Culture— Build teams that share the same mindsets and values about expected smart risk behavior. Applying Sundheim’s advice will help you let go of old assumptions, explore new possibilities, move your organization out of its comfort zone, and experience long-term success. When you take smart risks, you will create. You will innovate. You will grow. And you will WIN. “From Sherwin Williams to Moo.com, Doug Sundheim is onto something here: your work is worth fighting for. A worthy read for everyone in your organization.” —Seth Godin, Author, The Icarus Deception “The risk-taking concepts in this book lie at the heart of effective leadership. Using case studies and stories from executives who have ‘been there, done that,’ Doug Sundheim teaches us that sometimes the most dangerous thing to do—in business and life—is to play it safe.” —Marshall Goldsmith, million-selling author of the New York Times bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There “Sundheim delivers a message that every business needs to hear right now: excessive risk will kill you, but so will complacency. . . . If you’re charged with driving growth in your organization, buy this book—but more importantly, use it.” —Jed Hartman, Group Publisher, Fortune & CNNMoney.com “A spectacular book! The stories were powerful, the advice was crystal clear, and every few pages called me to action. I have bookmarked more pages in Taking Smart Risks than I have in any book since reading Peter Drucker’s classics.” —Michael Hejtmanek, President & CEO, Hasselblad Bron Inc. “Doug Sundheim does an excellent job of demonstrating not only how to take smart risks, but also how to lead the process of risk-taking—a critical skill set for leaders today.” —Cindy Zollinger, President & CEO, Cornerstone Research “A compelling case for why smart risk taking is so important in today’s fast-paced, uncertain world.” —Willie Pietersen, Professor, Columbia Business School; former CEO, Tropicana and Seagram USA

Download or read book An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth written by George Ramsay and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nature s Fortune written by Mark R Tercek and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is nature worth? The answer to this question -- which traditionally has been framed in environmental terms -- is revolutionizing the way we do business. In Nature's Fortune, Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy and former investment banker, and science writer Jonathan Adams argue that nature is not only the foundation of human well-being, but also the smartest commercial investment any business or government can make. The forests, floodplains, and oyster reefs often seen simply as raw materials or as obstacles to be cleared in the name of progress are, in fact as important to our future prosperity as technology or law or business innovation. Who invests in nature, and why? What rates of return can it produce? When is protecting nature a good investment? With stories from the South Pacific to the California coast, from the Andes to the Gulf of Mexico and even to New York City, Nature's Fortune shows how viewing nature as green infrastructure allows for breakthroughs not only in conservation -- protecting water supplies; enhancing the health of fisheries; making cities more sustainable, livable and safe; and dealing with unavoidable climate change -- but in economic progress, as well. Organizations obviously depend on the environment for key resources -- water, trees, and land. But they can also reap substantial commercial benefits in the form of risk mitigation, cost reduction, new investment opportunities, and the protection of assets. Once leaders learn how to account for nature in financial terms, they can incorporate that value into the organization's decisions and activities, just as habitually as they consider cost, revenue, and ROI. A must-read for business leaders, CEOs, investors, and environmentalists alike, Nature's Fortune offers an essential guide to the world's economic -- and environmental -- well-being.

Download or read book Coming to a Crossroads written by Marie Ferrarella and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was he the love she’s been missing? He needed a ride. Not a wife… Liz Bellamy is drowning under family medical bills. So when the Matchmaking Mamas recommend Dr. Ethan O’Neil as a potential ride-share customer, it’s a win-win financial situation. Yet the handsome doctor isn’t her usual fare. Kind, witty and oh-so emotionally guarded, Ethan thinks love walked out years ago with his ex-fiancée. Until his unlikely connection with his beautiful, hardworking chauffeur. Have the small-town cupids orchestrated another happily-ever-after? USA TODAY Bestselling Author

Download or read book The Rich and Their Influence written by Janet R. Swatzell and published by Adenike Eniola Mohammed . This book was released on 2024-08-02 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of Just Making Money? Unlock the REAL Power of Wealth: Influence, Control, and Achievement! Do you dream of a life where money doesn't just buy things, it buys influence? Where your financial power translates into shaping the world around you and achieving your wildest aspirations? This isn't your typical "get rich quick" scheme. In "The Rich and Their Influence: Strategies for Wealth and Power," you'll go beyond mere accumulation and discover how the world's elite use wealth as a powerful tool for persuasion and influence. Inside, you'll unlock: Exclusive Techniques: Master the strategies employed by billionaires to wield wealth for influence and control. Mind Reading 101: Learn to decode the motivations of others, giving you a strategic edge in any situation. The Persuasion Code: A Guide to Winning Over Anyone. Align Your World: Discover how to orchestrate the actions of others to achieve unprecedented success. More than just a wealth-building guide, this book is your roadmap to: Transforming money from a mere possession into a tool for shaping your destiny. Commanding influence in every aspect of your life, both personal and professional. Achieving your aspirations with a newfound level of power and control. Previous readers rave about this book! They call it a "rare insight" that delves into the depths of wealth, revealing its true transformative potential. Are you ready to unlock the full power of your wealth? Scroll up, grab your copy, and start wielding your influence today!

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Download or read book Be Your Own Boss written by Harry S. Dent Jr. and published by Gildan Media LLC aka G&D Media. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneurs and the most innovative businesses create "the next great thing" only when the economy faces the greatest challenges. 2020+ will be such a period! Harry Dent, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and trend forecaster, sees the coming decade as the most opportunistic of a lifetime, but only if you see it coming. Harry encourages you to start your own business in the best way suited for you and become more serious in your pursuit of entrepreneurship, as the next decade could be very threatening if you don't. The good news is that new Internet and social media technologies make it easier to become an entrepreneur today. The coming years might be the worst for the global economybut there are unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs and for people who can generate cash and cash flow to prosper and survive and to buy financial assets during "the sale of a lifetime". You will: GAIN a better understanding of the fundamental trends that drive our economy UNDERSTAND the principles that will allow you to better guide your kids LEARN how to invest for retirement and manage your life and business at any level The strategies outlined in this book will give you the greatest chance for success during these most difficult and opportune times, when the cream rises to the top and entrepreneurs reign.

Download or read book Harlequin Special Edition June 2020 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Marie Ferrarella and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: COMING TO A CROSSROADS Matchmaking Mamas by Marie Ferrarella When the Matchmaking Mamas recommend Dr. Ethan O’Neil as a potential ride-share customer to Liz Bellamy, it’s a win-win financial situation. Yet the handsome doctor isn’t her usual fare. Kind, witty and emotionally guarded, Ethan thinks love walked out years ago, until his unlikely connection with his beautiful, hardworking chauffeur. HER SAVANNAH SURPRISE The Savannah Sisters by Nancy Robards Thompson Kate Clark’s Vegas wedding trip wasn’t for her wedding. But she still got a husband! Aidan Quindlin broke her heart in high school. And if she’s not careful, the tempting single dad could do it again. Annulment is the only way to protect herself. Then she learns she’s pregnant… THE COWBOY’S CLAIM Tillbridge Stables by Nina Crespo Chloe Daniels is determined to land the role of a lifetime. Even if she’s terrified to get on a horse! And the last thing her reluctant teacher, Tristan Tillbridge, wants is to entertain a pampered actress. But the enigmatic cowboy soon discovers that Chloe’s as genuine as she is gorgeous. Will this unlikely pair discover that the sparks between them are anything but an act?

Download or read book Opportunity The Hidden Side of Wealth written by Ellen Boer; Peter Boer and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-01-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opportunity is the hidden factor that explains why so many solutions proposed for today’s problems will fall far wide off the mark. Conventional and expensive proposals to solve many of the critical issues of our times, including ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMODITIZATION, THE DEMOGRAPHIC INVERSION (POPULATION), and CONFLICT will almost certainly go far astray if the element of OPPORTUNITY is disregarded. Conventional forecasts still take no account of what we know about opportunity, uncertainty, and risk. Changing circumstances inevitably create unforeseen opportunities. The error is compounded when policies lock societies into large commitments that fail to respect intrinsic uncertainty or unseen feedback effects. The author is an expert in the use of options theory and decision analysis in technology investment. These analytical tools are applied to the large issues of our times in this book: the desire for energy independence, halting climate change, the commoditization of industry, graying societies, and the resolution of human conflict. While disastrous policy prescriptions are hardly new to history, modern societies are doing far too little to use what they now know. Recognition of these basic errors will create competitive advantage for individual investors, businesses, and nations smart enough to avoid the pitfalls of the accepted wisdom. Dr. Boer’s Principles of Opportunity: 1. Keep the investment at risk low while the uncertainties are still high 2. The information needed to evaluate risk is the top priority 3. Things change–maintain your options and postpone large commitments 4. Break the investment process into a series of stages–each with an exit option 5. When risk is reasonable, large investments can be considered and options can be converted to assets.

Download or read book An Inquiry into the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations New edition revised corrected and improved written by Adam Smith and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: