Download or read book Break The Wall Street Rule written by Michael Jacobs and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993-04-20 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Break the Wall Street Rule explains how you can maximize your stock-market returns by acting as a true owner of the companies whose stock you purchase. In his thorough analysis of today's investment landscape, former Treasury Department official Michael T. Jacobs shows that this "effective owner" approach takes the guesswork out of investing and reinvents the relationship between corporations and shareholders. In contrast, the current Wall Street Rule - to sell stock whenever its performance displeases you - actually undermines your returns." "Most investors speculate on stock prices, either buying and selling or paying mutual funds to buy and sell. Such shuffling produces dismal results compared to the overall market; each year three out of four money managers return less than the market average. The real beneficiaries of the Wall Street Rule are the investment industry and company executives who don't want to answer to owners. Jacobs shows that simply by investing for long-term growth, you can beat 95 percent of mutual funds. Even better, in the last decade companies with large effective-owner shareholders earned triple the market average." "With Break the Wall Street Rule investors of any size can become effective owners. In clear language Jacobs explains how small shareholders can utilize the power of institutional investors. There are guidelines for choosing companies structured for the benefit of their shareholders, not to insulate their executives from shareholders. Other chapters describe how to assemble a portfolio and how to calculate whether a stock has paid you back enough." "Many books explain when to buy stocks or which stocks to buy. Break the Wall Street Rule shows how real gains come from what you do once you own a stock. You can use the power of new SEC proxy rules to maximize your returns. You can ensure that management works for shareholders by supporting directors and resolutions that protect your interests, such as connecting pay to performance. Owning only $1000 of stock lets you propose your own shareholder resolutions; Jacobs illuminates the rules and realities of this process. As shown at Sears and GM, shareholders and boards can affect how major corporations are run. In sum, the effective owner philosophy of Break the Wall Street Rule will revolutionize the way you look at stock-market investing."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street written by Allan S. Roth and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2011-01-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Straightforward strategies from a successful young investor In How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street, you'll follow the story of Kevin Roth, an eight-year-old who was schooled in simple approaches to sound investing by his father, seasoned financial planner Allan Roth, and discover exactly how simple it can be to become a successful investor. Page by page, you'll learn how to create a portfolio with the widest diversification and lowest costs; one that can move up your financial freedom by a decade and dramatically increase your spending rate during retirement. And all this can be accomplished by using some common sense techniques. Along the way, Kevin and his dad discuss fresh, new approaches to investing, and detail some tried-and-true, but lesser known approaches. They also take the time to debunk the financial myths and legends that many of us accept as true, and show you what it really takes to build long-term wealth with less risk. Discusses how to design a portfolio composed of a few basic building blocks that can be "tweaked" to fit your personal needs Addresses how you can reengineer your portfolio in order to stop needlessly paying taxes Reveals how you can increase returns, regardless of which direction the market goes, by picking the "low-hanging fruit" we all have in our portfolios With just a little time and a little work, you can become a better investor. With this book as your guide, you'll discover how a simpler approach to today's markets can put you on the path to financial independence.
Download or read book A Random Walk Down Wall Street The Time Tested Strategy for Successful Investing Ninth Edition written by Burton G. Malkiel and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007-12-17 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated with a new chapter that draws on behavioral finance, the field that studies the psychology of investment decisions, the bestselling guide to investing evaluates the full range of financial opportunities.
Download or read book Rule 1 written by Phil Town and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-03-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who's going to provide for your future? There's a crisis looming in pensions. Investing in property is time-consuming and risky. Savings accounts yield very little return. If you're not careful, you could be looking at a very uncomfortable retirement. But surely the alternative - investing in the stock market - is risky, complicated and best left to the professionals? Phil Town doesn't think so. He made a fortune, and in Rule #1 he'll show you how he did it. Rule #1: - Sets out the five key numbers that really count when you're buying stocks and shares - Explains how to use new Internet tools to simplify research - Shows how to exploit the advantages of being an individual investor - Demonstrates how to pay fifty pence for every pound's worth of business This simple and straightforward method will guide you to 15% or better annual returns - in only 15 minutes a week. It's money in the bank!
Download or read book The Motley Fool s Rule Breakers Rule Makers written by David Gardner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the bestselling authors of The Motley Fool Investment Guide and its successful, savvy prequel, The Motley Fool's You Have More Than You Think, here's an engaging, humorous, and practical stock-picking guide, packed with Foolish insights, that caps off this invaluable personal finance trilogy from David and Tom Gardner. The Motley Fool's Rule Breakers, Rule Makers presents the sophisticated, yet easy-to-understand stock-picking methods that have kept the Motley Fool portfolio beating the Standard & Poor's averages by more than 30 percent. The key is investing in small start-up companies that have historically offered the greatest investment returns (the "rule breakers") as well as huge companies that maintain legal monopolies in their fields (the "rule makers"). The Gardner brothers explain * How to identify the best investments in today's public markets: the rule breakers and the rule makers * The definition of a "tweener" -- a maturing rule breaker -- and how to detect the Tweener Death Rattle * When to buy and when to sell, and how to manage your portfolio on a regular basis In their first two books, the Fools got you started in investing and freed you from the fees and worries that Wall Street's Wise Men have been imposing on investors for decades. Now, by sharing their methods for picking rule breakers and rule makers, they guide you through a stock market that has seen company valuations soar to unprecedented heights and that promises to continue providing roller-coaster thrills. The Motley Fools are the ultimate companions to bring along for a safe, fun, and profitable ride.
Download or read book Break All the Rules written by K Webster and published by K Webster. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 931 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today Bestselling Author K Webster, comes a steamy contemporary romance box set of all five books in the Breaking the Rules series! Jackson. Jordan. Bray. Thad. Five steamy-hot contemporary romance novels that follow the deeply flawed, but fiercely loving alpha males who break all the rules for the women they can’t live without. Broken. Wrong. Scarred. Mistake. Crushed. This interconnected series is full of emotion and intense heat to keep you flipping pages until the end. *** Includes the entire Breaking the Rules series: Broken (Jackson and Andi’s book), Wrong (Jordan and Pepper’s book), Scarred (Bray and Olive’s book), Mistake (Thad and Opal’s book), and Crushed (Jackson and Andi’s happily ever after novella). ***
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Download or read book Break Your Own Rules written by Jill Flynn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller How women can make it to the top by adopting the new rules of leadership Women hold just 11 percent of the most senior-level leadership positions in U.S. Corporations—a number that hasn't changed in over 30 years. How can women break through? Break Your Own Rules distills the six faulty assumptions (or "rules") most women follow that get in the way—then delivers the correlating new rules that promise to clear that path. For example, the old rule of "Focus on Others" must be replaced by "Take Center Stage," "Hard Work Will Get You There" must yield to "Be Politically Savvy." "Play It Safe" must give way to "Play to Win." "Ask Permission" must be replaced by "Proceed Until Apprehended." Features the results of over 1,700 interviews with executives in Fortune 1000 companies, as well as the authors' new research and ongoing work with over 5,000 professional women Showcases previously-untold stories from high profile women including Ann Moore (CEO, Time Inc.), Susan Ivey (CEO, Reynolds American), Cathy Bessant (Global Executive for Technology and Operations for Bank of America), Lynn Ford (CEO, ING Solutions), and more Reveals what it really takes for any woman to succeed at the highest levels Foreword by Sharon Allen, Chairman of Deloitte This hands-on guide is for women who are ready to transform their assumptions and join the senior ranks of American business.
Download or read book The Case for the Corporate Death Penalty written by Mary Kreiner Ramirez and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An unprecedented breakdown in the rule of law occurred in the United States after the 2008 financial collapse. Myriad large banks settled securities fraud claims for failing to disclose the risks of subprime mortgages they sold to the investing public. Rather than breaking up these powerful megabanks, , the government accepted fines that essentially punished innocent shareholders instead of senior leaders at the megabanks. In [this book the authors] examine the wrongdoing underlying the financial crisis. They reveal that the government failed to use its most powerful law enforcement tools despite overwhelming proof of fraud on Wall Street before, during, and after the crisis. The pattern of criminal indulgences exposes a new degree of crony capitalism in which the powerful can commit financial crimes of vast scale with criminal and regulatory immunity. A new economic royalty has seized the commanding heights of our economy through their control of trillions in corporate and individual wealth and their ability to dispense patronage. The Case for the Corporate Death Penalty shows that this new lawlessness poses a profound threat that urgently demands political action and proposes attainable measures to restore the rule of law in the financial sector." -- Book jacket.
Download or read book Break the Rules written by John Mullins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-01-25 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the six counter-conventional mindsets to be a changemaker In Break the Rules!: The Six Counter-Conventional Mindsets of Entrepreneurs That Can Help Anyone Change the World, celebrated London Business School entrepreneurship professor, keynote speaker, and best-selling author Dr. John Mullins delivers an eye-opening and insightful exploration of what sets successful entrepreneurs apart from other business people and from those who fail to reach their goals. You’ll discover a compelling argument that successful entrepreneurs exhibit one or more of the six break-the-rules mindsets revealed in this book. Each of these six mindsets can be learned, practiced, and built upon—by anyone, in any business setting large or small, old or new—, to create thriving businesses that grow and prosper. Mullins draws on over two decades of research to show you how to do exactly that. You’ll also find: Explanations of why the six break-the-rules mindsets fly in the face of conventional business and business school wisdom Strategies for dealing with, skating around, or otherwise overcoming the daunting obstacles that stand in every innovator’s way Ways to challenge assumptions and mitigate risk in order to take advantage of opportunities that present themselves along your entrepreneurial path Steps you can take now to make one or more of these mindsets your own. An essential new take on entrepreneurship and on what it takes to be or become more “entrepreneurial,” Break the Rules! sheds new light on an oft-discussed—but rarely understood—area of business.
Download or read book First Break All the Rules written by Marcus Buckingham and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-02-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its revolutionary study of more than 80,000 managers in First, Break All the Rules, revealing what the world’s greatest managers do differently. With vital performance and career lessons and ideas for how to apply them, it is a must-read for managers at every level. The greatest managers in the world seem to have little in common. They differ in sex, age, and race. They employ vastly different styles and focus on different goals. Yet despite their differences, great managers share one common trait: They do not hesitate to break virtually every rule held sacred by conventional wisdom. They do not believe that, with enough training, a person can achieve anything he sets his mind to. They do not try to help people overcome their weaknesses. They consistently disregard the golden rule. And, yes, they even play favorites. This amazing book explains why. Gallup presents the remarkable findings of its massive in-depth study of great managers across a wide variety of situations. Some were in leadership positions. Others were front-line supervisors. Some were in Fortune 500 companies; others were key players in small entrepreneurial companies. Whatever their situations, the managers who ultimately became the focus of Gallup’s research were invariably those who excelled at turning each employee’s talent into performance. In today’s tight labor markets, companies compete to find and keep the best employees, using pay, benefits, promotions, and training. But these well-intentioned efforts often miss the mark. The front-line manager is the key to attracting and retaining talented employees. No matter how generous its pay or how renowned its training, the company that lacks great front-line managers will suffer. The authors explain how the best managers select an employee for talent rather than for skills or experience; how they set expectations for him or her — they define the right outcomes rather than the right steps; how they motivate people — they build on each person’s unique strengths rather than trying to fix his weaknesses; and, finally, how great managers develop people — they find the right fit for each person, not the next rung on the ladder. And perhaps most important, this research — which initially generated thousands of different survey questions on the subject of employee opinion — finally produced the twelve simple questions that work to distinguish the strongest departments of a company from all the rest. This book is the first to present this essential measuring stick and to prove the link between employee opinions and productivity, profit, customer satisfaction, and the rate of turnover. There are vital performance and career lessons here for managers at every level, and, best of all, the book shows you how to apply them to your own situation.
Download or read book Changing the Rules written by Muriel Siebert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange reveals how she forged her phenomenal success in the chaotic and cutthroat world of Wall Street.
Download or read book Floor Rules written by Mark W. Geiger and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling account of how markets really govern themselves, and why they often baffle and outrage outsiders One of the reasons many people believe financial markets are lawless and irrational—and rigged—is that they follow two sets of rules. The official rules, set by law or by the heads of the exchanges, exist alongside the unofficial rules, or floor rules—which are the ones that actually govern. Break the official rules and you may be fined or jailed; break the floor rules and you’ll suffer worse: you will be ostracized. Regulations vary across markets, but the floor rules are remarkably consistent. This book, offering compelling stories of market disturbances in which insider rules played a key role, shows readers, without excessive moralizing, how markets really govern themselves. It is a study of the norms, customs, values, and operating modes of the insiders at the center of the financial markets that trade money, stocks, bonds, futures, and other financial derivatives. The core insiders who rule trading markets are a relatively small group who exert disproportionate influence on financial systems. Mark W. Geiger examines the historical roots of the culture of financial markets, describes the role insiders play in today’s high finance, and suggests where this peculiar, ingrown culture is heading in an era of constant technological change.
Download or read book The Man Who Solved the Market written by Gregory Zuckerman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award The unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm--and made $23 billion doing it. Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. No other investor--Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros--can touch his record. Since 1988, Renaissance's signature Medallion fund has generated average annual returns of 66 percent. The firm has earned profits of more than $100 billion; Simons is worth twenty-three billion dollars. Drawing on unprecedented access to Simons and dozens of current and former employees, Zuckerman, a veteran Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, tells the gripping story of how a world-class mathematician and former code breaker mastered the market. Simons pioneered a data-driven, algorithmic approach that's sweeping the world. As Renaissance became a market force, its executives began influencing the world beyond finance. Simons became a major figure in scientific research, education, and liberal politics. Senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency, placing Steve Bannon in the campaign and funding Trump's victorious 2016 effort. Mercer also impacted the campaign behind Brexit. The Man Who Solved the Market is a portrait of a modern-day Midas who remade markets in his own image, but failed to anticipate how his success would impact his firm and his country. It's also a story of what Simons's revolution means for the rest of us.
Download or read book No B S Guide to Succeeding in Business by Breaking All the Rules written by Dan S. Kennedy and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crush Convention, Command Respect, and Conquer Your Rivals on Your Road to Success Rules-breakers and mavericks, rejoice! Your definitive guide to business success has arrived, ready to shatter the chains of mediocrity. Embark on an audacious journey that will challenge everything you thought you knew about business. Using Dan S. Kennedy’s no-nonsense methods, this revised edition of his best-selling book, “No B.S. Guide to Succeeding In Business by Breaking All the Rules” brings his tried-and-true techniques into the modern day, ensuring you’re equipped to conquer the challenges of today’s business landscape. But make no mistake, this book is not for the faint of heart. If you’re comfortable with the status quo, it’s time to turn back now—this journey is reserved for those daring enough to break free from convention. Welcome to your no B.S. guide– your personal blueprint to unconventional success. Bid farewell to cookie-cutter marketing campaigns, “positive-thinking” motivators, and all preconceived notions of a successful entrepreneur. With Dan S. Kennedy and the esteemed experts at Entrepreneur as your advisors, you’ll uncover the secrets to transforming your business into a trailblazing powerhouse. Profit from disruption and crush the competition with the “No B.S. Guide to Succeeding in Business by Breaking All the Rules.” Your path to greatness is counting on it.
Download or read book Breaking All My Rules written by Trice Hickman and published by Dafina. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes an excerpt from an upcoming novel by the author entitled 'Secret indiscretions.'
Download or read book Breaking Rules written by S.B. Alexander and published by S.B. Alexander. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s fighting to protect his heart. She’s fighting to protect her honor. Brooding, high school quarterback, Train Everly, was on the fast track to play college football until one misstep at a party put his chances in jeopardy. Now in his senior year, he’s sworn off girls, no steady relationships and definitely no sex. The last girl he’d fallen for tore out his heart and stomped on it with stiletto heels. Graffiti artist Montana Smith has been expelled from high school more times than her mother cares to count. But the new sleepy, southern town is ripe with temptation, especially when Montana meets the star quarterback. She’s drawn to Train’s sea-green eyes, and his quiet personality. She isn’t ready for his moodiness or his ex-girlfriend. As their relationship ebbs and flows, and the drama explodes, both will be tempted to do things that could lead to trouble. What romance readers are saying about BREAKING RULES "Oh man, did SB Alexander ever knock it out of the park with this one. Train and Montana were just what I needed. The chemistry between them was hot and instant. But it didn't have the typical "high school" love feel about it. It was deeper, stronger and so much more intense. Watching these two figure out how they felt about each other was hilarious at times. They pushed each other's buttons and got out of their typical comfort zones." -T&G Book Boutique "The passion that sparks off the page every time Train and Montana are together will make your heart beat faster. This is a superbly written story with coming-of-age angst, steamy romance, and a mystery thrown in for good measure." -Neila "This is a first from this author and it defiantly won't be the last I read this in one sitting couldn't put it down and now that it's finished I want to read it again." -Adriana "Classic high school setting, feisty MC, and a plot that doesn't let up at all as it takes off with a flying start and maintains that speed all the way to the very end. I devoured every word, every look, every emotionally-charged scene." -Vicky "FLOVED this book! I couldn't put this book down it was so good!" -Katy "Great characters, great plot, strong writing and an excellent romance - not even mentioning my lust for all QBs (Train is particularly yummy) and how much I simply "was" Montana Smith way back when." -The Mysterious Reader "Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down. Wonderfully written with strong characters." -Kim Topics: young adult, high school romance, sports romance, football romance, coming of age romance, angsty romance, enemies to lovers romance, strong heroine, small town romance. slow burn romance, alpha hero, teenage angst, teen romance, steamy romance.
