Essential Finance

For decades, John D. Spooner has been one of America's leading financial advisers. Now, as his own grandchildren are on the frightening cusp of adulthood, Spooner has chosen to impart his wisdom to them - and to listeners everywhere - in the form of old-fashioned letters. This is the audiobook that every grandparent (or parent) has always meant to write for their children, but has never found the time to do so.

One seed, when nurtured, can grow and multiply to yield a garden that feeds a family for a lifetime. One penny, when saved and invested, can grow wealth that allows a family to live comfortably. It takes time, patience, and knowledge to grow a garden. It also takes time, patience, and knowledge to achieve financial well-being. In her personal finance memoir, Growing Wealth, Julie Rains proposes three essentials for achieving financial freedom, just as she learned there are three essentials for growing a garden.

In July of 1993, Sheldon Jacobs was one of five nationally recognized mutual fund advisors chosen by the New York Times for a mutual fund portfolio competition. The portfolio that he selected produced the highest return of all contestants for almost seven years, and the Times' quarterly publication of this contest helped him become one of the best-known mutual fund advisors in America.

As co-author of Outwitting the Devil, Think and Grow Rich,Three Feet from Gold, and Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Sharon Lechter’s advice has helped millions of people around the world improve their financial lives. Sharon is passionate about providing simple, actionable steps for you to take now that will dramatically impact your financial future.

In today's unsettled financial markets, where most pension plans died out with the 20th century and where no one's certain of the future of Social Security, hardworking people turn to financial advisors to guide them to a worry-free financial lifestyle. But do you really know how to find a legitimate financial advisor? Do you understand the jargon advisors use to explain your investments? And, most important, do you know the answers to the most critical questions that will affect your financial future: How much are advisors' fees, and just how safe are the investment choices they make on your behalf?

In this transformational book, Mark A. Parks, Jr. lays out a detailed, step-by-step plan that anyone can use to be a true winner in her financial life. He reveals his discoveries from interviewing hundreds of women wanting to help other women by sharing stories about real life challenges and opportunities women have with financial success through money management and investing. Here, in simple language, are foolproof techniques for achieving financial wellness and success while gaining genuine inner peace by dealing with one of the most stressful areas of life, money management.

This essential manual by business and development expert Mark Stokes is based on his three decades experiencing global corporate life, business, property investing, and commercial-to-residential conversions. Whether you are new to business, property, and investing, or taking your business to the next level, this indispensable manual will guide you through the proven 12 principles for mastering commercial to residential conversions.

Buying your first home can be stressful and leave you confused and anxious, wondering if you are making the right choice. In fact, 70 percent of people in one survey stated they have at least one regret in their home-buying experience, and much of this can be attributed to not being knowledgeable about what to expect ahead of time. By discovering the seven-step process outlined in this book, you will save yourself from many headaches and be part of the 30 percent who have no regrets about their home purchase.

It is notoriously difficult for US exposed international entrepreneurs and American expats to easily access credible help in estate planning. Our Singapore-based practice has seen an upswing in the number of Asia based clients who have issues related to US estate taxes. This book is, therefore, a key resource. Not only do we explore key elements of the estate planning process but we also touch on the international tax implications.

Does your family talk about money? Do your kids understand your money values? Do you and your mate agree on how you spend and invest your money? Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz and her father, Charles Schwab, collaborate to break through the traditional taboos surrounding money and to bring solid financial advice into the context of the family.

"The Essentials of Lifelong Investing" is the distillation of many years of study, observation, and pondering on the dilemmas and enigmas of our complex world into a finite number of fundamentals that are easy to grasp and quick to apply. The discovery of these fundamentals has had a huge impact on our current world and has truly made our life as well as the business world a bright beacon of hope with a renewed interest in conquering their most puzzling problems that face us every day.

The Disciplined Investor focuses on demystifying the often-complex world of investment planning. With proven strategies and easy-to-follow instructions, it is the only guide you will need for investment success.

Accelerate! is for anyone who wants to turbocharge their trades business. Whether your business is plumbing, electrical services, roofing, locksmithing, gardening, landscaping, painting and decorating, or kitchen fitting, this audiobook will help you get ahead and achieve real success.

Meet the essential Bernie Sanders, an authentic and uncompromising champion of the people. Independent United States Senator Bernie Sanders, who has a 35-year career in public service, first as Burlington, Vermont's mayor then as Vermont's sole representative to Congress, and currently as a United States senator, is now campaigning to become president of the United States.

Charles Schwab and his daughter Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz know whereof they speak. Now these nationally known financial services specialists make their knowledge available to families in a close, father-daughter conversation about money that families can take to heart. Addressing one of the most difficult topics for families, the pair offer advice about how to have these essential yet sometimes delicate conversations with one's spouse, parents, and children.

Are you nervous about adulthood? Don't worry–everyone feels the same way. And you're about to uncover the skills that will make it a breeze. You’re right in the middle of the most important stage of your life, and as you know by now, it isn’t always an easy road.

CPA Michele Cagan provides a quick and easy guide to help you learn the basics of accounting.

Too often, writing about social security turns the noteworthy details of the benefits into boring details about regulations or biased political arguments that would put even a diehard bureaucrat to sleep. Social Security 101, 2nd Edition, cuts out the tedious explanations and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn all you need to know about the federal program that’s been around since the Great Depression.

Money Management for Traders by trading expert Bennett A. McDowell is a refreshing gem that spells out everything you need to know about protecting yourself from risk of ruin in your trading and investing. These time-tested strategies are easy to implement once you've listened to this colorful and straightforward audiobook. You're sure to become a money management expert in no time. Plus, there's tons of support from the author's team, giving you the confidence to build out a custom plan that works for you. Climb aboard and benefit from these essential risk control truths!

The growing movement for universal basic income (UBI) has been gaining attention from politics and the media with the audacious idea of a regular, unconditional cash grant for everyone as a right of citizenship. This volume in the Essential Knowledge series presents the first short, solid UBI introduction that is neither academic nor polemic. It takes a position in favor of UBI, but its primary goal remains the provision of essential knowledge by answering the fundamental questions about it: What is UBI? How does it work? What are the arguments for and against it? What is the evidence?