Financial English

In 2014, Elizabeth and Nate Thames were conventional 9-5 young urban professionals. But the couple had a dream to become modern-day homesteaders in rural Vermont. Determined to retire as early as possible in order to start living each day - as opposed to wishing time away working for the weekends - they enacted a plan to save an enormous amount of money: well over 70 percent of their joint take-home pay. Dubbing themselves the Frugalwoods, Elizabeth began documenting their unconventional frugality and the resulting wholesale lifestyle transformation on their eponymous blog.

What if you could manifest money into your life using magic? Using social-media star Jessie DaSilva's viral combination of magic (yes, magic) and business savvy techniques comes a how-to-guide for living more abundant financial realities.

Especially relevant in today's world of corporate scandals and new accounting laws, the numbers in a financial report contain vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is going. Packed with new and updated information, Reading Financial Reports for Dummies, 3rd Edition gives you a quick but clear introduction to financial reports - and how to decipher the information in them.

Robert G. Allen's name is synonymous with financial success, and with his seminars sweeping the nation, he is now more than ever at the cutting edge of strategic wealth creation. In this completely revised edition of his classic best seller Creating Wealth, Allen gives you the basic principles that you need to stop thinking poor and start growing rich by developing a wealthy mindset.

Overwhelmed by the thought of living off the grid? Feeling uncertain about self-reliance? Think escaping urban life is out of reach? You're not alone, but the truth is—your dream is possible and closer than you think. With the right guidance, living off the grid can be a practical and rewarding lifestyle. 'Off-Grid Homesteading for Beginners' is your ultimate guide to sustainable, eco-friendly living while enjoying financial freedom.

For the first time the complete financial history of Berkshire Hathaway is available under one cover in chronological format. Beginning at the origins of the predecessor companies in the textile industry, the listener can examine the development of the modern-day conglomerate year-by-year and decade-by-decade, watching as the struggling textile company morphs into what it has become today. The structure of the book allows the new student to follow the logic, reasoning, and capital allocation decisions made by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger from the very beginning.

In The 21-Day Financial Fast, award-winning writer and The Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary proposes a field-tested financial challenge. For 21 days, participants will put away their credit cards and buy only the barest essentials. With Michelle's guidance during this three-week financial fast, you will discover how to break bad spending habits, plot a course to become debt-free with the Debt Dash Plan, avoid the temptation of overspending for college, learn how to prepare elderly relatives and yourself for future long-term care expenses, and more....

If your goal is to have your passive income exceed your active income so that you’re free to do what you love, meaning you work because you love to, not because you have to, then let John Demartini teach you the proven psychology and strategies for wealth building. Whether you want to scale up or start a new business, whatever stage your business evolution is at, this book will teach you how to have an ever expanding source of income, to be saved and invested to build your financial independence.

Women don’t build wealth in the same way that men do - and it’s not because we shop too much. Younger generations are struggling to match the financial successes that generations before them experienced, and this is even more true for women, who continue to earn less for doing the same work as men. As a result of this wage gap, women have less to save, less to invest and, ultimately, accumulate less wealth over a lifetime.

Machine learning (ML) is changing virtually every aspect of our lives. Today ML algorithms accomplish tasks that until recently only expert humans could perform. As it relates to finance, this is the most exciting time to adopt a disruptive technology that will transform how everyone invests for generations. The book addresses real-life problems faced by practitioners on a daily basis and explains scientifically sound solutions using math, supported by code and examples.

The stock-investing classic - updated to help you win in today’s chaotic global economy. Much has changed since the last edition of Stocks for the Long Run. The financial crisis, the deepest bear market since the Great Depression, and the continued growth of the emerging markets are just some of the contingencies directly affecting every portfolio in the world. To help you navigate markets and make the best investment decisions, Jeremy Siegel has updated his best-selling guide to stock market investing.

For fifteen years, Steve Chou has run two successful seven-figure businesses in twenty hours a week or fewer, leaving plenty of time for family, friends, and leisure. In The Family-First Entrepreneur, he shares profound insights and practical advice on business and life, demonstrating that you can, in fact, pursue your dream without sacrificing what matters most. Chou offers a series of simple principles that can guide every decision you make, helping you establish a solid foundation upon which you can build the life you’ve dreamed of while comfortably supporting those you love.

Macroeconomics takes a broad perspective on the economy of a country or region; it studies economic changes in the aggregate, collecting data on production, unemployment, inflation, consumption, investment, trade, and other aspects of national and international economic life. Policymakers depend on macroeconomists' knowledge when making decisions about such issues as taxes and the public budget, monetary and exchange rate policies, and trade policies-all of which, in turn, affect decisions made by individuals and businesses.

Is there an ideal portfolio of investment assets, one that perfectly balances risk and reward? In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio examines this question by profiling and interviewing ten of the most prominent figures in the finance world—Jack Bogle, Charley Ellis, Gene Fama, Marty Leibowitz, Harry Markowitz, Bob Merton, Myron Scholes, Bill Sharpe, Bob Shiller, and Jeremy Siegel. We learn about the personal and intellectual journeys of these luminaries and their most innovative contributions. In the process, we come to understand how the science of modern investing came to be.

Real estate is a powerful way to build wealth and achieve financial freedom, but the investment options can be overwhelming. Should you flip houses or buy rental properties? Should you buy locally or invest out-of-state? In the wide world of real estate, it can be difficult to identify which strategy best supports your individual vision. There is no one-size-fits-all portfolio, and ongoing uncertainty can result in analysis paralysis, investing burnout, or losing sight of your values altogether.

Ever wondered how you could build wealth, ensure financial security, and yet keep it all tax-free? Are you struggling to navigate the complex world of financial planning and investment strategies? It's time to transform the way you see life insurance. With this handy guide, you will uncover the often-overlooked potential of life insurance as a tool for building wealth, completely tax-free.

Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your Certified Financial Planner Exam. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on the Certified Financial Planner Test. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized sections. There are key takeaways following each section to drive home key points and quizzes to review commonly tested questions.

Candy Valentino opened her first brick-and-mortar store at nineteen—no college, no connections, no money—and built it into a seven-figure business before most of her friends graduated college. Over two decades of success as a serial entrepreneur and real estate investor, she has labored relentlessly to crack the code of the super-wealthy, and in doing so, has unearthed six simple habits that directly contribute to those who become part of the self-made millionaire class. In Wealth Habits, Valentino reveals all six habits, and shows you how you can put them to work for you.

Jamie Dimon is Wall Street's biggest player. Following the 11h-hour rescue of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan, his profile has reached stratospheric levels. And while the deals and decisions he's made have usually turned out to be the right ones, his journey to the top of the financial world has been anything but easy. Now, in The House of Dimon, business writer Patricia Crisafulli goes behind the scenes to recount the amazing events that have shaped Dimon's career.

Wired for Wealth will help you discover how to use neuroscience and specific, yet simple strategies to understand and improve your financial habits. The audiobook explores the ways in which our brains can be "wired" to either hinder or help us in achieving wealth, and offers practical tools and processes to help listeners overcome limiting beliefs and behaviors. By applying principles from neuroscience and psychology, the audiobook aims to provide a comprehensive guide to unlocking the secrets of the brain and using them to increase wealth.