Financial English

Real wages have stagnated or declined for most workers, job insecurity has increased, and retirement income is uncertain. Why have jobs gotten so much worse? As Peter Cappelli argues, these issues and others stem from the logic of financial accounting and its fundamental flaws in dealing with human capital. Financial accounting views employee costs as fixed costs that cannot be reduced and fails to account for the costs of bad employees and poor management. The simple goal of today's executives is to drive down employment costs, even if it raises costs elsewhere.

This practical audiobook compiles a list of 140 most common financial acronyms and abbreviations you’re likely to encounter, in alphabetical order. Every financial acronym is explained in detail, with clear and concise article-style descriptions and practical examples. It is intended for students and professionals in the field of finance as well as private investors and for those who are interested in browsing through the financial pages of newspapers.

Bill Cates’ newest book, The Language of Referrals, is your blueprint for finding the right words and phrases to elevate your referability, confidently ask for introductions, address concerns and objections, and turn the willingness to refer into effective connections with your new prospects.

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This book is easy, common-sense guide that concentrates on conceptual understanding of the crucial aspects of financial and managerial accounting and learning accounting principles. It is updated with accounting techniques and solutions that makes you feel like you are taking full advantage of accounting expressive power.

You are no doubt a busy student with a lot of things going on! It can be challenging to find the time to read your textbook in preparation for the CFA Exam. However, the truth is that the CFA exam is a challenging test. Thorough preparation cannot be overlooked, therefore. That is why the author Travis Brody developed the CFA Study Guide!

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Most people rely only on their life experience to make investment decisions. This causes them to overlook cyclical forces that repeatedly reshape economies and markets. Investing in U.S. Financial History fills this void by recounting the comprehensive financial history of the United States of America. It begins with Alexander Hamilton’s financial programs in 1790 and ends with the Federal Reserve’s battle with inflation in 2023.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your knowledge of complex banking practices, better understand the history of international finance, or simply learn more about central banking as it relates to your everyday life, this book will give you a comprehensive introduction and solid foundation for future study.

Why do some people struggle financially while others seem destined for more prosperous lives? What if you could enjoy a more abundant lifestyle without sacrificing anything you now hold dear - your values, your health, your spirituality, your freedom, your friends and family? Take it from two authors who know firsthand: You can.

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.

Retirement is a marathon filled with financial twists and lifestyle turns. But it can be the best years of your life—your second act! This guide is your roadmap to navigating retirement with financial security, purpose, and joy.

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Embark on a journey of transformation with Affiliate Marketing for Beginners, where financial freedom is within reach for anyone willing to take the leap. Meet Audrey K. Andado, a seasoned expert in finance, entrepreneurship, and digital marketing, dedicated to empowering individuals through affiliate marketing.

In the new world of instant decisions, we need to master the words and phrases to successfully move our potential clients to lifelong clients. Easy...when we can read their minds and service their needs immediately. Can we master these new words, phrases, and five questions quickly? Of course we can, and this audiobook shows us how.

In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected - that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall. Paulson's background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager against housing. He had spent a career as an also-ran on Wall Street. But Paulson was convinced this was his chance to make his mark. He just wasn't sure how to do it. Colleagues at investment banks scoffed at him and investors dismissed him.

Inflation: What It Is, Why It’s Bad, and How to Fix It explains what’s behind the worst inflationary storm in more than forty years—one that is dominating the headlines and shaking Americans by their pocketbooks. The cost-of-living explosion since the COVID pandemic has raised alarms about a possible return of a 1970’s-style “Great Inflation.” Some observers even fear a descent into the kind of Weimar-style hyperinflation that has torn apart so many nations. Is this true? If so, what should be done? How should we prepare for the future?

Have you ever wondered how you, as just one person, can make impactful change? Really make a difference? Unleash your impact potential with Do Good While Doing Well, a groundbreaking guide designed for those who are eager to make a lasting, meaningful difference, but are unsure how to start. While conventional wisdom may have you believe that charity is the primary, or even only, means for effecting change, this book expands on that notion by introducing you to angel investing as an additional transformative power.

In this deeply personal memoir, Schwab describes his passion to have Main Street participate in the growing economy as investors and owners, not only earners. Schwab opens up about his dyslexia and how he worked around and ultimately embraced it, and about the challenges he faced while starting his fledgling company in the 1970s. A year into his grand experiment in discounted stock trading, living in a small apartment in Sausalito with his wife, Helen, and new baby, he carried a six-figure debt and a pocketful of personal loans.

American baby boomers are aging, and 15 million of them never had children. Who will take care of them? Unprecedented in US history, this demographic will create challenges for these individuals, as well as for society. This book is a passionate exploration of the path ahead for "Solo Agers". Author Sara Zeff Geber takes listeners on a journey, starting with the choice for childlessness and then suggests ways in which Solo Agers can mitigate the absence of adult children by relationship-building and rigorous planning for their future.