Global Finance

Chris realized that the American dream of formal education, work, buy a house, work some more, and try to raise a family, wasn’t leading where he wanted to go. He loved his wife and kids, they were comfortable, but it wasn’t the life he hoped for. He knew deep down there was another level. And that wasn’t the worst part.

In this audiobook, Michael Ross explains why global diversification doesn’t perform well, laying out step-by-step what financial advisors should be doing instead to protect their clients’ assets. Learn how to grow your clients’ wealth using a diversified portfolio of primarily US-based companies and US company bonds. Along the way, Ross offers pragmatic real-world examples for presenting the system to clients in ways they will understand and appreciate (and even be excited about), boosting client confidence through good markets and bad for their long-term success.

How China Loses tells the story of China's struggles to overcome new risks and endure the global backlash against its assertive reach. Combining on-the-ground reportage with incisive analysis, Luke Patey argues that China's predatory economic agenda, headstrong diplomacy, and military expansion undermine its global ambitions to dominate the global economy and world affairs.

In today's global business reality, the ability to work across cultures is key to teamwork and productivity. The Culture Solution is the book to provide businesspeople a step-by-step system to manage and recognize for themselves the cultural factors that affect international relationships and global partnerships. Using the new method of cultural analysis created by Deirdre Mendez, international managers can solve problems and create cultural synergies that produce the most productive international teams, projects, and alliances.

When Peter Drucker wrote Concept of the Corporation in 1946, he revealed what made the large American corporation tick. Similarly, The Art of Japanese Management by Richard Pascale in 1981 explained the unique practices developed by the Japanese to bring that country's economy out of the ashes. The emerging Chinese juggernauts - the Alibabas, Lenovos, and Haiers - need similar revelation since they are a different breed in their own right.

Gender inequality in the fields of education, law, employment and wages lead to incalculable social and political disparities. These disparities in turn give rise to endemic poverty and violence, to individual frustration, social instability, and cultural disaffection. When women are deprived of their rights, economies are eroded, democracies weakened, and the fabric of societies radically undermined. This pioneering book shows, once and for all, the direct correlation between the freedoms given to women and the prosperity enjoyed by all.

Discover the real source of translation problems - and solve them. Industry leader Ian A. Henderson shares the story of the quest he and his wife Françoise undertook to help the world better communicate. They quickly discovered that they could not solve the translation quality problem by looking at translations alone, but had to take proactive role in the complete global content process.

L'Organizzazione mondiale del commercio sanziona l'UE perché nell'importazione di banane favorisce ex-colonie europee a danno di multinazionali americane, l'UNESCO chiede all'Italia di ridurre il traffico delle navi da crociera a Venezia, l'ISO adotta standard internazionali su ogni cosa, dal cacao al "cloud computing". Esistono ormai uno "spazio giuridico" e una "comunità di poteri" globali, con oltre 2.000 regimi regolatori: ma chi decide davvero nel mondo e in che modo? L'audiolibro ricostruisce i processi decisionali di Stati e organizzazioni internazionali.

Gupta and Wang explain how many MNCs view China and India solely from the lens of off-shoring and cost-reduction, and focusing their marketing strategies on only the top 5-10% of the population. This is a missed opportunity. China and India are the only two countries that constitute four realities that are strategically crucial for the global enterprise.

Undisputedly, China has become the world's manufacturing powerhouse, accounting for around half of all personal computers, digital cameras and kitchen appliances. However, the country is fast transitioning from low-cost manufacturing to a higher-value, innovation-led economy, a critical transformation that is at the heart of this new title.

The amazing thing about trading and competing in the stock market is the sheer number of opportunities available. At any given time, there are new profitable positions that are waiting to be discovered. If you genuinely enjoy reading about new companies and current events, then it will be easier to identify opportunities as they appear. Remember that the best way to find opportunities is to research stocks and sectors that you already have a personal interest in.

Do you want to learn to invest in real estate but don't know where to start? This book is a must-listen if you are considering using real properties to build wealth or to obtain financial freedom. Real Estate Investing provides practical and exciting strategies that successful real estate investors use to create wealth through real estate investment.

Facebook, one of the world’s biggest social media platforms, will be launching a cryptocurrency known as "Libra," which is meant to empower billions of people who do not have bank accounts and could benefit greatly from the use of this currency. This will be a game changer, and you will need to realign yourself if you want to tap into what Facebook seeks to achieve.

A fun yet factual guide to thriving not only in Silicon Valley but in the emerging Global Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley has become synonymous with big ideas, start-ups, and inventing the future. But today the magic of Silicon Valley has gone viral and global. From Austin to Boston, from Shanghai to Dubai, a Global Silicon Valley is emerging.

Marketing experts John Quelch and Katherine Jocz offer a new way to think about place in every strategic decision - from how to leverage consumer associations with locations to where to position products on the shelf. They explore case studies such as Nike and The Apple Store, which use place in creative ways. Drawing on a blend of hard data and engaging anecdotes, this audiobook will help any business - from global mega-brands to boutique, small town stores - influence customers more effectively.

In an era when people and money are flowing fast across international boundaries, physically and virtually, culture crashes have become increasingly frequent, says international business consultant Michael Landers. A culture crash is what happens when someone unwittingly offends, frustrates or mystifies a person from a different culture. This can lead to lost business, hurt feelings, damaged relationships, even international incidents.

Options trading is such a unique yet valuable way of making money in the stock market. While there are some risks involved in the trade, these are normally limited, giving you a chance to make some good money from the trade. Adequate market research and knowing when to make a move will help you succeed in options trading.

Embark on a transformative journey to financial independence with "A Black Woman's Guide to Financial Freedom" by Prof. Jasmine Wright. Tailored specifically for Black women, this comprehensive guide addresses the unique financial challenges and opportunities they face, providing practical tools and insights for economic empowerment.

Este libro está escrito para ayudarlo a entender qué son las acciones de centavo, cómo negociarlas en el día a día, dónde negociarlas y cómo evitar las trampas que desperdician la inversión de muchos principiantes. En el interior, los autores Bill Sykes y Timothy Gibbs revelan cómo cualquier persona puede operar en el día con acciones de centavos con gran éxito de manera consistente.

Economics for People and the Planet, a collection of essays by James K. Boyce on the environment, inequality, and the economy, argues that there is not an inexorable trade-off between advancing human well-being and having a clean and safe environment. The goal of economic policy should be to grow the good things that improve our well-being and environmental quality and reduce the bad things that harm humans and nature. To reorient the economy for these ends, we will need to achieve a more egalitarian distribution of wealth and power.