Modern Finance

Trade allows us to sell what we produce at home and purchase what we don’t. It lowers prices and gives us greater variety and innovation. Yet understanding our place in the global trade network is rarely simple. Trade has become an easy excuse for struggling economies, a scapegoat for our failures to adapt to a changing world, and - for many Americans on both the right and the left - nothing short of a four-letter word. But as Fred P. Hochberg reminds us, trade is easier to understand than we commonly think.

Do you desire wealth? So did Arkad, a lowly record-keeper in the ancient city of Babylon. Arkad understood that all the good things in life come from wealth. Becoming wealthy was no easier in Babylon than it is today. There are pitfalls all around. Will Arkad learn the laws of wealth? Will he be able to help his daughter prosper and avoid suffering? Will he be able to make Babylon the wealthiest nation of its time?

Who can foretell India's future? Mr. Joshi is a fortune teller in a slum in south Delhi who uses a soothsaying green parrot to make predictions. When Adam Roberts visited him in 2012, Joshi's parrot declared that India was destined to become the most powerful nation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Through vivid storytelling and insight, Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation examines the problems and promises of fast-growing India to reveal how it might reach its full potential and become, as Mr. Joshi's parrot predicted, a truly powerful nation.

Hay innovaciones, ideas e inventos que permiten curar el cáncer. Otras nos permiten llegar a nuestros destinos de vacaciones mucho más deprisa. Son divertidas. Generan dinero. Y, por descontado, los inventos tienen éxito porque resuelven un problema que alguien, en algún lugar, quiere resolver. El arado, por ejemplo, tuvo éxito porque ayudó a los agricultores a producir más comida con menos esfuerzo.

A unique hybrid of dual expert guidance, wake-up call motivation, and compelling memoir, The Health and Wealth Sisters’ 360° Action Plan is for the modern woman who needs a swift kick in the pants in order to stop taking a back seat to her own life.

The Number That Killed Us finally tells the "greatest story never told": how a mysterious financial risk measurement model has ruled the world for two decades and how it repeatedly, and severely, caused market, economic, and social turmoil. This model was the key factor behind the unleashing of the cataclysmic credit crisis that erupted in 2007 and which the effects are still being felt around the world.

Transcending Capitalism explains why many influential mid-century American social theorists came to believe it was no longer meaningful to describe modern Western society as "capitalist", but instead preferred alternatives such as "postcapitalist" society, "postindustrial" society, or the "technological" society.

Consider, for example, the case of the Swedish match king. At one time, Ivar Kreuger, manufactured almost half of the world's matches, with monopolies in 16 countries. He had so much money that he was a reliable lender to many countries, becoming known as the 'saviour of Europe' for his willingness to give aid to banks crippled by World War I. At the time of the 1929 market crash, his was the most widely held stock in the world. When he killed himself three years later, the whole thing went up in flames.

Discover the 3 rules that every successful group follows that allows them to thrive & dominate even in societies where they are unwanted minorities. This books explores what Africans need to do if they want to improve their lot on this planet and become competitive.

So, how can someone become wealthy, build assets, reduce financial stress, and retire early? The short answer is, investing! Investing is the best way to grow your wealth, achieve financial goals, and take control of your life and choices.

Woher kommt das Geld? Wieso ist es meist knapp und in Krisen auf einmal schier unbegrenzt verfügbar? Weshalb gibt es die erbitterten Kämpfe zwischen den beiden großen Lagern der Keynesianer und der Neoklassiker? Woher nimmt die Bundesregierung in Zeiten von Corona auf einmal Hunderte Milliarden von Euro? Anschaulich und für ein breites Publikum erklärt Monika Stemmer die Formen der Geldschöpfung, die Rolle des Staates mit seinem Währungsmonopol und das Konzept der Modern Monetary Theorie (MMT).

In the history of the Moody Bible Institute, founded in 1886 by shoe salesman turned revivalist Dwight Lyman Moody, Timothy Gloege finds an answer to why Christian ethics seem to go hand in hand with free-market capitalism.

This book is a step-by-step guide of a life-changing money management machine: how to manage your money in a quick and easy way; how e-wallet can help with money management; Ken's experience of using e-wallet and method to record personal monthly budget in a quick and easy way; how much should you spend, save, and invest; what are the possible income multiplier machines; passive income ideas; secrets and habits of millionaires; and more. So are you ready for the journey of financial freedom? Take a cup of coffee and sit back as you begin your trip to being a millionaire.

It is no secret; housing has reached unprecedented levels of unaffordability. Anybody participating in or paying attention to this market has likely been taken aback by the current state of affairs. Why is this happening? Who is to blame? Can we expect it to settle down? These are but a few of the questions answered in this exciting book about the current state of the housing market. Filled with both analytical data and anecdotes alike, you can come away with a new depth of understanding into the differing aspects affecting our housing market.

This audiobook will make you more like a disciple and less like a consumer with your money.

Currently, the top rate you can earn from a nationally available savings account in the U.S. is 0.50 percent. On the one hand, this means that saving $10,000 will leave you with $10,511 after ten years–a mere 5 percent increase. On the other hand, with the inflation rate at 6.2 percent, this means that you are losing 5.7 percent of your money every year in real terms.

Create more personal time and make more money as you build success and wealth through learning real estate investing. This is not a complicated stock investment strategy and it’s much easier than you think! This real estate audiobook presents the "Modern Wealth Building Formula", a remarkably simple yet powerful investing strategy one of the world’s most prominent experts created in order to find, fund, and facilitate properties he built in his real estate business. And the best part is that this formula can work for you too.

Having a will is important, but it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Without a comprehensive plan, your family can get tangled up in frustrating and stressful legalities for years. Even if you’re in the process of getting an estate settled and things are going horribly wrong, it’s not too late. You can get back on track with what you know your loved one wanted. Most importantly, you can do your own estate and crisis planning, and get it right the first time.

Unlock the secrets to authentic real estate conversations: This book is tailor-made for real estate agents eager to forge genuine heartfelt connections about their business more often. Discover proven strategies to engage and connect with more people about your brand, empowering you to have effortless conversations about real estate that will leave your listeners asking for more.

This audiobook was originally inspired by Harry Truman, who said, "Give me a one-handed economist!" As an empiricist I advocate that no ideology is right or wrong but that conditions and data are all that should drive our policymaking decisions. Every policy has a place where it will or will not work. My view on economic policymaking and world poverty is unique to the literature, since it is precisely opposite to Harry Truman's desire. The world is complex; Harry Truman needed a Three Handed Economist; one hand was never enough.