Money Myths

There's little truly "progressive" about Progressivism. True progress happens when humans are free, yet the Progressive agenda substantially diminishes freedom while promising the unachievable. Excuse Me, Professor provides a handy reference for anyone actively engaged in advancing liberty, with essential essays debunking more than 50 Progressive clichés.

Yet what training has prepared you to run a business? E-Myth Real Insurance Store fills this knowledge gap, giving you a complete toolkit for either starting a successful business from scratch or maximizing an existing business’ performance. Loaded with practical, powerful advice you can easily use, this one-stop guide helps you realize all the benefits that come with a thriving insurance business.

Overcome the myths that hold others back from real estate success. A selection from the best-selling ABCs of Real Estate Investing.

In this helpful resource, the author guides parents through the to eight myths about motivation and reveals what really works for kids. Each chapter is filled with practical information and stories that help you understand how to handle a variety of situations related to your child’s success at school.

What if the majority of common investing advice is wrong? Feel like the generic advice you follow on investing isn't working? Feel like you're going nowhere? Not doing enough? Missing out on something? While others seem to be making easy money? This is not far from the truth. Much of the conventional wisdom around investing is wildly outdated and short-sighted.

Once an obscure niche of the investment world, private equity has grown into a juggernaut, with consequences for a wide range of industries as well as the financial markets. The Myth of Private Equity is a hard-hitting and meticulous exposé from an insider's viewpoint. Jeffrey C. Hooke examines the negative effects of private equity and the ways in which it has avoided scrutiny. He unravels the exaggerations the industry has spun to its customers and the business media, showing the stark realities that are concealed by the funds' self-mythologizing and penchant for secrecy.

Johnny Long is back and better than ever as he takes on the most challenging crisis to hit the financial-services industry in decades. In Myth, we have a disturbing tale involving a retired couple in distress. Their income has been decimated, the result of depending on fixed income over years of declining interest rates. Their options are few and their future bleak. How will they survive? They turn to Lucien Marat for help.

The promise of green jobs and a clean energy future has roused the masses. But as Robert Bryce makes clear in this provocative book, that vision needs a major re-vision. We cannotand will notquit using carbon-based fuels at any time in the near future for a simple reason: they provide the horsepower that we crave. The hard reality is that oil, coal, and natural gas are here to stay.

Interested in blogging for money? Lots of writers are. So there’s a ton of information (and misinformation) floating around on the Internet about writing a blog for profit. Ideas run the gamut from solid content strategies to outrageous income promises. Compounding the blog success mess are just plain old mistakes that so many bloggers make.

Chronicling the rise and fall of the efficient market theory and the century-long making of the modern financial industry, Justin Fox’s The Myth of the Rational Market is as much an intellectual whodunit as a cultural history of the perils and possibilities of risk. The book brings to life the people and ideas that forged modern finance and investing, from the formative days of Wall Street through the Great Depression and into the financial calamity of today.

For neoclassical economists, Homo economicus, or economic human, represents the ideal employee: an energetic worker bee that is a rational yet competitive decision-maker. Alternatively, one could view the concept as a cold and selfish workaholic endlessly seeking the accumulation of money and advancement - a chilling representation of capitalism. Or perhaps, as Peter Fleming argues, Homo economicus does not actually exist at all. Fleming presents this controversial claim with the same fierce logic that launched his Guardian column into popularity.

For decades, typical financial planning has sold itself on perpetuating a fundamental lie—that you can reach prosperity through its methods. But truly prosperous individuals don’t follow typical financial planning. They know that most mainstream money advice is not intended to make you wealthy; it is intended to keep you from being poor. Big difference. And like any advice for the masses, it is geared toward the lowest common denominator.

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My grandmother used to say, "You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a lawyer." The same can be said of financial advisors today. If you're a wealthy business owner or an ultra-high-net-worth individual, this book is your wake-up call. For too long, the wealth management industry has failed to deliver the comprehensive, coordinated services that successful entrepreneurs and their families truly need.

Anyone who vaguely follows this topic will know that economic debt is consistently increasing in the US, but many don’t know that it is also increasing across most other countries. So, what can you and I do to help improve the situation? Learn the answer in this practical, easy-to-understand guide.

Regardless of your career background or level of expertise, whether you're a seasoned professional or a beginner, How to Make Money with AI equips you with the essential knowledge, tools, and strategies required to excel in an AI-driven world. Prepare to embark on your journey to financial prosperity and unlock the immense potential of this transformative technology. Progressing tenfold awaits you!

En este libro Máximo E. Jaramillo Molina detalla cómo la narrativa meritocrática resulta funcional para legitimar la extrema acumulación a la par de la pobreza extrema. A lo largo de siete capítulos el autor busca desmontar los distintos mitos que sostienen la narrativa meritocrática en sociedades con desigualdad extrema y creciente, como la mexicana.

Economic theories and models shape our everyday lives. They are relied on by politicians when tax rises or cuts are being considered. They inform debates about everything from bonuses for CEOs to minimum wage rates, to the level of job protection enshrined in law. They determine what levels of tobacco or petrol duty are charged and influence government approaches to issues as diverse as obesity and climate change. But are policy makers right to be so slavishly reliant on them? Tom Bergin is sceptical, and he subjects eight of the most prevalent economic mantras to close scrutiny.

In Stop Investing Like They Tell You, Stephen challenges traditional advice and guides investors through a comprehensive understanding of the 16 most egregious myths regurgitated throughout the financial industry. Upon completion of this text, listeners are also left with confidence as to how they can better invest so as to protect and grow their life savings no matter what chaos the future may hold in store.

The Wealth Creation Myth is the third audiobook from author and wealth management veteran Ed Moldaver. This guide explores the wealth creation and preservation landscape in a way that no other audiobook has. Ed's multi decade career provides the foundation to understand the three basic pillars of the wealth management industry, what works, what doesn't, and why.