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The Retirement Gamble reveals how fees, self-dealing, and kickbacks bring great profits to Wall Street while imperiling the prospects of a secure future for individuals. The film questions who has the consumer's best interests in mind, and whether there is a better way to manage our retirements.
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2018
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Updated for todays market, important and timely advice-based on a proven methodology-on which stocks you should invest in right now, in this edition of the 100 Best Stocks series.Even though the economy is in constant flux, theres still plenty of opportunity for smart investors to make a profit. The 100 Best Stocks to Buy in 2019 shows you how to protect your money with stock picks that have consistently beaten the S&P average.In easy-to-understand...
285) The education of a value investor: my transformative quest for wealth, wisdom and enlightenment
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[2014]
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"What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to the...
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[2001]
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Presents the speeches and master's thesis of John Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group mutual fund company. Bogle's writings cover investment principles that he has stressed throughout his career: the majesty of simplicity in investment strategy; the productive economics of long-term investing; the counterproductive emotions that can forfeit investment success; the universality of indexing in the financial markets; and minimizing the "fiscal drag"...
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2009.
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Renowned economic forecaster Harry S. Dent, Jr., explains that by 2010 rising oil prices and peaking generational spending will lead to a more severe downtrend for the global economy and individual investors alike. He outlines the critical issues that will face us and offers long- and short-term tactics for weathering the storm.
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[2009]
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The Smartest Retirement Book You'll Ever Read will change the way you retire - no matter what the state of the economy. Follow the advice in The Smartest Retirement Book You'll Ever Read and you will: Find simple strategies to maximize your retirement nest egg. Seer clear of scams that rob you of your hard earned savings. Ensure your money lasts longer than you do. Avoid the common mistakes that can leave your spouse impoverished. Discover financial...
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[2021]
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"From the host of NPR's Planet Money, the deeply-investigated story of how one visionary, ruthless investor changed American finance forever. Before Bill Gross was known among investors as the Bond King, he was a gambler. In 1966, a fresh college grad, he went to Vegas armed with his net worth ($200) and a knack for counting cards. $10,000 and countless casino bans later, he was hooked: so he enrolled in business school. The Bond King is the story...
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2017
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In his entertaining and informative style that has captivated generations, beloved New York Times bestselling author, actor, and financial expert Ben Stein sets the record straight about capitalism in the United States-it is not the "rigged system" young people are led to believe. As he reveals in The Capitalist Code, "Life can be faced by moaning and complaining or it can be faced by study, work, optimism, and faith in the free capitalist system....
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[1997]
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"In The Beardstown Ladies' Little Book of Investment Wisdom, the famous investment club from Beardstown, Illinois, has gathered together the very best of their essential investment advice - the principles that have worked to make them successful investors for more than a decade."--BOOK JACKET. "Inside, you'll find the most indispensable tips, techniques, and proverbs that will educate and inspire everyone from the novice investor to the expert stock...
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[2009]
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This work is an analysis of five financial upheavals in recent history. It includes coverage of the 1987 stock market crash, the 1998 Russian default (and the consequent collapse of U.S. hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management), the Asian currency crisis of 1999, the Internet bubble of 1995-2001, and the 2008 sub-prime mortgage crisis, in an anecdotal report that reveals how public knowledge differed from what was actually taking place. The author...
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"When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world's youngest billionaire and crypto's Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side? In Going Infinite Lewis sets out to answer...