Best of
Finance

1999

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth


T. Harv Eker - 1999
    Harv Eker states: "Give me five minutes, and I can predict your financial future for the rest of your life!" Eker does this by identifying your "money and success blueprint." We all have a personal money blueprint ingrained in our subconscious minds, and it is this blueprint, more than anything, that will determine our financial lives. You can know everything about marketing, sales, negotiations, stocks, real estate, and the world of finance, but if your money blueprint is not set for a high level of success, you will never have a lot of money—and if somehow you do, you will most likely lose it! The good news is that now you can actually reset your money blueprint to create natural and automatic success.Secrets of the Millionaire Mind is two books in one. Part I explains how your money blueprint works. Through Eker's rare combination of street smarts, humor, and heart, you will learn how your childhood influences have shaped your financial destiny. You will also learn how to identify your own money blueprint and "revise" it to not only create success but, more important, to keep and continually grow it.In Part II you will be introduced to seventeen "Wealth Files," which describe exactly how rich people think and act differently than most poor and middle-class people. Each Wealth File includes action steps for you to practice in the real world in order to dramatically increase your income and accumulate wealth.If you are not doing as well financially as you would like, you will have to change your money blueprint. Unfortunately your current money blueprint will tend to stay with you for the rest of your life, unless you identify and revise it, and that's exactly what you will do with the help of this extraordinary book. According to T. Harv Eker, it's simple. If you think like rich people think and do what rich people do, chances are you'll get rich too!

The Warren Buffett Portfolio


Robert G. Hagstrom - 1999
    A New York Times bestseller, it is a valuable and practical primer on the principles behind the remarkable investment run of the famed oracle of Omaha. In this much-awaited companion to that book, author Robert Hagstrom takes the next logical step, revealing how to profitably manage stocks once you select them. THE WARREN BUFFETT PORTFOLIO will help you through the process of building a superior portfolio and managing the stocks going forward. Building a concentrated portfolio is critical for investment success. THE WARREN BUFFETT PORTFOLIO introduces the next wave of investment strategy, called focus investing. A comprehensive investment strategy used with spectacular results by Buffett, focus investing directs investors to select a concentrated group of businesses by examining their management and financial positions as compared to their stock prices. A strategy that has historically outperformed the market, focus investing is based on the principle that a shareholder's return from owning a stock is ultimately determined by the economics of the underlying business. Hagstrom explains in easy-to-understand terms exactly what focus investing is, how it works, and how it can be applied by any investor at any level of experience. He demonstrates how Buffett arranges his stocks in a focus portfolio and reveals why this is as responsible for his incredible returns as the individual stocks he picks. Ultimately, Hagstrom shows how to use this technique to build and manage a portfolio to achieve the best possible results.

Simple Wealth, Inevitable Wealth


Nick Murray - 1999
    But if you can muster the required amounts of faith, patience and discipline - and if you can draw those qualities from your advisor when your own are running low - history suggests that wealth follows over time.

More than Enough: The Ten Keys to Changing Your Financial Destiny


Dave Ramsey - 1999
    Now in More Than Enough, he gives us the keys to building wealth while also creating a successful, united family. Drawing from his years of work with thousands of families and corporate employees, Ramsey presents the ten keys that guarantee family and financial peace, including: values, goals, patience, discipline, and giving back to one's community. Using these essential steps anyone can create prosperity, live debt-free, and achieve marital bliss around the issue of finances. Filled with stories of couples, single men and women, children, and single parents, More Than Enough will show you: How to create a budget that fits your income and creates wealthWhat finances and romance have to do with one anotherWhat role values play in your financial lifeHow to retire wealthy in every wayAnd much, much moreResonating with Ramsey's down-home, folksy voice, heartwarming case histories, inspiring insights, quotations from the Bible, and exercises, quizzes, and worksheets, More Than Enough provides an inspiring wealth-building guide and a life-changing blueprint for a vital family dynamic.

Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor


John C. Bogle - 1999
    Buffett Praise for Common Sense on Mutual Funds "Invoking both Thomas Paine and Benjamin Graham, Jack Bogle outlines a supremely logical plan not only to better investors' returns, but to improve the whole fund industry. This isn't just the best book yet by Bogle, it may well be the best book ever on mutual funds." -DON PHILLIPS, President & CEO, Morningstar, Inc. "Buffett cannot teach you or me how to become a Warren Buffett. Bogle's reasoned precepts can enable a few million of us savers to become in twenty years the envy of our suburban neighbors-while at the same time we have slept well in these eventful times."-PAUL A. SAMUELSON, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics "After a lifetime of picking stocks, I have to admit that Bogle's arguments in favor of the index fund have me thinking of joining him rather than trying to beat him. Bogle's wisdom and his commonsense way of explaining things make this book indispensable reading for anyone trying to figure out how to invest in this crazy stock market."-JAMES J. CRAMER, Money Manager and Senior Columnist for TheStreet.com "Written in his characteristic forthright and visionary style, Bogle penetrates the myths and jargon to shed a powerful light on the central issues that confront every investor, no matter what their level of experience or sophistication." -MARTIN L. LEIBOWITZ, Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, TIAA-CREF "Jack Bogle is one of the great pioneer/visionaries of the investment business. In this book, he shares his knowledge, experience, and judgment to enable us to become better investors. The final philosophical chapters provide insights that may help some of us become better people." -BYRON R. WIEN, Chief U.S. Investment Strategist Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

Million Dollar Habits: Practical, Proven, Power Practices to Double and Triple Your Income


Brian Tracy - 1999
    A guide to winning habits in business shows readers how to set and achieve goals quickly, organize their life, manage time, increase income, and tap inner power reserves--all in the service of improved productivity.

The Real Estate Game: The Intelligent Guide To Decisionmaking And Investment


William J. Poorvu - 1999
    Drawing upon four decades of experience developing, owning, and managing properties and on almost thirty years of teaching at the Harvard Business School, William J. Poorvu offers an insider's perspective on how to make smart decisions about real estate.The real estate “game” is played by people, and it’s the stories of real people that make Poorvu’s introduction to the industry colorful and interesting. You will meet players ranging from real estate moguls to small-scale developers to individual investors in exotic investment instruments. Their stories evolve throughout the book and illustrate how these people—with all their complicated needs, talents, and motives—fit into the larger process and context. In clear and nontechnical language, Poorvu explains how variables—players, properties, capital markets, and the external environment—come together to influence the shape and outcome of a real estate deal. He explains the time frame for different kinds of real estate investments and walks the reader through the key “periods of play” in the real estate game: concept, commitment, development, operation, reward, and reinvestment. The Real Estate Game introduces a simple but powerful “back-of-the-envelope” technique for analyzing the financial implications of a potential deal. Using this tool and others, Poorvu shows readers how to use direct investments, syndicates, and REITs to get into the real estate game across a broad range of property types: residential, office, hotel, industrial, and retail. Offering unique insight into the ways that developers and investors can create value, The Real Estate Game is both a perfect introduction for the novice and an invaluable overview for the experienced professional.

Study Guide to Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets


John J. Murphy - 1999
    Covering the latest developments in computer technology, technical tools, and indicators, the second edition features new material on candlestick charting, intermarket relationships, stocks and stock rotations, plus state-of-the-art examples and figures. From how to read charts to understanding indicators and the crucial role technical analysis plays in investing, readers gain a thorough and accessible overview of the field of technical analysis, with a special emphasis on futures markets. Revised and expanded for the demands of today's financial world, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in tracking and analyzing market behavior.

The Rediscovered Benjamin Graham: Selected Writings of the Wall Street Legend


Benjamin Graham - 1999
    Follow Graham and you will profit from folly rather than participate in it."-Warren E. Buffett. "[Graham] is the genius who literally created the framework for investment analysis that leads to successful investing. Like that other genius Edison, Graham created light where there was none." -Bill Ruane, Sequoia Fund. "It's never the wrong time to invoke the name of Benjamin Graham, value investor par excellence." -Money "The search for intelligent investing should begin with the remarkable Benjamin Graham's timeless teachings. Read Lowe's book and you'll learn to seek what the original master sought as she helps Graham reclaim his rightful place as the most important and extraordinary investment writer of any generation."-Kenneth Lee, author of Trouncing the Dow. Known as the "father of value investing," Benjamin Graham was-and is-one of America's most lauded financial thinkers. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, a former student of Graham, extols him to this day. Brilliant, successful, and ethical, he revolutionized investment philosophy by introducing the concepts of security analysis, fundamental analysis, and value investing-theories that have become timeless essentials of the field. Now, Janet Lowe, author of Benjamin Graham on Value Investing and Warren Buffett Speaks, reintroduces the foundations of Graham's eminence-including his ever-relevant market observations and his assessment of long-term economic problems-by presenting a unique compilation of his writings that contains rare and/or previously unpublished articles, lectures, andinterviews. Almost twenty-five years after his death, Benjamin Graham continues to have one of the largest and most loyal followings of any investment philosopher of this century. A prolific and popular writer whose trademark was blending original ideas with wit and intelligence, he has guided and inspired Wall Street professionals with his thoughtful ruminations and piercing insights on a host of investment and economic topics. Though bits and pieces of this material are widely quoted even today, the full writings have not always been easy to find-until now. The result of in-depth research, The Rediscovered Benjamin Graham brings together the very best the investment legend had to offer, including such incisive works as: * "Inflated Treasuries and Deflated Stocks: Are Corporations Milking Their Owners?" * "The Ethics of American Capitalism". * "Proposals for an International Commodity-Reserve Currency". * "The New Speculation in Common Stocks". * "Is American Business Worth More Dead Than Alive?". * "The Simplest Way to Select Bargain Stocks". A groundbreaking volume that fills an important niche in investment literature, The Rediscovered Benjamin Graham is destined to become as timeless a classic as its distinguished subject. Jacket Design: Don Welsh

The Benjamin Graham Classic Collection


Benjamin Graham - 1999
    The late Benhamin Graham was the father of modern security analysis. He invested value investing and has directly influenced such contemporary investing legends as Warren Buffett, Michael Price, and even the Motley Fools. While investment fads come and go, Graham's bedrock approach is proven more solid with every passing year, and his calm wisdom rings especially true in today's wild market.Graham's legion of fans will treasure this beautiful collection, which contains three of his financial classics plus an exclusive excerpt of Benjamin Graham's autobiography and personal photos. "Security Ananlysis: The Original 1934 Edition, still considered the value investing bible; "Storage and Stability, Graham's timeless 1937 study on production and consumption; "World commodities and World Currency, his visionary 1944 work on the emerging global economy.

Arbitrage Theory in Continuous Time


Tomas Bjork - 1999
    Concentrating on the probabilistics theory of continuous arbitrage pricing of financial derivatives, including stochastic optimal control theory and Merton's fund separation theory, the book is designed for graduate students and combines necessary mathematical background with a solid economic focus. It includes a solved example for every new technique presented, contains numerous exercises and suggests further reading in each chapter. In this substantially extended new edition, Bjork has added separate and complete chapters on measure theory, probability theory, Girsanov transformations, LIBOR and swap market models, and martingale representations, providing two full treatments of arbitrage pricing: the classical delta-hedging and the modern martingales. More advanced areas of study are clearly marked to help students and teachers use the book as it suits their needs.

Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigators, Third Edition


John Madinger - 1999
    The law has been amended, new underlying crimes have been added, and court decisions have modified its scope. The Act remains an important tool in combating criminal activity. Now in its third edition, Money Laundering: A Guide for Criminal Investigators covers the basics of finding ill-gotten gains, linking them to the criminal, and seizing them. Providing a clear understanding of money laundering practices, it explains the investigative and legislative processes that are essential in detecting and circumventing this illegal and dangerous activity. Highlights of the Third Edition include Important court decisions and changes in federal law since the Second Edition New trends in crime and terrorism financing The rise of money laundering in connecting with major frauds, including the Bernie Madoff case Law and policy shifts related to terrorism and financing since the Obama administration New methods for financial intelligence and the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports How changes in technology have enabled launderers to move funds more easily and anonymously Knowledge of the techniques used to investigate these cases and a full understanding of the laws and regulations that serve as the government’s weapons in this fight are essential for the criminal investigator. This volume arms those tasked with finding and tracing illegal proceeds with this critical knowledge, enabling them to thwart illegal profiteering by finding the paper trail.

A Woman of Independent Means: A Woman's Guide to Full Financial Security


Gail Vaz-Oxlade - 1999
    So why is a woman's relationship with money is so different from a man's? Partly, it's because women tend to have less of it -- the earnings gap is closing, but it's still too wide. And women are more likely to experience setbacks in income due to parenthood, divorce, widowhood, and disability. For these masons alone, women need to be proactive in managing their finances. A Woman of Independent Means is the definitive guide to assuming that control and ensuring a stable financial future.In this entertaining treatment of every aspect of personal finance -- including cash and credit management, spending plans, mortgages, taxes, wills, RRSPs, and education savings -- Gail Vaz-Oxlade zeroes in on the choices women in particular might have to make.

Students Solutions Manual for Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, Sixth Edition


John C. Hull - 1999
    Solutions Manual for Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, Sixth Edition by John Hull

Earn More, Sleep Better: The Index Fund Solution


Richard E. Evans - 1999
    Because they are driven objectively and do not rely upon a fund manager's prediction of how specific stocks will do, the authors note that they will continue to produce the greatest long-term returns.After providing clear-cut reasons why index funds are the wisest investment choice for the average investor, the authors expertly explain how to build a portfolio of index funds and tailor it to a range of investment goals, risk tolerance, and time horizons. Whether readers are hoping to build a comfortable retirement or save for their kids' college tuition, whether seeking the best way to invest a tax-deferred 401(k) or looking for a low-maintenance, low-risk portfolio for taxable money, Earn More, Sleep Better is the book to turn to for advice on assembling a winning portfolio with minimal effort, for dependable, long-term performance.

The Great Game: The Emergence of Wall Street as a World Power 1653-2000


John Steele Gordon - 1999
    From Alexander Hamilton to Michael Milken, the history of Wall Street is a history of risk, courage, avarice, patriotism, power, genius, and, occasionally, remarkable stupidity. In Gordon, Wall Street has finally found a biographer worthy of its extraordinary story.

Buffettology: The Previously Unexplained Techniques That Have Made Warren Buffett the World's Most Famous Investor


Mary Buffett - 1999
    Mary Buffett, former daughter-in-law of this legendary financial genius and a successful businesswoman in her own right, has teamed up with noted Buffettologist David Clark to create Buffettology, a one-of-a-kind investment guide that explains the winning strategies of the master. -Learn how to approach investing the way Buffett does, based on the authors' firsthand knowledge of the secrets that have made Buffett the world's second wealthiest man -Use Buffett's proven method of investing in stocks that will continue to grow over time -Master the straightforward mathematical equipments that assist Buffett in making investments -Examine the kinds of companies that capture Buffett's interest, and learn how you can use this information to make your own investment choices of the future Complete with profiles of fifty-four "Buffett companies"—companies in which Buffett has invested and which the authors believe he continues to follow—Buffettology can show any investor, from beginner to savvy pro, how to create a profitable portfolio.

Modern Corporate Finance: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Value Creation [with PH Fincoach Center]


Alan C. Shapiro - 1999
    It also deciphers the messages that the external financial market sends to firms about the proper objectives of corporate financial decision-making, and the appropriate tactics and strategies for achieving them. An emphasis on value creation, applications of finance principles, and broad application to general management are presented with a global perspective. Coverage also includes discussions on option pricing and contingent claims, corporate diversification, accounting versus economic performance, evaluating project cash flows, bond and stock valuation, and dividend policy. For mangers and other professionals facing the executive challenges of financial analysis and reasoning.

Essentials of Stochastic Finance: Facts, Models, Theory


Albert N. Shiryaev - 1999
    It introduces the reader to the main concepts, notions and results of stochastic financial mathematics, and develops applications of these results to various kinds of calculations required in financial engineering. It also answers the requests of teachers of financial mathematics and engineering by making a bias towards probabilistic and stastical ideas and the methods of stochastic calculus in the analysis of market risks.

Board Work: Governing Health Care Organizations


Dennis D. Pointer - 1999
    Hamilton book of the year awardWritten by Dennis Pointer and James Orlikoff, two of the most experienced and highly regarded governance consultants in thecountry, Board Work presents a practical model focusing on those factors that most affect board performance. Rich withprescriptive information, practical ideas, assessment tools, and examples, Pointer and Orlikoff provide the expert coaching boardsneed to do their best work and add value to their organizations.Based on the authors' forty years of combined experience, thiseye-opening book arms boards with tools and techniques tosignificantly enhance their performance and contributions. Pointer and Orlikoff forward concrete recommendations for implementing benchmark governance systems and practices, creating the essentialguide for those who want to make a real difference on behalf of communities they serve.This is the best book on health care organization governanceI have ever read.--Stephen Shortell, Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley

The Wall Street Journal Lifetime Guide to Money: Everything You Need to Know about Managing Your Finances--For Every Stage of Life


The Wall Street Journal - 1999
    And just as the New York Times bestseller The Wall Street Guide to Understanding Personal Finance supplied readers with the right tools to shape their bottom line, The Wall Street Journal Lifetime Guide to Money provides answers for those who want to -- or need to -- take control of their financial future. Derived from the newspaper's popular "Your Money Matters" column, written by its veteran personal finance staff, and with topics ranging from building stock portfolios to managing a seemingly endless debt, The Wall Street Journal Lifetime Guide to Money uses an up close and personal approach to money management. The material is presented in a thorough yet accessible manner; key points are illustrated through the use of graphs, charts, and worksheets. The data and advice in this essential handbook is applicable to all citizens regardless of age, gender, earning level, or marital status.

The Craft of Advice : Essays 1995-1998


Nick Murray - 1999
    

Mathematical Models Of Financial Derivatives


Yue Kuen Kwok - 1999
    Leading ?nancial ins- tutions are hiring graduates with a science background who can use advanced a- lytical and numerical techniques to price ?nancial derivatives and manage portfolio risks, a phenomenon coined as Rocket Science on Wall Street. There are now more than a hundred Master level degreed programs in Financial Engineering/Quantitative Finance/Computational Finance in different continents. This book is written as an - troductory textbook on derivative pricing theory for students enrolled in these degree programs. Another audience of the book may include practitioners in quantitative teams in ?nancial institutions who would like to acquire the knowledge of option pricing techniques and explore the new development in pricing models of exotic structured derivatives. The level of mathematics in this book is tailored to readers with preparation at the advanced undergraduate level of science and engineering - jors, in particular, basic pro?ciencies in probability and statistics, differential eq- tions, numerical methods, and mathematical analysis. Advance knowledge in s- chastic processes that are relevant to the martingale pricing theory, like stochastic differential calculus and theory of martingale, are introduced in this book. The cornerstones of derivative pricing theory are the Black Scholes Merton pricing model and the martingale pricing theory of ?nancial derivatives."

Writing.com: Creative Internet Strategies to Advance Your Writing Career


Moira Allen - 1999
    Through this indispensable manual, writers of all kinds can learn how to utilize Internet technologies and resources fully to improve skills and increase sales.

It's Your Money: Becoming a Woman of Independent Means


Gail Vaz-Oxlade - 1999
    But over the years, she’s found that an astonishing number of smart, competent women are relinquishing that control. It’s Your Money is designed to inspire and inform them to take charge of their financial destinies.This book will help each reader come to terms with why she deals with her money as she does. It helps her establish a solid financial foundation on which to build as she moves through her life. Gail walks her through the major milestones—partnering, raising a family and retiring—making sure she is empowered to make her own decisions, if she’s in a relationship or not. It also shows the reader how to cope when stuff hits the fan, without adding financial stress to her burdens. For the woman who finds herself the sole breadwinner in a family, dealing with aging parents or coping with divorce or widowhood, Gail shows her how to keep her financial life on track.Whether they need Gail’s voice to encourage them to reach for new financial goals, or to kick their credit-card-happy butts back into line, women will turn to It’s Your Money in good times and in bad.

The Millionaire Mindset : How Ordinary People Create Extraordinary Income


Gerry Robert - 1999
    This is about 'ordinary' people creating 'extraordinay' income. You will learn: - Why you have produced the income you have thus far and how to change it - Why you are spinning your wheels and never getting anywhere - How you can create a blueprint for your life and put it into action - How to become financially free doing things you enjoy doing - A step-by-step system to break bad-habits once and forever - Secrets for solving all your money problems - How you can attract more money into your life - The power of your mind and how to control your thinking - How to pay less taxes and avoid the common money mistakes - How to create Multiple Sources of Income (MSI) - How to form a Mastermind Group and how to become rich in the process

The Neatest Little Guide to Personal Finance


Jason Kelly - 1999
    Now Kelly's tactics will reach an even wider audience with "The Neatest Little Guide To Personal Finance." Combining friendly advice with solid expertise, Kelly's newest book provides guidance on how to figure your net worth, get out of debt, maximize your income and plan an investment strategy for retirement. He includes lessons on how to borrow money wisely, choose an IRA, and manage student loans while offering hints on selecting insurance plans, filing tax returns and financing a home. With Jason Kelly's trademark flair, "The Neatest Little Guide To Personal Finance" shows how sensible saving and spending can lead to peace of mind and a profitable future.

The Unofficial Guide to Managing Your Personal Finances


Stacie Zoe Berg - 1999
    You dream of owning a home and sending your kids to college, but you're in debt and can't save a penny. You hate your mounting credit card bills, but you never have enough to pay for the things you need. You'd like to purchase a new car, but you're not sure how to find the best deal. You want to have enough money to live comfortably in your retirement years, but you're not sure of the best way to save. You want to make financial choices that you won't regret. You want the inside scoop. The Unofficial Guide� to Managing Your Personal Finances gives savvy consumers like you a foolproof appraisal of what works and what doesn't�the good deals and the bad ones�with unbiased recommendations that are not influenced by any company, product, or organization. This book, like every Unofficial Guide�, is intensively inspected by The Unofficial Panel of Experts, a team of highly respected financial professionals. They ensure that you are armed with the most up-to-date insider information on personal finance management and are told exactly what the Official establishment doesn't want you to know. Vital Information on the best deals from banks, credit card companies, and credit unions. Insider Secrets on getting out of debt from certified financial planners, consumer credit counselors, and other financial professionals. Money-Saving Techniques for minimizing your taxes and maximizing your investments. Time-Saving Tips to help you quickly establish a budget and begin meeting your financial goals. The Latest Trends in estate and retirement planning. Handy Checklists and Charts to help you set budgets, plan investments, and track your progress. Macmillan Lifestyle Guides

The Cost Management Toolbox: A Manager's Guide To Controlling Costs And Boosting Profits


Lianabel Oliver - 1999
    It explains how the financial processes of an organization (planning, budgeting, capital investment analysis, and costs) are interrelated, and interprets these processes in the context of the firm's strategic objectives and long-term goals.

Banking In Asia: The End Of Entitlement


Dominic Casserley - 1999
    The golden days of easy money and booming profits have come to an abrupt end. What was effectively the age of entitlement in Asia banking is over, and a new era is about to begin. Asia's new banking environment will see a revamped financial industry requiring fresh formulas for success, resulting in a new competitive balance among domestic and global players. This remarkably detailed analysis, drawing on the authors' years of work with leading local and international commercial and investment banks in the region, highlights the long-term challenges, opportunities, and changes which will shape Asian banking well into the first decade of the 21st century. The 21st century is often positioned as "the Pacific Century." Without an effective and efficient banking industry in Asia, it will be no such thing. Covering major businesses and banking markets in Asia, highlights include: * Corporate Banking: Big Profits Among the Risks * Investment Banking: No Escape from Global Trends * Trading in Asia: Back to the Basics * Private Banking: A Miracle for a Few * Japan: Modernizing the System, Mobilizing the Wealth * China: Sustaining a Careful Balance For anyone involved in the future of Asian banking, this should be a compulsory read.

The Competitve Advantage of Developing Nations: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors


Michael E. Porter - 1999
    

The High Road to England: An Autobiography


Ian Fraser - 1999