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Book SynopsisA modern introduction to risk and portfolio management for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students who will become practitioners in the field of quantitative finance, including extensive live data and Python code as online supplements which allow the application of theory to real-world situations.Trade Review'This is the book I wish I had had when I started my career in quantitative finance twenty years ago. It is written with the rigor of an academic, the insight of an experienced practitioner, and the didactic style of an empathetic and engaging teacher. Winston connects with his readers through insightful and entertaining discussions of historical background and of how actual financial markets behave or misbehave. At the same time, he provides rigorous but crystal clear and unhurried explanations of technical concepts. His choice of topics reflects current practice. A practitioner will find much to learn and enjoy in this book. A student who masters this material will be well prepared for a career in quantitative finance.' Colm O'Cinneide, Franklin Templeton Investments'Ken Winston has created a concise, valuable reference for the quantitatively minded that, in addition to describing our standard approaches for asset pricing and risk management, shows how these tools can and must be extended to reflect the more complicated risks we actually face.' David Germany, Pitzer College'This book is a remarkable combination of finance theory, mathematics, and practice. The development of finance theory is deep enough to challenge the most advanced students, yet it is full of applications. The author's long history of developing risk models is evident in every chapter. The book belongs in the curricula of the best graduate programs in finance and economics.' Charles Trzcinka, Indiana University'Few people are as qualified as Ken Winston to provide an academically disciplined practitioner view of how to manage and profit from investment risk-taking. Trained as a mathematician, Ken was the chief risk officer for some of the world's largest investment managers. Successful risk managers must have excellent quantitative and people skills, and Ken has both. The value of quantitative skill is evident in a game of numbers. People skills are necessary to communicate and successfully enforce limits on managers who too often dream of unachievable profits. Ken drew on both sets of skills to produce this innovative book, already well tested in his classrooms at Cal Tech and NYU. It is an essential read for all aspiring investment managers.' Larry Harris, University of Southern California'This is the book that I wish I had been able to have when I switched from applied math/ engineering to applied finance more than thirty years ago. In essence, the book fills a very important void: how to approach financial engineering problems from the practitioner's viewpoint. A must-have for risk managers and investment professionals.' Arturo Cifuentes, Chile Sovereign FundTable of ContentsPreface; 1. What is risk?; 2. Risk metrics; 3. Fixed income modeling; 4. Equity modeling; 5. Convex optimization; 6. Factor models; 7. Distributions; 8. Simulation, scenarios and stress testing; 9. Time-varying volatility; 10. Modeling relationships; 11. Credit modeling; 12. Hedging; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from over thirty leading scholars and senior regulators from around the world, this book is for anyone interested in effective models for financial regulation. It provides a scholarly, multi-disciplinary, cross-jurisdictional and internationally comparative examination of current trends, with an emphasis on the Twin Peaks model.Trade Review'This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of the 'twin peaks' model of financial regulation across multiple jurisdictions, drawing on insights from academics and regulatory practitioners to explore the important question of how the architecture of financial regulation should be organised in order to best achieve its multiple objectives.' Julia Black, CBE, FBA, author of Rules and Regulators'Twin Peaks is a division of regulatory responsibilities first substantially implemented in Australia and now proving increasingly popular around the world. This handbook assembles many leading regulatory scholars to analyse its rise and chart its potential future course. I commend this important contribution to all who are interested in how banking and finance might better be regulated.' Ross Buckley, KPMG-KWM Professor of Disruptive Innovation, UNSW SydneyTable of Contents1. Introduction: the genealogy and topography of Twin Peaks Andrew Godwin and Andrew Schmulow; 2. The three episodes of Twin Peaks Michael W. Taylor; 3. Reflections on twenty years of regulation under Twin Peaks Jeffrey Carmichael; 4. Twin Peaks and central banks: economics, political economy and comparative analysis Donato Masciandaro and Davide Romelli; 5. Twin Peaks in Australia – the never-ending trek? Andrew Godwin, Ian Ramsay and Andrew D. Schmulow; 6. Twin Peaks financial regulation in New Zealand Helen Dervan and Simon Jensen; 7. Identifying lessons and best practices for the Twin Peaks model Marco van Hengel, Olaf Sleijpen and Femke de Vries; 8. Twin Peaks in South Africa Roy Havemann; 9. The role of the SARB as central bank in the South African Twin Peaks model Corlia van Heerden and Gerda van Niekerk; 10. Can the Twin Peaks model of financial regulation serve as a model for Israel? Ruth Plato-Shinar; 11. Towards a Twin Peak regulatory architecture for Hong Kong? Douglas W. Arner, Evan Gibson and Janos Barberis; 12. Regulatory structure and the revolving door phenomenon in South Korea: evidence from the 2011 Savings bank crisis Youkyung Huh and Hongjoo Jung; 13. China: Considering elements of Twin Peaks to upgrade its financial regulation Li Guo and Jessica Cheung; 14. Financial regulatory structure in China: challenges and transitioning to Twin Peaks Robin Hui Huang; 15. US financial regulatory structure: beneath the surface of Twin Peaks Heidi Mandanis Schooner; 16. A 'Twin Peaks' vision for Europe Dirk Schoenmaker and Nicolas Véron; 17. A complex European financial architecture – ten years on Karel Lannoo; 18. Twin Peaks and boiling frogs: consumer protection in one or two ponds? Gail Pearson; 19. Twin Peaks – how should Macro-cultures be regulated? Patrick McConnell; 20. Twin Peaks, macroprudential regulation and systemic financial stability Andrew Godwin, Steve Kourabas and Ian Ramsay.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide to the world of financial data modeling and portfolio design is a must-read for anyone looking to understand and apply portfolio optimization in a practical context. It bridges the gap between mathematical formulations and the design of practical numerical algorithms. It explores a range of methods, from basic time series models to cutting-edge financial graph estimation approaches. The portfolio formulations span from Markowitz''s original 1952 mean?variance portfolio to more advanced formulations, including downside risk portfolios, drawdown portfolios, risk parity portfolios, robust portfolios, bootstrapped portfolios, index tracking, pairs trading, and deep learning portfolios. Enriched with a remarkable collection of numerical experiments and 232 figures, this is a valuable resource for researchers and finance industry practitioners. With slides, R and Python code examples and exercise solutions available online, it serves as a textbook for portfolio optimization and financial data modeling courses, at advanced undergraduate and graduate level.

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Book SynopsisFrom the perspective of an investor, digital assets are an alternative class of assets. They have several features that differentiate them from traditional investments. This makes them well-suited for a diversified portfolio. The question is how to accommodate them in such a portfolio, how to manage their potential and risk, and how to evaluate them. This short book explains how to include digital assets is a diversified portfolio. It focuses on their differentiating use cases, their idiosyncracies, and how they relate to other types of investment. This is a volume for practitioners and students in finance, asset management, or portfolio construction.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to the ethical issues raised by modern finance. Hendry draws on ethical theory to provide an analysis of the global financial system and its regulation and control. The book addresses major recent financial scandals, and will be valuable for finance students and practitioners.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Opening case study: the financial crisis; 2. Introduction; 3. Ethical foundations; 4. The financial system; 5. Lending and borrowing: where finance meets ordinary people; 6. Trading and speculation: the ethics of financial markets; 7. Agency and accountability: managing other people's money; 8. Products, promotion and client relationships; 9. Financial reporting and corporate governance; 10. Epilogue: the ethics of financial regulation.

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Book SynopsisEver since the financial crisis of 2008, doubts have been raised about the future of capitalism. In this broad-ranging survey of financial capitalism from antiquity to the present, Larry Neal reveals the ways in which the financial innovations throughout history have increased trade and prosperity as well as improving standards of living. These innovations have, however, all too often led to financial crises as a result of the failure of effective coordination among banks, capital markets and governments. The book examines this key interrelationship between financial innovation, government regulation and financial crises across three thousand years, showing through past successes and failures the key factors that underpin any successful recovery and sustain economic growth. The result is both an essential introduction to financial capitalism and also a series of workable solutions that will help both to preserve the gains we have already achieved and to mitigate the dangers of future cTrade Review'This is the most impressive, most comprehensive, and most up-to-date single volume history of finance there is. Its central argument about the beneficial effects of financial innovation - along with the many cautionary tales of how and why things go sour, of the consequences of adequate mechanisms for ensuring commitment and responsibility - make it at once a classic, whose influence will endure a long time.' Harold James, author of The End of Globalization: Lessons from the Great Depression'This is an outstanding concise history of international finance. It documents the path of finance from the personal to the impersonal, from ancient to modern times. This is not merely a summary of what others have done, but soundly based on Larry Neal's own careful research. As Neal writes in chapter one, he wants to look historically at where there were effective solutions to financial difficulties and how these 'solutions' played out through time. The book is a splendid introduction to the history of international finance.' Mira Wilkins, co-author of Global Electrification: Multinational Enterprise and International Finance in the History of Light and Power, 1878–2007'A rich mix of wide-ranging, keenly known historical specifics, conceptual constructions, broad long-term horizons, and narrative unfolding. An erudite and thoughtful gem, reflecting a lifetime of scholarship and reflection.' Richard Roberts, author of Saving the City: The Great Financial Crisis of 1914'Did you know that modern international finance had its origin in financing the Crusades? Larry Neal reveals interconnections between international finance and wars, trade, governments and even religion in his concise history. [He] vividly chronicles a thousand years of financial innovations, demonstrating that financial crises gradually emerged as more potent stimuli to financial innovation than religion.' Peter Temin, co-author of Keynes: Useful Economics for the World Economy'As economists and policy makers are drawn to history for a deeper understanding of the wonders and dangers of financial innovation, Neal's outstanding scholarship provides the much-needed introduction to financial development from the Assyrian times to the present. It will remain the standard reference for years to come.' Gianni Toniolo, co-author of The World Economy Between the WarsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Distant beginnings: the first 3,000 years; 3. The Italians invent modern finance; 4. The rise of international financial capitalism: the seventeenth century; 5. The 'big bang' of financial capitalism: financing and refinancing the Mississippi and South Sea Companies, 1688–1720; 6. The rise and spread of financial capitalism, 1720–89; 7. Financial innovations during the 'birth of the modern', 1789–1830: a tale of three revolutions; 8. British recovery and attempts to imitate in the US, France and Germany, 1825–50; 9. Financial globalization takes off: the spread of sterling and the rise of the gold standard, 1848–79; 10. The first global financial market and the classical gold standard, 1880–1914; 11. The Thirty Years War and the disruption of international finance, 1914–44; 12. The Bretton Woods era and the re-emergence of global finance, 1945–73; 13. From turmoil to the 'Great Moderation', 1973–2007; 14. The sub-prime crisis and the aftermath, 2007–14; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisA First Course in Quantitative Finance is suitable for economics, finance, econometrics and mathematics students with an interest in quantitative finance. Covering all topics from the architecture of financial markets to derivatives, it uses stereoscopic images to allow 3D visualisation of complex subjects without the need for additional tools.Trade Review'A First Course in Quantitative Finance is a gentle introduction in a complicated subject. It covers most important topics - such as portfolio optimisation, derivative pricing, and fixed income products - and discusses them from the perspective of financial economics and financial mathematics. It provides the necessary mathematical background, contains the financial discussion, and is full of illustrative examples. It will be useful for anyone who wants to study the subject area on an advanced level.' Rüdiger Kiesel, Universität Duisburg-Essen'This is a remarkably complete book on all aspects of modern finance, covering topics from the puzzles of financial economics, through modern portfolio management to the pricing of exotic options under stochastic volatility at an equally accessible yet state-of-the-art level. Quants, portfolio managers, students and teachers of finance alike will find it to be an invaluable source of insights and a must-have reference to have on their desks.' Peter Tankov, École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économiqueTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. Technical Basics: 2. A primer on probability; 3. Vector spaces; 4. Utility theory; Part II. Financial Markets and Portfolio Theory: 5. Architecture of financial markets; 6. Modern portfolio theory; 7. CAPM and APT; 8. Portfolio performance and management; 9. Financial economics; 10. Behavioral finance; Part III. Derivatives: 11. Forwards, futures and options; 12. The binomial model; 13. The Black–Scholes theory; 14. Exotics in the Black–Scholes model; 15. Deterministic volatility; 16. Stochastic volatility; 17. Processes with jumps; Part IV. The Fixed-Income World: 18. Basic fixed-income instruments; 19. Plain vanilla fixed-income derivatives; 20. Term structure models; 21. The LIBOR market model; Appendix A. Complex analysis; Appendix B. Solutions to problems.

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Book SynopsisEquips future data analysts with the skills they need to answer questions in business, economics, and public policy. Covering methods of exploratory, predictive, and causal analysis, it includes case studies that use real-world data and related data exercises supported by code (Stata, R, Python) and data available online.Trade Review'This exciting new text covers everything today's aspiring data scientist needs to know, managing to be comprehensive as well as accessible. Like a good confidence interval, the Gabors have got you almost completely covered!' Joshua Angrist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences'This is an excellent book for students learning the art of modern data analytics. It combines the latest techniques with practical applications, replicating the implementation side of classroom teaching that is typically missing in textbooks. For example, they used the World Management Survey data to generate exercises on firm performance for students to gain experience in handling real data, with all its quirks, problems, and issues. For students looking to learn data analysis from one textbook, this is a great way to proceed.' Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University'I know of few books about data analysis and visualization that are as comprehensive, deep, practical, and current as this one; and I know of almost none that are as fun to read. Gábor Békés and Gábor Kézdi have created a most unusual and most compelling beast: a textbook that teaches you the subject matter well and that, at the same time, you can enjoy reading cover to cover.' Alberto Cairo, University of Miami'A beautiful integration of econometrics and data science that provides a direct path from data collection and exploratory analysis to conventional regression modeling, then on to prediction and causal modeling. Exactly what is needed to equip the next generation of students with the tools and insights from the two fields.' David Card, University of California, Berkeley, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences'This textbook is excellent at dissecting and explaining the underlying process of data analysis. Békés and Kézdi have masterfully woven into their instruction a comprehensive range of case studies. The result is a rigorous textbook grounded in real-world learning, at once accessible and engaging to novice scholars and advanced practitioners alike. I have every confidence it will be valued by future generations.' Kerwin K. Charles, Yale School of Management'This book takes you by the hand in a journey that will bring you to understand the core value of data in the fields of machine learning and economics. The large amount of accessible examples combined with the intuitive explanation of foundational concepts is an ideal mix for anyone who wants to do data analysis. It is highly recommended to anyone interested in the new way in which data will be analyzed in the social sciences in the next years.' Christian Fons-Rosen, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics'This sophisticatedly simple book is ideal for undergraduate- or Master's-level Data Analytics courses with a broad audience. The authors discuss the key aspects of examining data, regression analysis, prediction, Lasso, and random forests, and more, with using elegant prose instead of algebra. Using well-chosen case studies, they illustrate the techniques and discuss all of them patiently and thoroughly.' Carter Hill, Louisiana State University'This is not an econometrics textbook. It is a data analysis textbook. And a highly unusual one - written in plain English, based on simplified notation, and full of case studies. An excellent starting point for future data analysts or anyone interested in finding out what data can tell us.' Beata Javorcik, University of Oxford'A multifaceted book that considers many sides of data analysis, all of them important for the contemporary student and practitioner. It brings together classical statistics, regression, and causal inference, sending the message that awareness of all three aspects is important for success in this field. Many 'best practices' are discussed in accessible language, and illustrated using interesting datasets.' llya Ryzhov, University of Maryland'This is a fantastic book to have. Strong data skills are critical for modern business and economic research, and this text provides a thorough and practical guide to acquiring them. Highly recommended.' John van Reenen, MIT Sloan'Energy and climate change is one of the most important public policy challenges, and high- quality data and its empirical analysis is a foundation of solid policy. Data Analysis for Business, Economics, and Policy will make an important contribution to this with its innovative approach. In addition to the comprehensive treatment of modern econometric techniques, the book also covers the less glamorous but crucial aspects of procuring and cleaning data, and drawing useful inferences from less-than-perfect datasets. As the center of gravity of the energy system shifts to developing economies where data quality is still an issue, this will provide an important and practical combination for both academic and policy professionals.' Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist, International Energy AgencyTable of ContentsPart I. Data Exploration: 1. Origins of data; 2. Preparing data for analysis; 3. Exploratory data analysis; 4. Comparison and correlation; 5. Generalizing from data; 6. Testing hypotheses; Part II. Regression Analysis: 7. Simple regression; 8. Complicated patterns and messy data; 9. Generalizing results of a regression; 10. Multiple linear regression; 11. Modeling probabilities; 12. Regression with time series data; Part III. Prediction: 13. A framework for prediction; 14. Model building for prediction; 15. Regression trees; 16. Random forest and boosting; 17. Probability prediction and classification; 18. Forecasting from time series data; Part IV. Causal Analysis: 19. A framework for causal analysis; 20. Designing and analyzing experiments; 21. Regression and matching with observational data; 22. Difference-in-differences; 23. Methods for panel data; 24. Appropriate control groups for panel data; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisPrivate equity-backed companies are ubiquitous and economically significant. Consequently, the corporate governance of these companies matters to all of us, and not surprisingly is coming under increasing scrutiny. Simon Witney, a practicing private equity lawyer, positions private equity portfolio companies within existing academic theory and examines the laws that apply to them in the UK. He analyses the actual governance frameworks that are put in place and identifies problems created by the legal rules as well as the market''s solutions to them. This book not only explains why these governance mechanisms are established, but also what they are expected to achieve. Witney suggests that private equity owners have both the incentives and the capability to focus on responsible investment practices. Good governance, he argues, is a critical success factor for the private equity industry.Trade Review'At long last, we have an academic work that analyses private equity within a specifically legal frame of reference. This book provides a highly illuminating exposition of the contractual and governance dynamics of private equity ownership structures and incentives, set against the backdrop of established company law doctrines and corporate governance theories. Combining theoretical sophistication with a hard-nosed commercial pragmatism borne from extensive professional experience in the field, Witney's work is a monumental scholarly achievement. It will also be an indispensable guide for academics, legal practitioners and private equity investors alike as they seek to navigate the complex and shifting parameters of an ESG-focused, post-Covid investment and business landscape.' Marc Moore, Professor of Corporate/Financial Law, University College London and author of Corporate Governance in the Shadow of the State'This rich and substantial book achieves the rare distinction of genuinely offering something new for practitioners, scholars and policy makers engaging with corporate governance and the private equity industry.' Sarah Paterson, Associate Professor of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science'Good governance is at the heart of Private Equity value creation. Rare to find such a good balance of the practical and academically rigorous on the topic.' Patrick Dunne, Chair, EY Foundation and author of Boards'The author's intellectual rigour, academic curiosity and practical experience combine to make this book a recommended handbook for private equity lawyers and practitioners alike.' Ylan Steiner, Partner, Orrick and leading venture capital and growth capital lawyer'This book's comprehensive and authoritative analysis of private equity governance - which is at the heart of the private equity model - makes a very important contribution to our understanding of the asset class.' Jonathan Blake, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and leading private equity lawyer'… readers - especially regulators, company management, and investors - will find in this comprehensive text the answers to many of their questions regarding effective governance and responsible investment of private equity. Most will take the information provided as justification for their confidence in private equity–backed investing.' Janet J. Mangano, CFA InstituteTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. How Should Private Equity Governance Systems Look?: 1. Mapping an analytical framework; 2. Private ordering in private equity and its implications; Part II. What Actually Happens?: 3. Agency cost mitigation; 4. Improving decision-making and protecting wider interests; Part III. Corporate Governance Regulation in the UK and Private Equity's Response: 5. The relevance of business judgement regulation; 6. Dealing with the duties to avoid and disclose conflicts of interest; 7. Rules affecting the exercise of power by shareholders and their nominated directors; 8. Recent corporate governance reforms, best practice codes and their impact; Part IV. How Governance Can Affect Corporate Performance: 9. How do academics explain private equity outperformance? 10. Improving governance to improve performance; Conclusion. Corporate governance and responsible investment; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisIn 1982, the Dow hovered below 1000. Then, the market rose and rapidly gained speed until it peaked above 11,000. Noted journalist and financial reporter Maggie Mahar has written the first book on the remarkable bull market that began in 1982 and ended just in the early 2000s. For almost two decades, a colorful cast of characters such as Abby Joseph Cohen, Mary Meeker, Henry Blodget, and Alan Greenspan came to dominate the market news.This inside look at that 17-year cycle of growth, built upon interviews and unparalleled access to the most important analysts, market observers, and fund managers who eagerly tell the tales of excesses, presents the period with a historical perspective and explains what really happened and why.

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Book SynopsisTraces the rise in power and wealth of America's largest investment banks and brokerage houses beginning in 2002. This work shows how and why several of these institutions have suffered staggering losses in assets and influence since then, triggering the vast financial crisis that is devastating individual and institutional wallets through the US.Trade Review"[A] splendid account of the financial meltdown." -- Wall Street Journal The most comprehensive anecdotal account to date of the crisis... Gasparino cuts his way through Wall Street rhetoric and in the process uncovers in considerable detail how blind profit-making ambition led to the destruction of the markets. -- New York Review of Books "Gasparino has consistently broken news on some of the biggest financial scandals of recent years, including the fall of Martha Stewart, Henry Blodget, and Jack Grubman. As anyone who reads the business pages knows, Charlie is one of the best reporters in the field." -- Mark Whitaker, former editor, Newsweek "Gasparino describes, in page-turning detail, a Wall Street world of ruthless financial titans... No collection of courtroom documents will ever tell the story...as well as Mr. Gasparino does." -- Wall Street Journal, on King of the Club "A tough outsider willing to go to battle with anyone--colleague or contact-in pursuit of the story." -- Financial Times "An especially aggressive reporter." -- Vanity Fair "Gasparino is credited with breaking some of the more titillating tales of Wall Street misconduct." -- New York Post "Born in the Bronx to a construction worker and a housewife, Gasparino has risen from his working-class roots to become one of the most influential business reporters at work today." -- PR Week "Charles Gasparino sees the guts of Wall Street and the wreckage it leaves behind, day in and day out." -- San Antonio Express-News

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Book SynopsisCapital mobility is a double-edged sword for emerging economies, as governments must weigh the benefits of investment against the potential economic costs and political consequences of currency crises, devaluations, and instability. This book addresses the balance between capital mobility and capital controls.

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Book SynopsisEconomists have long recognized the importance of capital accumulation for productivity and economic growth. The National Bureau of Economic Research is currently engaged in a study of the relationship between such accumulation and taxation policies, with particular focus on saving, risk-taking, and corporate investment in the United States and abroad. The papers presented in Taxes and Capital Formation are accessible, nontechnical summaries of fourteen individual research projects within that study. Complete technical reports on this research are published in a separate volume, The Effects of Taxation on Capital Accumulation, also edited by Martin Feldstein. By addressing some of the most critical policy issues of the day with a minimum of economic jargon, Taxes andCapital Formation makes the results of Bureau research available to a wide audience of policy officials and staff as well as to members of the business community. The volume should also prove useful for courses in public po

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Book SynopsisExplores the factors that have contributed to low inflation and deflation in Pacific Rim nations and forecasts some of the potential challenges faced by these nations, as well as some potential solutions. Rapid growth on the supply side of economics is one of the phenomena that have contributed to these circumstances.

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Book SynopsisIn fiscal year 1981-82, state and local government spending actually exceeded federal nondefense spending. However, past research in public finance has focused on federal spending and policies and paid little attention to the economic problems of state and local governments. Studies in State and Local Public Finance goes far in correcting this omission. Developed from a National Bureau of Economic Research conference on state and local financing, the volume includes papers summarizing and extending recent research as well as commentaries. Covering a wide range of topics, the papers share an empirical orientation and a concern with policy issues. The first two papers look at the role of tax-exempt bonds in local public finance. Their findings suggest that tax policies significantly affect municipal borrowing practices and that financial advantage can be achieved under certain of these practices. Other papers address specific issues related to state and local tax policy: the impact of lo

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Book SynopsisThe substantially revised fifth edition of a textbook covering the wide range of instruments available in financial markets, with a new emphasis on risk management.Over the last fifty years, an extensive array of instruments for financing, investing, and controlling risk has become available in financial markets, with demand for these innovations driven by the needs of investors and borrowers. The recent financial crisis offered painful lessons on the consequences of ignoring the risks associated with new financial products and strategies. This substantially revised fifth edition of a widely used text covers financial product innovation with a new emphasis on risk management and regulatory reform. Chapters from the previous edition have been updated, and new chapters cover material that reflects recent developments in financial markets.The book begins with an introduction to financial markets, offering a new chapter that provides an overview of risk—including the

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Book SynopsisAn entertaining and indispensable guide to the language of finance and economics by the writer hailed for “explain[ing] complex stuff in a down-to-earth and witty style” (The Economist).Trade Review"An idiosyncratic collection of short, sharp essays translating the jargon of finance with admirable concision and wit." -- Peter Sokolowski - New York Times Book Review"One of the world's great explainers of the financial crisis and its aftermath." -- Michael Lewis"Insightful and often funny… An invaluable primer." -- Ian Critchley - Sunday Times"A hugely enjoyable book… Lanchester is a kind of brainy Everyman, a brilliant communicator." -- Melanie Reid - The Times"An entertaining and informative read… Witty, provocative and engaging." -- Evening Standard"How to Speak Money is a wonderful and enlightening book. Refreshingly clear, sharp, and funny, it’ll help you understand not only what the language of finance means but also why it matters." -- James Surowiecki, best-selling author of The Wisdom of Crowds"Reading this book is like meeting an easy-going guy at a cocktail party who can explain everything that’s always mystified you about high finance—‘inverted yield curve,’ anyone?—with sparkle, wit, and crystal clarity. And if you’re already a finance-insider, you’ll get a kick out of Lanchester’s sly ironies." -- Jim Holt, best-selling author of Why Does the World Exist?"A terrific primer on financial jargon… Anyone who wants to understand the nightly news should keep this volume at hand." -- Publishers Weekly"Lays out the case for financial literacy and then provides an essential glossary of terms for those who would like to achieve this happy state." -- Sarah Lyall - New York Times

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Book SynopsisSince first publishing Hulbert?s Financial Digest in 1979, Bill Bonner has taken an honest look at the challenges facing the economy. Ultimately, whether or not he was proven right or wrong, he always wrote with clarity and conviction. And, in doing so, he developed a following of 250,000 loyal readers.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Chapter 1: The Incompetence of Economists. Fight The Fed? May 17, 2001. The 17-Year Itch. August 30, 2001. From Funeral to Funeral. November 21, 2003. The Whacky World of Modern Economists. October 08, 2004. Disappearing on the Pampas. October 31, 2008. Inevitable and Disgraceful, But Still Unpredictable. November 28, 2008. Gonoism! December 05, 2008. 100 Years of Mismanagement. January 8, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Three Out of Four Economists are Wrong. July 30, 2010 - Paris, France. The Patsy Revolt of 2010. March 12, 2010 - Mumbai, India. Junk Science. November 15, 2010. Chapter 2: The Maestro's Last Helipad - The Conspiracy of Greenspan and Bernanke. Greenspan's Put Is Shot. December 8, 2000. God, Man, and Alan Greenspan. June 8, 2001 - Paris, France Houses without Moats. September 20, 2002. Can Do Money. April 25, 2003. The World He Lives In. May 2, 2003. Poor House II - The miracle of No-Sweat Equity… October 10, 2003 - Paris, France. Take It Away, Maestro. January 26, 2006 - London, England. Incredible Threat. August 6, 2010 - Ouzilly, France. Plumbers Crack. November 05, 2010 - Delray Beach, Florida. Chapter 3: No Clairvoyants Need Apply. More Perfect Unions. April 4, 2001. Bad Bets. January 3, 2003. Misleading Knowledge, Part I. November 24, 2006. Little Big Bubbles. December 01, 2006. The Best Kind of Wealth. June 11, 2007. Our NEW Trade of the Decade! January 04, 2010 - Bethesda, Maryland. The Great Correction…Still Pending. April 6, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Chapter 4: War and Waste. All Quiet on the Western Front. November 11, 1999. In Praise Of Group Thinking. September 25, 2000. The Dark Years. September 12, 2001. Tsar Of Arabie. October 29, 2001. Pearl Harbor. December 07, 2001. Too Big to Succeed. March 21, 2002 — Paris, France. Imperial Over-Stretch Marks. March 05, 2004. The Stain of Democracy. February 04, 2005 — Paris, France. The Good War. January 30, 2009 - London, England. Chapter 5: Borrowing Against the American Dream. Honor Insolvency. October 1, 2001. Playing the Game. December 27, 2001. Even More Unexplanatory. June 07, 2002 — Paris, France. Land of the Free. July 04, 2003. Fantasies. December 19, 2003 — Paris, France. Lost in Space. January 23, 2004. Hoorah for Capitalism! February 27, 2009 San Jose de los Perros, Nicaragua. Ready for the Shovels. February 20, 2009 - San Jose de los Perros, Nicaragua. “Aughts” Ruined by Wall Street. January 4, 2010 - Bethesda, Maryland. US Economy in a Self-Made Vise. June 16, 2010 - Delray Beach, Florida. Why Debt Does Matter. July 06, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Chapter 6: The Zombie State: When Goverment Fails. Wealth, Poverty, and Blithering Idiots. September 9, 2005. In Gono We Trust: U.S. Inflation on its Zimbabwe Up. February 3, 2009 London, England. Welcome to Zombieland. October 5, 2009 - London, England. When Zombies Attack. July 03, 2009 - London, England. Central Planning and the Parasites It Creates. February 24, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Government Growth Does Not Equal Economic Growth. February 24, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. The Zombie Economy. March 1, 2010 - New York, New York. Zombieland. March 5, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Economic Zombies Shuffle Toward Bankruptcy. March 23, 10 - Paris, France. Tony Hayward Before Congress: No Sympathy for the Oil Man. June 21, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Chapter 7: Back it with Bullion. The Dow in Gold Terms…where to from here… August 6, 1999. Under The Big Top, Part Deux. July 19, 2000 - Baltimore, Maryland. The Revenge of Gold. April 19, 2002 - London, England. A Goldbug's Life. December 2004. Faith in Faith. June 16, 2006 - London, England. Gold Says 'I Told You So'. January 17, 2008. A Look Forward at the Final Stage of the Gold Bull Market. November 9, 2010 - Baltimore, Maryland. Chapter 8: The Gaucho's Guide to Investing In Argentina. Earth's Bright Side. September 27, 2002. The Gaucho's Union. April 26, 2006. Hot Water. April 21, 2007 - Gaulfin, Argentina. Sowing the Wind, We Reap the Whirlwind. April 11, 2008 - Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Happiest Day in a Man's Life. April 23, 2010 - Hualfin, Argentina. Chapter 9: The Expatriate's Experiment Abroad. The Accidental Investor. February 19, 2001 - Ouzilly, France. Planting Trees. August 27, 2001. The Episcopalian's Guide to Airport Security. June 03, 2002 — Paris, France. Reformation. May 13, 2002 - Paris, France. All Saints' Day. October 31, 2003 — France. The Money Pit. January 14, 2005 — Paris, France. Exiles Eternal. July 7, 2006. Chapter 10: The One Appointment We Must All Keep. Momento Mori. January 26, 2000 – Paris, France. Thom Hickling, R.I.P.. December 28, 2005 – Rancho San Jose de los Perros, Nicaragua. Requiem for an Economist. September 12, 2007. Frank Laarman, R.I.P. December 1, 2009. Remembrance of Fanny. September 8, 2010. Life Goes On. April 23, 2010 - Gualfin, Argentina. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Index.

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Book SynopsisTune into the news and you'll hear stories of war, disease, natural disasters, corruption, violence, poverty, crime, nuclear proliferation, terrorism and political dysfunction in Washington. Polls show many believe the American dream is fading, our children face limited opportunities, and the country is decidedly on the wrong track. Yet this dour perspective one recycled 24/7 by the national media is a gross distortion of the world we live in today. As national investment expert and bestselling author Alexander Green reveals in this engrossing and provocative new book, the human race has never had it so good. In the West today, we work shorter hours, have more purchasing power, enjoy goods and services in almost limitless supply, and have more leisure time than ever before. Living standards are the highest they have ever been. The human life span has nearly doubled over the past hundred years. Literacy and education levels even I.Q.'s are at all-time highs. Technology andTable of ContentsPreface ix Introduction xi PART ONE: A WEALTH OF GRATITUDE 1 A Message from the Land of the Unwell 3 The Reason You Should Be Biased 7 What We Live to Discover 11 Like No Other Nation in the World 15 How to Put a Touch of Glory in Your Life 19 The Greatest Star of Them All 22 The Man Who Invented Christmas 26 Do You Know Where You Are? 29 The Mind-Boggling Universe, Part II 32 The Best That Has Been Thought and Said 35 A Titan for Freedom and Prosperity 39 The Great Key to Successful Living 43 What You Can Learn from “The Gadfl y of Athens” 46 The True Rulers of the Planet 50 Confessions of an Analog Man 54 How to Be Miserable in One Easy Lesson 58 For Music Lovers Only 61 PART TWO: A WEALTH OF WISDOM 65 Where Can Wisdom Be Found? 69 Discovering a New Sense of the Sacred 73 The Cash Value of the American Mind 76 The Key to Civility … and Greatness 79 How to Defeat Death 83 The Sage Who Spoke to Everyman 86 The Greatest Best Seller of All Time 90 The Pursuit of Moral Perfection 94 How Apple Got Its Zen 97 The Secret of “Big-Ass Salads” 101 Take a Vacation Inside Your Head 107 The Biggest Question of Them All 111 A Requiem for an Atheist 115 The Nation’s Most Misunderstood Man 120 Why Grant’s Final Victory Was His Greatest 124 The Other Freedom Document of 1776 129 The Right Man at the Right Time 134 The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do for Your Body 137 The “Howling Atheist” Who Governed the Country 143 PART THREE: A WEALTH OF UNDERSTANDING 149 Why You Love and Need the Rat Race 153 How to Live the “Good Life” 156 Nassim Nicholas Taleb … and the Pursuit of Phronesis 159 The Gift a Man Gives Himself 162 A Billionaire’s Best Advice 165 The Lost Art of Conversation 168 A Visit Everyone Should Make 172 The Man Who Made Dreams Come True 176 How to Talk Politics without Committing Murder 180 The True Secret of Success 184 How to Be a Big Loser 188 Three Words That Will Save Your Life 193 Are You Awake? 196 The One Factor That Changes Everything 200 The Lies We Tell Ourselves 205 How the First Americans Became Last 208 The Top Five Regrets of the Dying 213 A Short Lesson in Humility 217 Afterword 219 Further Reading 223 About the Author 227 Index 229

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Book SynopsisA fresh take on financial data visualization for greater accuracy and understanding Your data provides a snapshot of the state of your business and is key to the success of your conversations, decisions, and communications.Table of ContentsForeword xv Introduction xvii PART 1: INFORMATION GAINS THROUGH DATA VISUALIZATIONS CHAPTER 1: Paving a Path Toward Visual Communications 3 Information Delivery Needs 5 Industry Demands 6 Enabling Factors 8 Summary 11 CHAPTER 2: Benefits of Using Visual Methods 15 The Purpose of Charts 16 Making Comparisons 17 Establishing Connections 19 Drawing Conclusions 22 How to Leverage Charts 25 Summary 31 PART 2: TRANSFORMING DATA FOR ACTIVE INVESTMENT DECISIONS CHAPTER 3: Security Assessment 35 Tile Framework 36 Stocks 39 Bonds 42 Mutual Funds 44 ETFs 50 Tile Collection 55 Summary 58 CHAPTER 4: Portfolio Construction 61 Asset Allocation 62 Sector Analysis 67 Sector Leadership 67 Sectors and Alpha Factors 78 Risk Management 85 Overlap of Holdings 87 Stress Tests 99 Summary 106 CHAPTER 5: Trading 109 Ticker 110 Quote 117 Watchlist 127 Visual System: Ticker, Quote, and Watchlist 138 Summary 140 CHAPTER 6: Performance Measurement 143 Market Performance 144 Investment Firm Composite 151 Portfolio Gain/Loss 157 Attribution 161 Return Attribution 161 Risk Attribution 171 Summary 177 PART 3: SHOWCASING DATA FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS CHAPTER 7: Financial Statements 183 Statement of Cash Flows 184 Nonprofit Organizations 184 For-Profit Organizations 191 Statement of Financial Activity 202 Operating Budget 206 Summary 212 CHAPTER 8: Pension Funds 217 Plan Members 218 Members in Valuation 219 Post Retirement 227 Retirement Programs 232 Contributions versus Benefits 241 Additions by Source 241 Changes in Retirees & Beneficiaries 250 History of Member Salary 253 Funding Ratio 257 Summary 264 CHAPTER 9: Mutual Funds 267 Core Components 268 Allocation Profile 269 Fees 277 Performance 285 Risk 293 Fund Fact Sheets 312 Mutual Fund Comparison 318 Total Returns 319 Ranking Against Benchmarks 324 Summary 332 CHAPTER 10: Hedge Funds 335 Long/Short Positions 336 Long Positions and Benchmarking 344 Fund Characteristics 349 Strategy Rank 356 Strategy Rank and Ranges 361 Strategy Analysis 363 All Strategy Averages 364 Single Strategy Averages 367 Fund Level Returns 373 Summary 378 PART 4: NEXT STEPS CHAPTER 11: Data Visualization Principles 383 Cater to Your Audience 384 Provide Clarity 394 Be Efficient 403 Summary 414 CHAPTER 12: Implementing the Visuals 417 Business Value Assessment 418 Implementation Effort 422 Available Methods 427 Solution Score 428 Summary 432 Index 435

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Book SynopsisActionable, intelligent CFO training for the Chief Family Financial Officer Family Inc. is a roadmap to financial security for the family CFO. Too much personal wealth management advice essentially boils down to goal-setting, which isn''t helpful or effective in terms of overall financial planning. This book takes a different track, giving you a crash course in corporate finance and the tools to apply the field''s proven, time-tested principles in the context of your family''s financial situation. You''ll learn the key principles of wealth creation and management, and learn how to make your intellectual and real capital work for you. Your family situation is unique, and your principles must sometimes differ from the standard financial adviceand that''s okay. Life is not a template, and even the best strategy must be able to adapt to real-life situations. You''ll learn to chart your own path to financial security, utilizing the author''s own tools that he developed overTable of ContentsForeword ix Acknowledgments xiii With Appreciation for America’s Armed Forces Service Members xv Introduction xvii Section I Every Family Needs a Chief Financial Officer 1 Chapter 1 Why Do I Need a CFO? I Don’t Even Own a Business 3 Section II Maximize the Value of Your Single Biggest Asset—Your Labor 17 Chapter 2 Double the Value of Y our Labor through Education 19 Chapter 3 Make Career Choices That Extend Your Possibilities 29 Chapter 4 Think Like an Investor When Making Career Decisions 33 Chapter 5 Don’t Overlook Retirement Benefits Just Because They’re Not Imminent 45 Chapter 6 Complement Your Career Decisions with Insurance 49 Section III Manage Your Assets Like a CFO Manages a Business 55 Chapter 7 Your Financial Assets Serve Many Functions in Your Family Business 57 Chapter 8 Diversify Your Family Business with the Right Investments 61 Chapter 9 Define the Right Goals for Your Asset Management Business 75 Chapter 10 Use History to Make Reasonable Investment Assumptions 81 Chapter 11 Safeguard Your Assets from the Main Risks 97 Chapter 12 Not All Debt Is Bad! Use Debt to Purchase Assets and Maximize Your Liquidity 101 Chapter 13 Which Is Better, Active or Passive Investment Management? It Depends. . . . 105 Chapter 14 Use Indexing for Your Low-Cost Investment Portfolio 113 Chapter 15 Understand When It Makes Sense to Pick Individual Stocks and Managers 117 Chapter 16 The CFO’s Step-by-Step Guide to Building the Family Investment Program 125 Chapter 17 Know Yourself—Understand the Psychological Factors That Can Torpedo Your Goals 131 Chapter 18 Don’t Sweat the Details of Your Asset Management Business 135 Section IV Family Inc. Does Not Manage Itself 139 Chapter 19 Create Tools and a Reporting Dashboard for Managing Family Inc. 141 Section V Manage Your Family Endowment in Retirement 165 Chapter 20 Understand How Your Family Business Changes in Retirement 167 Chapter 21 Sleep Well—Protect Your Retirement through Insurance 169 Chapter 22 What’s Your Number? Determine When and How Much You Can Afford to Spend in Retirement 179 Section VI Avoid the Rat Race—Change the Game by Changing the Rules 201 Chapter 23 Pay Yourself What You’re Worth through Entrepreneurship 203 Chapter 24 Jump-Start Your Heirs’ Financial Security 209 Chapter 25 Develop a Succession Plan to Groom Your Replacement(s) 213 Chapter 26 Develop and Manage Your Estate or Uncle Sam Will 217 Chapter 27 Maximize Your Charitable Legacy 221 Section VII A Call to Action 225 Chapter 28 “But It’s Different This Time. . . .” 227 Chapter 29 Put Down the Book—Just Do It! 229 Appendix: How to Calculate Expected Lifetime Labor Value 231 Glossary 233 Notes 237 Index 243

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Book SynopsisThe first book to reveal how the Federal Reserve holds the key to making us more economically equal, written by an author with unparalleled expertise in the real world of financial policy Following the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy placed much greater focus on stabilizing the market than on helping struggling Americans. As a result, the richest Americans got a lot richer while the middle class shrank and economic and wealth inequality skyrocketed. In Engine of Inequality, Karen Petrou offers pragmatic solutions for creating more inclusive monetary policy and equality-enhancing financial regulation as quickly and painlessly as possible. Karen Petrou is a leading financial-policy analyst and consultant with unrivaled knowledge of what drives the decisions of federal officials and how big banks respond to financial policy in the real world. Instead of proposing legislation that would never pass Congress, the author provides an insider's look at politicallTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi About the Author xiii Introduction xv Chapter 1 Inequality: Why It’s So Much Worse and What to Do About It 1 What We Know about Inequality that Economists Don’t 4 The Economic-Recovery Mirage 5 Why So Unequal So Fast? 7 Regulatory Wreckage 12 How to Fix Financial Policy 14 Chapter 2 How Unequal Are We? 18 Economic Inequality Fundamentals 19 Who Has How Much 22 What of Wealth? 24 The Inequality Engine 24 Worse Than That 25 The Most Inclusive Ever? 27 The Great Financial Crisis and Its Equality Aftermath 29 Chapter 3 What Makes Us So Unequal 32 The Mechanical Engineering of Economic Inequality 34 Death and Taxes 35 The Role of Transfer Payments 37 A Supply-Side Solution? 38 Public Wealth: A Sputtering Part in the Equality Engine 39 Is Education the Answer? 41 Is Trade Policy a Problem? 42 Global Policy Reform? 43 What to Do? 45 Chapter 4 Why Does Economic Inequality Matter So Much? 46 Inequality and Mortality 47 Political Polarization 49 Inequality’s Eviscerating Cost 50 Inequality and the Long Recession 52 Financial-Crisis Risk 53 Chapter 5 Following the Money 55 How Central Banks Work 57 The Modern Monetary-Policy Construct 60 The Fed’s Bailout Buckets 62 The Fed’s Payment Powers 64 Rules of the Financial Road 65 Four Fundamental Financial-Policy Flaws 69 Chapter 6 How Monetary Policy Made Most of Us Poorer 73 The Fed’s Heavy Hand 76 Why It’s the Fed’s Fault 77 How Ultra-Low Interest Rates Made America Still Less Equal and QE Still More Inequitable 80 The High Cost of Low-Rate Debt 83 The Low-Unemployment Myth 85 The Anti-Wealth Effect 87 Making Matters Still Worse 91 A Bigger Fed, Lower Rates, an Extreme Financial Crisis 93 Chapter 7 How to Make Monetary Policy Make Us More Equal 95 The Aggregate-Data Error 98 The Fed’s Real Mandate 102 The Fourth Mandate 104 The Fed’s Giant Faucet 105 Possible Solutions 108 Slowing the Inequality Engine 111 Chapter 8 Reckoning with Regulation 113 Consumer Finance Before the Crash 115 Are Debtors Just Deadbeats? 117 Are Banks to Blame? 118 The Businesses Banks Left Behind 120 Other Precursors of the Crash That Came 121 Capitalism and Capital Regulation 123 A Capital Cure 127 Going with the Flow 128 Death without Destruction 130 The Consumer-Protection Quagmire 131 An Unreadable Rulebook Thrown Only at Banks 133 The Bleak Outlook and a Better Future 134 Chapter 9 Remaking Money 137 What Money Is and Will Be 139 The Great Unequalizer 141 Turning Money into Data 143 What Makes Money Good Money 145 Crafting a Good Digital Dollar 146 How Money Moves 148 The Central-Bank Solution 151 Chapter 10 Rules to Equitably Live By 153 Why Not Just Deregulate? 156 Learning to Love Like-Kind Rules 158 The Specifics of Symmetric Regulation 161 Raising Up the Regulatory Playing Field 162 Building a New, Equality-Focused Banking System 165 Banking While Mailing 166 Establishing Equality Banks 168 New Money for a New Mission 170 Chapter 11 Financial Policy for an Equitable Future 175 Turning the Fed into a Force for Good 176 The Fed’s Failings 178 The Fed’s Equality Toolkit 178 The First Fix: Understanding America as It Is 180 The Second Fix: Set an Equality Plan and Say So 181 The Third Fix: A Far Smaller Fed Portfolio 183 The Fourth Fix: Normal, Moderate Interest Rates 187 The Final Fix: Ensuring Financial Stability 188 Ending the Doom Loop 190 The Future of Equitable Finance 192 Notes 193 Index 241

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Book SynopsisLearn how to address racial wealth disparity in the United States today From the life, professional experiences, and research of former Harvard Business School professor Steven Rogers, comes his boldly stated, A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues. This informative epistle investigates the causes of racial wealth disparity in the United States and provides solutions for addressing it. Through extensive data and historical research, anecdotes, teaching, and case studies, it presents practical ways White people can work with and help the Black community. It teaches readers that eliminating the $153,000 wealth gap between Black and White people is the solution to over 75% of our problems and offers solutions to help improve Black-White racial relations in the United States. In straightforward language, filled with facts, stories, advice, and sometimes even humor, A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues encourages every White person to share Table of ContentsPreface: Social Unrest, Protests, and the Podcasts vii Introduction xiii Chapter One: Why Should You Trust My Advice? Who Am I? 1 Chapter Two: How the Wealth Gap Was Created 49 Chapter Three: Donate to HBCUs 77 Chapter Four: Deposit Money into Black-Owned Banks 109 Chapter Five: Support Black-Owned Businesses 139 Chapter Six: Write a Letter Supporting Reparations 169 Epilogue 193 Discussion Questions 197 Acknowledgments 199 About the Author 201 Index 203

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