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Book SynopsisAn easy and straightforward stock trading system perfect for investors in any kind of market In How to Be a 20-Minute Trader: An Essential Guide for All Traders in Any Market, celebrated investor and trading educator Jeremy Russell delivers an incisive and one-of-a-kind guide to capitalizing on small movements in stock prices with call optionsall within just 20 minutes. The author's system replaces the complicated cauldron of charts, symbols, strategies, and monitors with a straightforward method of predicting several-cent increases in stock prices, buying them before they occur, and selling them a few moments later. You'll find trading techniques that don't rely on hard-to-predict market trends or put your money at the mercy of unanticipated market crashes. You'll also discover: Strategies that don't require additional or specialized training or education in investing A comprehensive system that lacks a long runway, allowing you to Table of ContentsForeword vii Introduction xi Chapter 1: First Trading Update 1 Chapter 2: Ride the Wake of the Boat 5 Chapter 3: What Is the Stock Market? 7 Chapter 4: Trading Update 15 Chapter 5: Trading Terms Made Easy 17 Chapter 6: What Is a Call Option? 27 Chapter 7: Five Rules I Follow 37 Chapter 8: Trading Account 41 Chapter 9: Do’s and Don’ts 45 Chapter 10: Trading Update 53 Chapter 11: Charts 55 Chapter 12: The Dow Jones Industrial Average 63 Chapter 13: Story of Discovery 65 Chapter 14: Pattern Discovery How- to 77 Chapter 15: Call Options — Full Explanation 91 Chapter 16: The Psychology of Trading 97 Chapter 17: Trading Update 103 Chapter 18: The Bulletproof Strategy 105 Chapter 19: Trading Update 123 Chapter 20: Now What Should I Do? 127 Chapter 21: Is 20- Minute Trading Really That Easy? 131 Chapter 22: All That 20- Minute Trader Offers 171 Chapter 23: Everyone Needs a Frank 183 Chapter 24: Confession 185 Glossary 189 About the Author 197 Index 199

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Book SynopsisPeople are unwittingly taking risks with their investments by entrusting them to advisers who are biased but don't know it.Does your financial adviser tell you to hold on and never sell? That markets recover in the long run? Does your adviser seem to always have an optimistic disposition? Do they tell you not to worry, no matter what is going on in the outside world?In Bullshift, John J. De Goey explores the hidden relationship between bias and financial markets. He makes clear that investors and financial advisers are not the rational decision makers that economic theory assumes them to be, and that tried and true investment advice is not always sound. De Goey shows that advisers are immersed in a culture of Bullshift they simply don't realize how their positive outlook on markets is based on industry-wide groupthink.Unfortunately, this problem affects much more than just your own investment portfolio. After three years of an international Trade ReviewBullshift is a kick-in-the-head reality check for advisers and their clients about blindly following investing clichés. Read it and learn to question your basic understanding of investing. * Rob Carrick, Personal Finance Columnist, The Globe and Mail *Excessive optimism is the metabias that enables all others, as it tells us that ‘all is well’ and blinds us to our own fallibility. Bullshift recognizes the damaging potential of overconfidence for our financial lives and gives practical tips on how to overcome it. * Daniel Crosby, New York Times bestselling author of The Laws of Wealth *If you want to be money smart, read Bullshift. John's decades of experience, wisdom, and guidance will leave you richer. * Kelley Keehn, bestselling author of Talk Money to Me *There’s a large body of evidence that behavioural biases are a significant reason why so many investors fail to achieve their investment goals. Overconfidence is particularly deeply ingrained. We think — and are encouraged by the media and financial commentators to think — that we can do things that are beyond our sphere of competence. We’re all prone to overconfidence and optimism and we need to help each other in guarding against it. * Robin Powell, editor of The Evidence-Based Investor *Long a maverick in the Canadian financial advisor community, John J. De Goey's third book is an erudite exposition of how unwarranted optimism can be detrimental to the financial health of portfolios. * Jonathan Chevreau, founder of FindependenceHub.com *From broad behavioural errors to the specifics of Canadian markets, Bullshift offers new ways for financial advisors to evaluate their thinking and achieve better outcomes. It’s packed with useful insight on how to make more informed, rational decisions. * Dr. Cheryl Hurst, founder of PeopleGaps.com *De Goey provides investors with an entertaining overview of how our brains get in the way of maximizing our financial potential. Perhaps more importantly, he links these biases to what is happening in the world today around us and provides prescriptions on how to optimize our behaviour. * Preet Banerjee, founder of YourMoneyDegree.com *There’s a new kind of advisor coming to the forefront of wealth management. These days, advisers who are more focused on behaviour and decisions are winning business. Understanding what drives client attitudes is a winning proposition for keeping them focused on what’s important to their clients. * Charlie Spiring, ICD.D, Founder & Chairman, Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. *A truly wonderful read and an important book that will help so many people solve the puzzle that is understanding themselves, their money, and their behaviours. * Dennis Moseley-Williams, Founder of DMW strategic consulting *Table of Contents Introduction Part I: The Interplay Between Behavioural Economics, Financial Advisers, and Retail Investors 1 Understanding Advisers and the Industry 2 Behavioural Economics and Human Biases 3 The Role of Advisers 4 What Needs to Change? 5 Groupthink Among Advisers Part II: Applying What We Know to How the World Operates … and How It Ought To 6 Misguided and Human 7 Case Study on the Coronavirus 8 Case Studies in Financial Planning 9 How the Government Entrenches Bullshift 10 Guarding Against Bullshift Afterword: What Can Be Done About Bullshift? Acknowledgements Bibliography Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisAdd 3 more days to your weekend - every weekend. 5 DAY WEEKEND shows you how to get financially set for life by combining strategies for building passive income that don't require you to work 9 to 5, with ideas for enjoying your new found freedom.

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Book SynopsisFINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE SHOULD BE EVERY ENTREPRENEUR'S GOAL, BUT HOW DO YOU DEFINE IT AND ACHIEVE IT? If you find it hard to make time for decisions about your personal finances while running a business or don't know where to begin, this book will help you take control and get started today. It will enable you to: Discover how to plan for your financial future Calculate how much money you'll need to become financially independent Learn how to make better financial decisions Understand compound returns and how to use them to your advantage Realise how your business and personal finances must work together

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Book SynopsisSocially responsible investment arises from the integration of environmental, social and governance criteria in investment decisions and the implementation of sustainable finance. As the impact of COVID-19 continues to be navigated, Responsible Investment Around the World considers economic recovery undertaken in different regions around the world. Financing policies and investment solutions are proposed that can responsibly help address the world’s most pressing issues – in climate change, social injustice, and access to healthcare. Paving the way for responsible investment towards creating a fairer and more equitable society, Julia M. Puaschunder offers a comparative approach that takes into account both law and economics to understand the most contemporary global international finance and responsible investment trends. The interdisciplinary nature of Responsible Investment Around the World appeals to academics and scholars, investors, business leaders, healthcare practitioners and NGOs. Tangible examples of successful responsible investment and financial solutions to solve worldwide predicaments make the book highly applicable to everyday finance and economics practice with real-world relevance.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Responsibility Chapter 3. Discussion and Future Prospect Chapter 4. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWhen it comes to investing, the most important message for women is to start. Inspirational Investing is an empowering read that enables you to reflect on your own finances and plan ahead for those moments that matter. Many women doubt their own investing ability, but this book shows you why it is critical to plan for a better future, with inspiration from leading industry experts. Learn from some of the most successful women in finance as they share practical advice, combined with real-life journeys from people who have achieved investment success. Packed with insight and inspiration, this book features the true stories of women who have invested their way to financial freedom. In this edition, learn why and how to plan for a better future using pensions, investment trusts, cryptocurrency, ESG investing, alternative investments and much more. Amanda Taylor interviews leading women from the world of investment and asks: What is the impact of rising living costs? When is the best time for women to start investing? How can your health affect your money? How can you make sure your money is being invested in alignment with your values? What psychological biases affect how well you invest? Inspirational Investing is supported by a number of organisations including Allianz Global Investors, Baillie Gifford and Master Investor. Foreword by Rosie Carr, Editor, Investors' Chronicle.

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Book SynopsisStep aside bull and bear, the humble sloth is the BEST animal to characterise successful investing. A guide ideally suited for beginner investors that want to benefit from the humble miracle of low-cost, index investing.

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Book Synopsis The most explosive economic and political force of the last decade of the twentieth century has been the growth of personal investment. About half of all Americans now own stocks and bonds through IRAs, 401(k)s, and other financial devices. Polls show that personal investment in corporations changes one’s view of the economy, world events, and public policy toward taxes, government spending, regulation, and protectionism. Much of the growth of personal investing has been facilitated by innovations in the financial services and information technology arena—such as mutual funds and online trading—as well as accidental public policies creating tax-deferred employee benefits and personal investment vehicles. This book represents an attempt to sketch out, across a host of public policy topics, a realistic strategy for shrinking the welfare state. To gain a clear understanding of the investor politics of the twenty-first century, the book looks backward to human history and even to prehistory to examine the origins of capital formation. As the facts demonstrate, politics has always been intimately linked with investment, understood in the broadest sense of the word. “Over the next few decades, Americans must stop looking to Washington as a source of the money they need to take care of themselves—there is no alternative. They will need instead to look to investment and wealth creation on Wall Street and Main Street as the guarantors of their retirement security, their health security, their job security, and their children’s futures.” —from the introduction Table of Contents Introduction / 1 1. A Short History of Saving and Investment / 10 2. American Political Realignment and the Origins of Welfare / 35 3. Wall Street and the Second Economic Revolution / 54 4. Depression and the New Deal / 86 5. The Great Social Security Debate / 110 6. The New Health-Care Imperative / 142 7. Houses, Highways, and Physical Capital 8. Education, Training, and Human Capital / 217 9. The Savings Strategy for Shrinking the Welfare State / 258 Conclusion / 277 Notes / 285 Index / 303

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Book SynopsisFrom the author of the best seller 'The Financial Spread Betting Handbook' comes a book about constructing winning spread betting strategies. Seven strategies are presented covering all types of market; up, down and sideways. Key ingredients for each strategy include overall market direction, entry and exit techniques and bet size determination. The strategies are used on a wide range of instruments including stocks, commodities and currencies, and trade duration tends to be in weeks. Examples of each strategy are fully illustrated with charts and commentary - there are over 150 charts in this book, taking the reader step by step through strategy implementation.Trade Review"Pryor does a good job of explainging his views and trades and uses clear charts." - Your Trading EdgeTable of ContentsAbout the author Preface Acknowledgements Risk Warning Introduction Part 1 - The Spread Betting Investor A Tale of Three Investors - Investor - 1 buy and hold - Investor - 2 sitting out the down trends - Investor - 3 capitalising on up and down trends The Spread Betting Investor - Definition - Profile - Objectives - Resources The Rules - About rules - 7 Investing Rules That Really Count The Spread Betting Investor Mind Set - Objectives - Acquiring Skills - Winning Attitudes Part Two - 7 Spread Betting Investor Strategies Technical Tools Used in the Spread Betting Investor Strategies - Tools to define up, down and sideways - Tools to define short term dips and rallies - Other technical analysis tools - Trading concepts - Important note on the strategy examples Strategy 1 - Buying Dips - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 2 - Buying Relative Strength - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy - Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 3 - Selling Rallies - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 4 - Selling Relative Weakness - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 5 - Buying Support and Selling Resistance - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy - Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 6 - Long/Short Portfolio - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy - Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy Strategy 7 - Early Bird - Introduction to the strategy - Strategy methodology - Advantages and disadvantages of the strategy - Technical challenges of the strategy - Solutions to the technical challenges of the strategy Appendix - Exit methodology - Bet size - Shorting - Diversification - Drawdown Index

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Book SynopsisGlenn Armstrong, `The Millionaire Maker’, is probably the only man in the UK who has helped 71 people (and counting) become property millionaires through his tried and tested strategy developed over the past decade. Glenn’s desire to share his success and create a legion of potential property competitors is both unusual and impressive. Glenn Armstrong guides his mentees through a specific programme that helps them go from £0 to hundreds of thousands, and then to become a millionaire in five years... You don’t need to be rich to become a property millionaire! Glenn Armstrong is a self-taught property guru, and succeeding through his own mistakes has helped him identify what works and what doesn't when it comes to the property business. Incredibly, he's happy to share these secrets to success with anyone who will listen, pay attention, and work hard. Glenn's love of teaching is clear, and he writes as he talks - without pretension or smarm. He is no-nonsense and straight to the point. Glenn's new book – You Too Can Become A Property Millionaire - is just one more piece in his legacy jigsaw. He wants to share all he has learned and pass it on to the property investors and developers of the future. His new book is packed full of incredible pearls of wisdom for any budding entrepreneur - not just for those interested in property. Glenn shares inspiring stories about his entrepreneurial career over the decades, from setting up a video rental empire in his 20s to becoming a cabbie after he lost his first million and rather than `just’ waiting for the work to come to him, he put in an extra 30 hours per week to buy a car to hire out to fellow cabbies on an ingenious rent-to-buy scheme. Glenn offers time management tips, motivation, and ideas for success that are applicable for all entrepreneurs. He is really open about what has worked for him, as well as the hurdles he’s had to jump over. Never settling for the status quo, Glenn always seeks to be more creative and innovative, to earn more, succeed, thrive and not just survive in business. Glenn Armstrong is a brilliant example of how anyone with drive, motivation and who is fearless of proper hard graft, can succeed in today's competitive business world!

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Book SynopsisThis textbook is intended to fill a gap in undergraduate finance curriculums by providing an asset pricing text that is accessible for undergraduate finance students. It offers an overview of original works on foundational asset pricing studies that follows their historical publication chronologically throughout the text. Each chapter stays close to the original works of these major authors, including quotations, examples, graphical exhibits, and empirical results. Additionally, it includes statistical concepts and methods as applied to finance. These statistical materials are crucial to learning asset pricing, which often applies statistical tests to evaluate different asset pricing models. It offers practical examples, questions, and problems to help students check their learning and better understand the fundamentals of asset pricing., alongside including PowerPoint slides and an instructor’s manual for professors.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Portfolio Theory and Practice.- Chapter 2: Capital Market Conditions.- Chapter 3: Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).- Chapter 4: The Market Model.- Chapter 5: The Zero-Beta CAPM.- Chapter 6: Alternative CAPM Specifications.- Chapter 7: Arbitrage Pricing Theory.- Chapter 8: Multifactor Models.- Chapter 9: A Special Case of Zero-Beta CAPM.- Chapter 10: Event Studies.

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How to make sound investment decisions: Fundamentals of Investment Appraisal, 2nd edition, is based on long-term experience with students and is written in an easily understood style. A case study has been constructed to illustrate all methods discussed. The goal of the book is to pace a sure way through the variety of methods in investment appraisal. Mathematical basics are specifically explained in detail. The book shows clearly why there are different methods in investment appraisal and on where to focus in a given situation. As all methods are introduced by the same case study, it is easy to compare and evaluate the results. The statements in the text are further consolidated by abstracts and evaluations of each of the methods. Exercises with extensive solutions will lead to the confidence which is necessary for an ease of handling the investment appraisal techniques and for a good preparation for students’ exams. German and international students at universities and other institutions of higher education will find this book an excellent systematic preparation for their exams.

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Book SynopsisChristiane Siemon gibt einen Überblick zu den rechtlichen Grundlagen des ErbbauRG über den Vergleich von Annuitätendarlehen und Erbbaurecht anhand von praxisnahen Fallbeispielen bis zur Analyse der Zukunftsfähigkeit des aktuellen Erbbaurechts. Sie geht im Besonderen auf die Wertsicherungsklauseln, den marktgerechten Erbbauzins sowie auf die Möglichkeit der verstärkten Nutzung des Erbbaurechts für Kommunen ein. Außerdem wird die Problematik der Altersabsicherung erläutert. Die Autorin zeigt, dass das Erbbaurecht in Verbindung mit den aktuell niedrigen Nominalzinsen nur bedingt eine alternative Möglichkeit des Immobilienerwerbs darstellt. Einbezogen wird die Möglichkeit der Ermäßigung des Erbbauzinses zugunsten von Familien und der Änderung des Erbbauzinses anhand des VPI. Im Rahmen der nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung könnte das Erbbaurecht darüber hinaus einen größeren Stellenwert einnehmen. Diese Möglichkeit wird durch aktuelle Beispiele aus der Wirtschaft dargestellt. Table of ContentsWesentliche Aspekte des Erbbaurechts.- Der Vergleich von Annuitätendarlehen und Erbbaurecht im Grunderwerb.- Fallbeispiele zum Annuitätendarlehen und Erbbaurecht im Vergleich.- Zukunftsfähigkeit im Rahmen der kommunalen Nutzung des Erbbaurechts.- Die Wirtschaftlichkeit des Erbbaurechts.

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Book SynopsisThis publication provides information on and independent analyses of trends and developments in: (a) intra- and inter-regional trade in goods and services; (b) foreign direct investment; (c) trade facilitation measures; (d) trade policy measures; and (e) preferential trade policies and agreements. It provides insights into the impacts of these recent and emerging developments on countries' abilities to meet the challenges of achieving inclusive and sustainable development. It identifies and studies emerging issues in all these areas and offers innovative policy options towards building capacities of governments in the region to meet the challenges of achieving inclusive and sustainable development. APTIR 2014 shows that, while the Asia-Pacific region remains the most dynamic pole of the global economy, growth in trade and investment has yet to return to pre-crisis levels. The Report is aimed at policymakers as well as practitioners and experts, academia, business, international agencies and non-governmental organizations working or interested in these issues in the Asia-Pacific region. It comes with separate country and subregional country briefs.

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Book SynopsisThis publication provides updates on the bond market in Thailand since 2016.The ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide series provides information on the investment climate, rules, laws, opportunities, and characteristics of bond markets in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to help bond market issuers, investors, and financial intermediaries understand the local context and encourage greater participation in the region's rapidly developing bond markets. This edition updates the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Guide 2016: Thailand.

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Book SynopsisEquities are generally perceived to be more volatile than fixed income investments. Many risk averse investors are unable to digest the daily ups and downs in the prices of equities. They also feel that, from a historical perspective, equities are overpriced and thus are not comfortable taking equity positions at current valuations.On the other hand, global interest rates have been on a decline from the 1970s when inflation was finally under control by central banks. This decline in interest rates means that investors have to live with lower nominal returns. Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, many investors have been feeling left out of the equity markets.Fixed Coupon Notes (FCNs) are quasi-equity and quasi-bond structures which aim to provide higher returns than bonds with lower risks compared to equities. Moreover, they also provide an avenue to enter equities at reasonable prices and acceptable valuations. Being the most popular structured product in Asia, there is sufficient institutional experience about the product. This book aims to provide the basics as well as the nuances of investing in FCNs so that an investor not only understands the concepts behind the product, but is also able to avoid common pitfalls.

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Book SynopsisThis book teaches financial engineering in an innovative way: by providing tools and a point of view to quickly and easily solve real front-office problems. Projects and simulations are not just exercises in this book, but its heart and soul. You will not only learn how to do state-of-the-art simulations and build exotic derivatives valuation models, you will also learn how to quickly make reasonable inferences based on incomplete information. This book will give you the expertise to make significant progress in understanding brand new derivatives given only a preliminary term sheet, thus making you extraordinarily valuable to banks, brokerage houses, trading floors, and hedge funds.Financial Hacking is not about long, detailed mathematical proofs or brief summaries of conventional financial theories; it is about engineering specific, useable answers to imprecise but important questions. It is an essential book both for students and for practitioners of financial engineering.MBAs in finance learn case-method and standard finance mainly by talking. Mathematical finance students learn the elegance and beauty of formulas mainly by manipulating symbols. But financial engineers need to learn how to build useful tools, and the best way to do that is to actually build them in a test environment, with only hypothetical profits or losses at stake. That's what this book does. It is like a trading desk sandbox that prepares graduate students or others looking to move closer to trading operations.Table of ContentsBlack-Scholes; Intuitions about Option Greeks; Exotic Options; P&L Decomposition; Hedging Questions; Volatility Skews and Smiles; Local and Implied Volatilities; Variance Swaps; Exotic Derivatives.

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Book SynopsisA class of highly mathematical algorithms works with three-dimensional (3D) data known as graphs. Our research challenge focuses on applying these algorithms to solve more complex problems with financial data, which tend to be in higher dimensions (easily over 100), based on probability distributions, with time subscripts and jumps. The 3D research analogy is to train a navigation algorithm when the way-finding coordinates and obstacles such as buildings change dynamically and are expressed in higher dimensions with jumps.Our short title 'ia≠ai' symbolizes how investment analytics is not a simplistic reapplication of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques proven in engineering. This book presents best-of-class sophisticated techniques available today to solve high dimensional problems with properties that go deeper than what is required to solve customary problems in engineering today.Dr Bernard Lee is the Founder and CEO of HedgeSPA, which stands for Sophisticated Predictive Analytics for Hedge Funds and Institutions. Previously, he was a managing director in the Portfolio Management Group of BlackRock in New York City as well as a finance professor who has taught and guest-lectured at a number of top universities globally.Related Link(s)

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Book SynopsisTo know the trend, spot the trend, or shape the trend is to make money.The trend is your friend—investors know that. But the biggest money comes from the biggest events. The more delta, the more alpha.In that spirit, The Secret of Directional Investing offers a new way of thinking about investing, steeped in culture and history. Focusing on megatrends, this book points out ways to profit from an understanding of two kinds of trends: those that can be spotted, and those that can be shaped. There’s money in both. The Romans weren’t kidding when they said, Audentes Fortuna luvat—Fortune favors the bold. The Secret of Directional Investing is a bold look at investments and potential investments.

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Book SynopsisWith the rise of weekly options, traders are shifting to options trading for its lower capital requirements and greater flexibility. But how do you navigate this fast-moving market with confidence?

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Book SynopsisBy the end of this book, you will be ready to lead a team, manage a classroom, build low-code apps, collaborate in real-time with your team, and automate everyday tasks. This all-in-one guide will elevate your digital capabilities and help you stay future-ready.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Silver Medal in Personal Finance / Retirement Planning / Investing, Axiom Business Book Awards""What if you could get inside the minds of some of the greatest investors in history? It would be nice if you had a window straight into their heads, but in reality it would take years of hard work to learn to think the way they do. . . . Or, you could simply read. . . . In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio. "---Mark Reeth, Business Insider"A good look at the development of portfolio theory, starting with Markowitz."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"An accessible and heady chronicle of how we build portfolios, how that’s changed, and why we’ve done it the way we’ve done it over time. How did investors come to coalesce around the 60/40 portfolio allocation, and what role do alternatives play in asset allocation? This readable book takes on those questions and many more"---Jeff Ptak, Morningstar

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Book SynopsisThe Price of Global Health is a unique book that describes the pharmaceutical pricing process and its business, economic and social challenges. Global drug pricing is one of the most hotly debated yet least understood aspects of the pharmaceutical industry. How should drug prices be set and what does it mean for patients? Why do governments increasingly get involved, and what is its impact on the global competitive environment? How can a life-saving industry have a poorer image than gun and tobacco industries, whose products are associated with death?The pharmaceutical industry is under unprecedented pressure due to a combination of declining R&D productivity, payer/provider demands for better value and public pressures to show pricing restraint. Rapidly increasing cost of healthcare, shifts from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement, public pressure on drug pricing and an increasingly vocal medical community have empowered public and private payers worldwide toTrade Review"This book gives a great overview and offers several perspectives on drug pricing issues. It provides comprehensive new insights such as the need to take benefits assessments of pharmaceuticals into consideration during all steps of drug development and market access. The mix of theory, in the form of underlying arguments and analytical frameworks, along with practical and up-to-date real-world solutions, makes this book an outstanding reference." - Thomas Mueller, Head of Directorate General 1 "Drugs, Medical Devices, Biotechnology" Ministry of Health, Germany"Ed Schoonveld does an extraordinary job of making one of the most complex and vital topics in the industry intelligible to both new and experienced audiences. Best of all, he leverages case studies and straightforward frameworks to provide a pragmatic approach for mastering the theory of global pricing and access. I keep his book in easy reach for my own reference or to share with others." - Susanne Laningham, Commercial Growth Capability Lead, Amgen"This book is fantastic! … People will love it. It’s very well suited for a broad audience from student to professionals to non experts and will hopefully be useful to demystify the subject a little. … THE pharma pricing book!" - Ulf Staginnus, Senior Vice President, Head Global Market Access & Pricing at Ipsen"The Price of Global Health is the most informative and comprehensive book I have read on the topic of global pharmaceutical pricing and market access. Ed is able to distill complex topics into simplified and pragmatic frameworks, including insightful perspectives on market segmentation, communicating value, and pricing. The final section provides a useful reference, describing how key global healthcare systems are structured and their approach for assessing value. I have recommended this book for members of my team as part of their initial training." - David Kaplan, former Senior Advisor, Global Payer Market Research, Eli Lilly"Ed Schoonveld explains how pharmaceutical prices are determined in a complex global payer environment and what factors influence the process. I have used the book to teach pharmaceutical pricing since the book first arrived on the market. It fills a huge unmet need. The students find that Ed’s book transforms the complex global pricing environment and the factors that influence the pricing process into an understandable and manageable entity. The book takes a lot of data and transforms the information into key concepts. I can’t imagine teaching global pharmaceutical pricing without Ed’s book." - Richard Truex PhD, Adjunct Professor St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia"The Price of Global Health is a rare book in pharmaceutical market access strategy that develops an understandable strategic perspective. It is based on considerable real-world experience and has been updated as the dynamics of the global pharma market have evolved. We used it as an important part of our onboarding process for all junior market access staff. Highly recommended." - Keith Hendricks, former Vice President, Decision Support Group, Corporate Strategic Planning, AbbVie"This book should be on the shelves of every pharmaceutical company executive—in whatever discipline—and will prove invaluable to anyone interested in providing and financing modern healthcare." - Joe Zammit-Lucia, President and CEO, Cambridge Pharma Consultancy"The Price of Global Health is a compelling and holistic introduction into the art and science of pricing." - Andreas Altemark, VP, Head of Market Access Hematology and Ophthalmology, BayerTable of ContentsList of Figures, List of Tables, List of Abbreviations, Foreword by Andrea Mantovani, Acknowledgements, Preface, About the Author, Introduction, Part A The Challenges of Drug Pricing and Market Access, 1 Why is drug pricing different? 2 The Age of Value and Affordability, 3 The Access Journey, 4 Fair Pricing, Part B Traveling the Access Journey, 5 Payers, 6 Medical Community, 7 Provider Organizations, 8 Patients, Part C Pricing and Payer Management Techniques, 9 Fundamentals of Pricing, 10 Reference-Based Pricing, 11 Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 12 Attributes, Benefits, Value and Price, Part D Structured Access and Pricing Approaches, 13 Pricing and Drug Development, 14 Payer Segmentation, 15 The PODiUM Framework, 16 BEST Framework, 17 Development Options and Decisions, 18 Value Story and Messaging, Part E Developing an Integrated Global Strategy, 19 Developing a Global Pricing Strategy, 20 Public Policy, 21 Oncology and Orphan Drugs, 22 Gene Therapy Pricing and Funding, 23 Biosimilars, 24 Payer and Pricing Research, Part F Access and Pricing Strategy Implementation, 25 Organizing for Access, 26 Access and Price Negotiations, 27 Value-based Agreements, 28 Creating Win-Win Deals, Part G Key Health Care Systems, 29 United States, 30 Canada, 31 France, 32 Germany, 33 Italy, 34 Spain, 35 United Kingdom, 36 Japan, 37 Australia, 38 Brazil, 39 China, 40 India, 41 South Korea, References, Index

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Book SynopsisNAMED ONE OF THE BEST COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BOOKS BY THE MOTLEY FOOLStaiger gives us the technical tools needed to build robust pro forma modeling around our real estate assets. MillionAcresNow in its third edition, Foundations of Real Estate Financial Modelling equips a new generation of students and professionals with a resource MillionAcres guarantees they'll use throughout [their] commercial investing career[s]. Designed to provide increased scalable basis of pro forma modelling for real estate projects, this complete update and revision of the classic text offers a step-by-step introduction to building and understanding the models underlying investments in properties from single-family rentals to large-scale developments. Case studies drawn from the author's storied investment career put models into real-world context while problem sets at the end of each chapter provide hands-on practice for learners at any stage of tTable of Contents1. Real Estate Basics 2. Asset Valuation Defined, Characterized, and Visualized. 3. Interest Rates 4. Amortization 5. Single-Family Rental (Single Sheet) 6. Five-Unit Multifamily 7. "N"-Unit Rent Roll 8. ADC (Acquisition, Development, Construction) Page 9. Waterfall Structure 10. N-Unit For Sale. 11. Hotel Asset 12. Accounting Statement(s) 13. Stochastic Modelling (Crystal Ball) 14. Optimization (OptQuest) 15. Closed Architecture Modelling + P(Gain)

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