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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: Structures and Analysis, 3rd Edition
Frank J. Fabozzi , and Chuck Ramsey Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1883249627 |
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Financial experts Chuck Ramsey and Frank Ramirez join Frank Fabozzi for the third edition of Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: Structure & Analysis. Because of the complexity and the risk associated with CMOs, portfolio managers need specific keys to understand and unlock the potential of these unique investment tools. Fabozzi and company provide this understanding with detailed explanations of all aspects of CMOs, including factors affecting prepayment behavior; whole loan CMO structures; and accounting for CMO investments. Filled with relevant examples and in-depth discussions, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: Structure & Analysis sheds light on this somewhat controversial and highly technical subject-which is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the fixed-income securities market.Customer Reviews:
Ebook.......2007-06-17
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Scenarios for Technical Communication: Critical Thinking and Writing
Teresa C. Kynell , and Wendy Krieg Stone Manufacturer: Longman ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0205275249 |
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In today's fast-paced work environment, where e-mail, fax machines, and FedEx have transformed the way people communicate, the ability to write succinctly and effectively on the job can mean the difference between gaining or losing business. Based on the belief that real world simulations of workplace writing situations provide the best opportunities for improvement, this book invites readers to consider actual relationships, situations, and the intangible elements that affect workplace writing. The tips and techniques offered in this book help readers develop critical thinking abilities in conjunction with occasions to practice realistic workplace writing. Individual scenarios of various lengths and levels of complexity provide abundant opportunities for readers to practice technical writing forms and learn about important principles. Technical writers, business people, writers and workers training for such positions.
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Scenarios for Technical Communication: Critical Thinking and Writing.(Review) (book review) : An article from: Business Communication Quarterly
Carla Carpenter Manufacturer: Association for Business Communication ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00099LLZA Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Business Communication Quarterly, published by Association for Business Communication on December 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1843 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Sport, Leisure and Tourism Information Sources: A guide for researchers
Martin Scarrott Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0750638648 |
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Sport, Leisure and Tourism is a practical guide to finding information, encouraging readers to make active use of libraries in their research.
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Hoover's Vision: Original Thinking for Business Success
Gary Hoover Manufacturer: Texere ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1587990598 |
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This books is an eye-opening, hands-on, look at how entrepreneurs and innovative leaders come up with new ides. Hoover offers practical how-to techniques and advice on how to focus on each step required for building a great enterprise. Starting with observing the world around us and seeing patterns where others see only fragments, Hoover shows how to weave together a passionate vision that is clear, consistent, unique, and worthwhile.Customer Reviews:
Walks a Fine Line.......2005-11-07
BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ ON BUILDING BUSINESSES BIG & SMALL.......2005-05-03
Perfect Alignment.......2002-11-16
"Hoover Vision" lays out that process in detail. It seems like alchemy. His point: it's not. You need to discover what's out there, develop your unique perspective on the world, embody that perspective into your business idea, and then sell that vision to the world.
It's a beautiful thing.
Original Thinking: The Foundation for Business Success.......2002-03-16
Daily living is full of inputs and messages, says Gary Hoover, a former Wall Street securities analyst and bounder of BOOKSTOP and Hoover's, Inc. The successful leader strives and thrives on formulating unique and creative interpretations of them. The way the most innovative, successful people do this, he says, is to:
* Possess an open and absorbent mind.
* Understand complexity.
* Understand the difference between the expected and the serendipitous.
* Recognize details that others do not.
For enterprises to be successful, Hoover says, their leaders have to appreciate how historic trends are impacting and will impact their organizations. For instance, the author notes that the baby boom, the largest single population bulge in United States history, impacts business in different ways as those in the generation age.
Hoover suggests transforming your business vision into your enterprise's reason for being. To be easily communicated to your employees, the vision must be clear, consistent and have a central service focus. To sustain that vision and reap the harvest of success, the author notes, you will have and demonstrate passion, persistence, energy, self-confidence, an inclination towards action, individuality and leadership.
Slow Reading.......2002-01-28
Why do I characterize Hoover's Vision this way? Let's begin with the author. Gary Hoover is an entrepreneur, a highly successful visionary entrepreneur. He's the sort of person that you listen to especially carefully if you meet him at a cocktail party. He started reading FORTUNE magazine when he was 12 and moved into a career with Citibank (securities analyst), May Department Stores (Manager of Strategic Planning), and then his first entrepreneurial venture. He created BOOKSTOP, an innovative large-space retail operation that he sold to Barnes & Noble for $40 million after just seven years. His work was the foundation of the now familiar book superstores. Then he went on to found Hoover's, Inc, the company behind Hoover's OnLine, a premier source for information about corporations.
Now, the book. Start with the introduction: The Art of Enterprise: Thinking Differently. Hoover explains that he has been on a mission to discover the reasons for success of enterprises of all kinds, what separates winners from losers. This book presents the findings of his 38 years of research. He suggests that the book is meant for people who own their own business or dream of creating one, for executives or leaders of departments or divisions of large organizations, for people charged with thinking strategically or who serve on boards of for-profit or not-for-profit enterprises, for those looking for enterprises to invest time or money in, and for those passionately devoted to goals achieve through the combined efforts of a group of people. A nugget I gleaned from this section was "Great businesses succeed because of their leaders' ability to see things that others do not see. To ask questions that others do not ask. And then to chart their own course, combining insights and strategies into the blueprint for a uniquely focused enterprise."
Hoover postulates that the secrets of success are 1. observing and understanding other people and how their needs, desires, interest, values and tastes change over time; 2. serving other people by making their lives better; and 3. developing a business style that expresses your own dreams and passions even as it serves the needs of others. He stresses the importance of learning new ways of thinking. Readers are now set-up to honor curiosity . . . right where Hoover wants us to be.
The first section of the book, Exploration, is organized into three sections: Curiosity: The Foundation of Creativity, History: The Study of Change Through Time, and Geography: The Study of the World Around Us. While I'm tempted to share some of the wealth of Hoover's nuggets of wisdom, I will restrain myself so you can enjoy this book unspoiled. Chapter after chapter will stimulate your thinking. Each chapter closes with "TryThis," a recommended exercise to extend and enrich the work done in each chapter. In his "Gateways" section at the end of chapters, Hoover recommends topic-related supplemental readings. As I read this book, I found my head bobbing up and down, then my pace slowing to look deeper and ponder a thought Hoover expressed. In chapter after chapter, Hoover covers things to watch and learn from. Each chapter is thought-provoking, which is the author's purpose.
Part 2, entitled Essence: The Power of Vision, explores vision from a number of directions. Here Hoover emphasizes clear and consistent visions, unique visions, the value of the customer and more. He demonstrates how vision makes a powerful difference in how the organization is driven and how successful it may become. When you can see your vision, you can go anywhere. Without a clear vision, you may go nowhere.
Part 3 focuses on Execution: Enterprises at Work. Hoover looks at various industries and enterprises, evaluating merger mania. customer focus, and the critical need of having the Right Stuff. Some appendices and a good table of contents round out the value of this provocative book.
Expect to move a bit slower than your normal reading pace. You'll gain a lot as you mull over ideas, consider alternatives, and feel your mind extending beyond your normal thought range.
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The Effective Manager: Managing Information: Effective Communication (Institute of Management Open Learning)
Manufacturer: Financial Times Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0273615041 |
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Practical Networking: How to Give and Get Help With Jobs
Edward L. Flippen Manufacturer: 1st Books Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1403350760 |
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move beyond the average job search.......2003-10-30
Practical Networking review.......2002-08-04
Networking...Here's Proof That It Works!.......2001-06-14
The book is interesting and inspiring. It helps the reader realize the importance of all relationships and how they work to open doors for yourself and for others. I would recommend this book to anyone because reading it leaves you with a positive outlook on the vast array of opportunities that are out there just waiting to be found...through networking!
Networking...It's Not Just A Catchphrase!.......2001-06-14
This book is entertaining and inspiring. It helps to prepare you for the task of finding satisfying work and gets you excited about the vast potential that is ready to be unleashed if you just take a practical approach to networking.
Excellent, practical advice on job-finding.......2001-05-16
What you have to do is develop these priceless assets, and the author shows you how it's done, indeed, how he's actually done it many times. The book has an easily readable style and lots of nuggets of great information told through anecdotes. A secondary, but crucial, message that the book sends is that you can be someone else's job salvation, too. What goes around, comes around. I highly recommend this book.
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Beating the Indexes: Targeting Low-Priced and Depressed Stocks That Will Outperform the Major in
Richard L. Evans Manufacturer: AMACOM ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0814405304 |
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Beating the indexes? The S&P? The Dow? Thats an ambitiousSmall, in terms of stock price, that is. Beating the Indexes shows how to
find low-priced and depressed stocks, and then more importantly, how to
determine which of these bargain stocks are most likely to rise
dramatically in a short time. The book provides:
* technical tools, concepts, and informative statistics to help investors
identify winner stocks
* a system that helps determine not just which stocks to buy, but when to
buy . . . and when to sell.
* case studies of winners and losers, with analysis of why they occured.
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Retire Secure!: Pay Taxes Later The Key to Making Your Money Last as Long as You Do
James Lange Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0470043547 |
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Retire Secure! tackles the number one fear facing most IRA and retirement plan owners: running out of money too soon. Lange, a nationally recognized IRA expert, offers specific and practical strategies to successfully navigate the three stages of retirement planning: accumulation, distribution, and estate planning.Retire Secure! explains the tax advantages and long term wealth building strategies of selectively and strategically putting money into IRAs, Roth IRAs, 401(k)s, Roth 401(k)s and the myriad other retirement plan options available to individuals working in the corporate world, the non-profit sector, as well as individual proprietors. The book proves that putting money into tax advantaged retirement plans beats “traditional saving” in the after-tax environment.
The book sheds new light on best practices for spending your IRA and retirement plan dollars and your traditional savings. Many readers will be surprised to discover that the order in which assets are spent is not a trivial consideration—it can make or break the bank.
It also outlines Lange’s exceptional estate plan–a plan that has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and many other fine financial journals.
The book offers financial planning strategies and tactics in plain English that everyone can understand—and using humor and interesting characters in real life situations the book escapes the dreaded dry financial tome tone. For example, Chapter 1 offers a great mini case study that charts the financial destiny of Mr. Pay Taxes Later and Mr. Pay Taxes Now. Both start saving when they are age 30, but when Mr. Pay Taxes Now reaches age 90, he is broke, while Mr. Pay Taxes Later has $1,946,949 left. Chapter 8 is devoted to a complete case study of “Eddie’s and Emily’s” entire retirement decision making process.
The book is endorsed by more than 31 leading financial experts including Charles Schwab, and Roger G. Ibbotson, Yale Professor and perhaps the world’s foremost authority on asset allocation. As a bonus, readers who purchase this book can receive a free information-packed CD.
" Retire Secure! is your playbook for winning the retirement game and beyond. It shows you how to capitalize on little known provisions of the tax law that will make your retirement savings last several lifetimes, leveraging your hard earned money into a family legacy. Best of all, you can rely on the advice here since it is written by one of the nation's leading retirement tax planning authorities.” Ed Slott, Author Parlay Your IRA into a Family Fortune and
The Retirement Savings Time Bomb…and How to Defuse It
James Lange (Pittsburgh, PA) , an attorney and CPA, is a nationally known IRA, 401(k), and retirement plan distribution expert with over 27 years of experience. His recommendations have appeared 23 times in the Wall Street Journal as well as the New York Times, Newsweek, Kiplinger’s, and many other prestigious financial publications.
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Excellent book on financial planing and retirement.......2007-06-12
What everyone needs to read and understand to make the best retirement decisions.......2007-01-03
Retire Secure-Solid Advice For All.......2006-10-21
Good for Advisors and Investors.......2006-10-11
My Roadmap.......2006-09-19
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Keys to Investing in Your 401K (Barron's Business Keys)
Warren Boroson Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0764112988 |
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Explains why a soundly managed 401(K) is one of today's best ways to invest for retirement, then tells how to evaluate and improve specific 401(K) investments. Barron's easy-to-understand Business Keys take the mystery out of finance and investment for ordinary consumers. These easy-to-read books offer up-to-date advice on saving, investing, protecting one's assets, coping with taxes, and prudent management of personal finances.Customer Reviews:
Who the hell is Lucia Solorzano? I wrote the book alone!.......1999-05-18
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Keys to Retirement Planning (Barron's Business Keys)
Warren Boroson Manufacturer: Barrons Educational Series Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0812090136 |
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Answers to Key Questions About Private Pension Plans
Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0756731593 |
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The Golden Key to Continuous Prosperity: How to Vote Yourself a Tax Break (Without Any Reduction in Government Revenue)
Steven , B. Cord Manufacturer: AuthorHouse ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1420829041 |
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Continuous prosperity can be within our grasp - provided we institute the simple economic reform fully documented in these pages. This is what this book promises: v Most readers will get a tax break v Absolutely no taxes on produced things v All land-sites would be used productively v No diminution at all in government revenues It sounds almost too good to be true, but these four benefits have already occurred whenever it has been tried in actual practice. This is important - a proposal must be not only simple and logical, but tested. Prospective readers should know that there is a veritable mountain of empirical evidence proving each of these four points - see chapter three. Much more hard empirical evidence is available, but uppermost in the author's mind was the readability of this book. Heavy subject, light treatment. You be the judge. If this simple proposal is not enacted, then America and the other democracies in the world will slowly tax themselves into "benevolent" dictatorship (no doubt still called democracy) and socialism (probably called compassion). It's happening already. Free enterprise can't work without it and will soon disappear. You should know that literally hundreds of well-known historical figures and urban experts have endorsed this proposal - see chapter five. You could know what they know? To find out what this proposal is, you will have to read the book. Suffice it to say here that there is a good tax that actually promotes the economy, even if the revenue it produces is thrown away! If this book's proposal can accomplish the above four benefits, this book then is truly epochal. The proposal becomes the most important idea since the beginning of human history. !! Simplicity and readability - these have been the watchwords of the author while writing this book. He has not found it necessary to obfuscate. It has been his primary intention to make this book not only vitally important but a joy to read - no jargon allowed.
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How to use benefits to retain key staff members: nonqualified retirement plans offer attractive option.: An article from: San Diego Business Journal
Ronald F. Smith , and Paul E. Honeycutt Manufacturer: CBJ, L.P. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008FNI5Q Release Date: 2005-07-30 |
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This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on October 14, 2002. The length of the article is 741 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Keys to 412(i) plan: focus on target market and plan details; these plans are for conservative clients, not financial thrill seekers.(Retirement Planning): ... from: National Underwriter Life & Health
Amy C. Bryant Manufacturer: The National Underwriter Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0009GT45W Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
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This digital document is an article from National Underwriter Life & Health, published by The National Underwriter Company on December 6, 2004. The length of the article is 853 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Keys to Buying a Retirement Home (Barron's Keys to Retirement Planning)
Jack Friedman , and Jack Harris Manufacturer: Barrons Educational Series Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0812044762 |
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Keys to Choosing a Doctor (Barron's Keys to Retirement Planning)
Igor Lobanov , and Silvia Valdivieso-Lobanov Manufacturer: Barrons Educational Series Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Accessories: ASIN: 0812046218 |
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Keys to Dealing With the Loss of a Loved One (Barron's Keys to Retirement Planning)
Mary K. Kouri Manufacturer: Barrons Educational Series Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0812046765 |
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