Written by one of the country's leading tax writers, this edition of the highly successful UnderstandTax for Small Businesses is aimed at small businesses and fills a conspicuous gap in the market.
Build a powerful portfolio and outfox the professionals using a simple yet groundbreaking philosophy from two acclaimed stock pickers & Internet pioneers.
Phil Spencer, property expert and co-presenter of hit series Location, Location, Location, provides everything you need to know to help you buy (and sell) your first homeWant to own your own home, but not sure where to start?
Learn how to eat better and spend less with deliciously easy recipes 'Delicious, thrifty, inspiring' GUARDIAN Featuring over 100 mouth-watering recipes and practical tips, Economy Gastronomy will help you to cook simple, better food, and along the way save you a lot of money_______With this essential cookery companion, you will learn how to .
Cook locally and seasonally with 120 affordable, simple and delicious recipes from the bestselling and award-winning food writer and anti-poverty campaigner behind Tin Can Cook and A Girl Called Jack.
Imagine a world without late planes, missed connections, lost luggage, bumped passengers, cramped seating, high fees and higher fares, surly employees, and security lines.
The aim of this book is to provide an objective vendor independent assessment of the Market Data Definition Language (MDDL), the eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) standard for market data.
"e;A brilliant and lucid new book"e; (John Lanchester, New York Times Magazine) about why paper money and digital currencies lie at the heart of many of the world's most difficult problems-and their solutionsIn The Curse of Cash, acclaimed economist and bestselling author Kenneth Rogoff explores the past, present, and future of currency, showing why, contrary to conventional economic wisdom, the regulation of paper bills-and now digital currencies-lies at the heart some of the world's most difficult problems, but also their potential solutions.
A powerful new understanding of global currency trends, including the rise of the Chinese yuanAt first glance, the modern history of the global economic system seems to support the long-held view that the leading world power's currency-the British pound, the U.
An in-depth look at the history, leadership, and structure of the Federal Reserve BankThe independence of the Federal Reserve is considered a cornerstone of its identity, crucial for keeping monetary policy decisions free of electoral politics.
Why our addiction to debt caused the global financial crisis and is the root of our financial woesAdair Turner became chairman of Britain's Financial Services Authority just as the global financial crisis struck in 2008, and he played a leading role in redesigning global financial regulation.
An in-depth look at how to account for the human complexities at the heart of today's financial systemOur economy may have recovered from the Great Recession-but not our economics.
A groundbreaking approach to mergers and acquisitionsIt is widely accepted that a large proportion of acquisition strategies fail to deliver the expected value.
Why the irrational exuberance of investors hasn't disappeared since the financial crisisIn this revised, updated, and expanded edition of his New York Times bestseller, Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller, who warned of both the tech and housing bubbles, cautions that signs of irrational exuberance among investors have only increased since the 2008-9 financial crisis.
For nearly three centuries the spectacular rise and fall of the South Sea Company has gripped the public imagination as the most graphic warning to investors of the dangers of unbridled speculation.
Nobel Prize-winning economist explains why we need to reclaim finance for the common goodThe reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
A fully expanded edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's classic bookThis collection of essays uses the lens of rational expectations theory to examine how governments anticipate and plan for inflation, and provides insight into the pioneering research for which Thomas Sargent was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics.
Understanding the dynamic evolution of the yield curve is critical to many financial tasks, including pricing financial assets and their derivatives, managing financial risk, allocating portfolios, structuring fiscal debt, conducting monetary policy, and valuing capital goods.
An essential account of the historic subprime mortgage crisis, from the Nobel Prize-winning economist and bestselling author of Irrational ExuberanceThe subprime mortgage crisis has already wreaked havoc on the lives of millions of people and now it threatens to derail the U.
A book that manages to be entertaining and irreverent while serving as an informative primer on a subject that is crucial to the future of all Americans.
A clear understanding of what we know, don't know, and can't know should guide any reasonable approach to managing financial risk, yet the most widely used measure in finance today--Value at Risk, or VaR--reduces these risks to a single number, creating a false sense of security among risk managers, executives, and regulators.
Optimal tax design attempts to resolve a well-known trade-off: namely, that high taxes are bad insofar as they discourage people from working, but good to the degree that, by redistributing wealth, they help insure people against productivity shocks.
A sweeping look at the evolution of commercial banks over the past two centuriesCommercial banks are among the oldest and most familiar financial institutions.
An inside look at the role and future of central banking in the global economyThe crash of 2008 revealed that the world's central banks had failed to offset the financial imbalances that led to the crisis, and lacked the tools to respond effectively.
Why America's public-private mortgage giants threaten the world economy-and what to do about itThe financial collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2008 led to one of the most sweeping government interventions in private financial markets in history.
Taxation in Colonial America examines life in the thirteen original American colonies through the revealing lens of the taxes levied on and by the colonists.
In 2004, Spain's Banco Santander purchased Britain's Abbey National Bank in a deal valued at fifteen billion dollars--an acquisition that made Santander one of the ten largest financial institutions in the world.
In his best-selling Irrational Exuberance, Robert Shiller cautioned that society's obsession with the stock market was fueling the volatility that has since made a roller coaster of the financial system.
The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The FairTax Book offers a new look at the fast-growing populist tax reform movement that's poised to become a key campaign issue for 2008In 2005, firebrand radio talk show host Neal Boortz and Georgia congressman John Linder teamed up to create The FairTax Book, the first book devoted to the FairTax movement they had been promoting for years.
Maximize your chances of investment success with this accessible and profitable guide which pulls away the curtain to put you on a level footing with the professionals - and points out where the pros can get it wrong.
As the host of Fox News Channel's Your World with Neil Cavuto and Cavuto on Business, Neil Cavuto reports on today's most influential business leaders and newsmakers.
For the better part of a decade, Edward Ugel spent his time closing deals with lottery winners, making a lucrative and legitimateif sometimes not-so-niceliving by taking advantage of their weaknesses .
Going Wireless delivers the unexpected by showing how wireless is transforming every type of enterprise from micro-businesses to multi-national conglomerates.
