Market Economics

The stock-investing classic - updated to help you win in today’s chaotic global economy. Much has changed since the last edition of Stocks for the Long Run. The financial crisis, the deepest bear market since the Great Depression, and the continued growth of the emerging markets are just some of the contingencies directly affecting every portfolio in the world. To help you navigate markets and make the best investment decisions, Jeremy Siegel has updated his best-selling guide to stock market investing.

It's common knowledge that China has the fastest-growing economy in the world. What is not common knowledge is exactly how Western companies can gain a foothold and increase their profits by doing business inside this next great superpower. Now, respected business journalist Ted Plafker has written a fully detailed, yet user-friendly, handbook on how individuals and companies can succeed in this challenging and often confusing environment.

Amazon #1 New Release in Political Freedom and in Commerce (August 2018) Rational thought amidst the chaos. 21 Big Ideas that are relevant, serious and timely: The Coming Economic Crisis; Eight Ideas for the Presidential Race; Loss of Privacy; Transparency and the Congressman; Who Owns America; and, Vladimir Putin, and more, because America finds itself at a moment that requires big ideas to confront its big problems. S. I. Wells, senior columnist for the global Stay Thirsty Magazine presents 21 critical topics in ways not commonly thought about today.

By providing historical context and a thorough yet easily accessible explanation of US financial markets, authors Norbert Michel and Jennifer Schulp provide a much-needed counterpoint to current debates and criticisms. "Financing Opportunity" not only busts many popular myths about financial markets but also proposes ways to improve how our financial markets function. With financial markets and American opportunity so closely tied, financial policy is vital to supporting growth, productivity, and prosperity.

Jack Trout, one of the most respected marketing gurus in the world, shows why some of today's biggest brands are having trouble and how to avoid repeating their mistakes. With the help of in-depth case studies chronicling the events leading up to the falls from grace of Sears, Miller Brewing, Xerox, Crest, Burger King, and other past market leaders, he identifies the ten most common mistakes...

Financial crises are often blamed on unforeseeable events, the unforgiving nature of capital markets, or just plain bad luck. Too Smart for Our Own Good argues that these crises are caused by certain alluring investment strategies that promise both high returns and safety of capital. In other words, the severe and widespread crises we have suffered in recent decades were not perfect storms. Instead, they were made by us. By understanding how and why this is so, we may be able to avoid or ameliorate future crises - and maybe even anticipate them.

What's the secret to wowing your customers while maintaining a loyal and dedicated workforce? Drawing upon time-tested strategies that have propelled Enterprise, the nation's number-one car-rental company, from a single location in St. Louis to a $9-billion global powerhouse, noted business author Kirk Kazanjian reveals how your company can consistently outperform and outsmart the competition.

In today's fast-paced economy, no manager or investor can afford to ignore the practical strategies and highly applicable insights offered in this path breaking audiobook.

This practical and engaging guide is your modern-day roadmap to dominating online business directories—the digital evolution of the Yellow Pages. It opens with a relatable reminder of how finding local services used to mean flipping through a fat phonebook. Today, it's all about online visibility. If your business isn't easily found online, you're basically a ghost. The book breaks down how to get listed in key directories like Google, Yelp, and industry-specific sites, showing you how to attract more customers, boost your SEO, and become the go-to in your local area. Each chapter offers ...

What do you call a bull market that lasts at least 10 years and includes steep corrections and cycles of vicious rotation, but results in a quadrupling of the Dow, a stratospheric rise in new technology, and the creation of staggering amounts of wealth? Ralph Acampora, one of Wall Street's most influential analysts, calls it a mega-market.

Here's a biographical profile of Henry J. Kaiser, a great industrialist and philanthropist who had a profound impact on America's ability to prevail in World War II. People tend to regard the great American titans of the past as robber barons, men who made their fortunes off the backs of the oppressed, flaunting laws and living like nabobs while others had to scratch for a living.

The New York Times best-selling author heralds the future of business in Free. In his revolutionary best seller, The Long Tail, Chris Anderson demonstrated how the online marketplace creates niche markets, allowing products and consumers to connect in a way that has never been possible before. Now, in Free, he makes the compelling case that in many instances businesses can profit more from giving things away than they can by charging for them.

Do not ignore the warning signs! Are you tired of feeling like you're constantly at the mercy of the economy and financial markets? Do you want to understand the root causes of economic and financial crises and how they have affected societies throughout history? Are you worried about the next stock market crash? Do you want to protect yourself from them? Look no further! Introducing… The Truth about America's Financial Crisis: A Brief History of All Economic and Financial Crises Through Time This guide takes you on a journey through the ages, examining economic and financial crises from ...

Describes what stock ownership means, and how the stock market works.

The Economists’ Hour by Binyamin Appelbaum is the biography of a revolution: the story of how economists who believed in the power and the glory of free markets transformed the business of government, the conduct of business and, as a result, the patterns of everyday life. In the four decades between 1969 and 2008, these economists played a leading role in reshaping taxation and public spending and clearing the way for globalization.

Now, with his keen, objective insight and wizardry with numbers, Hacker tackles the emotionally charged issue that preoccupies us: wealth and its distribution. Hacker's answers are surprising and fascinating, illuminating the financial condition of every strata of America.Shattering all the taboos we have on the subjects of wealth, poverty, and worth, Money is essential listening for anyone who wants to know more about their slice of the American pie.

The High Priests of the Economics profession are a privileged and highly-compensated group. Their speeches are endlessly analyzed, their every public utterance transcribed and disseminated world-wide. Yet they’re often wrong. How can this be? How can a profession that sends one of these high priests to Scandinavia each year to receive a Nobel Prize for achievements in “Economic Science” be so error-prone? The answer is quite simple: Economics, and the social and soft sciences more generally, are not science in the same sense that physics and chemistry and engineering are science. In ...

In today’s highly-connected, consumer-driven market, leveraging digital marketing techniques is the only surefire way to attract more customers and make the kind of money you deserve. Following on the success of his book Internet Riches, top e-business entrepreneur and coach Scott Fox shares proven e-strategies to propel your business to success.

Learn how to use Etsy and Facebook advertising to market your business products and services.

Shopping for a car? Here’s the 50 most likely situations you’ll encounter and how to handle them! There’s no fluff in these well-crafted, easy-to-consume 50 nuggets of knowledge you will need as part of your car-purchasing project. Take the advice of a car sales professional with more than a decade in the car business.