Professional Investing

All too often hard working people with good jobs are struggling to get by. These are the same people who are forced to take stressful promotions at work and spend a couple hours commuting each day. They come home to the house they think they own, but they are really just a slave to the mortgage company. These “good citizens” are victims of an engineered system to keep them investing in 401Ks, mutual funds, and stocks. This financial system is setup where the insiders are stealing the majority of your returns (and you take all the risk).

John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. But he did - and The Greatest Trade Ever is the story of how he realised that the sub-prime housing bubble was going to burst, making $15 billion for his fund and more than $4 billion for himself in a single year. It's a tale of folly and wizardry, individual brilliance versus institutional stupidity.

Do you feel like a hamster in a wheel in the corporate rat race? Are you looking to gain control of your financial future before retirement? Have you heard about the power of real estate investing, but never had the chance to look into it? This book will demystify the entire process and walk you through the best way to grow your portfolio of cash flowing equity, one step at a time and one property at a time.

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Introducing "Millennial Money Mastery," the definitive guide for the modern, savvy millennial entrepreneur who wants to take control of their finances and forge a path towards financial freedom, stability, and success! Forget the outdated, generic financial advice that populates the self-help market; this fresh, dynamic eBook is specifically tailored to the unique challenges, priorities, and aspirations faced by the next generation of trailblazing business owners. Financial planning is not just for "old money" or corporations anymore! "Millennial Money Mastery" breaks down complex financial...

Becoming a young Wall Street banker is like pledging the world's most lucrative and soul-crushing fraternity. Every year, thousands of eager college graduates are hired by the world's financial giants, where they're taught the secrets of making obscene amounts of money - as well as how to dress, talk, date, drink, and schmooze like real financiers. But they experience something new, too: an industry forever changed by the massive financial collapse of 2008. And as they get their Wall Street educations, they face hard questions about morality, prestige, and the value of their work.

When we left Buffett at the end of volume two, he had reached a fortune of one billion dollars. In this enthralling next installment, we follow Buffett's investment deals over the decade from 1989 to 1998, as Berkshire shares jumped 14-fold from $4,700 to $68,000 and its market cap grew from five billion to one hundred billion. Buffett was as driven as ever to seek out great companies at good prices. By studying the decision-making that went into his investment deals, and the successful and unsuccessful outcomes, we can learn from Buffett and become better investors ourselves.

Inside this detailed account of the greatest investing duo who ever lived, you’ll discover everything from their upbringings and family lives to the investing deals that mark their careers. From Warren’s rocky start in life and his rise to financial fame to the key partnerships which formed the duo that shook the world, you’ll learn about their key roles in company wars, the partnerships that let businesses rise to glory, and how their investments shaped the corporate world.

First published in 1994, The Warren Buffett Way gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind this living legend's spectacular success. Tracing Warren Buffett's career from the beginning, Hagstrom revealed to listeners exactly how, starting with an initial investment of only $100, Buffett built a business empire worth $19.4 billion.

Unlock the perfect strategy to build wealth for the future and create a fulfilling life you can live today. Isn’t it time to take control of your investments? In The Busy Professional’s Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing, Vanessa Peters, MD will take you through her journey investing in real estate as a full-time physician. She will show you how passive income can improve your life by creating more time to spend time on the things you enjoy and with the people you love now—not just when you retire.

Erin Arvedlund, the financial reporter who questioned the amazing returns of Bernie Madoff's hedge funds way back in 2001, traces the life of the infamous swindler and addresses the tough questions surrounding the collapse of his Ponzi scheme.

The foreclosure market offers all these benefits and more, yet investors are hesitant to get into this property type. Some consider it risky, while others find the unique process of foreclosure investing too complicated. And with various laws, policies, and requirements, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and turned off by it all.

During Wall Street's last big bull market, there were brokers in $3,000 suits, billion-dollar IPO's, and 30-year-olds making $100,000 a month. And then there was Louis Pasciuto, who came from Staten Island at the age of 19 and discovered one indelible truth about himself: He was born to steal. This is the astounding, true story of the rise and fall of this fast-talking, street-smart wiseguy, as well as the insidious ways the Mob infiltrates, then controls, Wall Street.

If you want a rental property business that runs like a well-oiled machine, then read on. Whether you just purchased your first property or have a sizable portfolio already, this audiobook can give you the keys to stress-free rental property management. First-time landlords, like you, are scaling the profits on their rental property businesses, without huge risks or lots of money to invest, stress-free. This audiobook shows you how you can, too.

In The Little Book of Trading Options Like the Pros, a team of veteran options and derivatives traders delivers an expert account of how to master the zero-sum game of options trading. In the book you'll learn how to "become the house," consistently making a small amount of money—on average—on each trade, in a similar fashion to a casino in Las Vegas.

How to Trade Forex and Currency Markets: A Beginner's Guide to Professional Forex Trading is a practical and easy-to-follow workbook for people interested in forex (foreign exchange) trading. Geared for newcomers to currency trading, the audiobook takes its listeners through the fundamentals of the market and provides easily understood explanations of basic principles and terminology. One feature that distinguishes Zack Zarr's book from other publications on forex trading is that it provides its readers with a novel way of gaining insight into market developments.

During 2003, the US economy was described by one economist as "nervous, anxious, and waiting." In December, the Dow had topped 10,000 for the first time in a year and a half, and at year's end the markets were up for the first time since 1999. But in the same year, American troops had moved into Iraq, and corporate boards were cutting CEOs at the slightest signs of trouble. Amidst this turmoil Robert Greifeld, a former tech entrepreneur from outside the Wall Street bubble, became CEO of Nasdaq, a position he would hold for the next 13 years.

Unorthodox success principles from a billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Eli Broad's embrace of "unreasonable thinking" has helped him build two Fortune 500 companies, amass personal billions, and use his wealth to create a new approach to philanthropy. He has helped to fund scientific research institutes, K-12 education reform, and some of the world's greatest contemporary art museums. By contrast, "reasonable" people come up with all the reasons something new and different can't be done, because, after all, no one else has done it that way.

We aim to simplify the complexities of the stock market as much as possible. We find that you need to be extremely picky when buying/selling equities as the percentages of you being right are not in your favor—especially if you don't use a consistent system. There are no guarantees in the market. Selectivity and risk/reward is the name of the game. With a proven method like ours, you too can have the odds in your favor and make money anywhere with an internet connection.

Richard H. Lawrence, Jr. founded Overlook Investments in Hong Kong in 1991. Since inception, Overlook has grown at 14.3% per year for three decades a remarkable record of growth that is testament to a consistent ability to find and invest in Asia's best companies. This raises two important questions: How did Overlook achieve its success; and how can Overlook best ensure future success? Now, in a level of detail never before disclosed, Richard and the Overlook executive team turn the lens inward to analyze The Overlook Model.