Set your baby on the path to investment banking - because that year-end bonus isn't going to earn itself! Follow Managing Director Monkey, Analyst Armadillo, Associate Alligator, and the rest of the gang as they learn the ins and outs of investment banking in the boardroom. Written by a former investment banker (and some guys who like making fun of him), The ABCs of Investment Banking is a fun and simple introduction to the fast-paced world of finance. Babies and adults alike will learn about the nuances of 10-Ks, the importance of pitch books, and even read about valuation models!
You don’t need to be an expert to manage your money well, but you do need to know how to choose trustworthy advisers and services. In It’s Your Money, Alan Kohler, one of Australia’s most trusted financial experts, offers unique insights into and thorough analysis of the crisis in financial services. Having observed the industry first-hand for more than forty-five years, Kohler sees the big picture in a way no-one else can. With a sharp and unflinching eye, Kohler explains how the stage was set for corruption, breaks down the royal commission’s findings and unpacks what it means for you. He shares his investing philosophy and offers advice on all aspects of financial planning, including appraising financial plans, growing your superannuation, and finding ethical investments. He gives you the knowledge and insight you need to invest sensibly to protect and grow your money. It’s Your Money is an indispensable guide for anyone who wants to do more with their money.
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The ABCs of Money offers the basic financial education that we all should have received in high school. Get: * Debt reduction tips that you'll never learn from VISA. * Real estate solutions the bank will never offer. * Wall Street secrets your broker never tells you. * Energy saving tips worth thousands of dollars each year off of your bills As TD AMERITRADE chairman Joe Moglia says, "College students need this information before they get their first credit card. Young adults need it before they buy their first home. Empty nesters can use the information to downsize to a sustainable lifestyle, before they get into trouble." Stop making everybody else rich and start scoring assets, gains and savings for yourself.
Winner of the 2020 Davitt Award for True Crime/Non-fiction. Against all the odds, Australia held a royal commission into the banking and financial services industries. Its revelations rocked the nation. Even defenders of the banks were blindsided. Few people were more instrumental in bringing about the commission than journalist Adele Ferguson. Through her exposes in print and on television, she pursued the truth about funds mismanagement, fraud, lack of probity, and the hard-sell culture that took over the finance industry after deregulation in the 1980s. But it wasn't just light-touch regulators and crooked bankers growing fat on bonuses she put under the spotlight. It was also their victims - men and women who had lost everything, and had no recourse when they discovered empty accounts, egregious fees, forged documents and broken promises. Now in Banking Bad, Ferguson tells the full story of the power imbalance, toxic culture and cover-ups. She describes the long fight for justice by whistleblowers, victims and political mavericks, and she looks at the outcomes of the royal commission - the falls from grace, the damaging hubris, the scathing assessment of the regulators, and the colossal compensation bill - an estimated $10 billion. Finally, she asks whereto from here? In May 2019, the Coalition government, which resisted calls for a royal commission, was re-elected. Bank stocks surged and lending regulations were loosened. Will it all be business as usual from now on, or have our financial executives learned that their wealth cannot come at the expense of ordinary Australians? This is a book for every person with a bank account. PRAISE 'If you want a glimpse of the reality distortion that multi-millionaire bankers live in, you need to read Banking Bad.' - Scott Pape 'Ferguson's pacey writing style gives the book the air of a corporate thriller.' - Michael Rowland, ABC News Breakfast 'And for those of who anticipate that corporate Australia will lapse back into the state of complacency and misconduct revealed in the APRA CBA Report and the Hayne Royal Commission, ... should read the whole book for themselves - for no other reason than that it so clearly identifies the issues of governance and culture that seems to have escaped them for so long.' - Graeme Samuel, Professorial Fellow in the Monash Business School and former chairman of the ACCC '[Adele] recounts a colourful cast of bullies, thieves and crooks being rewarded extraordinary sums to rip off customers.' - Money Magazine
Crunch The Numbers. Shift Your Financial Lens. Apply The Information. Change The Trajectory Of Your Business Or Life. The computation and comprehension of finance and accounting information is more than impactful; it’s potentially life-altering and industry shattering. “The Wealth Building Guide: Understanding The ABC’s of Financial Ratios,” helps you gain financial intelligence across a spectrum of accounting and finance concepts. Gain Financial Intelligence. Usher In Financial Prosperity. Understanding financial ratios is an integral part of financial intelligence. Financial ratios spill sumptuous secrets; they allow financiers to determine your character, financial capacity, and so much more. Financial ratios allow you to ascertain financial health. Financial health dictates destinies, for it determines wealth or destitution. “The Wealth Building Guide: Understanding The ABC’s of Financial Ratios,” is an informative part of the “Wealth Building Series.” Its unique design gives you financial industry insider information with tips and techniques designed to boost your financial health, business acumen, analysis skills, and know how. It enables you to apply information with the precision of a financial analyst or financier. By empowering you with knowledge, it may catapult you towards fulfilling your financial goals and lifelong dreams. Stop Living From Pay Check To Pay Check. Build A Financial Legacy. Create Intergenerational Wealth. As you work through the financial ratios, this book may help you transcend the traditional ideology of a “cash cushion.” “The Wealth Building Guide: Understanding The ABC’s of Financial Ratios,” gives you the computation secrets for building a financial legacy. Book Structure This book is written for everyone! It written for the individual striving for a better life and for the student in pursuit of understanding and better grades. It is written for the business desiring to pinpoint cash flow, sales, and collection issues while increasing profitability and building a model for sustainable growth. No matter who you are or where you are in your life, business, or financial journey, this book is for you. From basic to advanced accounting and finance concepts with the “ABC’s of financial ratio computation,” this book guides you through all the intricate details with examples and summaries of the ratios. Divided into three sections: A — Analysis, B — Benefits, and C — Calculations, it gifts you with financial knowledge in a simple ABC format. A — Analysis Introduces you the users of financial information and the various reasons for obtaining and utilizing financial information. B — Benefits Introduces you to the benefits of financial information. C — Calculations Delves deep into the various types of financial ratios — liquidity, solvency, profitability, growth, and efficiency. Explore the applications for individuals and businesses. Learn definitions and calculations with detailed explanations, illustrative examples, and calculation summaries featuring the subject of analysis, purpose, and benefits of each ratio along with analysis tips to help you build wealth, lower expenses, and increase cash flow. “The Wealth Building Guide: Understanding The ABC’s of Financial Ratios,” includes all the popular financial measurements from the current ratio, quick ratio, inventory to working capital ratio, inventory reliance ratio, current asset turnover, total asset utilization, net fixed asset turnover, return on assets, return on equity, gross profit, operating profit, break even sales, inventory turnover, accounts receivable turnover, working capital turnover, accounts payable turnover, cash conversion cycle, and more. However, unlike traditional financial ratio books, it helps you understand the wealth building concepts of net worth, discretionary income, budgeting, working capital, operating cash flow, and cash coverage. It helps you develop a stark level of debt conscientiousness by introducing you to ratios such as the debt service coverage, interest coverage, and others, so you can lower your debt and gain the financial insight to live debt free. Get ready to elevate your life and your bank accounts to new levels. Congratulations! Your new life and your new levels of financial understanding and liquidity starts now!
'We believe that through economic empowerment, you give people choices in their lives.'John Bryant grew up in South Central Los Angeles, and while he's founded his own group of companies and been named one of Time's "50 Most Promising Leaders of the Future," he knows what it means to struggle financially. Now, as founder and chairman of Operation HOPE, Bryant focuses on educating young people about money. His Banking on Our Future program has already reached 87,000 students in over 350 schools nationwide, and the number is climbing.Now you too can have access to the lessons of the award-winning Banking on Our Future program. Here are some of the important things you will learn from this book:How to talk with your kids about moneyHow to keep track of your family's money with a family financial ledgerHow to teach your ten-year-old about banks and have fun at the same timeWhy saving, even a little money every week week, is so important When it's the right time for your teen to have a checking accountHow to set financial goals with your kids, whether they're six or sixteenCredit, budgeting, investing, car payments, and moreBanking on Our Future is the financial primer you and your family can't afford to be without. Clear, frank, and always inspiring, this book will help you and your children plan a healthier and happier financial future.'John Bryant uses conversational, non-threatening language to engage the reader into thinking about and adopting workable personal financial strategies.'-Kweisi Mfume, NAACP, President and CEO'Teaching the fundamentals of finance to children and families is an instrumental and positive step in increasing ownership and responsibility among middle and lower class families. As such, I believe that this book, and its program, will serve as an important resource from which communities can declare their financial independence.'-Rep.Charles B. Rangel
The first edition of BANK 2.0—#1 on Amazon's bestseller list for banking and finance in the US, UK, Germany, France, and Japan for over 18 months—took the financial world by storm and became synonymous with disruptive customer behaviour, technology shift, and new banking models. In BANK 3.0, Brett King brings the story up to date with the latest trends redefining financial services and payments—from the global scramble for dominance of the mobile wallet and the expectations created by tablet computing to the operationalising of the cloud, the explosion of social media, and the rise of the de-banked consumer, who doesn't need a bank at all. BANK 3.0 shows that the gap between customers and financial services players is rapidly widening, leaving massive opportunities for new, non-bank competitors to totally disrupt the industry. "On the Web and on Mobile, the customer isn't king—he's dictator. Highly impatient, skeptical, cynical. Brett King understands deeply what drives this new hard-nosed customer. Banking professionals would do well to heed his advice." —Gerry McGovern, author of Killer Web Content
Winner of best book by a foreign author (2019) at the Business Book of the Year Award organised by PwC Russia The future of banking is already here — are you ready? Bank 4.0 explores the radical transformation already taking place in banking, and follows it to its logical conclusion. What will banking look like in 30 years? 50 years? The world’s best banks have been forced to adapt to changing consumer behaviors; regulators are rethinking friction, licensing and regulation; Fintech start-ups and tech giants are redefining how banking fits in the daily life of consumers. To survive, banks are having to develop new capabilities, new jobs and new skills. The future of banking is not just about new thinking around value stores, payment and credit utility — it's embedded in voice-based smart assistants like Alexa and Siri and soon smart glasses which will guide you on daily spending and money decisions. The coming Bank 4.0 era is one where either your bank is embedded in your world via tech, or it no longer exists. In this final volume in Brett King's BANK series, we explore the future of banks amidst the evolution of technology and discover a revolution already at work. From re-engineered banking systems, to selfie-pay and self-driving cars, Bank 4.0 proves that we're not on Wall Street anymore. Bank 4.0 will help you: Understand the historical precedents that flag a fundamental rethinking in banking Discover low-friction, technology experiences that undermine the products we sell today Think through the evolution of identity, value and assets as cash and cards become obsolete Learn how Fintech and tech "disruptors" are using behaviour, psychology and technology to reshape the economics of banking Examine the ways in which blockchain, A.I., augmented reality and other leading-edge tech are the real building blocks of the future of banking systems If you look at individual technologies or startups disrupting the space, you might miss the biggest signposts to the future and you might also miss that most of we've learned about banking the last 700 years just isn't useful. When the biggest bank in the world isn't any of the names you'd expect, when branch networks are a burden not an asset, and when advice is the domain of Artificial Intelligence, we may very well have to start from scratch. Bank 4.0 takes you to a world where banking will be instant, smart and ubiquitous, and where you'll have to adapt faster than ever before just to survive. Welcome to the future.
