The Noble Agent's Guide to Level Funding: How to Build a Good Life Serving American Small Business Health Plans is a thoughtful and comprehensive guide designed for insurance brokers who are committed to making a positive difference in their communities while building a successful and fulfilling career. This book is tailored for brokers, particularly those new to the insurance industry, who seek to serve the backbone of America-small businesses-by providing them with affor...

A totally revised new edition of the bestselling guide to business school basicsThe bestselling book that invented the "MBA in a book" category, The Portable MBA Fifth Edition is a reliable and information-packed guide to the business school curriculum and experience. For years, professionals who need MBA-level information and insight-but don't need the hassle of business school-have turned to the Portable MBA series for the very best, most up-to-date coverage of the busin...

Private equity firms are snapping up brand-name companies and assembling portfolios that make them immense global conglomerates. They're often able to maximize investor value far more successfully than traditional public companies.How do PE firms become such powerhouses? Learn how, in Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use. Bain chairman Orit Gadiesh and partner Hugh MacArthur use the concise, actionable format of a memo to lay out the five disciplines that PE fir...

The essential guide to making smarter decisions by decoding CEO CommunicationsRecommended reading in Warren Buffet’s 2013 Shareholder LetterInvesting Between the Lines introduces a revolutionary method for evaluating the financial integrity of a company. You don’t need special access to “insider” information or a degree in accounting to figure it out. In fact, the secret is right in front of you—in black and white—in the words of every s...

Investing strategies, market wisdom, and candid thoughts taken directly from Warren Buffett's annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.Even in today's precarious stock markets, Berkshire Hathaway’s record of wealth creation continues to set new standards for successful, intelligent investing. Get the most insightful, canny, and candid thoughts from Warren Buffett's annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in Buffett's Bites. L. J. Rittenhouse, a leading...

"Straight Talk for Startups memorializes age-old best practices and empowers both experienced and new investment professionals to beat the odds."—David Krane, CEO, Google Ventures"Straight Talk for Startups is filled with real, raw, and fact-based ‘rules of the road’ that you need to know when diving into our ultra-competitive startup world. A must read and a re-read!"—Tony Fadell, Coinventor of the iPod/iPhone & Founder of Nest Labs

When financial advisers need guidance on running their business, they turn to Mark Tibergien, the most prominent, most respected authority and hands-on consultant on the science and practice of managing financial advisory firms. Together with Moss Adams colleague and principal Rebecca Pomering, they have combined their years of research and analysis to write the definitive book on the subject.The authors first identify how to assess the business and evaluate oneself as a manager. T...

The Beginner-Friendly Guide to Breaking Free from the Corporate GrindThe secrets to gaining wealth are usually gatekept by those at the top, who make navigating our financial systems seem hard and inaccessible. Yet, with the right mindset, financial freedom is closer than you think.Enter the F.I.R.E. (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement. It’s not about wishful thinking; it’s about actionable strategies. Frank Niu didn’t just dream about early reti...

For any CEO who wants to achieve and sustain superior shareholder value growth.All chief executives want to deliver superior returns for their shareholders, however only a few have been able to do so on a sustainable basis. Beliefs, Behaviors, and Results profiles how the best Fortune 200 CEOs have been able to outperform their peers and sustain superior shareholder returns by institutionalizing a set of beliefs and behaviors in their organizations.

Create and maintain a high performance family office and build a legacyFamily offices are business entities built to primarily support a family’s wealth. Several trillions of dollars of wealth are concentrated in a small number of these offices globally. Yet often, family offices are not successfully passed on from one generation to another, creating disruption for family members, the ecosystem of providers, and broader society.Scott Saslow is a family offi...

A timely look at how to evaluate and determine executive payRecognized as the leading expert on executive compensation, Robin Ferracone combines her own 20 years of experience with interviews with executives and compensation committees to provide a clear examination of and guidance on determining pay packages, actions, and designs. and Over the past 25 years, the author has created a database of executive pay across 44,000 companies, broken down by company performa...

"The Future of ESG Reporting - Implications of the EU CSRD" is a comprehensive guide to understanding the evolving landscape of sustainability reporting and the implications of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This book provides an overview of the ESG reporting framework, its evolution, and the increasing importance of sustainability reporting for companies, investors, and other stakeholders.The book delves into the EU CSRD and its potential implications ...