In these days of bursting real-estate bubbles and spiraling unemployment, conspicuous consumption is “out” and serious thrift is “in.” The global economic meltdown has forced most consumers to become more aware of their spending habits in order to make do with less, pay off debt, and pad their savings accounts for the future. Yet even for those people willing to make big changes in their spending, it can be tough to figure out where to begin. Cue Lesley Voth’s "1069 ideas you can use to sa...

Conversations with 28 top investors, revealing their proven investing strategiesMarket Masters is the definitive book on investing in the Canadian market, featuring exclusive and insightful conversations and first-hand advice from Canada’s top investors. These interviews delve into each investor’s investment philosophies, strategies, and processes, as well as their successes, challenges, and outlooks in the market. Learn proven investing strategie...

Did you ever wish that you really understood money? Well, Dave Barry wishes that he did, too. But that hasn’t stopped him from writing this book. In it, Dave explores (as only he can) such topics as:• How the U.S. economy works, including the often overlooked role of Adam Sandler• Why it is not a good idea to use squirrels for money• Strategies that will give you the confidence you need to try for a good job, even though you are—let’s be honest—a no-talent loser...

Taking responsibility, taking action, and taking control of our finances empowers us and ultimately leads to financial freedom and its resultant peace of mind. We need to change the way we think about and behave with money; nothing changes if nothing changes we cant continue to do the same things weve done in the past and expect different results.Whether you're paying off debt, saving more or just living within your means, you're working at avoiding the fear and stress of those who...

YOU CAN HAVE MORE MONEY.You can have it right now—and keep having it going forward.Maybe a lot more, maybe a little more. But certainly: more.No matter who you are or what your circumstances.In this brief little mini-book, Jerrold Mundis shows you exactly how to do that, giving you a simple, easy to understand but enormously powerful four-point program. He has used this system himself for years successfully to have more money in his life and...

Learn how to be frugal frugal living, Frugal Rules, frugal living tips and more.

Nothing will destroy, delay, or diminish a career like impatience. Yet millions of workers quit their jobs every month because they haven't gotten a promotion. It's natural to want to make the most out of one's career--after all, we spend more time working than any other activity in our busy lives. But the stark reality is that job-hopping in search of advancement and fulfillment may actually have the opposite effect.So what's the best way to "get promoted?" According to Rick Whitt...

Whether verbalized or simply thought, the vast majority of peoplelook back at their lives feeling, "My life would have been great, if only I had looked at a few simple things differently." Of course, hindsight is 20/20, but looking ahead to your future, life does not have to be difficult to see. This book is written for the young person in mind, so they can see clearly what they need to do now--and in the near future--to have a successful life.

Your children can learn to give generously, save wisely, and spend carefully–and you can teach them.Young children are captivated by Saturday morning television commercials pushing the next must-have toy. Older kids think they’re losers if they don’t keep up with the latest fashion trend. Young adults find themselves facing financial temptations–like the lure of credit cards–that seem too good to resist.Behind all these sales pitches lies the dangerous promise: “You can ha...

A simple, yet unique bankroll management system which is designed to take advantage of winning and losing streaks, thereby improving your overall performance. Equally applicable to poker, slots, blackjack, roulette, horse racing or any other form of gambling. Can even be applied to more advanced investment practices, such as stock market trading. This system will ensure you are always playing at the OPTIMUM level regardless of where you choose to spend your money! Note, this is NOT a gambl...

The Second Edition of this best-selling book expands its advanced approach to financial risk models by covering market, credit, and integrated risk. With new data that cover the recent financial crisis, it combines Excel-based empirical exercises at the end of each chapter with online exercises so readers can use their own data. Its unified GARCH modeling approach, empirically sophisticated and relevant yet easy to implement, sets this book apart from others. Five new chapters and updated ...

As one of the administrators of a 401k plan for a fairly large company I’m noticing more and more that people are either drastically reducing or completely eliminating their retirement contributions.This is either because the economy has them in fear and they don’t want to put money at risk or they haven’t had a raise in multiple years, yet the price of just about everything keeps rising regardless.Whatever the reason people are short-changing their futures to live today wi...