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The Brainwashing of The American Investor - Revised Edition is the updated, hands-on, practical investing manual that challenges the prevailing wisdom to put your trust blindly in Wall Street. Author Steve Selengut has spent over forty years in the financial services industry developing his tied-and-true working capital model. Selengut tells you why you need to think outside the Wall Street box and proceeds to outline a practical, realistic and safe strategy for long-term, profitable investing.

The Brainwashing of The American Investor - Revised Edition is the updated, hands-on, practical investing manual that challenges the prevailing wisdom to put your trust blindly in Wall Street. Author Steve Selengut has spent over forty years in the financial services industry developing his tied-and-true working capital model. Selengut tells you why you need to think outside the Wall Street box and proceeds to outline a practical, realistic and safe strategy for long-term, profitable investing.

Stockbroker to young trainee: "Remember, when clients send in that money, it's not theirs anymore. It's ours...We're never giving it back to them." Welcome to Wall Street. The longest bull market in history has driven more people to invest in stocks than ever before--and has given rise to unprecedented levels of greed within the brokerage industry that "serves" those investors.In License to Steal, Timothy Harper and his Anonymous coauthor have succeeded in piercing the financial industry's code of silence. In a gripping and fast-paced narrative, they show readers how successful brokers on the "Street Without Shame" peddle worthless stocks, take questionable companies public, manipulate share prices, generate bogus commissions, and raid clients' accounts for their own use. Anonymous and Harper tell a wild, raucous, true story of outrageous acts committed by a handful of rogue brokers--as well as the off-hand, everyday deceptions that are routine in the securities business--and the high life as it is lived by the young and rich in the canyons of Wall Street. The book recounts the rise of a young, successful stockbroker, first as a smart, eager operator willing to do whatever it takes to make it. Always keeping just within the law, he watches his colleagues in the brokerage business cross over daily into unscrupulous conduct, lining their own pockets at the expense of their clients. Unwilling to join them, unable to endure the pressure of their corrupting influence, he eventually quits Wall Street. A mesmerizing story of personal redemption, License to Steal is also a searing indictment of a corrupt and brutalizing system and a warning to the millions of American investors who trust and rely on stockbrokers for guidance on their own investments.

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Indicts accounting and auditing firms and related organizations and institutions, including the prestigious American Institute of Public Accountants, for allying themselves with corporate management in the preparation of deceptive, inaccurate corporate financial statements. Bibliogs

In this book the author is convincing and has remarkable insights when he writes about how the average hard-working American is the mark in the most sophisticated "sting" in history. He states that the scam is so incredibly clever that you are probably actively supporting your own plunder. He explains how ignorance about the nature of money and the principles of economics allows swindlers to secretly tap into your wealth. He explains that the only source of wealth is individual effort and theft ultimately results in lower production and a lower standard of living, it destroys your incentive to work as well as the thief's since he need not produce things himself if he is successful in stealing from you. The theft he describes is legal theft where an individual uses the power of government to either control your right to exchange your property or to confiscate your property directly, by inflation, taxation, and regulation. His solution to stockpiling wealth that he calls the Alpha Strategy is simply a plan to begin investing in real goods instead of paper claims on wealth. He believes it is the only rational answer for the small saver and investor. Best-selling author John A. Pugsley is an economist, and investment adviser.

Indicts accounting and auditing firms and related organizations and institutions, including the prestigious American Institute of Public Accountants, for allying themselves with corporate management in the preparation of deceptive, inaccurate corporate financial statements. Bibliogs

The names “Jamestown” and “Plymouth” have become synonymous for most students of American history with “founding,” and “birth”—both, of the American nation, and of freedom and democracy themselves. In this book, author Ted Lamont asks us to reconsider our country’s formative years, and explore the stories, lives, achievements, and failures of America’s earliest founding fathers: those who paved the way for the Colonial Era, and the American Revolution. They were explorers, investors, passionate religious leaders, and determined developers who struggled for generations to successfully plant the English flag in this strange new soil. Lamont deftly details the ways in which the stories and struggles of figures like Sir Walter Raleigh, Bartholomew Gosnold, Richard Hakluyt, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, and Captain John Smith were not just related, but connected in ways that help us better understand the colonies and culture born of their efforts. The infancy of America— from Roanoke’s founding in 1585 through the firm establishment of Jamestown and Plymouth in 1625—is where we first see planted the seeds of the rest of America’s colonial, economic, political, and cultural history, that was the immensely difficult, and often overlooked, first step toward the New World we are still working to perfect.

Teen investors have powerful advantages over the rest of us. Many are whizzes at financial research on the Internet. They’re quick to master online stock trading. According to an August 2000 Wall Street Journal article, today more young Americans own investments than ever before, with 35 percent of eighth through twelfth graders owning stock or bonds, usually in a parent’s name, while about one-fifth own mutual funds. Often these teenage investors have amassed substantial nest eggs—even before they’ve finished high school. Although teen investors need adult cosigners for their brokerage and mutual fund custodial accounts, it’s not unusual for them to be the driving force behind their parents’ and relatives’ investment decisions. Now teens have another leg up—a book that explains the successes and investment strategies of real-life teen investors, along with the wisdom of Wall Street pros, and tips on how to make the most of the Web. The popularity of stock-picking contests and high school investment clubs—along with successful marketing vehicles, such as Stein Roe’s Young Investors Fund—have created a growing demand for investment information focused on teens, written for teens. Street Wise provides exactly what they want.

The financial crisis that began in 2008 has made Americans keenly aware of the enormous impact Wall Street has on the economic well-being of the nation and its citizenry. How did financial markets and institutions-commonly perceived as marginal and elitist at the beginning of the twentieth century-come to be seen as the bedrock of American capitalism? How did stock investment-once considered disreputable and dangerous-first become a mass practice?Julia Ott tells the story of how, between the rise of giant industrial corporations and the Crash of 1929, the federal government, corporations, and financial institutions campaigned to universalize investment, with the goal of providing individual investors with a stake in the economy and the nation. As these distributors of stocks and bonds established a broad, national market for financial securities, they debated the distribution of economic power, the proper role of government, and the meaning of citizenship under modern capitalism.By 1929, the incidence of stock ownership had risen to engulf one quarter of American households in the looming financial disaster. Accordingly, the federal government assumed responsibility for protecting citizen-investors by regulating the financial securities markets. By recovering the forgotten history of this initial phase of mass investment and the issues surrounding it, Ott enriches and enlightens contemporary debates over economic reform.

In this book the author is convincing and has remarkable insights when he writes about how the average hard-working American is the mark in the most sophisticated "sting" in history. He states that the scam is so incredibly clever that you are probably actively supporting your own plunder. He explains how ignorance about the nature of money and the principles of economics allows swindlers to secretly tap into your wealth. He explains that the only source of wealth is individual effort and theft ultimately results in lower production and a lower standard of living, it destroys your incentive to work as well as the thief's since he need not produce things himself if he is successful in stealing from you. The theft he describes is legal theft where an individual uses the power of government to either control your right to exchange your property or to confiscate your property directly, by inflation, taxation, and regulation. His solution to stockpiling wealth that he calls the Alpha Strategy is simply a plan to begin investing in real goods instead of paper claims on wealth. He believes it is the only rational answer for the small saver and investor. Best-selling author John A. Pugsley is an economist, and investment adviser.

The beautiful polished black and polychrome pottery of Santa Clara Pueblo is rivaled in design and execution only by that of its neighbor, San Ildefonso, among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. In recent years it has been sought by growing numbers of collectors and investor. Santa Clara Pottery Today combines extensive historical research with the interviews granted by three Santa Clara potters. During the interviews, the author recorded and photographed each step—from clay pit to market—in the making of contemporary Santa Clara pottery. Collecting and preparing the clay, making slips and paints, modeling various kinds of vessels, sanding, smoothing, slipping, polishing, decorating, firing—all are described and illustrated so thoroughly that the reader can experiment with the Santa Clara techniques himself if he wishes. Drawing on a variety of published and unpublished sources, the author also provides background on the evolution of Santa Clara pottery and identifies changes that have occurred in materials and techniques.

An engrossing account of repudiated early debts of certain American states and the repercussions to the unpaid foreign investors.

`Roy Jastram's classic book has been updated, to the delight of all students of gold.' - Lord William Rees-Mogg, former Editor of The Times `As gold holds its value over the long run, so, I predict, will this superb book. Must reading for the investor and scholar alike.' - James Grant, Editor, Grant's Interest Rate Observer The Golden Constant is a unique examination of how gold's purchasing power has remained consistent over the centuries. First published in 1977, this new edition has additional material to bring it up to date. The book is the only in-depth examination of how the purchasing power of gold has performed over the centuries in both England and the USA. It contains a thorough explanation of how the gold market evolved and how this is related to economic and political developments, from 1560 in England, and from 1800 in the USA, up to 2007. The book also contains detailed historical statistics on gold, wholesale and consumer prices and the real price of gold. This important book will be an essential resource for institutional and individual investors in the gold industry. Academics, economic historians and economists interested in monetary and financial history will find this book to be a fascinating read.

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the company *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Economists have called the South Sea bubble “one of the most famous and dramatic episodes in the history of speculation.” The company’s spectacular fall impacted not only its investors, but public confidence in corporations, investments, and even banking worldwide. How did the directors of one of the most successful joint-stock companies at the time, sought after in social circles as financiers and masterminds, come to be called before Parliament to testify? The anger over the dishonesty of the directors of the company resulted in one member of the House of Lords suggesting that the South Sea Company directors “be sewn up in sacks, along with snakes and monies, and then drowned.” Though the history of the South Sea Company is obscure and unfamiliar to most, the regular references to the company and the scandal that surrounded it have lead it to be regularly referenced by economists, historians, and even investors today. It is a story centered around England’s history of debt, loans, and banking, all against the backdrop of modern history’s most famous empire. The South Sea Company: The History of the British Empire’s South American Stock Company examines the history and legacy of one of England’s most notorious trading companies. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the South Sea Company like never before, in no time at all.

The hugely popular American Silver Eagle coin is collected by numismatists, stockpiled by investors, and treasured by silver buyers throughout the United States and around the world. Now, no less an expert than John M. Mercanti - the designer of the coin's reverse - shares his unique insight and perspective on the beautiful pieces of Americana. To create this book, Mercanti has drawn on nearly 40 years of experience working in the U.S. Mint, starting in 1974 as a sculptor-engraver and culminating with his 2006 appointment as the Mint's 12th chief engraver (supervisor of design and master tooling development specialist.) Mercanti and coauthor Miles Standish bring together diverse elements - technical and artistic, historical and current, market-driven and hobbyist - to make American Silver Eagles a valuable addition to any collector's or investor's bookshelf. This 2nd edition is expanded to include new information on the U.S. mint's individual coins and sets of 2012 and 2013. Additional research and more photographs expanded the coverage of earlier issues, as well. More historical photographs have been added to chapters 1 and 2. Certified coin populations are updated, as are the valuations seen in today's sometimes volatile marketplace. And additional images and information bring the book up to date in chapter 4 (covering the Mint's other silver, gold, and platinum issues, plus news on the Treasury's report on palladium coins).

"A first-rate biography of an extraordinary man." --Andrew Tobias.David Rockefeller once deemed Andr? Meyer "the most creative financial genius of our time in the investment banking world." Andr? Meyer was also known as "The Picasso of Banking" and "The Incomparable Investor," but probably his most notable achievement was his ability to completely and single-handedly revitalize American business after World War II. Cary Reich presents an illuminating portrait of this ferociously energetic, charming, and ruthless businessman who was a trusted advisor of the Kennedys and an intimate of William Paley and Katherine Graham. Reich goes into detail about Meyer's immigration from Nazi-occupied France, his prowess on the Monopoly board of business, and some of Meyer's lasting business legacies--now household names--including Avis and Holiday Inn.* Includes a new foreword by Cary Reich.Cary Reich (New York, New York) is the former executive editor of Institutional Investor. His most recent book, The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Mr. Reich is the recipient of numerous journalism awards, including the Overseas Press Award and the John Hancock Award for Excellence in Business and Financial Journalism.

The beautiful polished black and polychrome pottery of Santa Clara Pueblo is rivaled in design and execution only by that of its neighbor, San Ildefonso, among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. In recent years it has been sought by growing numbers of collectors and investor. Santa Clara Pottery Today combines extensive historical research with the interviews granted by three Santa Clara potters. During the interviews, the author recorded and photographed each step—from clay pit to market—in the making of contemporary Santa Clara pottery. Collecting and preparing the clay, making slips and paints, modeling various kinds of vessels, sanding, smoothing, slipping, polishing, decorating, firing—all are described and illustrated so thoroughly that the reader can experiment with the Santa Clara techniques himself if he wishes. Drawing on a variety of published and unpublished sources, the author also provides background on the evolution of Santa Clara pottery and identifies changes that have occurred in materials and techniques.

An account of the rise and fall of a New York City restaurant describes how The Falls became the ultimate downtown hangout in the early 1990s, going behind the scenes to introduce its owners, investors, chefs, waiters, and others. 17,500 first printing.

Perfect for new real estate investors or first-time home-buyers. How to find a good deal, how to calculate profits and where to go for financing. We live in an extremely different marketplace now than when the first edition of Real Estate and Wealth: Investing in the American Dream was originally published. The initial volume served as an incredible resource for thousands of people, so bearing in mind the tremendous resurgence in the real estate market, real estate expert Sonia Booker felt that it was vital to offer this second, up to date best seller to make it relevant to financing and marketing changes in our current economic climate. This book offers a wealth of information, new topics and ideas with a particular appeal to first-time home buyers who are vacillating about their ability to purchase ther “dream house”. Sonia encourages her readers to begin by beginning... by purchasing a property with the intention of selling or renting the property and moving on up within a few years. A Portion of the Proceeds From This Book Go to Assist the Philanthropic Endeavors of Habitat for Humanity.