Financial Management: Finding Books and Media

Table of Contents: Connectivity is productivity -- Dish-Wallahs of Delhi (and other early models) -- Cell phone as cow : a new paradigm in search of investors -- On the money trail in Scandinavia -- Building a company -- Building a network -- Wildfire at the bottom of the pyramid -- Cell phone as wallet -- Wealth creation and rural income opportunities -- Beyond phones : in search of a new "cow" -- Eyeing the Dhaka stock exchange.

Table of Contents: Introduction to accounting -- Basic accounting principles -- Financial reporting -- Reading the annual report -- Income statement -- Balance sheet -- Cash flow statement -- Financial ratio analysis -- Appendix.

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Table of Contents: Why we debt : the emotional and cultural factors at the root of your debt balance -- Your credit report and score : what they mean and how they work -- Pay off debts and know where your money goes -- Establish a spending plan that meets needs and ditches debts -- The secrets to boosting your creditworthiness -- Couples in credithood -- Increase your income : 101 ideas to raise extra revenue -- Protecting your new financial health and financing your wildest dreams -- Healing rituals for the spirit : prayer, affirmation, meditation and visualization.

Summary: Suze Orman investigates the complicated, dysfunctional relationship women have with money. With her signature mix of insight, compassion, and soul-deep recognition, she equips women with the financial knowledge and emotional awareness to overcome the blocks that have kept them from making more out of the money they make. At the center of the book is The Save Yourself Plan--a streamlined, five-month program that delivers genuine long-term financial security. But what's at stake is far bigger than money itself: It's about every woman's sense of who she is and what she deserves, and why it all begins with the decision to save yourself.--From publisher description.

Table of Contents: The total money makeover challenge -- Denial : I'm not that out of shape -- Debt myths : debt is (not) a tool -- Money myths : the (non)secrets of the rich -- Two more hurdles : ignorance and keeping up with the Japanese -- Save $1,000 fast : walk before you run -- The debt snowball : lose weight fast, really -- Finish the emergency fund : kick Murphy out -- Maximize retirement investing : be financially healthy for life -- College funding : make sure the kids are fit too -- Pay off the home mortgage : be ultrafit -- Build wealth like crazy : Arnold Schwarzedollar, Mr. Universe of Money -- Live like no one else -- Budgeting forms.

Table of Contents: Preface -- Getting started -- The mortgage loan officer and his team -- How do I get started? -- Mortgage banker vs. mortgage broker -- The loan application and process -- Types of mortgage loans -- The basics of the job -- Loan prequalification and approval -- Loan documentation -- Interpreting credit reports and credit scores -- Interest rates: how they're set, how to quote them -- How brokers make money -- Making yourself successful -- Marketing yourself -- Marketing secrets from the pros -- Appendix A: The 1003 and disclosure forms -- Appendix B: Ten steps to becoming a successful mortgage loan officer -- Appendix C: Ten steps to becoming a megaproducer ($250,000+ per year) -- Appendix D: Sample marketing pieces -- Appendix E: Industry resources -- Appendix F: State licensing chart -- Appendix G: Payments per thousand dollars financed -- Glossary -- Index.

Table of Contents: Introduction: the legacy of 1914 -- The opening salvo -- The European gold rush -- The nightmare of 1907 -- Unlocking emergency currency -- Sterling steals the spotlight -- New Street defies McAdoo -- Rescue -- End game -- Birth of a financial superpower -- Epilogue: blueprint for crisis control.

Table of Contents: The accounting dilemma: the gap in GAAP -- The basic financial statements: what your Mama didn't tell you about the balance sheet -- Essential ratios: rolling up your numerical sleeves -- What statements do not reveal: dirty little accounting secrets -- Footnotes, part one: an overview of the real disclosures -- Footnotes, part two: red flags you can find on your own -- Structure of the annual report: a public relations document -- The auditing role: accounting culture and the audit mentality -- How the numbers are manipulated: accounting shell games -- Sources of free information: you don't need to pay for help -- Modifying your game plan: a new form of portfolio management.

Table of Contents: The black plague : a paradigm for today -- 1918 Spanish flu -- Mad cow disease -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) -- Bird flu -- Hurricanes -- Earthquakes and tsunamis -- Global warming -- Terrorism -- Government change -- Government scandals -- Modern, short-term war.

Table of Contents: Illustrations -- Series foreword / Wesley B. Truitt -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A brief history of the U.S. stock market -- 3. Stocks in today's economy -- 4. Today's stock market in action -- 5. Recent innovations in stocks and stock markets -- 6. Regulation of the stock market -- 7. Stock markets abroad -- 8. Summing it up -- Appendix : Companies listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Average -- Glossary -- Bibliography and online resources -- Index.

Aummary: Business journalist Blumenthal, like most people, is mystified by the stock market. Just why is it, she wonders, that seemingly good news can send a stock plummeting and bad news can send it skyrocketing again? Here she shows how money is made and lost, by following one of America's hottest growth stocks, Starbucks, through a year of rapid store openings, fancy new products, and clever promotions, revealing how the many players--big and small investors, company management, analysts, and the media--propel its shares up and down. Blumenthal pulls back the curtain on the stock market to expose its quirks and inner workings, from the power of a penny of earnings and the unexpected impact of a stock split to the image-enhancing effects of a brand of bottled water.--From publisher description.

Contents:
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act : how we got here, and what it means -- Disclosure to investors : securities regulation before and after SOX -- New duties and liabilities for corporate management -- Whistleblowers, lawyers, and the costs of misconduct -- Reforming the board of directors -- Board committees and proper corporate governance -- Accounting, internal controls, and audits -- Should you stay or should you go? -- Sarbanes-Oxley and your company -- Conclusion, SOX : an assessment.

Summary:
SOX requirements have brought about far-reaching changes for public corporations, private corporations, and nonprofits. Every manager and director should be aware of how the business landscape will be affected, and this is the book you need.