| 21.
| - Isn't Debt-Free the Way to Be?
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By
Liz Weston
- Mar 26, 2013
- Some experts tell you that debt-free is the way to be. Unfortunately, this approach may not be realistic, and it can easily backfire. Liz Weston explains that, when used appropriately, debt is not the enemy, but a useful financial tool.
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| 22.
| - Why and How Power Verbs Can Pump Up Your Resumes, Cover Letters, Interviews, and Personal Networking Efforts
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By
Michael Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford
- Mar 21, 2013
- Learn why using power verbs is so important to job seekers and how to find the right power verb for your resumes, cover letters, interviews, and personal networking efforts.
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| 23.
| - The Death of Corporate Reputation: Reputational Theory and Its Demise
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By
Jonathan R. Macey
- Mar 14, 2013
- The old theory of reputation was simple: Firms invest in reputation so that customers will do business with them. This chapter demonstrates why that theory is no longer correct.
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| 24.
| - Benefits of Decision Science in the Corporate Environment
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By
Deandra T. Cassone, Frank A. Tillman
- Mar 13, 2013
- Based on years of academic and industry experience, Dr. Frank A. Tillman and Dr. Deandra T. Cassone discuss how decision science provides benefits to all levels of the corporate environment and how decision science techniques can be used to solve corporate-wide problems.
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| 25.
| - The Nature of Trading in Volatile Times
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By
Robert B. Webb, Alexander R. Webb
- Mar 13, 2013
- When the next market shock happens, you likely will have only moments to react. Will you be ready?
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| 26.
| - The Four Essentials of Trading Commodities and Financial Futures
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By
George Kleinman
- Mar 11, 2013
- In this introduction to his book, George Kleinman presents various methods designed to identify profitable market patterns and the four essentials you'll need to start trading commodities and futures.
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| 27.
| - Seven DISC Principles for Turning Style into Results
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By
Merrick Rosenberg
- Mar 6, 2013
- Merrick Rosenberg, co-author of Taking Flight!: Master the DISC Styles to Transform Your Career, Your Relationships...Your Life, offers a crash course on the DISC styles, where he examines the Seven Principles that transform style awareness into results.
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| 28.
| - How You Can Avoid Income Tax Identity Theft
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By
Steve Weisman
- Mar 4, 2013
- The frequency of income tax identity theft is rising rapidly. Steve Weisman, author of 50 Ways to Protect Your Identity in a Digital Age, offers some advice for how to reduce your exposure to this crime.
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| 29.
| - Why and How Power Verbs Can Pump Up Your Speeches and Presentations
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By
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford
- Feb 20, 2013
- The authors of Power Verbs for Presenters: Hundreds of Verbs and Phrases to Pump Up Your Speeches and Presentations discuss how their book can help you electrify your presentations, speeches, and pitches…and get the results you want!
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| 30.
| - Why Culture and Strategy Should Eat Breakfast Together: The Importance of Both to Your Business
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By
Max McKeown
- Feb 20, 2013
- Max McKeown explains that while culture can help, in the end it’s our strategy that will harness the potential of our resources, what we have and who we are, to shape a better future.
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| 31.
| - Flu Season for Your Devices: Avoiding Viruses on Your Computer, Smartphone, and Tablet
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By
Steve Weisman
- Feb 18, 2013
- While a computer virus won’t put you in bed feeling miserable, it can make you a victim of identity theft, which can affect you more and last longer than a case of the flu. Steve Weisman offers tips for avoiding viruses and identity theft on your computer, smartphone, and tablet.
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| 32.
| - How to Avoid Valentine’s Day Scams
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By
Steve Weisman
- Feb 12, 2013
- Every season is scam season, and while many people see Valentine’s Day as a time for romance, scam artists and identity thieves see it as a prime opportunity to take advantage of people using the Internet to search for romance. Armed with a little knowledge and knowing a few things to look for, you can go a long way toward avoiding being scammed or becoming a victim of identity theft on Valentine’s Day.
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| 33.
| - Why Demand/Supply Integration Is the Key to World-Class Demand Forecasting
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By
Mark A. Moon
- Jan 21, 2013
- This chapter explores the essence of Demand/Supply Integration (DSI), distinguishes it from Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), articulates from a strategic perspective what DSI is designed to accomplish, describes some typical aberrations from the “ideal state” of practice, and describes some characteristics of successful DSI implementations.
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| 34.
| - A Guide to Elder Planning: Asset Protection
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By
Steve Weisman
- Jan 17, 2013
- This chapter explains how to protect your assets from lawsuits, divorce, and other catastrophers. It covers insurance, prenuptial agreements, bank accounts, trusts, homestead protection, fraudulent conveyances, assets protected by law, joint ownership, tenancy by the entirety, and family limited partnerships.
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| 35.
| - Introduction to Options for the Beginner and Beyond
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By
W. Edward Olmstead
- Jan 11, 2013
- The goal of this chapter is to familiarize the beginner with call and put options, and demonstrate some of the basic ways to use options.
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| 36.
| - Financial Analysis for HR Managers: Business Strategy, Financial Strategy, and HR Strategy
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By
Steven Director
- Dec 31, 2012
- Many firms fail to achieve their maximum success because they do not utilize their HR departments optimally. Steven Director explains how HR can maximize your success in this introduction to his book.
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| 37.
| - A Crash Course in Commodities
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By
Carley Garner
- Dec 27, 2012
- Carley Garner discusses the establishment and evolution of commodities markets, including commodities exchanges, futures contracts, and commodity options.
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| 38.
| - The Boom and Bust Cycles of Commodities...and Now Brokerage Firms
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By
Carley Garner
- Dec 26, 2012
- Carley Garner introduces her book, A Trader's First Book on Commodities.
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| 39.
| - Introduction to Wealth: Grow It and Protect It
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By
Stuart E. Lucas
- Dec 20, 2012
- Stuart E. Lucas introduces his book, which focuses on what an individual like you and families like yours can do to protect and grow your wealth, share it with others, and build lasting personal and family legacies based on it.
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| 40.
| - Protecting and Growing Your Wealth
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By
Stuart E. Lucas
- Dec 20, 2012
- What can an individual like you and families like yours do to protect and grow your wealth, share it with others, enjoy financial security, and build lasting personal and family legacies?
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