Michael Edleson first introduced his concept of value averaging to the world in an article written in 1988. He then wrote a book entitled Value Averaging in 1993, which has been nearly impossible to find—until now. With the reintroduction of Value Averaging, you now have access to a strategy that can help you accumulate wealth, increase your investment returns, and achieve your financial goals.

Companies invest in e-business and its supporting technology for their e-business initiatives. E-business applications such as supply chain management and customer relationship management improve transaction efficiency and scope economies as well as promoting new product and service offerings and close customer relationships. However, it is difficult for companies to capture these benefits as economic value or profits. Many companies launching e-businesses have not been successful at creating economic value. To justify continued expenditures, it may be necessary for IT managers to move beyond simply demonstrating the benefits of technology and objectively demonstrate the increase in economic value these technologies can produce. To create value from e-business, companies may have to... Less

Free Worldwide Delivery : Value Averaging : Paperback : John Wiley and Sons Ltd : 9780470049778 : 0470049774 : 14 Nov 2006 : Michael Edleson first introduced the concept of value averaging in a 1988 paper, and soon after wrote a book on the concept while he was a finance professor at the Harvard Business School. His book--which today is hard to find, but in high demand--is now regarded by many in the investment community as a true investment classic.

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“Marvin Appel is a discerning and highly regarded money manager. In this concise but compelling text, he shows how individual investors can use a range of fixed-income strategies to gain superior returns while ably managing risk.” --Nelson Freeburg, Editor, Formula Research   “This book is a great source of knowledge. While reading I found myself learning things I didn’t know, and I’ve been in this business for over 20 years. Marvin Appel has done an excellent job; I am truly impressed.” --Ike Iossif, President and Chief Investment Officer, Aegean Capital Group, Inc., and Executive Producer of “MarketViews. tv”   Today, many risk-averse investors simply can’t meet their income needs with conventional bank CDs, money market funds, or bonds. This book reveals how you can earn more,... Less

A brand new collection of state-of-the-art insights into innovative, high-profit global investing…now in a convenient e-format, at a great price!3 breakthrough eBooks deliver innovative global investing strategies for today's radically new market environmentYester day's investment strategies won't cut it any more! This eBook collection brings together innovative new approaches from three of this generation's most successful investors: strategies you simply won't find elsewhere! In Buying at the Point of Maximum Pessimism: Six Value Investing Trends from China to Oil to Agriculture, Lauren Templeton Capital Management's D. Scott Phillipsreveals today's secret for earning consistently outsized profits: In times of maximum pessimism, recognize your long-term opportunities, and pounce!... Less

What generates shareholder value? How can it be evaluated? How can it influence investment decisions and corporate strategy? Cash Flow Return On Investment answers all these questions by detailing the pioneering financial research carried out by HOLT Value Associates, the leading consultancy in the field. Read this book if you want to find out what really drives the wealth generation in any business, allowing you to pick which equities will succeed and which strategic initiatives are destined for high returns. The CFROI model is an essential tool for professionals working in finance and corporate strategy. It clarifies how economic value is created in a firm and acts as a reliable guide to:* making investment decisions* taking key strategic decisions* understanding economic value ... Less

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Discover sound investment strategies for clients with a current understanding of the How s and Why s. Written in every-day language and presented in topic-specific sections the title eliminates complicated instructions from multiple resources! The Tools & Techniques format facilitates cross-reference review and, thus, provides a better understanding of the title s practical and theoretical concepts. You will access succinct solutions to one of the most challenging planning areas including a detailed two-chapter discussion of the time value of money concepts and applications. The authors deliver practical insight into relationships that exist among present value, future value, and interest rate calculations. As a financial planner utilizing this title, you are assured analysis synchronized... Less

Alpha, higher-than-expect ed returns generated by an investment strategy, is the holy grail of the investment world. Achieve alpha, and you've beaten the market on a risk-adjusted basis. Quantitative Strategies for Achieving Alpha was borne from equity analyst Richard Tortoriello's efforts to create a series of quantitative stock selection models for his company, Standard & Poor's, and produce a road map of the market from a quantitative point of view. With this practical guide, you will gain an effective instrument that can be used to improve your investment process, whether you invest qualitatively, quantitatively, or seek to combine both. Each alpha-achieving strategy has been extensively back-tested using Standard & Poor's Compustat Point in Time database and has proven to deliver... Less

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A firm's value consists of its assets-in-place and growth opportunities: its investment opportunity set. IOS plays a major role in determining a firm's corporate and accounting strategies, and how the marketplace reacts to them. Riahi-Belkaoui shows how IOS can be examined, measured, and used as one way to understand the various accounting and nonaccounting strategies espoused by management. His book fills a gap in the literature on this timely and provocative topic, and provides useful knowledge for upper management, academics, and graduate-level students.The importance of the IOS concept is beginning to be acknowledged in the literature of empirical accounting, finance, and management. There, the investment opportunity set is introduced as an explanatory or moderating variable of the... Less

Find out how today's top technology-based companies get the greatest return on their intellectual property, and how you can too.A total hands-on guide to cutting-edge technology licensing strategiesRussell Parr and Patrick Sullivan, along with a team of distinguished experts working at the frontlines of technology licensing, reveal how today's top technology-based companies are maximizing the value of and return on their intellectual property. They also offer hands-on advice and guidance on how you can do the same in your company. With the help of numerous real-life case studies that demonstrate licensing strategies now used at DuPont, Xerox, Kodak, AlliedSignal, Hewlett-Packard, Dow Chemical, and other industry leaders, they tell you everything you need to know to: * Determine where... Less

Some books teach coaches and players what to do; this also explains why. Developed by an all-star cast of coaches selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball Strategies is the most comprehensive resource ever written on the tactical aspects of the game. Providing the content are 18 of the game???s top strategists, including several coaches whose teams have totaled more than 1,000 wins and have won national championships. Meet every decision-making challenge, from setting the most effective lineup at the plate and in the field to deciding what play to call and when to call it in tight game situations. Should a runner be sent on a 2-2 pitch with one out? Should a hitter be walked to allow for a force-out even if the next batter is an RBI leader? When should a pitcher... Less

Free Worldwide Delivery : Product Strategy and Management : Paperback : Pearson Education Limited : 9780273694502 : 0273694502 : 19 Apr 2007 : Analyses the nature of product strategy and the management of the product life cycle, from product development to product elimination. This book emphasizes that without product strategy and management there would be no markets, no customers, no competition. It explores the relationship between success of a product and survival of the firm.

Investment returns are uncertain, especially in today’s economic environment. But taxes are a sure thing.That's one reason why tax-aware investment management is essential for building and maintaining wealth.In this comprehensive, groundbreaking book, Douglas S. Rogers, CFA, explains why many accepted investment strategies and techniques developed for tax-exempt institutional investors don't work for individuals who are subject to taxes. They will end up with substantially lower after-tax returns simply because their portfolios are not structured or managed with tax obligations in mind.This book shows:How to measure and compare the tax-efficiency of mutual funds, hedge funds, and individual investment managersHow the widely used style-box matrix can prove detrimental to after-tax... Less

Michael E. Gerber, bestselling author of The E-Myth Revisited shares his powerful insights to lead independent physicians to successful practices and enriched lives.Michael Gerber has dedicated much of his professional life to the study of entrepreneurship and business dynamics. His E-Myth Academy is renown in the entrepreneurial world for its business insight and guidance as well as its inspirational advice.In the E-Myth Physician, bestselling author Gerber returns to his roots in order to provide indispensable advice to doctors who own and run their own practices. Gerber provides excellent business insights into topics such as streamlining systems, effective small-business management practices, healthy patient relations and managing cash flow, all with the goal of freeing physicians... Less

'An excellent guide to the practical analysis of the value and risks of companies. Very well written and easy to comprehend whilst not avoiding real-life difficulties - the best book on company analysis and valuation I've read.' Jon Moulton, Chairman, Better Capital 'Excellent. A comprehensive and insightful view of the world of stock market investment. Fully deserves to become the investors' vade mecum.' David Webster, Chairman, InterContinental Hotels Group 'Impressive. Value consists of inherent qualities but also what the market makes of those qualities. Michael Cahill's book successfully describes how professionals value companies, how the market works and the issues investors must consider to reach a decision.' Sir John Egan, Chairman, Severn Trent Do you want to feel more... Less

A brand-new collection of essential insights for your business and career from world-renowned experts…now in a convenient e-format, at a great price! Breakthrough marketing: revitalize brands, optimize investments, link marketing to performance, even apply winning marketing strategies in the public sectorThree full books of proven marketing strategy principles and actionable solutions! Discover how to revitalize any brand, and drive it to unprecedented success… apply the right metrics to all your marketing investments, get accurate answers, and use them to systematically improve ROI... tightly link marketing with business performance… bring powerful marketing strategies to the public sector… and much more!From world-renowned leaders and experts, including Philip Kotler, Nancy R... Less

It is often said that the only true source of sustained competitive advantage is people. But what does that mean and how can this be measured and managed? How many organizations know whether their human capital outperforms their competitors', or even whether it improves year-over-year? And what is the strategy for continually improving that performance?The "New Human Capital Strategy" is a roadmap for delivering measurable business results by systematically improving the performance of those in roles most important to customers and shareholders. Proposing a radical shift in the way organizations measure and manage their people, the book asserts that competitive advantage is a function of four areas of strength: effective executive teams; leaders who deliver results; outperforming... Less

In this landmark book, the first of its kind in outdoor literature, author Michael Bane examines personal safety in the outdoors. He describes a relationship between awareness, intuition, and fear that, when fully understood, can both enhance our relationship with the wild and help keep us secure. TRAIL SAFE grew out of Bane's unique background, which in addition to extensive time in the backcountry, includes the martial arts, firearms competition and training, a stint as a guest terrorist at Ft. Benning running simulations against police SWAT teams and ten years in the high-risk sports arena. Bane has climbed 20,000 foot mountains, explored flooded caves as one of the small number of certified cave divers in the world, climbed frozen waterfalls, raced mountain bikes downhill at speeds of... Less

"This pioneering book highlights critical, overlooked skills needed by true software professionals." Steve McConnell CEO and Chief Software Engineering Construx Software "It's about time someone took this stuff seriously." Steven Mellor Chief Scientist Embedded Systems Division Mentor Graphics Corporation Co-Author of Exploring the Role of Executable UML in Model-Driven Architecture and six other books "Despite the fact that engineering economics is considered a core area of any engineering field, virtually no books have been written in the area of software engineering economics. Steve Tockey's Return on Software nicely fills this gaps by providing a comprehensive introduction to software engineering economics accessible both to students and to new software professionals." Donald J... Less

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