Doing business in India for dummies

Covers various basics of setting up and growing your business in India, from choosing a location and selecting your Indian team to understanding the legal system, evaluating business partners, and settling disputes. This guide also includes tips in financing, marketing, and manufacturing, as well as ...

Management accounting best practices.

A guide for the professional accountant

Today's practicing accountant quickly finds out that a large part of his or her position is more about management decisions and less about accounting standards. Situations eventually arise involving cost allocation systems, cost analysis, profit planning, operational budgeting, and more, requiring a functional understanding ...

Health economics and financing

A primer for the economic analysis of medical markets, this book utilizes a flow of funds approach to investigate the sources and uses of financing as well as the incentives and organizational structure of the health care system. It then takes a wider macroeconomic perspective ...

Reminiscences of a stock operator

"The most entertaining book written on investing is "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator", by Edwin Lefevre, first published in 1923." - "The Seattle Times". "After twenty years and many re reads, Reminiscences is still one of my all time favorites." - Kenneth L. Fisher, Forbes. "A must ...

Mobs, Messiahs, and markets

surviving the public spectacle in finance and politics

Why going against the grain pays. Bestselling author Bill Bonner has long been a maverick observer of the financial and political world, sharpening his sardonic wit, in particular, on the vagaries of the investing public. Market booms and busts, tulip manias and dotcom bubbles, venture ...

Rumors in financial markets

insights into behavioral finance

On the trading floor, all action is based on news, therefore rumors in financial markets are an everyday phenomenon. Rumors are the oldest mass medium in the world and their nature is still difficult to grasp. Scientifically, not much is known about rumors, especially in ...

Behavioural investing

a practitioner's guide to aplllying behavioural finance

Behavioural investing seeks to bridge the gap between psychology and investing. All too many investors are unaware of the mental pitfalls that await them. Even once we are aware of our biases, we must recognise that knowledge does not equal behaviour. The solution lies is ...

The panic of 1907

lessons learnes from the market's perfect storm

Praise for "The Panic of 1907": "Before reading "The Panic of 1907", the year 1907 seemed like a long time ago and a different world. The authors, however, bring this story alive in a fast-moving book, and the reader sees how events of that time ...

The accidental investment banker

"Entertainingly indiscreet... Knee's talent for wicked pen portraits is put to good use." - "Financial Times". Investment bankers used to be known as respectful of their clients, loyal to their firms, and chary of the financial system that allowed them to prosper. What happened? From ...

The investment portfolio user's manual

The Investment Portfolio The Investment Portfolio is a powerful windows-based program that lets the user create, evaluate, and manage realistic portfolios. It gives them an interactive experience that makes the theory clear and relevant. The user creates various portfolios made up of stocks, bonds, mutual ...

Introduction to bayesian statistics

"I cannot think of a better book for teachers of introductory statistics who want a readable and pedagogically sound text to introduce Bayesian statistics." - "Statistics in Medical Research". "[This book] is written in a lucid conversational style, which is so rare in mathematical writings. It ...

MATLAB

an introduction with applications

Assuming no prior MATLAB experience, this clear, easy to read book walks readers through the ins and outs of this powerful software for technical computing, including: generously illustrated computer screen shots and step by step tutorials applied in the areas of mathematics, science, and engineering ...

Family business on the couch

a psychological perspective

The challenge faced by family businesses and their stakeholders, is to recognise the issues that they face, understand how to develop strategies to address them and more importantly, to create narratives, or family stories that explain the emotional dimension of the issues to the family ...

Market research handbook

The fifth edition of what was formerly know as "The ESOMAR Handbook of Market and Opinion Research" has been completely revised to reflect the latest approaches in the rapidly changing world of professional market research. The new "Handbook" stands out from earlier editions by explaining ...

Starting an online business all-in-one for Dummies

Turn your business dreams into profitable reality with this straightforward guide to setting up and running an online business. It walks you step-by step through the entire process, from researching the market and designing your Web site, to marketing your product online and trading securely ...

Commodities for every portfolio

how you can profit from the long-term commodity boom

This title provide step by step guidelines for making commodities a valuable component in any portfolio. As stock market investing becomes increasingly hard to squeeze profits from, savvy investors are finding commodities to be the perfect vehicle for maintaining portfolio performance. "Commodities for Every Portfolio ...

Mathematical finance

theory, modeling, implementation

This book concentrates on the theory of mathematical finance and the pricing of derivatives around the theory. The topics are presented from their mathematical foundations to their real world implementation (through pricing models) using state of the art object oriented programming techniques. While a high ...

Commodity strategies

high-profit techniques for investors and traders

"I have read many books on Point & Figure charting, but this is the first in its category, on the application of the time-tested methodology of Point & Figure charting, in particular, the concept of 'relative strength,' to pick outperforming commodities as well as to achieve diversification ...

Paths to wealth through common stocks

"Paths to Wealth through Common Stocks" contains one original concept after another, each designed to greatly improve the results of those who self-manage their investments - while helping those who rely on professional investment advice select the right advisor for their needs. Originally written by investment ...

Handbook of asset and liability management

from models to optimal return strategies

In the "Handbook of Asset and Liability Management: From Models to Optimal Return Strategies", Alexandre Adam presents a comprehensive guide to Asset and Liability Management. Written from a quantitative perspective with economic explanations, this book will appeal to both mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike as it ...