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Career Path - Setting a Career Path
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The actual career paths that people pursue are often more the result of circumstances than advance career planning. -
Take Advantage of Layoffs - How to Take Advantage of Layoffs
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Friday, June 20, 2008
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Surprisingly, periods of layoffs can offer great opportunities. Read here about how to take advantage of layoffs in your career management strategy. -
Changing Jobs - Tips for Changing Jobs
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Important advice about advancing your career through changing jobs. -
Specialty Lenders - What are Specialty Lenders
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Monday, April 26, 2010
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Specialty lenders focus on extending credit to a specific category of businesses. -
Barter Exchanges - What are Barter Exchanges
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Thursday, December 03, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Barter exchanges facilitate barter transactions among businesses, and assist in tracking the revenues and expenses that must be recognized for tax reporting purposes. -
CalPERS - What is CalPERS
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
CalPERS is the California Public Employees' Retirement System. The 4th largest pension fund in the world, and the largest in the U.S., CalPERS has long been a highly influential leader among instit... -
Sell Side Analyst - What is a Sell Side Analyst
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Definition of sell side analyst, a position within the field of securities research. -
Buy Side Analyst - What is a Buy Side Analyst
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Definition of a buy side analyst, a position within the field of securities research. -
Specialist - What is a Specialist
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Monday, August 23, 2010
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
In most common usage, a specialist is a market maker who facilitates trading on a securities exchange. Additionally, the term specialist also refers to someone with specialized knowledge who assist... -
Financial Solutions Advisor - What is a Financial Solutions Advisor
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Monday, June 07, 2010
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Financial solutions advisor is a new job category created by Bank of America. FSAs are in bank branches and advise clients on the types of brokerage and investment services available at B of A. -
iCon: Steve Jobs by Jeffrey Young and William Simon
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
How can someone with no technical expertise become a giant in the technology industry, widely recognized as one of the great innovators of our age? Largely by force of personality, despite a person... -
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Anthony Bourdain's colorful, highly entertaining memoir of his life as a chef opened up a second career for him as an author and TV personality. The book also has some keen insights into the busine... -
George Washington on Leadership by Richard Brookhiser
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Sunday, January 04, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
A book review of George Washington on Leadership, a book that draws case studies in effective leadership from the life of George Washington. -
Words That Work by Frank Luntz
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
A book review of Words That Work by Frank Luntz, a primer in the art of persuasive communication written for the general reader. -
The Money Game by Adam Smith
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Friday, November 19, 2010
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
A book review of The Money Game by Adam Smith. George J.W. Goodman was the actual author, using this pseudonym. -
Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney
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Monday, March 08, 2010
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
What can a religious order founded in 1540 teach us about shaping winning organizations today, including for-profit businesses? Apparently a great deal, according to the author, a one-time novice i... -
Museum of American Finance - What is the Museum of American Finance
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Saturday, September 12, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Museum of American Finance, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution located on Wall Street, bills itself as the nation's only public museum dedicated to money, finance and entrepreneurship.... -
Beer School by Steve Hindy and Tom Potter
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
The founders of the highly-regarded Brooklyn Brewery present the story of their company as an extended case study in entrepreneurship. Highly readable and engaging, Beer School is an enjoyable tuto... -
A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel
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Thursday, July 10, 2008
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
A book review of -
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley and William Danko
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
When leading financial firms were scrambling to recruit free-spending celebrities as clients, this book came as a cold slap in the face. It showed that most of the wealthy are otherwise very ordina... -
Networking Experiences
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Networking is a critical element in career development. Here readers share their experiences and observations regarding just how important it is, and offer suggestions on how to generate maximum im... -
Worst Employers
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
You never really know what you're getting into until you start a job. Help out your fellow readers by letting them know what employers you found to be particularly bad, and why. -
Financial Advisor Experiences
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Monday, July 06, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Financial advisors fill key positions in the financial services industry, and are key drivers of profitability in major securities firms. Moreover, as the crucial interface between these firms and ... -
Rating Agency Conflicts of Interest – Rating Agency Problems
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Rating agencies have been targets for reform because their business model is beset by conflicts of interest. -
Rating Agency Reforms - Proposed Rating Agency Reforms
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Rating agencies are drawing increasing criticism for the quality of their work, which has led to frequent calls for reform of their practices. Some of these reforms have been mandated by regulatory... -
The Kovel Rule - Lawyer-Client Confidentiality
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Monday, June 27, 2011
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Kovel Rule is a legal principle that extends lawyer-client confidentiality to include other sources of expert advice, most notably accountants. The IRS has been moving aggressively to limit the... -
Expert Networks - What are Expert Networks
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Monday, March 07, 2011
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Expert Networks are a means for skirting SEC prohibitions against the passing of selective material information by companies to favored analysts, money managers and investors. -
Royalty Financing - What is Royalty Financing
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Friday, December 24, 2010
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Royalty financing sets loan payments as a percentage of revenues. It can be a device for a young company to keep its debt servicing at affordable levels. -
Predictive Models - Predictive Modeling
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Friday, December 10, 2010
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Predictive models are essential quantitative tools with a wide variety of applications in finance and business. -
Expectations Treadmill - The Expectations Treadmill
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Friday, December 03, 2010
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
The expectations treadmill refers to the process by which high expectations often lead to increased efforts to meet them. -
CDO - What is a CDO
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Thursday, May 01, 2008
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
A CDO (collateralized debt obligation) is a bond created from a pool of other bonds. -
Catastrophe Bonds - What are Catastrophe Bonds
Created:
Friday, February 05, 2010
Updated:
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Catastrophe bonds are a new method for insuring against certain natural calamities. If a disaster covered by the bond contract strikes, the issuer is released from the obligation to repay the princ...