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The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business: Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson, Ethan Willis

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The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business: Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson, Ethan Willis

Editorial Reviews

Review

“The One Minute Entrepreneur will help you understand that while success might be easier said than done, focusing on a few essentials will dramatically increase your probability of success—and help you have fun doing it.”
—Michael E. Gerber, entrepreneur and author of The E-Myth, The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Fail and What to Do About It, and Awakening the Entrepreneur Within

Advance Praise for The One Minute Entrepreneur

“Don Hutson and Ken Blanchard have done a beautiful job teaching the essence of entrepreneurship.”
-Zig Ziglar, author and motivational teacher

“Filled with gems of wisdom. Read it if you’re serious about reinventing your life.”
—Mark Sanborn, president, Sanborn and Associates, and author of The Fred Factor and You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader

“There is much said about stewardship in life and business…however, the greatest stewardship is of influence. The One Minute Entrepreneur will teach you the importance of influence and inspire you to choose mentors wisely.”
—Jim Amos, chairman emeritus, UPS

“We each have a lot more to learn and a lot more to teach. The One Minute Entrepreneur will help you do both.”
—R. Brad Martin, chairman of the board, Saks Incorporated

–This text refers to the

Kindle Edition
edition.

Review
Advance Praise for The One Minute Entrepreneur

“Ken Blanchard, the master storyteller and brilliant consultant/trainer, focuses his unique wisdom and keen insights on helping entrepreneurs achieve enduring success. Another grand slam!”
- Stephen R. Covey, author, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Ken Blanchard invented the art of business fables, and he and his co-authors have written another winner.  This is a wonderful mix practicality and entertainment.  A quick, must read for anyone with an inkling for going out on their own, and probably just as relevant for readers interested in personal and professional improvement.” 
– Patrick Lencioni, president, The Table Group; author, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team.

“Don Hutson and Ken Blanchard have done a beautiful job teaching the essence of entrepreneurship.”
-Zig Ziglar, author and motivational teacher

“Filled with gems of wisdom. Read it if you’re serious about reinventing your life.”
—Mark Sanborn, president, Sanborn and Associates, and author of The Fred Factor and You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader

“There is much said about stewardship in life and business…however, the greatest stewardship is of influence. The One Minute Entrepreneur will teach you the importance of influence and inspire you to choose mentors wisely.”
—Jim Amos, chairman emeritus, UPS

“We each have a lot more to learn and a lot more to teach. The One Minute Entrepreneur will help you do both.”
—R. Brad Martin, chairman of the board, Saks Incorporated

“The One Minute Entrepreneur will help you understand that while success might be easier said than done, focusing on a few essentials will dramatically increase your probability of success—and help you have fun doing it.”
—Michael E. Gerber, entrepreneur and author of The E-Myth, The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Fail and What to Do About It, and Awakening the Entrepreneur Within

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  • The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life: John Assaraf, Murray Smith

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    The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life: John Assaraf, Murray Smith

    Editorial Reviews

    Review
    “Everyone wants the answers to life’s probing questions, particularly of business, financial freedom and how to make your life a masterpiece. My friends John and Murray have made their lives masterpieces and share from deep profound insight how you can make yours the same or even better.” — Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator, #1 “New York Times” bestselling series “Chicken Soup for the Soul” (R), co-author, “Cracking the Millionaire Code” and “The One Minute Millionaire”
    –This text refers to the

    Audio CD
    edition.

    Review
    “This book is a masterpiece! I couldn’t stop reading it. It is by far the best book I have ever read on how to use the law of attraction and the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience to quantum leap the growth of any business. It is now required reading for all my staff and students.” –Jack Canfield, co-author of The Success Principles and co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series

    “The Answer is absolutely a must read for anyone interested in a new and much higher level of prosperity. John and Murray have helped me more than triple my business income and they can do the same for you. I highly recommend it.”–Dharma Singh Khalsa, MD, America’s #1 Brain Longevity Specialist

    “A brilliant formula for growing any business and living an extraordinary life - entrepreneurial wisdom embodied in a proactive, balanced approach to living. A must read!”–Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

    “Everyone wants the answers to life’s probing questions, particularly of business, financial freedom and how to make your life a masterpiece. My friends John and Murray have made their lives masterpieces and share from deep profound insight how you can make yours the same or even better.” — Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator, #1 New York Times bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul ®, co-author, Cracking the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire

    “If you really want to attract and make things happen faster in your business and life, read The Answer now! John Assaraf and Murray Smith will put you on the road to riches as fast as anyone I know. Read it and give a copy to your best friend.” — Bob Proctor, of The Secret and author of You Were Born Rich

    “This book does not hold anything back. It’s got it all. How to THINK like someone who should be wealthy and then how to back it up with killer growth strategies backed by step-by-step plans for super growth. A must read for any CEO serious about amassing a fortune.” — Chet Holmes, bestselling author of The Ultimate Sales Machine

    “There are great books on the unlimited power of our minds to co-create the circumstances of our dreams. There are even more books on business development and the management of those dreams. What makes The Answer so remarkable is that finally both dimensions have been wonderfully explained and integrated into what is destined to be the ‘how to’ book of the century. Read and win!” — Ian Percy, author Infinite Possibilities - Make Your Life a Masterpiece.

    “This book is the first AND ONLY one I’ve seen that teaches you how to harness all three of the laws of attraction; gestation AND action together, to make extraordinary things start happening in your business right away! John and Murray have packaged a lifetime of highly result-certain expertise into this content-rich book. If you business isn’t living up to your vision, this is the one book and philosophy of predictable, unstoppable growth that you need to read, learn…and do!” –Jay Abraham, Marketing Guru

    “The Answer is inspiring. It motivates you to go after the grandest version of the greatest life and business you ever envisioned for yourself with the knowledge that it is absolutely possible. The Answer gives you the tools to change your life. This is one of the most exciting books I have ever read.”– Suzanne Somers

    “The Answer is a pragmatic and easy to use formula for building a solid entrepreneurial business. Read it, and most importantly, take action upon it!”– James Arthur Ray, author of Harmonic Wealth®, The Secret of Attracting the Life You Want and The Science of Success

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  • Translating Strategy into Action (Leading from the Center): Duke Corporate Education

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    Translating Strategy into Action (Leading from the Center): Duke Corporate Education

    Editorial Reviews

    Review
    “…It compresses powerful teachings into short, concise chapters…One has to wonder why more business books can’t do the same.” — T+D magazine

    Translating Strategy Into Action can help you take a first concrete step toward changing things. — New York Times, August 7, 2005

    Become a strategic player in your company’s drive to achieve results. The combination of technological advances, better informed and connected customers, greater geographic reach, and a changing legal environment have altered the rules of business. This has caused a fundamental shift in the competitive landscape and challenged long-held assumptions about how organizations are managed and how they drive results. One implication of this is that strategy development and execution processes continue to merge. What does this mean for managers? It means raised expectations for those managers who span the domains of strategy and execution—they must engage their teams in the strategy, and adapt to changing circumstances. While managers have always played a critical role in translating strategy into action, doing it in real time, with incomplete information and tight planning horizons, makes the task more challenging and the opportunities more interesting. If you’re a manager in the center of your organization, help is on the way! In Leading from the Center: Translating Strategy into Action, Duke Corporate Education will teach you how to: •Understand and make sense of your firm’s overall strategic direction and key issues. •Define where your group will play a key role in supporting specific areas of the strategy. •Translate strategy into a meaningful plan that drives your team’s day-to-day work and results. •Align short-term decisions and actions with the bigger picture and long-term goals. •Plan and develop the capabilities that you will need for success—people, environment, systems, and structure.

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  • Translating Strategy into Action (Leading from the Center): Duke Corporate Education

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    Translating Strategy into Action (Leading from the Center): Duke Corporate Education

    Editorial Reviews

    Review
    “…It compresses powerful teachings into short, concise chapters…One has to wonder why more business books can’t do the same.” — T+D magazine

    Translating Strategy Into Action can help you take a first concrete step toward changing things. — New York Times, August 7, 2005

    Become a strategic player in your company’s drive to achieve results.   The combination of technological advances, better informed and connected customers, greater geographic reach, and a changing legal environment have altered the rules of business. This has caused a fundamental shift in the competitive landscape and challenged long-held assumptions about how organizations are managed and how they drive results. One implication of this is that strategy development and execution processes continue to merge.  What does this mean for managers? It means raised expectations for those managers who span the domains of strategy and execution—they must engage their teams in the strategy, and adapt to changing circumstances. While managers have always played a critical role in translating strategy into action, doing it in real time, with incomplete information and tight planning horizons, makes the task more challenging and the opportunities more interesting.  If you’re a manager in the center of your organization, help is on the way! In Leading from the Center: Translating Strategy into Action, Duke Corporate Education will teach you how to: •Understand and make sense of your firm’s overall strategic direction and key issues. •Define where your group will play a key role in supporting specific areas of the strategy. •Translate strategy into a meaningful plan that drives your team’s day-to-day work and results. •Align short-term decisions and actions with the bigger picture and long-term goals. •Plan and develop the capabilities that you will need for success—people, environment, systems, and structure.

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  • Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment: David F. Swensen

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    Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment: David F. Swensen

    Editorial Reviews

    From Booklist
    Swensen, CIO of Yale University and the author of Pioneering Portfolio Management, reveals why the mutual fund industry as a whole does a disservice to the individual investor. Soft money, 12b-1 fees, overtrading, market timing, and other management practices lower performance and virtually guarantee that most mutual fund returns will fall short of their benchmark, such as the S&P 500. Furthermore, for-profit mutual fund companies have a fiduciary obligation to their stockholders, not to their investors, and this relationship “inevitably resolves in favor of the bottom line.” Swensen is also highly critical of the Morningstar rating system, which only causes investors to chase hot performing funds and managers. He advises considering alternatives to the for-profit mutual fund industry, including Exchange Traded Funds and not-for-profit financial institutions such as Vanguard and TIAA-CREF. He highly recommends that as an individual, you should play a more active role in your financial future. This includes periodic portfolio evaluation and rebalancing, to ensure that your asset allocation remains diversified and suits your investment time line. David Siegfried
    Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

    Review
    “The best manager of institutional money in the United States. … What he has to say is worth listening to.” — The New York Times, August 13, 2005:

    “This is not only investing made easy, it’s investing made smart.” — Newsweek, August 22, 2005:

    See all Editorial Reviews

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  • Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions: Dan Ariely

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    Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions: Dan Ariely

    Editorial Reviews

    From Publishers Weekly
    Irrational behavior is a part of human nature, but as MIT professor Ariely has discovered in 20 years of researching behavioral economics, people tend to behave irrationally in a predictable fashion. Drawing on psychology and economics, behavioral economics can show us why cautious people make poor decisions about sex when aroused, why patients get greater relief from a more expensive drug over its cheaper counterpart and why honest people may steal office supplies or communal food, but not money. According to Ariely, our understanding of economics, now based on the assumption of a rational subject, should, in fact, be based on our systematic, unsurprising irrationality. Ariely argues that greater understanding of previously ignored or misunderstood forces (emotions, relativity and social norms) that influence our economic behavior brings a variety of opportunities for reexamining individual motivation and consumer choice, as well as economic and educational policy. Ariely’s intelligent, exuberant style and thought-provoking arguments make for a fascinating, eye-opening read. (Feb.)
    Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    Review

    From The New York Times Book Review
    “Obviously, this sly and lucid book is not about your grandfather’s dismal science…. Predictably Irrational is a far more revolutionary book than its unthreatening manner lets on. It’s a concise summary of why today’s social science increasingly treats the markets-know-best model as a fairy tale….he and his fellow social scientists want to replace the “rational economic man” model with one that more accurately describes the real laws that drive human choices.”

    From USA Today
    “Surprisingly entertaining. . . . Easy to read. . . . Ariely’s book makes economics and the strange happenings of the human mind fun.”

    More Praise for Predictably Irrational
    “A marvelous book that is both thought-provoking and highly entertaining, ranging from the power of placebos to the pleasures of Pepsi. Ariely unmasks the subtle but powerful tricks that our minds play on us, and shows us how we can prevent being fooled.”
    Jerome Groopman, Recanati Chair of Medicine, Harvard Medical School,and New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think

    “Dan Ariely is a genius at understanding human behavior: no economist does a better job of uncovering and explaining the hidden reasons for the weird ways we act, in the marketplace and out. Predictably Irrational will reshape the way you see the world, and yourself, for good.”
    James Surowiecki, author of The Wisdom of Crowds

    “Filled with clever experiments, engaging ideas, and delightful anecdotes. Dan Ariely is a wise and amusing guide to the foibles, errors, and bloopers of everyday decision making.”
    Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and New York Times bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness

    “This is going to be the most influential, talked-about book in years. It is so full of dazzling insights–and so engaging–that once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down.”
    Daniel McFadden, 2000 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Morris Cox Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley

    “Predictably Irrational is wildly original. It shows why–much more often than we usually care to admit–humans make foolish, and sometimes disastrous, mistakes. Ariely not only gives us a great read; he also makes us much wiser.”
    George Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Koshland Professor of Economics, University of California at Berkeley

    “The most difficult part of investing is managing your emotions. Dan explains why that is so challenging for all of us, and how recognizing your built-in biases can help you avoid common mistakes.”
    Charles Schwab, Chairman and CEO, The Charles Schwab Corporation

    Book Description
    Why do our headaches persist after taking a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a 50-cent aspirin?

    Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn’t possibly be caught?

    Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup?

    Why do we go back for second helpings at the unlimited buffet, even when our stomachs are already full?

    And how did we ever start spending $4.15 on a cup of coffee when, just a few years ago, we used to pay less than a dollar?

    When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we’re in control. We think we’re making smart, rational choices. But are we?

    In a series of illuminating, often surprising experiments, MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities.

    Not only do we make astonishingly simple mistakes every day, but we make the same types of mistakes, Ariely discovers. We consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. We fail to understand the profound effects of our emotions on what we want, and we overvalue what we already own. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They’re systematic and predictable—making us predictably irrational.

    From drinking coffee to losing weight, from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner, Ariely explains how to break through these systematic patterns of thought to make better decisions. Predictably Irrational will change the way we interact with the world–one small decision at a time.

    About the Author
    Dan Ariely is the Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Behavioral Economics at MIT, where he holds a joint appointment between MIT’s Media Laboratory and the Sloan School of Management. He is also a researcher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and a visiting professor at Duke University. Ariely wrote this book while he was a fellow at the Institute for Advance Study at Princeton. His work has been featured in leading scholarly journals and a variety of popular media outlets, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Scientific American, and Science. Ariely has appeared on CNN and National Public Radio. He divides his time between Durham, North Carolina, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the rest of the world. — Praise for Predictably Irrational

    “Sly and lucid. . . . PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL is a far more revolutionary book than its unthreatening manner lets on.” — New York Times Book Review

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  • The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash: Charles R. Morris

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    The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash: Charles R. Morris

    Editorial Reviews

    Review
    "[The Trillion Dollar Meltdown] is an absolutely excellent narrative of the horror that we have in the credit markets right now…. It’s a wonderful explanation of how it happened and why it’s so rotten, and why it will take a long time to unwind."—Paul Steiger, former Mng Editor, Wall Street Journal

    "However up to date it may seem, this book is no rush job. Morris deftly joins the dots between the Keynesian liberalism of the 1960s, the crippling stagflation of the 1970s and the free-market experimentation of the 1980s and 1990s, before entering the world of ultra-cheap money and financial innovation gone mad… [Morris's] provocative book is…a well-aimed opening shot in a debate that will only grow louder in coming months."—Economist, March 6, 2008

    "Will provide some important background that will help decipher the meaning behind today’s gloomy financial headlines. For those who wonder "Why?", here’s a place to get some answers!"—Watsonville (CA) Register-Pajaronian, March 13, 2008

    "Charles Morris, author of The Trillion Dollar Meltdown, isn’t one for sugarcoating. His analysis is dour and grim, but certainly not dull. And when read against a backdrop of an ever-weaker economy, increasingly anxious economists and a stream of gloomy predictions, it can be downright scary….Morris serves up a sharp, thought-provoking historical wrap-up of the U.S. economy and its markets, along with clear scrutiny of today’s economic woes."—USA Today, March 31, 2008

    "[A] shrewd primer… [Morris] writes with tight clarity and blistering pace."—James Pressley, Bloomberg News

    "Morris offers a persuasive diagnosis of the long-building credit crash…. An especially graceful writer, Mr. Morris accessibly explains Wall Street’s arcane instruments…. This is a smart layperson’s guide."—The New York Times, April 6, 2008

    “In his brief but brilliant book, Morris describes how we got into the mess we are in…. Few writers are as good as Morris at making financial arcana understandable and even fascinating.”—New York Times Book Review, April 20, 2008

    “The Trillion Dollar Meltdown’ by Charles R. Morris and “Bad Money’ by Kevin Phillips avoid the wild predictions of mass economic destruction, instead giving thoughtful, if alarming, histories and analyses of how we got into the mess we’re in today.”—Bloomberg News

    Product Description
    We are living in the most reckless financial environment in recent history. Arcane credit derivative bets are now well into the tens of trillions. According to Charles R. Morris, the astronomical leverage at investment banks and their hedge fund and private equity clients virtually guarantees massive disruption in global markets. The crash, when it comes, will have no firebreaks. A quarter century of free-market zealotry that extolled asset stripping, abusive lending, and hedge fund secrecy will come crashing down with it.

    The Trillion Dollar Meltdown explains how we got here, and what is about to happen. After the crash our priorities will be quite different. But things are likely to get worse before they better. Whether you are an active investor, a homeowner, or a contributor to your 401(k) plan, The Trillion Dollar Meltdown will be indispensable to understanding the gross excess that has put the world economy on the brink—and what the new landscape will look like.

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  • Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story: David Einhorn, Joel Greenblatt

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    Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story: David Einhorn, Joel Greenblatt

    Editorial Reviews

    Product Description
    Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is the gripping chronicle of the ongoing saga between author David Einhorn’s hedg fund, Greenlight Capital, and Allied Capital, a leader in the private finance industry. Page by page, it delves deep inside Wall Street, showing why the $6 billion hedge fund decided to short shares of Allied Capital and how Allied responded with a Washington, D.C.-style spin-job—attacking Einhorn and disseminating half-truths and outright lies.

    From the Inside Flap
    In 2002, David Einhorn, the President of Greenlight Capital, gave a speech at a charity investment conference to benefit a children’s cancer hospital. He was asked to share his best investment idea, so he did. He described his reasons why Greenlight had sold short the shares of Allied Capital, a leader in the private finance industry. Greenlight bet that the stock would decline because the company’s business was in trouble and its accounting was corrupt. Einhorn’s speech was so compelling that the next day, when the New York Stock Exchange opened for trading, Allied’s shares remained closed. So many investors wanted to sell or short the stock that the NYSE could not balance all the sell orders to open Allied’s trading in an orderly fashion.

    What followed was a firestorm of controversy. Allied responded with a Washington, D.C.–style spin-job— attacking Einhorn and disseminating half-truths and outright lies. Rather than protect investors by reviewing Einhorn’s well-documented case against Allied, the SEC—at the behest of the politically connected Allied— instead investigated Einhorn for stock manipulation. Over the ensuing six years, the SEC allowed Allied

    to make the problem bigger by approving more than a dozen additional stock offerings that raised over $1 billion from new investors. Undeterred by the spin-job, lies, and investigations, Greenlight continued its research after the speech and discovered Allied’s behavior was far worse than Einhorn ever suspected— and, shockingly, it continues to this day.

    Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is the gripping chronicle of this ongoing saga. Page by page, it delves deep inside Wall Street, showing how the $6 billion hedge fund Greenlight Capital conducts its investment research and detailing the maneuvers of an unscrupulous company. Along the way, you’ll witness feckless regulators, compromised politicians, and the barricades our capital markets have erected against exposing misconduct from important Wall Street customers. You will also discover the immense difficulties that prevent the government from sanctioning politically connected companies—making future Enrons inevitable. This revealing book shows the failings of Wall Street: its investment banks, analysts, journalists, and especially our government regulators.

    At its most basic level, Allied Capital is the story of Wall Street at its worst. But the story is much bigger than one little-known company. Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is an important call for effective law enforcement, free speech, and fair play.

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  • Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment: David F. Swensen

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    Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment: David F. Swensen

    Editorial Reviews

    From Booklist
    Swensen, CIO of Yale University and the author of Pioneering Portfolio Management, reveals why the mutual fund industry as a whole does a disservice to the individual investor. Soft money, 12b-1 fees, overtrading, market timing, and other management practices lower performance and virtually guarantee that most mutual fund returns will fall short of their benchmark, such as the S&P 500. Furthermore, for-profit mutual fund companies have a fiduciary obligation to their stockholders, not to their investors, and this relationship “inevitably resolves in favor of the bottom line.” Swensen is also highly critical of the Morningstar rating system, which only causes investors to chase hot performing funds and managers. He advises considering alternatives to the for-profit mutual fund industry, including Exchange Traded Funds and not-for-profit financial institutions such as Vanguard and TIAA-CREF. He highly recommends that as an individual, you should play a more active role in your financial future. This includes periodic portfolio evaluation and rebalancing, to ensure that your asset allocation remains diversified and suits your investment time line. David Siegfried
    Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

    Review
    “The best manager of institutional money in the United States. … What he has to say is worth listening to.” — The New York Times, August 13, 2005:

    “This is not only investing made easy, it’s investing made smart.” — Newsweek, August 22, 2005:

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  • Multi-Family Millions: How Anyone Can Reposition Apartments for Big Profits: David Lindahl

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    Multi-Family Millions: How Anyone Can Reposition Apartments for Big Profits: David Lindahl

    Editorial Reviews

    Product Description
    Discover why apartment houses are the best investment in today’s real estate market

    The key to making big profits in real estate is to go against the traditional wisdom. When the masses are buying, it’s often time to sell. When everyone is selling, there are huge bargains to be found. In Multi-Family Millions, contrarian real estate investor Dave Lindahl shows you how to read the market cycle, and explains why now is a great time to get started investing in apartment houses–even if it’s your first time investing in real estate and you have no money for a down payment.

    With a simple two- to five-unit multi-family property, or a thirty-unit apartment building, you can implement the same strategies Lindahl used in over 500 deals to build his own real estate fortune:
    * How to reposition a multi-family property for maximum profit
    * Where to get the money for your first deal
    * How to own an apartment house and never deal with tenants
    * Ten bad mistakes rehabbers make
    * Three proven principles for attracting great deals on multi-family properties
    * When and how to resell for huge profits

    Conventional wisdom says real estate investors should start with single-family houses. Discover why it’s easier and much more profitable to invest in multi-families!

    From the Inside Flap

    Dave Lindahl was a broke landscaper when he used a cash advance on his credit card to buy his first three-unit apartment house—and immediately reaped a $972 per month positive cash flow. Twelve months later he owned eleven multi-family buildings and had $10,000 per month in extra income. Today, he controls over $140 million in real estate. In Multi-Family Millions, Lindahl shows you how anyone can get started investing in small apartment houses and make great money doing it. You can do it on a part-time basis, and best of all, you never need to deal with tenants.

    Compared with single-family homes, multi-family properties hold much greater profit potential and allow you to earn more money on each deal you complete. There is also far less competition in the multi-family market. In addition, having more units under a single roof reduces your investment risk and offers higher long-term profits. The rewards of multi-family investing are obvious, but how can you benefit when you have very little time or money?

    Multi-Family Millions is the step-by-step guide that shows you how to get into the multi-family game—and get out with big profits. It provides expert coverage of the most effective investing strategies and gives you guidance on every stage of the process—from finding properties with great profit potential to buying, renovating, and reselling them for big money.

    With Lindahl’s expert help, you’ll discover how to:

    • Identify troubled multi-family properties that are ripe for repositioning

    • Negotiate great purchase prices for target properties

    • Flip properties for fast cash or improve them with affordable, value-adding repairs

    • Resell properties at maximum value with minimum hassle

    No matter your level of investing expertise or experience, Multi-Family Millions gives you the perfect strategy for success—especially for investors with little time and little cash on hand. Whether you’re an expert investor or just starting out, Multi-Family Millions reveals the proven strategies, tactics, and infor-mation you need to make big profits—faster and easier than you ever thought possible.

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