An indispensable reference work for anyone working at any level in the financial services industry -- for its customers and for its professionals.<P>This very accessible book explores the ways that money is changing. Most future transactions may be handled on the Internet. Banks, stockbrokers, insurance agents and securities traders all face an electronic revolution that could drive them to the wall -- or help them prosper. Paul Gosling ...

In the booming '80s, many companies freely added overhead to their cost base, knowing that sales would pay for the increase. Now these same companies are looking for ways to reduce overhead. This practical guide shows how to trim overhead costs and streamline overhead activities--without sacrificing the company's most important assets. ...

Whether readers are overwhelmed by credit card debt or trying to prevent it altogether, this book has the answers. The author's basic three step program provides the information readers need to reduce interest rates, eliminate fees, and negotiate with credit card companies to keep their credit report clean. ...

Risk expert James Gleason bypasses presents a down-to-earth, practical look at important new risk management tools and their uses. Gleason demonstrates how an improved understanding of risk provides a new paradigm for management. His exploration covers the full spectrum of financial risks that affects all players and offers practical solutions for overcoming typical challenges. ...

A FAMILY THAT LEARNS TOGETHER EARNS TOGETHER!<P>Whether you're a novice stockholder or a seasoned investor, you can teach the next generation of stockholders how to invest successfully. Creative, practical, and full of savvy financial advice, Wow the Dow! is a family-oriented guide to the workings of Wall Street that shows parents how to start investing in the stock market with their children and encourages kids to think intelligently ...

For a long time, nonfinancial managers have viewed the financial and accounting function as a hands-off area, segregating it from day-to-day manufacturing processes and performance goals. But now, as author C. J. McNair points out, it is one of the keys to staying competitive. World-Class Accounting and Finance explains how the financial function developed its existing focus and what types of changes are being made in leading edge firms today. ...

Collaboration is interwoven in the writing process in both obvious and subtle ways--from a writer using the language that he or she inherited, to referring to the works of other writers both explicitly and implicitly, to writing together with a colleague. In this book, the author explains that collaborative writing can be a useful pedagogical tool professors can use to help students actively learn about the subject matter and about themselves. ...

This book fills a gap in the literature by combining elements from seemingly disjointed parts of economics and presenting them in a consistent analytical framework. It lays the groundwork for the integration of capital, labor, and finance into a unified treatment of globalization. The book is intended as a compact textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in special topics in international economics and public economics. It can ...

While other studies of international leadership have looked at a variety of measures to predict behavior, this book demonstrates that the key factor is international finance. J. Samuel Barkin uses an innovative blend of rationalist and constructivist methodologies, approaches to international political economy that normally exist in isolation from one another. Barkin argues that the level of a country's involvement in international finance ...

This new book is an invaluable guidebook for companies trying to capitalize on the opportunities in both developed and emerging cross-border markets. Noted experts discuss critical topics corporate executives--and all those involved with their company's legal, accounting, and tax matters--need to know to successfully complete complex, global transactions. ...