Learn how to get control of your money once and for all.

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. There are few indictments of the American banking system as searing as Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It, written by Louis D. Brandeis in 1913. Long considered one of the major muckraking exposés of the Progressive period, it still speaks powerfully to our own times. The book led to the establishment of stringent regulations on the banking system, rules...

"Central banks and institutions like the IMF and the World Bank are overstepping the boundaries of their mandates by using the flow of money to control global markets and dictate economic policy both at the domestic and global level. These public institutions have become so dependent on funding from private banking and the revolving door between the two worlds is so smooth that public and private banks are effectively working toward the same goals....

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Theodore Roosevelt was elected president in 1901 after the assassination of William McKinley. He was governor of New York when McKinley selected him to replace his first vice president, who died in 1899 from a string of heart ailments. #2 Roosevelt was elected governor of New York in 1898, despite having little political experience. He was called the cyclone...

What do you need to know about Bitcoin, other crytocurrencies and the technology behind it known as Blockchain technology. While the world has been surprised and amazed at the growth of bitcoin and other crytocurrencies the real story may be Blockchain technology. This technology could not only change the way that we look at money, but more aspects of your life than you could possibly imagine. In this beginners guide we are going to cover the need...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The language of investing is financial statements. Investors do not need to become professional accountants in order to have the skills necessary to make competent investment decisions, what is necessary is a basic understanding of accounting.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. #1 The three little questions are a litmus test for what makes you different, what gives your company its raison d'etre. A good example of a company that understands differentiation is John Deere, which makes farm tractors and related equipment. #2 The human brain is a filter that protects us from the vast amount of irrelevant information that surrounds us every day. It learns...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Every business is driven by one of two philosophies: competition-driven or story-driven. The competition-driven company is reactive to the marketplace and prioritises beating its competitors and racking up profits. The people who lead competition-driven organisations seek to dominate the market and maximise shareholder value. #2 The story-driven company...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Value investing is the process of buying securities only when their market prices are significantly below their calculated intrinsic value. It is a simple process, but it requires a lot of discipline. #2 There are two types of fundamental investors: macrofundamentalists, who are concerned with broad economic factors that affect the entire market, and microfundamentalists,...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. #1 Zig Ziglar is advising you to quit sales if you can't handle the abuse and rejection that comes with it. You should get into sales because your heart and head won't allow you to do anything else. #2 The sales profession has a high turnover rate because of the lack of commitment among new recruits. However, this is changing, and the public is gaining respect for the true...