A financial history of the United States : from Enron-era scandals to the subprime crisis (2004-2006) / Jerry W. Markham. by Markham, Jerry W.

Table of Contents: “…Corporate Governance Reforms""; ""Sarbanes-Oxley""; ""The Enron Reforms""; ""Other Sarbanes-Oxley Reforms""; ""Small Companies""; ""Loss of Competitive Advantage""; ""Competition from Abroad""; ""Blue Ribbon Reviews""; ""Government Concerns""; ""The Executive Compensation Controversy""; ""Background""; ""Fiduciary Duties""; ""Ovitz's Compensation""; ""Confiscation Through Taxes""; ""The Reagan and Bush Tax Cuts""; ""Compensation Arrangements""; ""Golden Parachutes""…”
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The personal finance guide for tech professionals : building, protecting, and transferring your wealth / Tom Taulli. by Taulli, Tom, 1968-

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Weekly address : protecting the middle class & the economy / by the White House.

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Commodity trader's almanac 2013 : for active traders of futures, forex, stocks and ETFs / Jeffrey A. Hirsch and John L. Person. by Hirsch, Jeffrey A.

Table of Contents: “…Patrick's DayMarch British Pound Invasion; April Almanac; April Tax Time Takes a Bite out of Gold; Bonds Can Go Up When Stocks Go Down; Beef Prices Head South before Summer; May Almanac; Copper Tops in May; Silver Slips in May; Coffee Buzz Fades in Summer; June Almanac; Short Soybeans for Summer; Sugar's Summer Sweet Spot; Summer BBQ Season Gives Beef a Bounce; Mother Nature Makes Corn Pop; July Almanac; Last-Half of July Short S&P 500; Summer Air Conditioning Heats Up Natural Gas; Swiss Franc Follows Gold Higher; August Almanac; August Gives Coffee a Lift…”
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The glossary of property terms / compiled by Jones Lang Lasalle in association with Estates Gazette ; edited by Geoff Parsons.

Table of Contents: “…Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction to the First Edition; Introduction to the Second Edition; Editor's Note; Panels; Acknowledgements; Notes on Compilation and Usage; Terms; Changes in Society; References; Categories; Abbreviations; Glossary of Property Terms and Abbreviations; Appendix -- Terms grouped by subject-matter; Accounts; Agriculture and fisheries; Archaeology; Biometrics; Building and construction; Capital allowances; Capital Gains Tax; Case references; Companies and partnerships; Compulsory purchase; Contamination and pollution.…”
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Medicare and medicaid : how can we afford them? / Maura Casey. by Casey, Maura

Table of Contents: “…; Option One: Do What It Takes to Maintain Our Commitment; Tax hikes may make sense; Sharing in the cost; What we could do; Option Two: Reduce Health-Care Costs Throughout the System; Waste robs health-care dollars; Bargaining over drug prices; What we could do; Option Three: Get Serious about Prevention; Curb alcohol use, not just smoking; Put farmers' markets on wheels; Care for seniors and the disabled at home; What we could do; Summary: Medicare & Medicaid: How Can We Afford Them?…”
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Managing Concentrated Stock Wealth : an Advisor's Guide to Building Customized Solutions. by Kochis, Tim

Table of Contents: “…Chapter Note -- Appendix -- PART II: GIFTS -- CHAPTER 7 Gifts to Family -- Transfer Taxes -- Income Tax Leverage -- Special Rules on Employer Stock -- Transfer Structures -- Gifts Under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act -- Minorâ#x80;#x99;s Trust -- Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts -- Family Limited Partnerships -- Gaining Psychic Distance -- CHAPTER 8 Nonqualified Stock Options: Gifts to Family -- Investment Leverage -- Tax Leverage -- Timing and Valuation -- CHAPTER 9 Gifts to Charity -- Tax Savings -- The Cost of Charitable Gifts -- Special Income Tax Considerations -- Loss Positions -- Short-Term Gains -- Seasoned Incentive Stock Option Stock -- Low-Basis Shares -- IRA Assets -- Tangible Personal Property -- Structures for Charitable Gifts -- Direct Gifts -- Donor-Advised Funds -- Private Foundations and Supporting Organizations -- A Word of Caution -- Appendix: Key Characteristics of Charitable Vehicles -- CHAPTER 10 Charitable Trusts -- The Charitable Remainder Trust -- Tax Requirements and Opportunities -- Tax Deferral -- Coordinating a CRT with the Clientâ#x80;#x99;s Financial Plan -- The Charitable Lead Trust -- CHAPTER 11 Nonqualified Stock Options: Gifts to Charity -- The Charitable Gift -- Mismatches of Valuation and Timing -- Why Bother? …”
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Tricks of the Rich Overy, Paul. by Overy, Paul

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The Economics of Cultural Policy. by Throsby, David

Table of Contents: “…Allocation decisionsGovernance; 4 Indirect support; Rationale; Mechanisms; Economic effects; 5 The role of the individual artist; 6 Conclusions; APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 4; Illustration of the response of charitable donations to changes in the after-tax price; Notes; 5 Cultural industries; 1 Introduction; 2 Conceptualising the cultural industries' role in the economy; 3 Assessing the economic contribution of the cultural industries; Inter-industry trade; Movement of creative workers; Knowledge transfers; Spillovers; 4 Industry dynamics: economic and cultural growth.…”
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The essential CFO : a corporate finance playbook / Bruce Nolop. by Nolop, Bruce, 1950-

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The writer's legal guide an authors guild desk reference / Tad Crawford and Kay Murray. by Crawford, Tad, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…The business of writing -- Copyright : gaining and keeping protection -- Copyright : registration and deposit -- Copyright : works made for hire, joint works, and community property -- Copyright : infringement, fair use, and permissions -- Copyright : past and present -- Other rights of the writer -- The limitations on free expression -- The Freedom of Information Act -- Contracts : an introduction -- Negotiating a book contract -- Periodical and syndication contracts -- Film and television contracts and dramatic productions -- Electronic rights, e-books, and audio licenses -- Literary agents and agency agreements -- Collaboration agreements -- Book packagers -- The self-publishing option and subsidy presses -- Taxes : income and expenses -- Taxes : beyond schedule C -- The hobby loss rule -- Estate planning for professional authors -- How to avoid or resolve disputes.…”
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The index revolution : why investors should join it now / Charles D. Ellis. by Ellis, Charles D.

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War and empire : the American way of life / Paul L. Atwood. by Atwood, Paul L.

Table of Contents: “…From Ashes to Empire --6. War with Spain, then Another and Another -- 7. World War I: Making the World Safe for American Capital Investment -- 8. …”
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The lean product playbook : how to innovate with minimum viable products and rapid customer feedback / Dan Olsen. by Olsen, Dan, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…A Tale of Two Apple FeaturesUsing the Solution Space to Discover the Problem Space; Part II: The Lean Product Process; Chapter 3: Determine Your Target Customer (Step 1); Fishing for Customers; How to Segment Your Target Market; Users versus Buyers; Technology Adoption Life Cycle; Personas; Chapter 4: Identify Underserved Customer Needs (Step 2); A Customer Need by Any Other Name; Customer Needs Example: TurboTax; Customer Discovery Interviews; Customer Benefit Ladders; Hierarchies of Needs; The Importance versus Satisfaction Framework; Related Frameworks; Visualizing Customer Value.…”
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Green careers.

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The essential CFO : a corporate finance playbook / Bruce Nolop. by Nolop, Bruce, 1950-

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The World Trade System : Trends and Challenges. by Bhagwati, Jagdish N.

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The World Trade System Today; 1.1 Multilateral Trade Liberalization: A Success; 1.2 Developing Countries Embrace Liberalization and the WTO; 1.3 Proliferating PTAs Derail Multilateralism; 1.4 Whither Trade Negotiations: Doha, TPP, and TIPP; 1.5 Rule Making and Dispute Settlement: Bilateral versus Multilateral Settings; 1.6 Concluding Remarks; Notes; References; I Issues in Trade Policy; 2 Border Tax Equalization; 2.1 Overview of the WTO Law on Border Tax Equalization; 2.2 Using Border Adjustments for Climate Challenges; Notes; References.…”
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Behaviors in Bookkeeping Salon, Data. by Salon, Data

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McCulloch v. Maryland WQED Multimedia.

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