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"General Orders for Security Personnel: A Guide to Maintaining Discipline and Professionalism" is a comprehensive guide for security personnel who are committed to upholding the highest standards of conduct and professionalism in their field. Written an experienced security expert, this book provides a clear and concise overview of the general orders that all security personnel should follow in order to maintain discipline, professionalism, and the...
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The must-read summary of Adrian Slywotzky and Karl Weber's book: "The Upside: The 7 Strategies for Turning Big Threats into Growth Breakthroughs".
This complete summary of the ideas from Adrian Slywotzky and Karl Weber's book "The Upside" shows that the new strategic imperative in business is to find practical ways you can harness the upside growth potential of every moment of maximum risk to your organisation. If you can use these events to generate...
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The Front Office Manual is unique, providing clear and direct explanations of tools and techniques relevant to front office work. From how to build a yield curve, to how a swap works, to what exactly 'product control' is supposed to do, this book is essential reading for anyone who works (or wants to work) on the 'sell side'.
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Qu'il s'agisse des futures, des swaps, des options ou de leurs combinaisons en « produits structurés », les produits financiers dérivés sont devenus incontournables dans le monde de la finance des marchés.
Le présent ouvrage analyse ces instruments de manière claire et complète, en privilégiant :
- le recours à des exemples réels et détaillés d'opérations de marché;
- le point de vue de l'utilisateur, tant dans le cadre d'opérations...
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Terrorist attacks. Data assaults. Natural catastrophes. Disease outbreaks. Recent years have taught us that not only was 9/11 not just a single, horrible occurrence, but that events of many types can-and statistically will-hit organizations of every size, threatening to disrupt and potentially even destroy those that are not fully prepared. This revised edition, filled with up-to-the-minute thinking and the latest legal and technological updates,...
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This book reviews the latest methods of sustainable investing and financial profit making and describes how ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) analysis can identify future business opportunities and manage risk to achieve abnormal returns. Megatrends such as climate change, sustainable development and digitalisation increase uncertainty and information asymmetry and have an impact on the future returns on investments. From a profit perspective,...
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Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre le modèle du MÉDAF
Approfondissant la théorie moderne du portefeuille de Harry Markowitz, un groupe d'économistes, dont William Sharpe, a mis en place dans les années soixante-dix un modèle d'évaluation d'actifs financiers : le MÉDAF. Celui-ci permet à tout investisseur d'estimer la rentabilité d'un actif par rapport au risque qu'il comporte. Si ce modèle mathématique présente certaines...
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This is a succinct guide to the application and modelling of dependence models or copulas in the financial markets. First applied to credit risk modelling, copulas are now widely used across a range of derivatives transactions, asset pricing techniques and risk models and are a core part of the financial engineer's toolkit.
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The must-read summary of Gary Marks' book: "Rocking Wall Street: Four Powerful Strategies that Will Shake Up the Way You Invest, Build Your Wealth and Give You Your Life Back".
This complete summary of the ideas from Gary Marks' book "Rocking Wall Street" shows that a holistic approach to investment is more effective profit-wise and is less emotionally stressful. Do not let your portfolio run you! In his book, the author presents four strategies...
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Continuity and Resilience-two words that could track to the same destination albeit, varied in arrival time. According to Merriam-Webster, the definition for Continuity is: uninterrupted connection, succession, or union. Using this same resource, the definition for Resilience is: an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. While an uninterrupted life, free of misfortune may sound wonderful, it is in the challenge, in the change,...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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2006.
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Widescreen version ; Unrated extended cut edition.
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1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Now living in London, writer Catherine Tramell sets her lethal sights on Michael Glass, the control-freak psychiatrist assigned to evaluate her as a risk-addicted suspect in the "accidental" killing of a star soccer player. Turns out Catherine's just getting started (or is she?), and that's bad news for Glass's ex-wife, a tabloid journalist, and the Scotland Yard detective who's desperate to put Catherine in jail. Has Catherine finally met her match...
292) A risk worth taking
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Thomas Dunne Books
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[2004]
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308 pages ; 25 cm
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The New York Times bestselling author of Starting Over and An Ocean Apart returns with his strongest work to date-a heartwarming story of love, compassion, and redemption… After the dot-com bubble burst, Dan Porter is laid off from his job and must decide what is truly important. His wife of 20 years, Jackie, a beautiful and successful managing director for a clothing designer, no longer connects with him. His teenagers Josh, Nina and Millie are...
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Donald J. Trump is an icon: the very definition of the American success story. The star of The Apprentice and developer of some of the planet's most prestigious real estate, he's been on the bottom and risen to become one of the world's wealthiest men. Bill Zanker started The Learning Annex with $5,000 of his own money. After meeting Donald Trump, Zanker learned to Think BIG himself and grew The Learning Annex from a $5 million a year company into...
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Cómo reconocer y alejarse de las estafas financieras
Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para entender el esquema piramidal de Ponzi, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá:
• Entender cómo Charles Ponzi consiguió obtener grandes beneficios con una operación fraudulenta
• Detectar esquemas como el de Ponzi, que implican un gran riesgo de pérdidas económicas...
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A leading voice in public health policy and top environmental medicine scientist reveals the alarming truth about how hormone-disrupting chemicals are affecting our daily lives-and what we can do to protect ourselves and fight back.
Lurking in our homes, hiding in our offices, and polluting the air we breathe is something sinister. Something we've turned a blind eye to for far too long. Dr. Leonardo Trasande, a pediatrician, professor, and world-renowned...
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Initially marketed as a life-saving advancement, flame retardants are now mired in controversy. Some argue that data show the chemicals are unsafe while others continue to support their use. The tactics of each side have far-reaching consequences for how we interpret new scientific discoveries. An experienced environmental sociologist, Alissa Cordner conducts more than a hundred interviews with activists, scientists, regulators, and industry professionals...
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Avoid scam investments
This book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding Ponzi schemes, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Learn about the inspiration behind the scheme, Charles Ponzi, and how he fraudulently pocketed profits on postage stamps while deceiving his investors
• Follow our advice on how to avoid Ponzi schemes and make the right investment
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The must-read summary of Larry Swedroe's book: "Wise Investing Made Simple: Larry Swedroe's Tales to Enrich Your Future".
This complete summary of the ideas from Larry Swedroe's book "Wise Investing Made Simple" shows how investing is chock full of myths and incorrect perceptions, wrapped up in an awful lot of hype. In his book, the author advises the reader to ignore all of that and claims that if you genuinely want to make money, you should become...
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Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre le fonctionnement de la pyramide de Ponzi
Telle une pyramide de cartes don’t les fondements semblent à la fois miraculeux et incertains, le montage frauduleux de Ponzi éblouit dans un premier temps les nombreux investisseurs qui y voient une occasion en or — c'est le cas de la dire — de s'enrichir rapidement et sans effort. Mis au point par l'ambitieux Charles Ponzi au lendemain de la Première...
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The must-read summary of William J. Bernstein's book: "The Investor's Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between".
This complete summary of the ideas from William J. Bernstein's book "The Investor's Manifesto" shows that the financial meltdown of 2008-2009 has dramatically changed the long-term investment landscape. In his book, the author explains that, as surprising and counter-intuitive as it may sound, this has...
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