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Superb Introduction to Financial Planning
I bought this book for a non-credit Financial Planning class at Florida State.I didn't stick with the class, but I'm keeping the book.It seems to cover just about everything anyone except a financial professional could ever need to know about the financial planning process.If there's a downside to the book, it's that it reads like a textbook; HOWEVER, that's what it is.AND, being a GOOD textbook, the writing is clear and understandable. Excellent resource for taking financial control
I had to purchase this book for a university course I once took (several editions earlier).This book is a great resource for taking you through the personal financial planning process.This book may seem a bitintimidating but if you want personal financial success, it is worth goingthrough the book.It will take you step by step on how to achieve yourfinancial success.This is the best textbook I have ever purchased. ... Read more

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Subjects:  1. 2001-    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Economic conditions    6. Economics    7. Economics - General    8. United States    9. Business & Economics / Economics / General   

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This book WAS NOT better the second time around
Very hard to read and understand. Each chapter has Learning Objectives and those LO's are referenced for the questions at the end. The problem is: inside the chapter there is no way to find out what the LO's are!!! Me and a friend tried to figure it out but it was almost impossible. A lot of the chapter questions were very difficult. Several spelling errors that a sixth grader could have found. I had a Managerial Accounting class twice, once as a prerequisite for my graduate degree and I am taking it now for my MBA. Imagine my horror when I discovered that I was using this same book twice. I hope you never get stuck with this turkey of a book.

Need a textbook for Management Accounting? Here is one!!!!!
A very nice and neat accounting textbook! This book explains basic accounting concepts clearly, which helps me to master basic concepts of accounting with ease and simplicity. I had a great time to read this book, and it makes learning accounting as interesting as it can be. The introduction and summary of each chapter also help me to understand a big picture of management accounting as well as small details. The treatment of management accounting is thorough and highly advanced with many detailed examples in reality. Need a textbook for Management Accounting? Here is one!!!!!
A very nice and neat accounting textbook! This book explains basic accounting concepts clearly, which helps me to master basic concepts of accounting with ease and simplicity. I had a great time to read this book, and it makes learning accounting as interesting as it can be. The introduction and summary of each chapter also help me to understand a big picture of management accounting as well as small details. The treatment of management accounting is thorough and highly advanced with many detailed examples in reality.Read more

Subjects:  1. Accounting - Managerial    2. Business & Economics    3. Business / Economics / Finance    4. Business/Economics    5. Management Accounting    6. Managerial accounting    7. Business & Economics / Accounting / General   

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Excellent Self Study
The text is very easy to read and simple to follow along.The self study guide that comes with it is very handy to get a full understanding of the mathematical equations.I was disappointed that the weblink provided in the book to get more up to date information from Standard & Poor's was not working.I had to order the 11th edition for my second finance class but that was by order of the university.When the 11th edition arrived the weblink in that book worked.I really enjoy reading the book on my commute to and from work.I recommend this book to even the curious person who wants a better understanding of retirement and pension plans.
Foundations of Financial Management, 10th Edition
Delivery was terrific.I received the book 6 days after I ordered it and it's brand new!

Excellent Finance Starter
This book is very easy to follow and serves as a good reference for more advanced finance classes. ... Read more

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Editorial Review

This analysis of what makes great companies great has been hailed everywhere as an instant classic and one of the best business titles since Read more

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Should be from bad to worse
Despite trying very hard to deny that this is just another fad management book - there is nothing new in this title.Clueless managers will recite the core principals of this book and treat them as gospel as they try to improve their bottom line.It is also worth noting that at least one of the "great" organizations in the book, Fannie May, has imploded in an accounting scandal.Not the worst fad management book ever written, but that isn't saying much.

How Companies Succeed by Collins and Porras
The book separates core values from the operating practices of
A huge business hit of the early 90s that has aged pretty well
This is one of the business classics in the past twenty years.It has sold a huge number of copies and I am sure many of those purchased copies were actually read!As impressive as its sales numbers have been, the way it has affected the approach to the way business was discussed and talked about for the past dozen years has been even more impressive.
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Avoid if you can
I think this is one of the worst textbooks I've ever read. It uses 14 different sentences to say the same thing, and makes basic concepts seem complicated by overstating/analyzing them. This book could be significantly shorter...maybe the author was getting paid by the word?
Macroeconomics
The book was in great condition and the book was delievered in reasonable amount of time.

wrong order
i received the order on sept. 12, 2005, and it was the wrong book, and i still haven't received a refund for their mistake. ... Read more

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This book changed my life and our business model
Effort-Less Marketing walks you through 5 steps to a super profitable business and a wonderful life.This book has changed my life in many ways.I really did not have a vision of where our company was headed until I read Steve's book. Everyday I now work on the vision of my future life along with our companys.There are many great tools in this book to help anyone that is just getting started in the industry or someone who has been in the business for years.The tools help organize you so that implementation is very easy.
A Marvelous Cook Book on How to Succeed!
I have been a practicing securities attorney for over 30 years. My clients are faced with daunting challenges in raising their capital. Over my career I have met most of the experts in capital formation.I met Steve Moeller 20 years ago when I heard him present to a room full of financial wholesalers. Steve knew more about the business than anyone I had ever met. When I found out about his book - Effortless Marketing - I immediately secured my copy and poured through it. I do not know how Steve does it, but he is the master at communicating to professionals strategies and tactics in easy-to-understand ways. More importantly, I think Effortless Marketingexplores deeply the ins and outs of the secrets of great financial advisors.The professional advisor studying this book should be confident that he/she is getting the best there is. Steve has not left anything out of this book. It is so rare to find such sophisticated material made so easy. This is a cookbook of how to succeed. It is full of checklists to real life stories that validate Steve's advice. As a writer myself, I know how hard it is sometimes to provide both the easy-to-use and sophisticated material. Steve knows how to do it.
Best Book for Advisors Available
I have been in the investment industry for 28 years. I have had the best training available through three major brokerage firms. Steve and his book have ideas and concepts way ahead of where the industry is today. Steve's techniques are truly effortless and have transformed my business and my life. Effortless Marketing is a must read for anyone interested in staying on the cutting edge of the financial services industry.
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Editorial Review

What do the Honda Supercub, Intel's 8088 processor, and hydraulic excavators have in common? They are all examples of disruptive technologies that helped to redefine the competitive landscape of their respective markets. These products did not come about as the result of successful companies carrying out sound business practices in established markets. In Read more

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Mind-Expanding
This is one of the best -- and scariest -- business books I've ever read. Christensen clearly illustrates why many of the 'tried and true' formulas really don't work. His research is compelling and is presented clearly enough for non-technical readers. I can't recommend this book highly enough!

Counterintuitive, well-supported, and powerful
This text excels on several levels:It is very readable, and tells a story which is understandable and compelling even at a cursory pace.For the motivated reader, digging deeper, especially spending time on the introduction and each chapter's endnotes, there is a huge amount of data and insight into that data that is well-structured for assimilation.Finally, the theories presented, once understood, become both a lens for interpreting past and current market dynamics, and set the stage for deployable actions in a number of industries.

It must have been mistaken identitiy...
During fourth of july vacation, I had a chsance to see an old college friend, who is a vice president for a large computer hard drive firm... he was showing offf his new Toyota hybrid when we began talking about the market forces, which interfered with large companies responding to the emerging needs and changes in the marketplace.
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Subjects:  1. Accounting - General    2. CPA (Certified Public Accountant)    3. Study Aids    4. Study Guides    5. Test Prep    6. Financial reporting, financial statements    7. Study Aids / CPA (Certified Public Accountant)   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Science    2. General    3. Geography    4. Globalization    5. Political Science    6. Politics/International Relations    7. Travel - General    8. Regional geography    9. Science / Geography   

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Explaining the Financial Aspects of a business
This book is aimed not at the financial planner, but at the nonfinancial business executive or business student interested in understanding financial management. The only prerequisite for the book is a bit of familiarity with financial statements and a curiosity about the money side of the business.
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Fast and nite service
Eventough I didnt receive the "password" or information (piece of paper with pass and info.) to access the online resources for this book, the shipp was fast and the book was in excellente conditions.
Great Accounting Textbook!
I have enjoyed using this textbook because it explains all the accounting terminology in real simple terms. It is geared toward the non accountant professional who needs a basic understanding of how to read the financial statements reported by companies. The textbook also comes with a website with tools that could be used in addition to the exercises provided at the end of each chapter. No all the links on the website are free but the ones that are, are really helpful.
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You don't need to be afraid of Statistics
This is a very friendly statistics book.It is easy to read and understand.The authors also throw in some humorous comments now and then that is something you wouldn't expect to find in a statistics book and this seemed to help with the reading.Many real world business examples are used in the book.The example problems and the end of section or chapter problems are from different areas of study such as business, political, social sciences, and science. This is great for understanding how to apply statistics in real life.I would have to say that all the topics and formulas are explained very well.In some cases there are more then one way to write a formula and Sanders and Smidt makes a point of giving you both formulas.You can decide which formula works for you.The book comes with a CD loaded with the data files for all the problems so you don't have to spend time keying in data.There are copies of the data files come in a variety of formats such as Minitab, Excel Windows, and Macintosh.For most of the example problems the book takes you through the steps using Minitab Statistical software and the TI-83 graphing calculator.You are not only learning statistics, but you are also learning how to use Minitab and the TI-83 graphing calculator.In this day and age if you are going to do statistics you need to be able to do it with a computer.I wish they would have also included examples using Microsoft Excel, which more people are apt to have then Minitab. Personally I use both Minitab and Excel. I actually enjoyed reading this book and looked forward to studying.Even though my statistics class is over this book will not be collecting dust for a while as I plan on going back through it to reread or finish reading what I missed or skimmed over. There are still a lot of the problems that I want to do to reinforce what I have already learned.This is a great statistics book to keep as a reference. More then once I have found coworkers looking up stuff in my book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mathematical Statistics    2. Mathematics    3. Probability & Statistics - General    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Statistics    6. Economic statistics    7. Epidemiology & medical statistics    8. Mathematics / Statistics    9. Probability & statistics    10. Social research & statistics    11. Statistical physics   

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enjoyed
I enjoyed reading this book.It was written in a concise manner and still managed to explore the details of negotiation.

Wonderful tool for handling transitions of all kinds
Whether we are leading a team, a family, or even ourself through a transition, this book gives us the necessary tools to thrive through it. You get the theory and the practice. Since we all undergo change which sparks transitions, this book will benefit everyone.

Start-ups and Managing Transitions
The focus of the venture capital community is on the change a new disruptive company intends to bring to the world, and little, if any, attention is paid to the changes and transitions that the company, as it moves from concept development to full commercialization, will have to negotiate to achieve its vision. "Transition Management" provides an excellent `how to' book for young, fragile companies as they negotiate the never ending changes and transitions that they will be forced to make.
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Well Explained Option Strategies
This is an excellent book.It has a logical progression and thoroughly describes option strategies from the conservative to the aggressive.My only suggestion to enhance the book's practicality would be to have an appendix showing profit and loss worksheets for each strategy.His website, The Option Strategist, has some useful option market commentary.

Nitty-gritty street smarts for options traders
"McMillan on Options" is a rare kind of book, and one of the very best.Especially revealing are the discussions in Chapter 4, "The Predictive Power of Options", on how certain patterns of option trading volume and implied volatility can be tip-offs to insider activity and sharp moves in the underlying stock, and on how to take practical advantage of such patterns.The chapters on trading systems and on how to trade volatility and the volatility skew were also well written and useful to the active options trader.All in all, I would recommend this book to anyone seriously contemplating getting involved in the options game.
Exercise your option and buy this book!
As a ROP (registered Options principal) I feel I am uniquely qualified to review this book. First, understand that Larry McMillan is considered by many to be the best options mind on Wall Street (sorry Bernie Schaeffer). His knowledge of this less-than-logical derivative investment is the equivalent of Alan Greenspan’s knowledge of the economy.Read more

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A Thorough Reference
This book is written like a textbook - starting with the most basic concepts - but moves on to discuss the tools and techniques of market analysis in considerable detail. Separate sections deal with residential, office and industrial, retail, hotels and resorts, and mixed-use developments. Case studies are given for each type of property. Technologies and data sources to assist analysis are discussed.Read more

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Good Overall
Pretty thorough text for anyone learning or brushing up on their skills...quite intuitive.

This is one of the best business statistics book
This book is used in the course of Business Statistics at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. This is a useful and understandable book. The questions are well-prepared.Also,the statistics program PhSTAT is given with this book. I advise you to buy.

Good, but could be better
This book is okay, but it could definitely be better.For a basic statistics class, this book contains WAY too much information to digest in a semester of college.No professor I know of has ever gotten past chapter 8.Further, the problems are quite wimpy as far as the amount of thought required for them.Quite wimpy.Could be better.The only good thing is that for doing it on a spreadsheet, the data comes on a CD, so that you don't have to re-type it, thankfully. ... Read more

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great book
bought the book for a bit cheaper than the price cover but got exactly what i paid for on time. ... Read more

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Excellent text
I really enjoyed using this text book. It is clearly written and the student CD really helped me learn the material.

Excellent readibility and examples, did well in class
I purchased this book for a class where it was required, but saved $ by purchasing through amazon.I paid about $120 and see that the price has gone up in the last 2 months.This book seems long but is filled with examples of calculations and process.I found that reading the book gave me a clearer and more thorough explanation than even my teacher could give.I have learned a lot and would highly recommend this book to anyone trying to learn finance.

Good Text For Beginners
I am a non-finance major and this book helped me get through the class very well. Not only does the author explain the material in common language, but it is an easy reader.My favorite part of the book is the CD that comes with it.It has a lot of interactive ways to learn the material, from quizzes to narrative Power Points. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Corporate Finance    5. Finance    6. Budgeting & financial management    7. Business & Economics / Finance