Fundamentals of Investments,2nd Ed

Fundamentals of Investments was created to: 1. Focus on students as investment managers, giving them information they can act on instead of concentrating on theories and research without the proper context. 2. Offer strong, consistent pedagogy, including a balanced, unified treatment of the main types of financial investments as mirrored in the investment world. 3. Organize topics in a way that makes them easy to apply--whether to a portfolio simulation or to real life--and support these topics with hands-on activities.

Exploring Macroeconomics 5th Edition

EXPLORING MACROECONOMICS, Fifth Edition, was designed specifically to promote macroeconomic literacy and help readers appreciate how macroeconomics affects their everyday lives. This engaging book combines innovative learning tools, a visually appealing design, and captivating content to help readers easily absorb information and master key concepts. Packed with examples from current events and pop culture, EXPLORING MACROECONOMICS succeeds like no other book in conveying the excitement and real-world relevance of macroeconomics.

The Secret Code of Japanese Candlesticks

Candlesticks have gotten a lot of attention lately, but few traders truly know how to use them wisely and profitably. Without the proper context, candlestick charting won't work. In this book, technical analysis expert Felipe Tudela shares candlestick creator Sokyu Honma's Great Market Cycle theory. With the Great Market Cycle, candlesticks reveal their powerful and simple logic and give traders the insight and context they need to use them successfully. Using these insights, readers will be able to trade each market phase in accordance with his or her own personal strategy.

Lean Innovation: A Fast Path from Knowledge to Value

Within manufacturing, Lean has lead to significant results throughout the world. But what happens when Lean meets Innovation? Is the needed creativity destroyed, or can Lean make the results of the organization even better? In Lean Innovation, Claus Sehested and Henrik Sonnenberg reveal how a managed iteration between creativity and effectiveness can ensure that the visions of top management are realized through the innovation processes. Lean can elevate the innovation processes to a new level where they become a true strategic differentiator. 

Risk Management and Governance: Concepts, Guidelines and Applications

Risk is a popular topic in many sciences - in natural, medical, statistical, engineering, social, economic and legal disciplines. Yet, no single discipline can grasp the full meaning of risk. Investigating risk requires a multidisciplinary approach. The authors, coming from two very different disciplinary traditions, meet this challenge by building bridges between the engineering, the statistical and the social science perspectives.