"University endowment managers have generally outperformed the market benchmarks. However, their knowledge has not been well documented in any book. This book fills that gap and should be of significant help to all those who want to learn from extensive interviews with a number of endowment managers."—PREM JAIN, McDonough Professor of Accounting and Finance, Georgetown UniversityLearn how higher education's largest endowments consistently achieve higher inv...

Inside Billion Dollar Endowments is an approachable yet pragmatic guide for individual investors who want to use the proven investment strategies of large academic endowments. Written in a conversational style, investors will get a unique, inside look into the niche, obscure world of endowment investing through extensive interviews with the CIOs of several dozen endowments as well as other related endowment fund managers. Divided into three sections, Inside Billion Dollar Endowments will p...

TIRED OF THE STOCK MARKET'S UPS AND DOWNS?Get off the Wall Street roller coaster with strategic dividend investing!There's a big difference between investing in the stock market and investing in companies through the stock market. The Strategic Dividend Investor shows you why, over the long run, investing in companies with high and rising distributions is far superior to "playing the market."Responsible for $4.5 billion in dividend-anchor...

Keeping your books in order and your taxes minimized are crucial elements for profitable real estate investing, and it’s vital for real estate investors to take an active role in their administration. 81 Financial and Tax Tips for the Canadian Real Estate Investor offers clear direction and applicable examples to unravel these often complex issues that are key to maximizing your revenue and reducing your taxes. This isn’t a guide to tax evasion or dodgy accounting. This is a guide...

From the Bestselling Author of Real Estate Investing in Canada 2.0What can you learn from four Canadian real estate experts who have 100-plus years of collective investing experience?Whether you are a beginning investor or own a portfolio of residential properties, 97 Tips for Canadian Real Estate Investors, 2nd Edition provides you with insights, strategies and success stories to build your wealth according to a proven system. Investors will learn...

In the years since the now-classic Pioneering Portfolio Management was first published, the global investment landscape has changed dramatically -- but the results of David Swensen's investment strategy for the Yale University endowment have remained as impressive as ever. Year after year, Yale's portfolio has trumped the marketplace by a wide margin, and, with over $20 billion added to the endowment under his twenty-three-year tenure, Swensen has contributed more...

Ask Your Mortgage Broker is based on real-life stories and hard-earned experience that Blair Anderson has collected over the last nineteen years of his career as a mortgage broker. It illuminates the residential mortgage brokerage industry in Canada. This book is an exposé of the industrys history, utilitarianism, and best-kept secrets. It is a must-read for every existing or potential homeowner and it meticulously debunks the myths about mortgage brokers that are designed to mislead you. ...

Harvard Business Essentials are comprehensive, solution-oriented paperbacks for business readers of all levels of experience. Calculating and assessing the overall financial health of the business is an important part of any managerial position. From reading and deciphering financial statements, to understanding net present value, to calculating return on investment, Finance for Managers provides the fundamentals of financial literacy. Easy to use and nontechnical, this helpful guide gives...

This book will examine the profession of investor relations from the practical standpoint. The book will define what investor relations is, what investor relations professionals do, what skills and competencies are required to become a successful investor relations practitioner and, finally, how to outsource investor relations services. Investor relations is a profession on the borderline between communication, finance and law. This book will address each of these three competencies as ess...

Economist, consultant, and Wall Street Journal contributor Alfred Rappaport provides managers and investors with the practical tools and tests for a corporate strategy that creates shareholder value.The ultimate test of corporate strategy, the only reliable measure, is whether it creates economic value for shareholders.After a decade of downsizings frequently blamed on shareholder value decision making, this book presents a new and indepth assessme...

This is the story of the slow evolution of Goldman Sachs-addressing why and how the firm changed from an ethical standard to a legal one as it grew to be a leading global corporation.In What Happened to Goldman Sachs, Steven G. Mandis uncovers the forces behind what he calls Goldman’s organizational drift.” Drawing from his firsthand experience; sociological research; analysis of SEC, congressional, and other filings; and a wide array of interviews with former clients, de...

Do you know what is on your credit report? Are you sure? Most people have no idea, but what you don't know can definitely hurt you. Even if you've never missed a payment there could be small mistakes that can lead to big problems.Don't leave yourself at the mercy of credit repair scam artists who make big promises that they can't keep. You can do it yourself, this book will show you how to:- Fix your own credit report- Avoid credit repair scams- Improve your c...