…of U.S. Capitalism in Latin America / Edition 1 Author: Thomas O`Brien ISBN-10: 0826319963 ISBN-13: 9780826319968 Investment Mathematics provides an introductory analysis of investments from a quantitative viewpoint, drawing together many of the tools and techniques required by investment professionals. Using these techniques, the authors provide simple analyses of a number of securities including fixed interest bonds, equities, index-linked bonds…Read More

…by the Markets: How Finance Re-Shaped America Author: Gerald F. Davis ISBN-10: 0199691924 ISBN-13: 9780199691920 Basic principles are widely understood in the financial industry, but the terminology and analytical techniques can vary greatly. This book is written for the nonfinancial shareholders, managers, and oil company employees interested in the forces that influence stock values. The bottom line in any company is expressed in the language o…Read More

…t America’s Economic Future Author: Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Scott Burns ISBN-10: 0262612089 ISBN-13: 9780262612081 This paperback edition of The Coming Generational Storm has been revised and updated and includes a new foreword by the authors. In 2030, as 77 million baby boomers hobble into old age, walkers will outnumber strollers; there will be twice as many retirees as there are today but only 18 percent more workers. How will Social Security an…Read More

…America’s Public Schools Author: Eric A. Hanushek, Alfred A. Lindseth ISBN-10: 0691130000 ISBN-13: 9780691130002 Spurred by court rulings requiring states to increase public-school funding, the United States now spends more per student on K-12 education than almost any other country. Yet American students still achieve less than their foreign counterparts, their performance has been flat for decades, millions of them are failing, and poor and min…Read More

…opt universal health insurance and experienced the most rapid explosion of health care costs and economic inequality in the rich world. The American welfare state faces large challenges. Restoring its historical lead in education is the most important but requires investing large sums, beginning with universal pre-school and complementary programs that aid children’s development. The American health insurance system is by far the most costly in th…Read More

…810972865 USING EXCEL & ACCESS FOR ACCOUNTING 2013 teaches students how businesses use spreadsheets and databases in accounting and explains how to use these tools in solving real accounting problems. It is written in a step-by-step format, with plenty of screenshots making it easy to follow. …Read More

…recast disaster: elderly people will be put out to pasture with inadequate health care and financial resources, and a crumbling social welfare infrastructure will implode under the strain of intergenerational conflict. In Aging Nation, renowned experts James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock agree that there is considerable cause for concern but insist that a demographic tsunami is not inevitable. Drawing from the most current data, the authors pro…Read More