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The must-read summary of Karen Berman and Joe Knight's book: "Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean".
This complete summary of the ideas from Karen Berman and Joe Knight's book "Financial Intelligence" shows how everyone in business should acquire a set of skills and attitudes about finance. In their book, the authors have included stories of real life businesses and provided the financial knowledge that...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Michalowicz's book "Profit First" introduces the Profit First Approach. According to Michalowicz, this approach means prioritising profit, instead of leaving it as an afterthought. By following this approach, you can secure your profits and run your business on the remaining cash.
There are four steps to install the Profit First Approach:
1. Draw a line in the sand
2. Set up your Profit First system
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The must-read summary of Joel Stern and John Shiely's book: "The EVA Challenge: Implementing Value-Added Change in an Organization".
This complete summary of the ideas from Joel Stern and John Shiely's book "The EVA Challenge" shows how Economic Value Added is the best and most direct measure of whether a business is creating wealth when the cost of its capital has been taken into account. EVA also aligns precisely the interests of the company's...
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The must-read summary of Doug Sundheim's book: "Taking Smart Risks: How Smart Leaders Win When Stakes Are High".
This complete summary of the ideas from Doug Sundheim's book "Taking Smart Risks" shows that when you stay in your comfort zone indefinitely, you really don't feel alive. Thus to keep growing, you have to work towards achieving challenging goals which force you to stretch and grow. This summary highlights five things you need to do in...
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The must-read summary of Rob Adams' book: "If You Build It Will They Come? Three Steps to Test and Validate Any Market Opportunity".
This complete summary of the ideas from Rob Adams' book "If You Build It Will They Come?" shows that successful entrepreneurs don't just plunge in without doing their research: before investing money they prove that a market exists, and that the market is commercially viable. This summary demonstrates that though this...
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The must-read summary of Larry Downes' book: "The Strategy Machine: Building Your Business One Idea at a Time".
This complete summary of the ideas from Larry Downes' book "The Strategy Machine" shows that disposable computers are set to transform every industry. To be ready for this, the ultimate extension of the Information Revolution, you need to develop a "Strategy Machine" which incorporates a portfolio of strategies that you can use to harness...
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The must-read summary of Robert Kaplan and David Norton's book: "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert Kaplan and David Norton's book "The Execution Premium" explains that the concept of an "execution premium" is the extraordinary value which gets created by an organisation when it clarifies its strategy and then demonstrates an ability to follow through and...
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The must-read summary of Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji's book: "Beating the Business Cycle: How to Predict from Turning Points in the Economy".
This complete summary of the ideas from Makshman Acuthan and Anirvan Banerji's book "Beating the Business Cycle" shows that many people now assume the business cycle has been mastered, and there is no need to worry about economic recessions or recoveries any more. This point-of-view, however, might...
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This complete summary of the ideas from Bob Reiss' book "Low Risk, High Reward" shows that, contrary to popular belief, most entrepreneurs don't welcome risk. In fact, they use a number of techniques to ensure risk is minimized and prefer to acknowledge and handle risk, rather than ignore it. In his book, the author presents some of the ways in which everyone can lower risk, without compromising product, quality or dreams. This summary is a must-read...
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The must-read summary of Van Tharp, D. Barton and Steve Sjuggerud's book: "Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom".
This complete summary of the ideas from Van Tharp, D. Barton and Steve Sjuggerud's book "Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom" shows that it is possible to become financially free. All you have to do is begin the journey and systematically put sound investment strategies in place. In their book, the authors provide a four-step process...
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The must-read summary of Max Gunther's book: "The Zurich Axioms: An Effective Set of Principles About Handling Investment & Risk".
This complete summary of the ideas from Max Gunther's book "The Zurich Axioms" shows how everyone wants to win, but not everyone wants to bet. To make any kind of gain in life, you have to put something at risk. In his book, the author tells the story behind the Zurich Axioms and how they took huge risks and ignored some...
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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 must-read summary of Michael Lewis' book: "Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt".
This complete summary of the ideas from Michael Lewis' book: "Flash Boys" explains the increase of high-frequency trading (HFT) in the US market and Dan Spivey's project to connect a data center in Chicago to a stock exchange in northern New Jersey by fiber optic cable. This summary points out the key ideas behind Lewis' book, such as the fact that speed has replaced...
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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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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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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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This complete summary of the ideas from Ken Fisher and Lara Hoffmans' book "Debunkery" shows that in order to be a successful investor, you have to avoid the common errors most people make repeatedly. Investors usually demand absolutes but they don't exist — even the very best investors are only right about 70% of the time. In their book, the authors advise you to debunk all the conventional investment advice you hear on TV and do your own thinking....
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The must-read summary of Peter Mallouk's book: "The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them: Getting Investing Right".
This complete summary of the ideas from Peter Mallouk's book "The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them" states that not many investors get a huge return on their investments. According to Mallouk, the reason for this is because investors make five mistakes that stop them from investing in the right...
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The must-read summary of Robert G. Hagstrom's book: "The Warren Buffett Way: Investment Strategies of the World Greatest Investor".
This complete summary of the ideas from Robert G. Hagstrom's book "The Warren Buffett Way" reveals the approach behind the success of one of the most successful stock market investors: focus on the value of the business and its market price. In his book, the author explains how Buffett finds a business he understands...
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The must-read summary of Joel Breenblatt's book: "The Big Secret for the Small Investor: A New Route to Long-Term Investment Success".
This complete summary of the ideas from Joel Breenblatt's book "The Big Secret for the Small Investor" shows that investing in the stock market will generate the biggest long-term returns. In his book, the author reveals the different approaches to investing and why you should choose "The Big Secret Investment Strategy",...
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