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A first-hand look at the extraordinary collapse of FTX, Alameda
Research, and Sam Bankman-Fried In SBF: How the FTX Bankruptcy
Unwound Crypto’s Very Bad Good Guy, accomplished crypto reporter
Brady Dale presents an engrossing take on the spectacular and
sudden implosion of FTX, Alameda Research, and their associated
companies, as well as the criminal indictments of Sam Bankman-Fried
and several of his associates. In the book, you’ll go beyond the
salacious details and tawdry gossip to grasp the real lessons to be
learned from one of the most dramatic corporate failures in living
memory. The author explores: The often-confusing world of
cryptocurrency and decentralized finance, offering a deep
understanding of both industries The history of Sam Bankman-Fried,
what smart money players had to say about him in 2019 and 2020, and
why many decentralized finance professionals considered him a
“pirate” even before FTX and Alameda blew up What the
aggressive lobbying campaigns waged by FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried
reveal about the latter’s motives and goals An extraordinary
account of almost unimaginable wealth, greed, and hubris, SBF is a
can’t-miss account of a fascinating corporate tragedy that
continues to unfold to this very day.
The modern world is built on commodities - from the oil that fuels our cars to the metals that power our smartphones. We rarely stop to consider where they have come from. But we should.
The World for Sale lifts the lid on one of the least scrutinized corners of the world economy: the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard, and sell the earth's resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets, enabling an enormous expansion in international trade and connecting resource-rich countries - no matter how corrupt or war-torn - with the world's financial centers.
The result is an eye-opening tour through the wildest frontiers of the global economy, as well as a revelatory guide to how capitalism really works.
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collections; analyses of federal spending; information on federal
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other technical presentations.
No Worries shows how anyone can live a stress-free financial life and build wealth for the long term.
This is not about millions of tiny decisions that drain the joy from life, like skipping daily coffee to save a few pounds. And it’s not simply about having more money. The secret lies in adopting the right attitude to money and getting a small number of big things right.
In his unique style, drawing on decades of expertise, finance expert Jared Dillian gives us the essential facts about personal finance that will help you see things as you never have before.
Jared reveals:
- how the right kind of abundance mindset works wonders how to purge the urge to splurge (without making life a drag)
- the most effective ways to use credit cards that no one tells you about
- the smart ways to buy big-ticket items, from houses to cars
- what’s gone wrong with student loans and how to use them sensibly
- how to ace investing with the set-and-forget Awesome Portfolio.
No matter where you are in your finance journey, Jared can help you get your finances in better shape than 99% of other people – so that you can get on with your life as your wealth builds.
Do that and you’ll have no financial stress, and no worries.
Diversify your portfolio with gold and silver Investing and trading
in gold and silver is always a sound idea--and that goes double in
a time of unusual market fluctuation. As people look for safe
places to diversify their investment risk, you'll likely see the
value of your investment go up where other stocks are vulnerable.
Gold and silver saw increases in value of 16% and 15% respectively
in 2019--putting them among the top ten most desirable commodities
out there--and are projected to experience even more of a bear
market as the dollar wobbles in an uncertain post-COVID world. This
year, 2020, gold and silver are set up to have their best year of
price appreciation over the past 40+ years. Written in an
easy-to-follow, no-jargon style by CFP and bestselling author, Paul
Mladjenovic, Investing in Gold & Silver For Dummies explains
the different complex processes and vehicles for buying gold and
silver. You'll find out the best ways to add these to your
portfolio, how to balance risk and reward, and how to adapt
time-tested investing plans and strategies to your goals. Identify
your goals and form a plan Buy gold and silver safely to diversify
your portfolio Use ETFs and options to profit from market ups and
downs Understand when a gold and silver investment is legitimate
Use technical analysis to time your market entries Whatever your
current familiarity with gold and silver, this book gives you the
extra expert knowledge you need navigate your gold and silver
investment portfolio safely through a bear or bull market.
The Research Handbook on Central Banking focuses on global central
banks as institutions and not abstractions, providing historical
and practical detail about how central banks work and the
challenges they face. This Research Handbook offers the most
interdisciplinary treatment of global central banks published to
date by addressing key questions regarding where they come from,
how they have changed, and the challenges they face during
uncertain times. Divided into two parts, the Research Handbook
firstly takes readers on a global tour, covering central banks in
the US, Latin America, Europe, Eastern Europe, Japan, China,
Africa, and more. In the second part, authors delve into themes of
broad application, including transparency, independence,
unconventional monetary policy, payment systems, and crisis
response. The interdisciplinary mix of contributors include some of
the most prominent names in central banking as well as a new
generation of scholars who are shaping the conversation about
central banks and their role in global politics, economics, and
society at large. Interdisciplinary and innovative, this Research
Handbook will prove essential reading for scholars focusing on
central banks, financial regulation, global governance, and related
areas, as well as for central bankers and employees at central
banks. Contributors include: C. Adam, K. Alexander, A. Berg, R.
Bhala, D. Bholat, C. Borio, F. Capie, P. Conti-Brown, R.
Darbyshire, F. Decker, B. Geva, C. Goodhart, A.G. Haldane, L.I.
Jacome, H. James, J. Johnson, R.B. Kahn, H. Kanda, C. Kaufmann,
R.M. Lastra, X. Liu, S. McCracken, E.E. Meade, S.T. Omarova, R.
Portillo, M. Raskin, A.L. Riso, R. Smits, P. Tucker, F. Unsal, R.H.
Weber, G. Wood, T. Yamanaka, D. Yermack, A. Zabai, Z. Zhou, C.
Zilioli
The social economy sector (SES) faces pressures for greater
accountability to their funders, users, and citizens, and a growing
need to report good practices in the social, economic, and
financial impact that they have on the community. However, these
entities often face difficulties related to the lack of an
accounting framework that allows them to properly disseminate the
results of their activities. Thus, practices that involve financial
reporting and an assessment of their social, economic, and
financial impact are needed to improve their accountability,
sustainability, and operational performance. Modernization and
Accountability in the Social Economy Sector is an essential
reference source that discusses future avenues of development for
the management of SES entities, accounting, control in SES
management, and measures of performance in the SES. Featuring
research on topics such as online communication, social accounting,
and value reporting, this book is ideal for managers, financial
consultants, academicians, researchers, and students interested in
accounting, management, internal control, auditing, and technology
use in the SES.
'Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal
you' - Oliver Bullough, author of Butler to the World Across the
world, HSBC likes to sell itself as 'the world's local bank', the
friendly face of corporate and personal finance. And yet, a decade
ago, the same bank was hit with a record US fine of $1.9 billion
for facilitating money laundering for 'drug kingpins and rogue
nations'. In pursuit of their goal of becoming the biggest bank in
the world, between 2003 to 2010, HSBC allowed El Chapo and the
Sinaloa cartel, one of the most notorious and murderous criminal
organizations in the world, to turn its ill-gotten money into clean
dollars and thereby grow one of the deadliest drugs empires the
world has ever seen. How did a bank, which boasts 'we're committed
to helping protect the world's financial system on which millions
of people depend, by only doing business with customers who meet
our high standards of transparency' come to facilitate Mexico's
richest drug baron? And how did a bank that had been named 'one of
the best-run organizations in the world' become so entwined with
one of the most barbaric groups of gangsters on the planet? Too Big
to Jail is an extraordinary story brilliantly told by writer,
commentator, and former editor of The Independent, Chris
Blackhurst, that starts in Hong Kong and ranges across London,
Washington, the Cayman Islands and Mexico, where HSBC saw the
opportunity to become the largest bank in the world, and El Chapo
seized the chance to fuel his murderous empire by laundering his
drug proceeds through the bank. It brings together an extraordinary
cast of politicians, bankers, drug dealers, FBI officers and
whistle-blowers, and asks what price does greed have? Whose job is
it to police global finance? And why did not a single person go to
prison for facilitating the murderous expansion of a global drug
empire?
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