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#1 I first met Frank Abagnale in 1995, when I was a newly appointed supervisor in the Financial Institution Fraud Unit. He was a consultant for the FBI, and he gave talks about bank fraud and its prevention. His commitment to providing these presentations never ceased.
#2 The real Frank Abagnale is a brilliant man who has pulled off many capers, but he is also one of...
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#1 The case study of General Electric is the biggest story of them all, the amazing and disheartening narrative of a signature American company that rejuvenated its business several times and then faltered.
#2 Welch, the CEO of GE, saw the company's potential and wanted to return it to its nimble roots. He cut layers of management and pushed decision-making down through...
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Get the Summary of Patrick M. Lencioni's The 6 Types of Working Genius in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The 6 Types of Working Genius" by Patrick M. Lencioni presents a model for understanding individual work preferences and natural abilities. The narrative follows Jeremiah "Bull" Brooks, whose professional journey is marked by dissatisfaction until he discovers the Working Genius model. The model includes six...
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#1 The strategies in this book will not solve the underlying problem, but they should help you create enough space and time to read, digest, and apply them. They will help you do less, do things quicker, or feel more in control.
#2 The word because has a magic that makes people believe there is a good reason for what you are asking them to do. It is important to use...
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#1 I was a night person until I realized that I was missing out on important parts of life. I reluctantly became a morning person, and I've never looked back. Mornings are like a secret that I've been missing for years.
#2 The first two mornings are chaos and then overwhelm, while the third morning is calm and control. With Miracle Mornings, you can wake up with energy...
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#1 The first time I tried to build the iPhone was in 1989, when I founded General Magic with two other Apple employees. We designed a beautiful touchscreen mobile computer that combined a cell phone and fax machine.
#2 There is a common assumption that if you find the right job when you're young, you can guarantee some level of success. But that's not always the case....
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#1 Financial education allows you to make more money with less risk, and it also allows you to pay less in taxes. However, you can't follow traditional financial advice or invest in traditional investments.
#2 In 2007, the world woke up to the word subprime. These were mortgages given to people with poor credit who could not afford to pay them back. In 2008, the Lehman...
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Book Preview: #1 The tech and investment world was different in the 1990s. It was a great time to be starting out in the tech industry, as there seemed to be no end to the promise of technology and the amount of wealth creation available to everyone involved.
#2 I was completely oblivious to the tech boom around me, as I had spent my time after graduating from Stanford University...
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Get the Summary of Christopher Leonard's The Lords of Easy Money in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: If you asked most people what forces led to today's unprecedented income inequality and financial crashes, no one would say the Federal Reserve. For most of its history, the Fed has enjoyed the fawning adoration of the press. When the economy grew, it was credited to the Fed. When the economy...
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Book Preview: #1 The goal of Part One is to explain the basics of behavioral finance and its effects on the investment process. By understanding these biases, investors and their advisors can improve economic outcomes and attain stated financial objectives.
#2 The field of behavioral finance seeks to understand and explain the behaviors of investors and markets, both individually...
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#1 The Japanese candlestick chart analysis, so called because the lines resemble candlesticks, has been refined by generations of use in the Far East. Until the publication of Japanese Candle Charting Techniques, the claws of Japanese charting analysis were a secret from the Western world.
#2 Candle charts are easy to understand and provide early indications of market...
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Book Preview: #1 Despite the economic problems America is facing, many politicians seem more committed to finger wagging and ideological solutions than taking concrete steps to get out of the mess.
#2 We must understand that we are the ones who have given away much of our financial freedom through the decisions we have made. We wanted what the banks and advertisers sold us, plain...
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#1 Every business and every industry has people who seem to drip with success. They seem to know all the right people, make all the right decisions, and be in all the right places at the right time. But these successes are not the result of magic or luck. They are the result of hard work and preparation.
#2 All you need to invest in real estate is a good deal that...
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#1 The CEO of the France-based technology company Atos SE, Thierry Breton, announced that he was banning email. In three years' time, he wanted Atos to be an email-zero company. He believed that the volume of emails was polluting his employees' working environments and their personal lives.
#2 Atos, a French company, tried to eliminate email usage in order to...
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#1 Volume Price Analysis is a technique that has been around for over 100 years. It was the foundation stone on which huge personal fortunes were created, and iconic institutions were built. It can be applied to every market.
#2 Charles Dow was the founder of technical analysis, and his principle was that volume confirmed trends in price. He believed that if a price...
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#1 Your attitude and actions toward your problem will determine its nature and severity. If you act like a victim, your problem may become one. If you act like a victor, you may find yourself in a better situation than you were in before. Always remember that attitude and perception are reality. -> The way you approach and deal with a problem is just as important as the...
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#1 Good investors have a monk-like devotion to their field. They do not live by testosterone or adrenaline, but by study, learn, and practice. They do not make decisions based on urgency, but on a patient incremental approach.
#2 The reversion to the mean framework is a mathematical term for the simple idea that life eventually returns to normal. It states that nothing...
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#1 The stock market provides incredible opportunity on a daily basis. To take advantage of it, you must have the know-how and the discipline to apply the proper investment techniques.
#2 Superperformance in stocks requires dedication and a desire to succeed. You do not need a college education or conventional wisdom.
#3 I saw the stock market as a way to achieve my...
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#1 The second choice is to invest in a coin toss. You will receive a 30 percent return if you get heads, but a minus 10 percent return if you get tails. This option will be referred to as Uncle Fred's coin toss, or simply, the coin toss.
#2 The coin toss example demonstrates the difference between the average and annualized return of an asset. The average return is the...
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