An essential guide for every woman who wants to build, preserve, and enjoy her wealth in a world where the old sequential patterns of education, marriage, motherhood, and retirement no longer apply.

Heralded as an "in depth action plan for women and families" by renowned economist Nouriel Roubini, and "pioneering" by the Wall Street Journal, THE SEVEN PEARLS OF FINANCIAL WISDOM: A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO ENJOYING WEALTH AND POWERis the financial guidebook for the next generation.Praise for the Seven Pearls: "The growing economic power of women globally is undisputed. In The Seven Pearls of Financial Wisdom: A Woman's Guide to Enjoying Wealth and Power, authors Camilla Webster and Carol Pepper have created an excellent in depth action plan for women and families in response to a changing world. It is must read for women in the 21st century." Nouriel Roubini, renowned Economist"The Seven Pearls advice on starting your own business, building your own wealth, and banking on your appearance is spot on. As successful female entrepreneurs, Camilla Webster and Carol Pepper not only talk the talk, they walk the walk. The book demonstrates to women what can be achieved in and alongside corporate America. Don't miss out on a single pearl - this information is priceless!" Liz Lange, Liz Lange Maternity"With wisdom, perspective, insight, pragmatism, and emotional intelligence, Carol Pepper and Camilla Webster here deliver invaluable and timeless guidance that investors all over the world can effectively apply to improve their investment performance."David M. Darst, CFA, Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney"As a committed alumna of Bryn Mawr College, Carol has generously shared her financial advice with our students and alumnae alike. In collaboration with Camilla Webster, she now makes her guidance available to a wider audience. They draw upon both data and life stories to provide women with advice on developing and maintaining lifetime financial independence."Jane McAuliffe, President, Bryn Mawr College"Women in history have long been at the center of wealth and power but never have so many women had the chance to control their financial destiny. In The Seven Pearls of Financial Wisdom authors Carol Pepper and Camilla Webster offer women a rich trove of practical direction and inspiring examples on how to enjoy their new level of power in the 21st Century."Dr. Amanda Foreman, Author, A World On Fire, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire

Want to check out the best investment management companies? We pick the cream-of-the-crop portfolio managers and give you access to ALL their holdings. The following are the investment management companies and their holdings* (for 2012) that you will find in this book: Warren Buffett - Berkshire Hathaway George Soros - Fund Management Richard Aster - Aster Management Dr. Sam Stewart - Wasatch Advisors Jim W. Oberweis - Oberweis Management Arnie Schneider III - Schneider Capital Scott Satterwhite - Artisan Funds James Miles - Hotchkis and Wiley John Keeley - Keeley Asset Management William B. Frels - Mairs & Power Funds Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Charles Schwab Trust Company, A Division Of Charles Schwab Bank Citadel Investment Group Friedberg Investment Management Goldman Sachs Paulson & Co Renaissance Technologies T. Boone Pickens - BP Capital Management Zacks Investment Management and more... Invest like a Billionaire: If you're not following the top investors in the world, who are you following? *Shares Held, Change in Shares, and Position Change as of February 1, 2012.

Tired of hearing you’ll never be wealthy unless you sacrifice all the things that make you feel wealthy? Ever notice how managing money always seems to mean cutting back on small daily pleasures like lattes and lunches? Alexandria Blaelock explains that true wealth involves more than money - you can enjoy things that make you happy while creating a prosperous future tomorrow. Borrowing techniques from business, Alexandria reveals how: • A meaningful vision of your future is the missing link. • Planning and managing spending brings your dreams to life. • Sharing what you have can make the world a better place. Plus, you’ll discover: • How to connect with your past and future selves. • The comforts of risk management. • What to look for in a long-term romantic partner. Stop worrying about how to pay for your life – relax and enjoy it.

Are you confident your clothes suit you and reflect who you really are? Drawing on early twentieth century purchasing patterns and advice, through two World Wars and the Great Depression, Alexandria Blaelock describes a four-step system for developing your wardrobe plan. You’ll learn what you need to know, to have the courage to make a plan and stick with it. • Your budget • What’s appropriate • Your style • What you need And the background knowledge that will make your wardrobe plan last; how to: • create wardrobe capsules • perform wardrobe reviews • prepare to shop • identify good fit and quality • care for your clothing • maintain your body shape All so you can confidently build your signature wardrobe.

If you’ve ever bought a personal finance book, watched a TV show about stock picking, listened to a radio show about getting out of debt, or attended a seminar to help you plan for your retirement, you’ve probably heard some version of these quotes: “What’s keeping you from being rich? In most cases, it is simply a lack of belief.” —SUZE ORMAN, The Courage to Be Rich “Are you latte-ing away your financial future?” —DAVID BACH, Smart Women Finish Rich “I know you’re capable of picking winning stocks and holding on to them.” —JIM CRAMER, Mad Money They’re common refrains among personal finance gurus. There’s just one problem: those and many simi­lar statements are false. For the past few decades, Americans have spent billions of dollars on personal finance products. As salaries have stagnated and companies have cut back on benefits, we’ve taken matters into our own hands, embracing the can-do attitude that if we’re smart enough, we can overcome even daunting financial obstacles. But that’s not true. In this meticulously reported and shocking book, journalist and former financial columnist Helaine Olen goes behind the curtain of the personal finance industry to expose the myths, contradictions, and outright lies it has perpetuated. She shows how an industry that started as a response to the Great Depression morphed into a behemoth that thrives by selling us products and services that offer little if any help. Olen calls out some of the biggest names in the business, revealing how even the most respected gurus have engaged in dubious, even deceitful, prac­tices—from accepting payments from banks and corporations in exchange for promoting certain prod­ucts to blaming the victims of economic catastrophe for their own financial misfortune. Pound Foolish also disproves many myths about spending and saving, including: Small pleasures can bankrupt you: Gurus popular­ized the idea that cutting out lattes and other small expenditures could make us millionaires. But reduc­ing our caffeine consumption will not offset our biggest expenses: housing, education, health care, and retirement. Disciplined investing will make you rich: Gurus also love to show how steady investing can turn modest savings into a huge nest egg at retirement. But these calculations assume a healthy market and a lifetime without any setbacks—two conditions that have no connection to the real world. Women need extra help managing money: Product pushers often target women, whose alleged financial ignorance supposedly leaves them especially at risk. In reality, women and men are both terrible at han­dling finances. Financial literacy classes will prevent future eco­nomic crises: Experts like to claim mandatory sessions on personal finance in school will cure many of our money ills. Not only is there little evidence this is true, the entire movement is largely funded and promoted by the financial services sector. Weaving together original reporting, interviews with experts, and studies from disciplines ranging from behavioral economics to retirement planning,Pound Foolish is a compassionate and compelling book that will change the way we think and talk about our money.

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“Entertaining and informative. Desai takes us on a journey through the fundamentals of finance, from asset pricing to risk and risk management, via options, mergers, debt, and bankruptcy."- John Lanchester, The New Yorker "A fascinating new perspective on modern finance," --Oliver Hart, 2016 Nobel Laureate in Economics "Lucid, witty and delightfully erudite...From the French revolution to film noir, from the history of probability to Jane Austen and The Simpsons, this is an astonishing intellectual feast." --Sebastian Mallaby, author of The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan Longlisted for 2017 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year A 2017 AMAZON PICK IN BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP A WealthManagement.com BEST BUSINESS BOOK OF 2017 In 1688, essayist Josef de la Vega described finance as both “the fairest and most deceitful business . . . the noblest and the most infamous in the world, the finest and most vulgar on earth.” The characterization of finance as deceitful, infamous, and vulgar still rings true today – particularly in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. But, what happened to the fairest, noblest, and finest profession that de la Vega saw? De la Vega hit on an essential truth that has been forgotten: finance can be just as principled, life-affirming, and worthy as it can be fraught with questionable practices. Today, finance is shrouded in mystery for outsiders, while many insiders are uneasy with the disrepute of their profession. How can finance become more accessible and also recover its nobility? Harvard Business School professor Mihir Desai, in his “last lecture” to the graduating Harvard MBA class of 2015, took up the cause of restoring humanity to finance. With incisive wit and irony, his lecture drew upon a rich knowledge of literature, film, history, and philosophy to explain the inner workings of finance in a manner that has never been seen before. This book captures Desai’s lucid exploration of the ideas of finance as seen through the unusual prism of the humanities. Through this novel, creative approach, Desai shows that outsiders can access the underlying ideas easily and insiders can reacquaint themselves with the core humanity of their profession. The mix of finance and the humanities creates unusual pairings: Jane Austen and Anthony Trollope are guides to risk management; Jeff Koons becomes an advocate of leverage; and Mel Brooks’s The Producers teaches us about fiduciary responsibility. In Desai’s vision, the principles of finance also provide answers to critical questions in our lives. Among many surprising parallels, bankruptcy teaches us how to react to failure, the lessons of mergers apply to marriages, and the Capital Asset Pricing Model demonstrates the true value of relationships. THE WISDOM OF FINANCE is a wholly unique book, offering a refreshing new perspective on one of the world’s most complex and misunderstood professions.

If we understood the true role of money in our lives, writes philosopher Jacob Needleman, we would not think simply in terms of spending it or saving it. Money exerts a deep emotional influence on who we are and what we tell ourselves we can never have. Our long unwillingness to understand the emotional and spiritual effects of money on us is at the heart of why we have come to know the price of everything, and the value of nothing. Money has everything to do with the pursuit of an idealistic life, while at the same time, it is at the root of our daily frustrations. On a social level, money has a profound impact on the price of progress. Needleman shows how money slowly began to haunt us, from the invention of coins in Biblical times (when money was created to rescue the community good, not for self gain), through its hypnotic appeal in our money-obsessed era. This is a remarkable book that combines myth and psychology, the poetry of the Sufis and the wisdom of King Solomon, along with Jacob Needleman's searching of his own soul and his culture to explain how money can become a unique means of self-knowledge. As part of the Currency paperback line, it includes a "User's Guide" an introduction and discussion guide created for the paperback by the author -- to help readers make practical use of the book's ideas.