Economic Analysis

In his 2007 book The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb says the Black Swans of his title can appear at any time, in the form of financial crises, wars, and other unexpected events that have profound, irreversible consequences. Taleb draws on philosophy, mathematics, economics, and other disciplines to explain in plain English why we seldom prepare for these events adequately. The way our brains process knowledge lull us into believing the future will resemble the past.

Since it was first published in 1973, A Random Walk Down Wall Street has been a highly influential best seller. Burton G. Malkiel demolishes the idea that investment "experts" can predict stock price changes and thereby "beat the market." With all available information that could affect the value of a company's shares known almost instantly to all investors, Malkiel says, shares quickly find the price that reflects that information. This is known as the efficient market hypothesis.

Heard of bitcoin? Blockchain is actually far more than bitcoin. In fact, blockchain is hailed as the second coming of the Internet. Even in its infancy stage, it is taking the world by storm. The banks, the accounting firms and the financial companies are taking it seriously. But what is it and how does it affect us in our lives or our jobs? Is blockchain just another hyped up bubble or is it going to stay for real? Follow us through this book to understand blockchain and you decide whether it will affect us.

My employer is a major player within the retail industry. With experience it is fairly easy to indicate that the process of the store's operations begins with the supplier. Suppliers are responsible for inputs to a process, and my employer is involved in both external and internal suppliers. My employer offers a store brand that is produced within a separate department and a separate location that competes with the supplier's brand.

In this review, we will analyze, discuss, and summarize the key points in The Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse.

If you have been on top of the news as of late you would have heard of the various scandals and exposes of the rich and powerful sheltering their money in offshore tax havens. Tax havens are a very popular way for those who have the means to hide their assets from taxation as well as other legal proceedings. In this review of The Hidden Wealth of Nations by Gabriel Zucman, we will analyze, discuss, and summarize the book's key points.

Would you like to explore the world of Forex trading but don't know where to start? That's why you have to buy this audiobook: This audiobook contains all the information you need to help you approach the world of trading in the best way. Thanks to the content of this manual, you will learn to interpret market trends and generate profits thanks to proven and successful trading strategies.

In this audiobook, you will have full access to every advance aspect of knowledge in the cryptocurrency world. This audiobook is fully based on the actual price data in December 2017. The author's analysis is mainly on mainstream cryptocurrency and Bitcoin, providing 21 different angles. Learn from the audiobook, understand how it works, and how to technically analyze the trends! Join the digital-capital.

Despite Brazil being part of the BRIC nations, those with the most potential for growth in the global economy, Brazil is considered economically backwards in many ways. You get an idea of this when you look deeper into its politics and economic policies. In this edition of Summary Shorts, we will analyze and summarize the ideas put forth in Brazillionaires, a book that truly exposes the dark side of Brazil's rise and arguably its inexorable fall.

There is no doubt that the economic crisis of 2008 was one of the worst in recorded history. It was scary times. What is even scarier still is the fact that it's only a matter of time before another crisis will occur. In Thomas E. Wood's book Meltdown, he makes the case that the US Government was to blame for the 2008 meltdown and asks how the government can insure it doesn't happen again. In this edition of Summary Shorts, we will analyze and summarize the ideas put forth in Meltdown and learn how a future financial crisis can be avoided.

This book is written by trading expert Andrew Johnson. It is doing very well on Amazon and CreateSpace. It is dominating in its categories. Some big promotions are coming up for this book and the series. This is a great opportunity to get involved before the promotion.