Impact Finance

Vince Walker is looking forward to the beginning of the summer and a visit from his son Cy. But while picking up his son at the Indianapolis airport, the country is thrust into nuclear warfare with the detonation of multiple EMPs.

As the biggest criminal trial since the Boston Strangler draws nearer, the public’s fascination with the life and crimes of mob boss Whitey Bulger continues to heat up. Many stories have been told about the murders Whitey and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi committed, and the tacit permission they received from the FBI.

In Douglas Preston's Impact, Wyman Ford is tapped for a secret expedition to Cambodia... to locate the source of strangely beautiful gemstones that do not appear to be of this world. A brilliant meteor lights up the Maine coast... and two young women borrow a boat and set out for a distant...

In “Impact,” Ell’s been taken off the “Most Wanted” list and is resuming somewhat of a normal life. Her old friend Phil Zabrisk is on his way to Mars. One of her exploration rockets is about to land on an earthlike world. Then an enormous comet crashes into Tau Ceti three, threatening the lives of the teecees there. Aliens that Ell and others have come to think of as friends. Phil falls on Mars, breaking his hip in a fashion that needs surgery soon if he’s not to be crippled.

A hope-filled money guide to increase savings, earnings, and giving and actually enjoy it all while designing a life of freedom and eternal impact, from the founder of SeedTime Money. Broken down and stranded 1,000 miles from home with only $7 left in his bank account, Bob Lotich had reached his...

UN ROMAN CHOC, PERTURBANT ET TOUT À FAIT POLITIQUEMENT INCORRECT. Son fils a été assassiné. Mais il n'y a pas qu'un seul meurtrier. Ils sont des milliers... et les victimes sont des millions. Pour prouver à tous la menace qui pèse sur l'humanité, il sera forcé de tuer à son tour.

To see a program successfully through to completion, a program manager must break the work down into simpler, smaller pieces and organize it into interdependent tasks…and this book helps you do just that. Projects require managers, but programs warrant maestros. Tasked with overseeing multiple...

From ancient empires to modern megacorporations, Global Wealth, Local Impact reveals how the unseen machinery of global value chains drives wealth, power, and influence - and why mastering them is today's ultimate leadership advantage.

This practical guide shows how to facilitate collaboration among diverse individuals and organizations to navigate complexity and create change in our interconnected world. David Ehrlichman draws on his experience as a network builder; interviews with dozens of network leaders; and insights from the fields of network science, community building, and systems thinking to provide a clear process for creating and developing impact networks.

When you know what to say and how to say it, people listen. Find your powerful voice, and step into leadership. Speak with impact. Every day, you have an opportunity to use your voice to have a positive impact -- at work or in your community. You can inspire and persuade your audience -- or you...

Read by the author. Learn the keys to energizing your writing, engaging readers, and breaking out with influence. What good will it do to skillfully craft a written argument if you lose your audience? Simple emails, formal reports, blogs, presentations, articles—they need punch to gain...

A captivating economic history of government all over the world. Through economics, our politicians have the power to transform people's lives for better or worse. Think Deng Xiaoping who lifted millions out of poverty by opening up China; Franklin D Roosevelt whose 'New Deal' helped the USA...

Financial success is more achievable when we master some basic personal finance principles. Those of us who have reached a certain level of success have practiced them for many years. The earlier you start, the easier it is to achieve your goals. However, your financial life does not take place in a vacuum. Your friends, romantic interests, and health, among others, also play a very important role that quite often, if neglected, may slow down or even derail the best financial plan. Knowing how to do something is very important, but with little or no discipline, the best plan often fails.

Sustainable investing is booming. The investment industry is fast approaching a point where one-third of global assets under management are invested with a sustainable objective. But do sustainable investment products do what investors expect them to do? How can an investor tell if their investments are having the social impact they want? Larry Swedroe and Sam Adams cut through the fog and bring clarity on all of this and more - providing investors with a firm plan for truly sustainable investing.

In Legacy Redefined, Richard Watts, advisor and legal counsel to America’s wealthiest families, shares cautionary tales of how financial inheritance can create conflict for those who receive it. If you intend to leave money to your kids, you need to hear this heartfelt deep dive into the best practices for passing money to your heirs. Just as important, Richard redefines true legacy as the impact you create for others, and guides you on how to begin your legacy while you are living.

Do you envy the business people who constantly talk about how they have all the time in the world to go on vacation, and that they can afford these luxurious vacations? Have you often wondered how they did it? If you ask them, you will most likely receive a vague answer that referred to some investments or passive income. But what is passive income? Ideally, passive income is income that is relatively regular and comes from a source that you put minimal effort into every month to earn.

Morgan Simon is an investment professional who works at the nexus of social finance and social justice. In Real Impact, she teaches us how to get it right, leveraging the world's resources to truly transform the economy. Over the past 17 years, Simon has influenced over $150 billion from endowments, families, and foundations. In Real Impact, Simon shares her experience as both investor and activist to offer clear strategies for investors, community leaders, and entrepreneurs alike. Real Impact is essential listening for anyone seeking real change in the world.

Personal Finance for Teens: The Ultimate Guide to Transforming Your Financial Game at a Young Age offers practical tools and strategies to help teens take control of their money, avoid common financial pitfalls, and build a strong foundation for future wealth.

Investing with Impact: Why Finance Is a Force for Good outlines the roadmap to reinvigorate a skeptical public and demoralized financial services industry by making the case that contrary to popular misconception, finance is not the cause of the world's problems, in fact, it can provide the solution. Author Jeremy Balkin presents the case that the finance industry can improve the state of the world by positively influencing the allocation of capital.

The purpose of this book is to inform, enable and empower individual investors and families to successfully plan and manage their medium-to-long-term finances—including college savings, retirement and real estate—in the era of Cryptocurrency, Artificial intelligence, and Mixed Reality. These three factors serve as “disruptive innovations” that will empower those investors when compared to the past era of manual “traditional finance.”