"This Element is an excerpt from Higher Returns from Safe Investments: Using Bonds, Stocks, and Options to Generate Lifetime Income (ISBN: 9780137003358) by Marvin Appel. Don't know anything about bonds? Start with this plain-English guide to the absolute basics! To begin with, a bond is a loan that an investor makes to a business or government. Bond investors make loans and, in return, receive regular interest payments"--Resource description page....

"This Element is an excerpt from Higher Returns from Safe Investments: Using Bonds, Stocks, and Options to Generate Lifetime Income (ISBN: 9780137003358) by Marvin Appel. Using "ladders" to manage the tradeoffs between short- and long-term bond investing"--Resource description page.

"This Element is an excerpt from Africa rising: how 900 million African consumers offer more than you think (ISBN: 9780132339421) by Vijay Mahajan. Why Africa's economic future is brighter than ever: high growth rates, unique demographics, new opportunities. With the world's fastest growing birthrates in the world, Africa is growing younger every day--creating opportunities in education, entertainment, sports, and youth-focused advertising"--Resource...

"This Element is an excerpt from Technical analysis plain and simple: charting the markets in your language, third edition (ISBN: 9780137042012) by Michael N. Kahn. How to choose and use the right tool for every technical analysis task. Like quality carpentry, quality technical analysis requires the right tool for the right job. Many technicians use only a few indicators, completely ignoring some sectors of analysis. This is like building a table...

"This Element is an excerpt from So what?: how to communicate what really matters to your audience (ISBN: 9780137158263) by Mark Magnacca. How to uncover and communicate the "So What?" benefits your customers really care about: the benefits that drive breakthrough success--in products, services, and in your own career!"--Resource description page.

This Element is an excerpt from Ultimate Leadership: Winning Execution Strategies for Your Situation (9780131933866) by Russell E. Palmer. Available in print and digital formats. A nine-step process to start driving effective change in any organization, beginning right now. Success in leading transformations over the long run depends on the leader's vision in developing a strategic plan. I believe any leader who is serious about transforming an organization...

This Element is an excerpt from 17 Rules Successful Companies Use to Attract and Keep Top Talent: Why Engaged Employees Are Your Greatest Sustainable Advantage (9780137146703) by David Russo. Available in print and digital formats. Yes, you should cheerlead! How to provide the spirited support your teams need -- and why it matters more than you realize. A savvy executive should clear pathways and remove impediments to employees' success and, yes,...

"This Element is an excerpt from The coming China wars: where they will be fought and how they can be won (ISBN: 9780132359825) by Peter Navarro. How to win the inevitable, fast-arriving economic war with China: What consumers, businesses, and governments must start doing today"--Resource description page.

"This Element is an excerpt from The personal credibility factor: how to get it, keep it, and get it back (if you've lost it) (ISBN: 9780132082792) by Sandy Allgeier. A complete, realistic, and proven process for rebuilding lost credibility, one step at a time--no matter why you lost it"--Resource description page.