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"Journey to Launch podcaster Souffrant debuts with a sound program for achieving financial independence, which she defines as being able to live on the "money you've accumulated in your investment accounts... indefinitely." Her five-step program involves figuring out "what your bills and liabilities are in comparison to what you're earning," paying off most debts, establishing an emergency fund, "investing consistently and growing your assets," and...

"Thakor shares stories from her experiences and lessons she's learned, offering a touchstone for what she calls true "wealth"-the convergence of financial and emotional health"--Provided by publisher. No matter your age, income, or profession, it is easy to fall prey to the false belief that the amount of money you earn, the accomplishments you achieve, or the praise you receive is never enough. Thakor shares how she overcame toxic behaviors about...

"From TikTok star and your (favorite) rich BFF Vivian Tu, the definitive book on personal finance for a new generation"--

The year is 2006. Martin Hench is at the top of his game as a self-employed forensic accountant, a veteran of the long guerrilla war between people who want to hide money, and people who want to find it. He spends his downtime on Catalina Island, where scenic, imported bison wander the bluffs and frozen, reheated fast food burgers cost twenty-five dollars. Wait, what? When Marty disrupts a seemingly innocuous scheme during a vacation on Catalina Island,...

"In 2017, when she was only twenty-two, Lauren Simmons became the youngest full-time female trader at the New York Stock Exchange, and the second African American woman in the Exchange's 228-year history to hold such a position. Driven by a passion for empowering women, Millennials, Gen Zs, and minorities to become more financially savvy, she now shares her experience and knowledge in this savvy financial guide. Simmons brings a fresh perspective...

"The story of how American banks helped disenfranchise nonwhite urbanities and condemn to blight the very neighborhoods that needed the most investment is infuriating. And yet, by digging into the history of urban finance, Rebecca Marchiel here illuminates how urban activists changed some banks' behavior to support investment in communities that they had once abandoned. These developments, in turn, affected federal urban policy and reshaped banks'...

"A Pulitzer Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling financial journalist and a policy analyst expose the greed and pillaging of a small group of celebrated Wall Street financiers who use excessive debt and dubious practices to undermine our nation's economy while enriching themselves: private equity"-- "Much has been written about the widening gulf between rich and poor in the United States, the pernicious effects our deepening income inequality...

A living trust is a trust used for the purpose of avoiding the delays and costs associated with probate. They are easy to set up and simply involve completing and signing a trust agreement in which you name yourself as both grantor (creator of the trust) and trustee (manager of the trust assets). Once set up, you transfer some or all your assets to the trust. As trustee, you then take over management of the trust assets. When you die, the assets are...

"Journalist Matt Lewis exposes the ludicrous nature of money in politics and offers readers a better path forward for keeping their elected leaders accountable to the people they are supposed to be representing. A lot has changed since the Founding Fathers first envisioned a country where elected leaders arrived in Washington, performed their civic duty as public servants, and returned home. Today's politicians are an unsavory lot-a hybrid of plutocrats...