Surveys the history and operation of the stock market, how securities are traded and bonds bought and sold, and how risk plays a part in saving and investing decisions.
Collects fifteen critical essays that offer varying perspectives on issues that relate to America's subprime mortgage crisis of the twenty-first century, and discusses the effects of the housing crisis on neighborhoods, the responsibilities of Wall Street and the Federal Reserve, racial discrimination, and more.
how one woman made good on her extraordinary pact to send a classroom of first graders to college
Brown, Oral Lee
2005
Presents the story of Oral Lee Brown who promised to finance the college education of twenty-three first-grade students in 1987, made good on that promise, and continued to support dozens of children in the same manner afterwards.
Explains how to identify and learn more about the best companies in which to invest, with an emphasis on the reading of financial statements and the basics of analysis.
An analysis of the status of children in the United States, providing information and statistics about family income, education, child health, food and nutrition, adolescent pregnancy, and other topics.
Charles Murray proposes a radical new plan that ends Social Security, Medicare, and all forms of welfare, and instead gives every American age twenty-one and older $10,000 a year for life, and argues that this program could achieve the same goals of the welfare state with less financial impact and greater success.
Top students and recent graduates from leading colleges and universities offer specific advice on how to pay for college, avoid unnecessary debt, and manage available funds.
