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Freelance book editor Jessica Reid lives in small-town Redford, Georgia with her father and likes the steady pace of life there. When the town's benefactor, Jasper Wilhelm, dies, residents are thrown into a state of upheaval when they're paired off to compete in a series of competitions for his fortune. It's there that Jess meets Japser's grandson, Carter Barclay, an Atlanta financier who is among the contestants. While the two develop an attraction to each other, they are both set on winning his millions and staying in the towns where they live, which could end their relationship before it has a chance to develop into something more.

"Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she's given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job. Evie isn't privy to Mr. Smith's real identity, but she knows this job will be different. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she's starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can't make any mistakes--especially after what happened last time. Because the one thing she's worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to--her real identity--just walked right into this town. Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there's still a future in front of her"--Provided by publisher.

"By the time his outrageous financial crimes were exposed, financier Bernie Madoff had stolen more than 18 billion dollars from thousands of investors. 'Madoff Talks' offers [an] investigation . . . into the largest Ponzi scheme in world history--and a . . . glimpse into the mind of its chief architect. . . . Author Jim Campbell explores the role of the 'Big Four' Madoff clients, JPMorgan Chase, and hungry 'feeder funds.' . . . This . . . account of the rise and fall of Bernie Madoff reveals what motivated the respected financier to commit such massive a fraud, how Madoff managed to keep the scheme hidden in plain sight, the true scale of all investment losses--including international losses, what Ruth Madoff and the rest of the family knew, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"[The story of] card-counting mathematics professor [Edward O. Thorp,] who taught the world how to beat the dealer and, as the first of the great quantitative investors, ushered in a revolution on Wall Street"--Dust jacket.

Bored by his life in finance, American hedge fund manager Jonathan Starr moves to Somalia to found Abaarso, a secondary school in a forgotten place of the world, as a way of transforming his abstract vision into a reality.

Reviews the history of the finance industry, and provides information for people interested in a career in the field, discussing wages, trends, and key jobs, and looking at how to establish a professional reputation and plan a career path. Includes directories of resources.

Describes what it is like to be a financial advisor, discussing the skills and requirements of this career and core qualities of good character and ethical decision-making in relation to working as a financial advisor.

Abe Cushman, the evil genius behind a $60 billion Ponzi scheme, has killed himself and taken his secrets to the grave. A young financial advisor and his girlfriend uncover a conspiracy that reaches from Wall Street deep into the halls of government. With nowhere to turn and no one to trust, Patrick and Lilly must uncover the truth before they become collateral damage in a "financial war" in which casualties are no longer measured in dollars and cents.".

Dan Reingold recounts his experiences as a top Wall Street analyst, his disgust with the corruption of Wall Street and corporate America since the 1990s, and his eventual disenchantment with the financial world.