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I gave this to my 5 year old grandson last year for Christmas. He has twice saved up $20 in the book and his mother takes him to the Dollar Store to chose some items. He is also learning about the value of different coins and equivalents.

We started an allowance for our almost 5 year old son and we were having a difficult time teaching him about saving. This book was the perfect tool! Now, instead of wanting to run out and spend the few coins he earns each week, he's excited about saving them up. And at the same time learning some math and money counting skills. I'll be purchasing this for several nieces and nephews as well.

anyone trying to teach youngsters about saving should start with coin county ! wonderfully illistrated and original. fun and secretly educational . simply a must for age 4 to 10.

I feel that this book has been the most outstanding work ever done in the financial services sector. I recommend this highly especially for people involved in the financial services business. I have used this book immensely in my business too. My heartiest congratulations to all the four authors of this book. I look forward to another book from them in the future.

It is a superb book which has a total grip of the latest in the financial services sector globally.

A "MUST READ" for all financial services participants and strategists. I have read the book three times over and everytime I read this book I find a new angle which I could apply to my business.

A very useful book describing a variety of approaches to creating value, such as strategy, products, technology, logical and mathematical modeling frameworks for analyzing a firm's strategy, technology, and process choices.

A must read for managers of financial service firms, and consultants as well as researchers who work in the area of strategic planning, technology choice, process design and process re-engineering.

"Inside the Minds" is one of the most informative books I've read about investment banking aside from my Corporate Finance textbooks. The question and answer interview format made the text highly readable. Answers were filled less with managerial jargon and more with nuts-to-bolts advice on how to be a successful banker. Many of the books I've found about banking are either about how to get into the business or about deal mechanics. "Inside" focuses on what personal values help one succeed as a banker, and how to ensure longevity in the industry. "Inside the Minds" is similar to "Market Wizards," by Jack Schwager, only it's about banking (not trading). Both were entirely fascinating, and I'm still looking for more books like them.

This is a great book on the "insider" world of investment banking - applicable for both current and aspiring investment bankers, seasoned veterans, and anyone interested in how investment bankers operate. Having been in banking for 10 years at a tier 1 investment banking firm, this is the first insider account of investment banking I have read. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in investment banking.

This is a good authoritative source for doing research. It's an investment towards one particular company, so I'd only recommend buying it if you're serious about working for Lehman, but if you are, this definitely give you an insider's edge. It's also good for interview prep.

This guide was really helpful in giving me the kind of basic grounding that I needed to determine whether Lehman is a company I'd like to work for. I bought this and a couple other insider guides on what I thought were my top three choices of companies. I feel good about 2 of the 3 choices, and am now thinking maybe I should look at another company to replace my third choice. Regardless, I found this guide to be authoritative and credible. I'm already in the working world and have a very busy schedule--this guide gave me exactly what I need in 40 pages, something I can and have read on the train going into work. I'm now re-reading the guide to hone in on some of the research in there--areas that I plan to conduct further research on my own. It's a good, solid starting point. And delivered in a concise format that isn't padded with a lot of fluff, but only gives me the most vital facts and information.

This is stuff you can't get from the recruiting website. Read this guide if you really want to impress our interviewer with knowledgable responses, including why you really want to work for Merrill Lynch.

Money well spent on a guide that's chock full of research, stats, tables, rankings, insider quotes, profiles, info on the recruiting process, training opps, recommended reading, and more! Wow! I've definitely gained a great deal from reading this guide and feel I'm that much closer to nailing the interviews (now that I know what that involves!) and getting into Merrill. It's definitely one of the top runners in terms of where I'd like to see myself in the next year!

This is a good source for interview preparation and for evaluating the company. It provided a range of information to explain the company through and through. Worth its weight in gold if you're going into Salomon for an interview.

SSB is kicking ... in the league tables. I know that now that I've read this Insider Guide, which goes on to explain why SSB is doing so well. I'd really like to work for this company, so I'm doing what it takes to get a leg up on the competition. Like reading this guide and taking what I need out of it to create dialog with my contacts at SSB.

I found this guide to be really useful. Now I have a much better idea of what changes the company has gone through since it merged. Not only do I have a much better idea of what I'm getting into, but I feel much more confident going into interviews when that time, hopefully, comes.

I really enjoyed reading your JPMorgan guide. The writing flows, and the research and analysis of that research is flawless. The Days in the Life were "nice to haves," but you really hit on the "must-haves," which were things like where the company ranks, how its built itself up, where its heading, and how its organized. Of course, it's good to get info on what it's really like to work at JPMorgan. I have no illusions as to the fast pace and grueling hours, but I want to know that if I subject myself to these working conditions, that the people I do it with are my kind of people. I get the strong sense after reading this guide that they are. I'm looking forward to the interviews and discussing certain issues that have been discussed in the guide.

Dr. Neil A. Chriss provides an in-depth introduction to option pricing. Explicit examples are used to explain every theory, including the Black-Scholes formula and several new option pricing theories. Pair this book up with the Black-Scholes and Beyond Interactive Toolkit and you have a powerful and exceptional way to teach and learn option pricing. MATLAB was used to perform the complex option pricing examples and to develop the Interactive Toolkit.

This book is both enjoyable and informative. I will find time to read it again.

I have just read the first three chapters and it looks like I'll finish it soon. Key Financial Instruments is the only readable book on derivatives that I have come across.

incredibly well written - like JK Rowling of Harry Potter and Michael Lewis of Liar's Poker combined

Before going into the many reasons for offshore investing, let us quickly define the term "offshore". To put it simply, offshore means outside of the jurisdiction of one's country and so the term "offshore" should be considered to be almost synonymous with foreign. In other words, offshore investing is investing outside of one's country. Traditionally, offshore investing has been considered to be an activity of the very wealthy but due to improvements in technology and the highly visible trend towards "globalization", that scenario is no longer valid. How noticeable is the trend in offshore investing? Well, it is now a billion dollar industry that has forced most all major financial institutions to place offices all across the globe to better service the investor's ever increasing demand to be able to take advantage of the financial opportunities now available worldwide.

Formerly stagnant economic systems of the excommunist bloc, countries like Russia or Poland, and the developing nations of regions like Latin America are all embracing the free-market capitalistic system and are opening their doors to global investors. Access to capital is critical for such economies to grow and develop. This is not a short-term fad but rather a long-term economic need and a growth opportunity for the astute investor. Clearly, if your portfolio is not invested in foreign markets, you may well be missing out on significant investment opportunities from around the world. Furthermore, if you look overseas for investment opportunities, you can invariably discover that you have a vastly greater basket of funds, markets and interest earning, tax-deferred possibilities than those on offer to the domestic investor. The choice is clear. Step up to the plate and stake your fair share of the potential gains.

An offshore haven is simply a country other than your own. To an American, it's anywhere you bank outside of the U.S. Why invest in offshore havens? Because when you invest outside your own country, you are no longer tied to its restrictive financial laws, and can protect your assets, save taxes and build your wealth easier.

Most of us have been hoodwinked into thinking that offshore havens are illegal, too risky, or otherwise unworthy of consideration. Don't believe it. Financial expert Adam Starchild will dispel myths and misconceptions about offshore banking and reveal how you can:

Achieve total secrecy and and financial privacy
Transfer your money offshore, and keep it safe from lawsuits, creditors, the IRS, etc.
Use offshore havens to legally avoid, defer or minimize taxes
Invest globally and build your wealth
Pick the offshore haven that best meets your objectives
Choose the right offshore bank and maintain an account -- easily and safely
Do business offshore -- and reap extraordinary benefits
And more!

Today your wealth and ability to do with it as you please are in great danger. Not only is there a proliferation of thieves and parasites armed with sophisticated electronic weapons that can steal our money, but the government itself -- the very institution we should rely on to guard our rights -- is after our wealth more persistently and maliciously than any thief in the world.

All over the world, governments are becoming more and more predatory. They reach for more and more power, and they squeeze more and more money out of their citizens... by any means they can. There is almost nowhere on earth your money is safe anymore.

Powers to confiscate money, under the guise of "drug laws," are growing in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and many other countries around the world.

Historically, appropriation of wealth has taken many forms -- and it's gone on for centuries. For instance, in East Germany alone, 9,870 industrial and commercial enterprises and about one-third of the entire land area capable of agricultural or forestry use were confiscated between 1945 and 1949. The same thing has gone on throughout South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Do you do business in the U.S.? You should know that new banking regulations make it a federal crime not to report certain transactions -- of as little as $3,000. There is no requirement that the money be involved in any criminal activity -- it is a crime to simply not report the transaction. The penalty? Liability for a five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine. And -- the law allows the federal government to confiscate any funds they allege to be involved. Plus, bank tellers can collect huge rewards -- up to $150,000 -- for turning you in, if you are subsequently convicted of a criminal act, and subject to a civil fine or forfeiture of money or property.

Governments all over the world are trying to figure out how to crack down on the Internet and on-line communications. They're deathly afraid they'll lose their ability to tax, seize, and control their citizens' money.

The recent Bre-X scandal is a perfect example of how you can be cleverly robbed from anywhere in the world. Bre-X was one of the hot mining companies listed in Canada, but the investors who were fleeced were from all over the world. In a nutshell, fake drilling reports ran the stock of Bre-X from pennies all the way to $22.50, after a 10-1 split. When it turned out the reports were fake, some $4 billion in wealth disappeared almost overnight as the stock plunged.

As you can see, these threats are global. Governments don't protect you -- they're just part of the problem. And other threats cross borders and continents in the blink of an eye.

It doesn't matter whether you're wealthy or average, an individual or a company, or where you are in the world -- the assaults on wealth, from government and crooks, is growing, and you are at risk.

Adam Starchild believes that your wealth should be secure -- safe from the government and safe from thieves. In Using Offshore Havens for Privacy & Profit he shows you some specific strategies to protect your wealth.