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Understanding wealth in the United States - who has it, how they acquired it, and how they preserve it - is crucial to addressing the economic and political challenges facing the nation. But until now we have had little reliable information. Edward Wolff, one of the world's great experts on the economics of wealth, offers an authoritative account of patterns in the accumulation and distribution of wealth since 1900.
A Century of Wealth in America demonstrates that the most remarkable change has been the growth of per capita household wealth, which climbed almost eightfold prior to the 2007 recession. But overlaid on this base rate are worrying trends. The share of personal wealth claimed by the richest one percent almost doubled between the mid-1970s and 2013, concurrent with a steep run-up of debt in the middle class. As the wealth of the average family dropped precipitously - by 44 percent - between 2007 and 2013, with black families hit hardest, the debt-income ratio more than doubled.
The Great Recession also caused a sharp spike in asset poverty, as more and more families barely survived from one paycheck to the next. In short, the United States has changed from being one of the most economically equal of the advanced industrialized countries to being one of the most unequal.
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What kind of mischief can result from misunderstanding the monetary system? The work of 2 obscure Scottish chemists destroyed the presidential prospects of William Jennings Bryan, as well as Franklin D. Roosevelt's decision to appease a few senators from the American West who helped communism triumph in China, are just 2 such mishaps cited in this important work by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. This accessible work also provides an in-depth discussion on the creation of value.
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This book is not unabridged.
- By James on 01-18-09
By: Milton Friedman
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The Rise of Carry
- The Dangerous Consequences of Volatility Suppression and the New Financial Order of Decaying Growth and Recurring Crisis
- By: Tim Lee, Jamie Lee, Kevin Coldiron
- Narrated by: Todd Belcher
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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The financial shelves are filled with books that explain how popular carry trading has become in recent years. But none has revealed just how significant a role it plays in the global economy - until now. A groundbreaking book sure to leave its mark in the canon of investing literature, The Rise of Carry explains how carry trading has virtually shaped the global economic picture - one of decaying economic growth, recurring crises, wealth disparity, and, in too many places, social and political upheaval.
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Good framework, games out the possibilities
- By Philo on 11-24-21
By: Tim Lee, and others
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Lifecycle Investing
- A New, Safe, and Audacious Way to Improve the Performance of Your Retirement Portfolio
- By: Ian Ayres, Barry Nalebuff
- Narrated by: Gerry Gartenberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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In finance, as in life, there's no such thing as a free lunch - unless you're well diversified. The push toward diversification inspires many investors to buy index funds, which is a smart move. But most people have missed the chance to diversify over their investing lifecycle.
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Pay Attention to Ideas, not Details
- By David on 08-23-10
By: Ian Ayres, and others
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The Great Reversal
- How America Gave Up on Free Markets
- By: Thomas Philippon
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
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Why are cellphone plans so much more expensive in the United States than in Europe? It seems a simple question. But the search for an answer took Thomas Philippon on an unexpected journey through some of the most complex and hotly debated issues in modern economics. Ultimately, he reached a surprising conclusion: American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on healthy competition.
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Eye-opening, but better as a book - a must-READ
- By Ash on 11-29-19
By: Thomas Philippon
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
- The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns, 10th Anniversary Edition
- By: John C. Bogle
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. Bogle describes the simplest and most effective investment strategy for building wealth over the long term: buy and hold, at very low cost, a mutual fund that tracks a broad stock market Index such as the S&P 500.
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One star for every point this 5 hour book makes.
- By Matt on 01-31-19
By: John C. Bogle
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Missed Fortune 101
- A Starter Kit to Becoming a Millionaire
- By: Douglas R. Andrew
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Andrew
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Unaware, we proceed down the highway of life, pursuing financial security with one foot on the brake pedal and the other on the gas. We may eventually make it to our destination, but only after a pretty jerky ride. We wonder why a few others arrived at the station of financial independence sooner, achieving more, with a much smoother ride. This audiobook will teach concepts and give insights that are contrary to popular belief. Now is the time to discover the best way to safely accumulate more money.
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Not bad
- By Leo on 04-29-10
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The Four Pillars of Investing
- Lessons for Building a Winning Portfolio
- By: William J. Bernstein
- Narrated by: Scott Pollak
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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William Bernstein's commonsense approach to portfolio construction has served investors well during the past turbulent decade - and it's what made The Four Pillars of Investing an instant classic when it was first published nearly a decade ago. This down-to-earth book lays out in easy-to-understand prose the four essential topics that every investor must master: the relationship of risk and reward, the history of the market, the psychology of the investor and the market, and the folly of taking financial advice from investment salespeople.
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out of date
- By ubuntu_bear on 10-03-24
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Battle for the Soul of Capitalism
- By: John C. Bogle
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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There is no one better qualified to tell us about the failures of the American financial system and the grotesque abuses that have taken place in recent years than John C. Bogle, founder and former chief executive of the Vanguard mutual-fund group. This legendary mutual-fund pioneer has witnessed firsthand the innermost workings of the financial industry for more than 50 years and has set the standards for sound investment strategies and stewardship.
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Do You Own a Mutual Fund?
- By M. Kettell on 02-02-08
By: John C. Bogle
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The End of Normal
- The Great Crisis and the Future of Growth
- By: James K. Galbraith
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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The years since the Great Crisis of 2008 have seen slow growth, high unemployment, falling home values, chronic deficits, a deepening disaster in Europe - and a stale argument between two false solutions, “austerity” on one side and “stimulus” on the other. Both sides and practically all analyses of the crisis so far take for granted that the economic growth from the early 1950s until 2000 - interrupted only by the troubled 1970s - represented a normal performance.
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The Shifts and the Shocks
- What We've Learned - and Have Still to Learn - from the Financial Crisis
- By: Martin Wolf
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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The Shifts and the Shocks is not another detailed history of the crisis, but the most persuasive and complete account yet published of what the crisis should teach us about modern economies and economics. The audiobook identifies the origin of the crisis in the complex interaction between globalization, hugely destabilizing global imbalances and our dangerously fragile financial system.
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Good on Europe's problems, fair global update
- By Philo on 01-08-15
By: Martin Wolf
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A Generation of Sociopaths
- How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America
- By: Bruce Cannon Gibney
- Narrated by: Wayne Pyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
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What happens when a society is run by people who are antisocial? Welcome to baby boomer America. In A Generation of Sociopaths, Bruce Cannon Gibney shows how America was hijacked by the boomers, a generation whose reckless self-indulgence degraded the foundations of American prosperity.
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Honest introspection required
- By Niki on 03-31-17
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The Truth about Retirement Plans and IRAs
- All the Strategies You Need to Build Savings, Select the Right Investments, and Receive the Retirement Income You Want
- By: Ric Edelman
- Narrated by: Keith Spengel
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Everyone knows that saving for your retirement is important. Yet only half of all eligible Americans contribute to a retirement plan. That’s because all plans - including the 401(k), 403(b), 457, and even the IRA - are complicated, confusing, and costly. New York Times best-selling author and acclaimed financial advisor Ric Edelman has counseled thousands of savers and retirees and has accumulated his advice in this audiobook.
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some very great info but be careful
- By Linda Mueller on 11-30-18
By: Ric Edelman
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- Ziggy
- 07-06-19
Detailed Statistically Reasoned Analysis
Would be surprised if you could get this information as up-to-date and well presented anywhere else. Very detailed examination of the effects of various circumstances (job type, marriage status, etc.) and birthed traits (sex, race, etc.) on wealth and to a lesser degree income. The analysis is extensive and heavy with statistics (would estimate 95% or sentences use at least one). Am a highly audio and numbers based person, so this was great for me, and think many would prefer the physical book. Regardless, Wolff is discerning in his treatment of the data and makes deliberate and clear adjustments that truly drive at understanding fundamental economic drivers of the American family’s wealth status. Enjoyable and informative. Have given it 4/5 on the story because it is soooo academic.
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