The Hometown Investor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hometown Investor write by Richard J. Maturi. This book was released on 1996. The Hometown Investor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Hometown Investment Trust Funds
Hometown Investment Trust Funds - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hometown Investment Trust Funds write by Naoyuki Yoshino. This book was released on 2013-03-21. Hometown Investment Trust Funds available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book records the first success stories of a new form of financial intermediation, the hometown investment fund, that has become a national strategy in Japan, partly to meet the need to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The hometown investment fund has three main advantages. First, it contributes to financial market stability by lowering information asymmetry. Individual households and firms have direct access to information about the borrowing firms, mainly SMEs, that they lend to. Second, it is a stable source of risk capital. The fund is project driven. Firms and households decide to invest by getting to know the borrowers and their projects. In this way the fund distributes risk but not so that it renders risk intractable, which was the problem with the “originate and distribute” model. Third, it contributes to economic recovery by connecting firms and households with SMEs that are worthy of their support. It also creates employment opportunities, at the SMEs as well as for the pool of retirees from financial institutions who can help assess the projects. Introduction of the hometown investment fund has huge global implications. The world is seeking a method of financial intermediation that minimizes information asymmetry, distributes risk without making it opaque, and contributes to economic recovery. Funds similar to Japan’s hometown investment fund can succeed in all three ways. After all, the majority of the world’s businesses are SMEs. The first chapter explains the theory behind this method, and the following chapters relate success stories from Japan and other parts of Asia. This book should encourage policymakers, economists, lenders, and borrowers, especially in developing countries, to adopt this new form of financial intermediation, thus contributing to global economic stability.
Strong Towns
Strong Towns - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Strong Towns write by Charles L. Marohn, Jr.. This book was released on 2019-10-01. Strong Towns available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
The Teenage Investor
The Teenage Investor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Teenage Investor write by Timothy Olsen. This book was released on 2003-08-22. The Teenage Investor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Wall Street wiz kid teaches teens all about investing At the age of 8, when most kids look no further than baseball cards and video games, young Tim Olsen bought his first stock. Now, with a diverse portfolio in hand, this13-year-old wunderkind has written The Teenage Investor. Olson explains for teens, Gen-Xers, and their parents how to build wealth in the stock market by starting now. He then outlines a simple, step-by-step program to begin building a lifelong portfolio. Tim's fresh perspective and wisdom-beyond his-years make The Teenage Investor a welcome relief from the standard "how to get rich" investment book. Writing with knowledge and insight of a market veteran, he tells young and first-time investors: How to invest in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds Unique wealth-building plans for young investors Methods for building a solid investment portfolio at any age
International Real Estate Investments
International Real Estate Investments - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook International Real Estate Investments write by Kim Scheuringer. This book was released on 2021-04-27. International Real Estate Investments available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The purpose of this book is to build a case for investing in international real estate focusing on single-family homes. In so doing, this comprehensive comparative study takes into consideration transaction costs, taxation, as well as regulation and other institutional settings. Analyzing not only the return performance of international residential markets, but also the benefits and drawbacks of such investments in comparison to traditional assets, i.e. stocks and bonds, over a long-term investment horizon of twenty years adds additional insight on investments strategies into the mainly untouched area of single-family real estate returns on different continents and markets.
