IF IT'S RAINING IN BRAZIL, BUY STARBUCKS
The hardcover edition of If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks first introduced investors to macrotrading. Instead of just theorizing, the breakthrough investing strategy actually quantifies the impact of global economic forces on specific sectors of the stock market. This paperback edition delivers macrotrading to a new and wider audience, identifying which economic indicators are essential to follow, how to trade profitably in times of recession or inflation, subtle signals that indicate imminent turning points in the market, and much more.
Easy access to the essential knowledge and skills of a top-level M.B.A. program--without having to attend a lecture
What the Best MBAs Know provides professionals who don't have the coveted M.B.A. designation with the skills and knowledge taught in today's finest programs. Professors from Stanford, MIT, Northwestern, and other influential programs contribute detailed chapters on broad-scope topics such as strategy, functional areas including accounting, and key disciplines from managerial economics to decision analysis.
The resulting application-based book gives readers complete mastery over the most important concepts of an M.B.A. education, leveling the playing field between M.B.A. and non-M.B.A. professionals. Organized according to the subject matter of the core M.B.A. curriculum, this unique and valuable book features:
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Interactive exercises and trading guidelines for using today's most strategically advanced event-trading technique
High-profile events and announcements can cause tremendous swings in stocks and sectors, and often point out tremendous opportunities to investors who know how to read them. When the Market Moves, Will You Be Ready? is a how-to for knowing which events matter versus which are meaningless, and how to take advantage of the former for consistent trading success.
Emphasizing the practical side of trading, When the Market Moves, Will You Be Ready? features exercises, Q&As, and checklists for using investing techniques in day, swing, value, or virtually any other trading or investing style.
This hands-on book explores:
Always a Winner is an important and timely guide to thriving in challenging economic times. Prof. Navarro deftly bridges the academic and business communities, showing corporate leaders how to read economic tea-leaves to anticipate business cycles. His Master Cyclist credo offers many practical tips and real-world case studies for steering companies through turbulent economic seas. --Mark Greene, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, FICO (Fair Isaac Corp.)
Navarro's Always a Winner shows why forecasting the economy with a ruler can be lethal for corporate executives and money managers. He demonstrates how to skillfully anticipate the ups and downs of the economy and successfully navigate through them. The current economic crisis clearly demonstrates why this book is so important to have on your bookshelf. --Mark Zandi, Chief Economist and Cofounder of Moody's Economy.com
Always a Winner is required reading for every entrepreneur, money manager, and independent investor hoping to outperform the market and retire one day. --Mark T. Brookshire, Founder of StockTrak.com and WallStreetSurvivor.com
Navarro's wealth of real world examples will show you how to make both economic recessions and recoveries invaluable allies in executing competitive corporate strategies. A must read! --Lakshman Achuthan, Managing Director, Economic Cycle Research Institute
Why recessions are far more dangerous than any 10 competitors
Most companies make a lot of money during economic expansions-and lose a lot of money during recessions. That is the way it has always been. That is the way it need not always be.
This book will show you how to always be a winner over the course of the entire business cycle-not just when economic times are good. To do this job, this book will arm you with all the strategies and tactics and forecasting tools you will need to profitably manage your organization through the business cycle seasons-from the best of boom times to the worst of recessionary times.
In this book, you will learn to
The forecasting tools and management strategies revealed in this book have been developed over the last five years by the author-the world's leading expert on managing the business cycle for competitive advantage.
By learning to strategically manage the business cycle, your organization will be able to create a powerful competitive and sustainable advantage over its rivals and thereby find the grail sought by every executive team in the world-superior financial performance.
In this way, Always a Winner provides you with the in-depth insight and practical advice you need to help your company survive and thrive in the increasingly risky conditions of the 21st century.