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The Art of Investing, with Jim Rogers (7-Part Series) - DVD

Released 1996

Whether trading in bull markets or bear markets, Jim Rogers believes that a cool head and a critical eye will always prevail. In this incisive seven-part series, filmed during actual M.B.A. classes at Columbia University, the renowned Wall Street wizard spells out the concepts that every investor needs to know. Over the course of the series, Rogers lectures his securities analysis class, defining key investment terms and grilling students as they defend their stock picks. No business library is complete without this powerful educational resource. 7-part series, 23 minutes each.

The Series Includes : Researching Change: Looking for Financial Opportunity | Analyzing Supply and Demand | Gauging Corporate Health, Part 1: Operating Margins | Gauging Corporate Health, Part 2: The Price/Earnings Ratio | Interviewing the CEO, Part 1 | Interviewing the CEO, Part 2 | Buy or Sell? Building a Case

  • The Art of Investing, with Jim Rogers (7-Part Series) - DVD $929.95 [Add to Cart]
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Investing - DVD

A 10-year high school reunion provides an chance to investigate opportunity cost, supply and demand’s effect on wages, investing in human capital, and the costs and benefits of career decisions. In another segment, two workers, thinking hard about their futures, learn about incentives for investing in human capital and the economic risks involved, why people change jobs, and factors that enhance job mobility. Galloping competition in the manufacturing sector sets the stage for discussing productivity, investments in robotic technology, automation and the loss of jobs, and the role of government in training displaced workers. Correlates to National Economics Standards. A 152-page teacher’s guide is included. (68 minutes)

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Standard Deviants School: Finance Super Pack - DVD

Produced - 2005

Let the Standard Deviants help your students make sense of the stock pages (and learn the rudiments of big business and personal finance in the process!) with this lively ten-DVD set.

The Basics: The Standard Deviants jump into the role of financial manager, so prepare your students to roll up their sleeves and pick a type of business, choose a corporate structure, maximize shareholder wealth, and explore different kinds of markets.

Assets and Liabilities: The Standard Deviants spill the beans about annual reports, interest rates, real rate, risk premium, the yield curve, the time value of money, and future value.

Money Management: The Standard Deviants will show viewers how to plot a future path for their money by addressing annuity due, present value, opportunity cost rate, perpetuity, interest rates, and EAR.

Investing: Focusing on risk, the Standard Deviants explain how to roll the dice the smart way—by understanding probability distribution, expected rate of return, distribution curves, risk and standard deviation, the coefficient of variation, and the correlation coefficient.

Diversification: The Standard Deviants tell why diversification is music to an investor’s ears as they talk about CAPM, Beta, required rate of return, market risk premium, security market line, and risk-free rate.

Bonds: The Standard Deviants will help your students bond with bonds by explaining par value, coupon payment, maturity, bond present value, discount and premium bonds, YTM, and preferred stock.

Important Concepts: The Standard Deviants continue their mission to boldly explore strange new financial concepts as they inform viewers about common stock, dividends, present value, the Gordon Growth Model, expected value, supernormal growth, the cost of capital, WACC, and cost of debt.

Cost: The Standard Deviants bravely face up to the costs of doing business, including the marginal cost of capital, the cost of debt, the cost of preferred stock, the cost of retained earnings, and WACC.

Corporate Finance: The Standard Deviants show how big companies are really a lot like the average wage earner (and vice versa) as they talk about three types of capital projects, capital budgeting, payback methods, NPV, IRR, MIRR, and cash flow.

Raising Capital: The Standard Deviants play pirate as they buy a new ship to go a-roving, making stops along the way to discuss NICO, operating cash flow, net disposal cash flow, depreciation, MACRS, evaluation, and capital budgeting for replacement.

Not available for preview. Can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive.

Recommended for grades 9+. Ten 26-minute DVDs.

  • Standard Deviants School: Finance Super Pack - DVD $399.99 [Add to Cart]
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Socially Responsible Investing - DVD

A growing number of investment firms and individual investors are guided by the triple bottom line of human dignity, environmental stewardship, and financial profit. This program looks at the growth of socially responsible investing, or SRI, as a successful approach for portfolio managers, venture capitalists, and individual investors. Outlining the “three pillars” of SRI—company screening, community investing, and shareholder activism—the program features insights from several experts in the field: venture capitalist and Aretê Corporation president Robert Shaw, Environmental Design International CEO Deborah Sawyer, The New Global Investors author Robert A. G. Monks, California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, and others. (28 minutes)

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Warren Buffett: The Ultimate Entrepreneur - DVD

Produced - 1999

Having sustained its annual growth for decades, Berkshire Hathaway is one of the most profitable companies in existence today. In this rare interview, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and billionaire CEO Warren Buffett—second only to Bill Gates in personal wealth in the U.S.—discuss topics including how to target businesses for acquisition, the future of investment in a volatile stock market, why Berkshire Hathaway’s stock has never split, and Buffett’s ultimate entrepreneurial goal: to amass an immense endowment fund to benefit society. (25 minutes)

  • Warren Buffett: The Ultimate Entrepreneur - DVD $149.99 [Add to Cart]
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Investing: From Risk to Reward - CD

Produced - 2002

As the saying goes, “It takes money to make money.” How does interest work? What types of retirement accounts are there? And just how risky is the stock market? This CD-ROM answers these and many other questions as it explores the volatile world of investment.

Modules include…

  • How Your Money Makes Money: Interest—looks at compounding and the “Rule of 72.”
  • Risk vs. Reward—talks about the relationship between risk and profit, setting investment goals, and making appropriate investment choices.
  • Low-Risk Investments—analyzes savings accounts, money market accounts, and CDs.
  • Variable-Risk Investments—considers bonds, mutual funds, and retirement accounts.
  • High-Risk Investments—discusses the basics of stocks and commodity investments.
  • The Right Investment for You—explains the process of creating a personalized investment portfolio.

Interactive exercises on compound interest, how to choose investments, and how to determine a risk comfort level are also included.

Note: Can be used with both Windows and Macintosh.

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Banking Basics - CD-ROM

Released - 2002

Covering a wide range of money-related topics, this detailed four-disc series co-produced with UnitedTrust Bank introduces the subject of personal finance clearly and thoroughly. Each CD-ROM contains information simple enough for young teens to understand yet challenging enough to capture the interest of older students. Instructors will appreciate the learning objectives, which are built around recognized scholastic standards, and a printable teacher’s guide for each program. Learners will enjoy rich content that features video role-plays, interactive exercises, self-assessment questions, and audio narration. A user-friendly interface, a built-in interest calculator, a glossary, and an index are also bound to please. Can be used with both Windows and Macintosh.

The Series Includes : History: From Barter to Banking | Accounts: From Savings to Checking | Investing: From Risk to Reward | Smart Credit: From Credit Cards to Loans

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Accounting in an Hour - DVD

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Now you can gain the accounting knowledge you're missing with the new Accounting in An Hour Training Program. In only one hour your hosts with give you a step-by-step roadmap to help you expertly evaluate.

  • Income Statements
  • Balance Sheets
  • Write-offs, Expensing vs. Capitalizing
  • Investment Criteria
  • Working Capital
  • And More...

You WILL be able to read a Balance Sheet and Income Statement and understand what you are reading

Invest just 60 minutes in this new training program and you will have the tools you need to take part in meetings, contribute in financial discussions and really help your company or organization grow.

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Liars - DVD

Produced - 2006

It’s been estimated that there are over 100 different types of lie—some good, some bad, some pure evil. Although lying is universal, it may be the most poorly understood of all human traits. In this program, psychologist John Marsden attempts to unravel the mysteries surrounding deception and identify its cues in body language and facial expression. Dr. Marsden interviews Donald Bickerstaff, a man who swindled millions from investment clients and who displays little remorse for his dishonesty. Dr. Marsden also meets Beth Shannon, a portrait artist with an uncanny ability to spot falsehoods, and confronts that most merciless of lie detectors, the polygraph machine. A BBCW Production. (56 minutes)

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Strategic Long-Term Financial Decisions - DVD

Produced - 1995

This program explains the following concepts: Capital Structure and Leverage; Dividend Policy; Common Stock and the Investment Banking Process; Long-Term Debt; Hybrid Financing; Corporate Restructuring; and Multinational Financial Management. (76 minutes)

  • Strategic Long-Term Financial Decisions - DVD $149.99 [Add to Cart]
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Financial Management (5-Part Series) - DVD

Released - 1995

This innovative series brings the real world of finance into the classroom. The programs in this series provide a strong introduction to core financial management topics. The series uses animated graphics throughout to illustrate financial concepts and relationships as well as news stories from television to highlight the financial concerns and decisions of real companies. 5-part series.

The Series Includes: Introduction to Financial Management | Fundamental Concepts in Financial Management | Strategic Long-Term Investment Decisions | Strategic Long-Term Financial Decisions | Financial Planning and Working Capital Management

  • Financial Management (5-Part Series) - DVD $779.99 [Add to Cart]
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Tricky Business: Advice for Struggling Entrepreneurs - DVD

Produced - 2004

Multimillionaire John Boyle is the Donald Trump of the U.K. Over the course of this series, John provides valuable suggestions to three pairs of eager and talented twenty somethings whose fledgling ventures are struggling to stay airborne. But will they take his advice? 3-part series, 24 minutes each.

The Series Includes: Belle & Bunty Fashions: Attracting Investment Through Brand Image | I-magine iPod Accessories: Jumping from Startup to Market Leader | Boso Online Marketplace: Converting Users into Investment Gold

  • Tricky Business: Advice for Struggling Entrepreneurs - DVD $399.99 [Add to Cart]
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Return on Investment - DVD

Once again Julian Carruthers (John Cleese) is on the receiving end of good advice from his patient friend Scroggs (John Bird). This time he learns the importance of valuing returns. This video unravels the complexities of return on investment by explaining the relationship between investment and profit, and establishing the true rates of return in the marketplace.

Features and applications

  • A straight forward explanation of what a budget is, why it works, and how it is put together
  • Excellent use of graphics to aid understanding

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NewsHour Business Ethics Anthology - DVD

Best-Seller / Released - 2006

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is renowned for its balanced, in-depth reporting. This anthology of NewsHour segments comes to terms with thorny issues of business ethics. Through interviews with key figures and insightful analysis, the anthology blends case studies and background reports to explore the Enron affair, stratospheric executive compensation, Wall Street irregularities, and other topical business concerns within their broader contexts.

 

The episodes are…

    CEOs’ View of Corporate Ethics: Paul Solman elicits perspectives from CEOs Pete Peterson, Bill George, and Dick Syron on corporate and accounting scandals

    Executive Perks: Ray Suarez talks with Harvard Business School’s Rakesh Khurana, author of Searching for a Corporate Savior, and Robin Ferracone, a partner with Mercer Human Resources Consulting, about the pay and perks of Jack Welch and other CEOs

    Ethics of Stock Options: Margaret Warner analyzes the effects of stock options as compensation for managers and executives with TechNet’s Rick White and law professor Jennifer Arlen

    Executive Pay—The Issues: Paul Solman inquires into the factors that influence executive pay

    Executive Pay—Market Forces: Paul Solman examines whether the marketplace truly has a say in determining executive salaries

    Wealth and Democracy: Paul Solman analyzes the impact of wealth on democracy with author Kevin Phillips and free market champion Lawrence Kudlow

    Tricks of the Accounting Trade: Paul Solman examines short-term accounting gimmicks that businesses sometimes use to inflate earnings reports

    Accounting Alchemy at Enron: Paul Solman takes a look at the sleight-of-hand accounting that contributed to the rise and fall of Enron

    Wall Street Fraud: Terence Smith discusses the implications of a $1-billion settlement by major Wall Street firms with Jim Cox, professor of corporate and securities law, and Charles Elson, director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance

    Mutual Fund Fraud: Margaret Warner investigates unfair mutual fund management practices such as late trading and market timing with Donald Langevoort, a former special counsel at the SEC, and John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group

    Legislating Ethics: Terence Smith considers Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reforms with law professor Jim Cox; Nell Minow, editor of the watchdog Web site The Corporate Library; and The Brookings Institution’s Bob Litan

    Wall Street Ethics, Part I: Gwen Ifill reviews the settlement of the lawsuit alleging that Merrill Lynch misled investors with John McConnell, of the Krannert School of Management; Paul Kedrosky, a former equity analyst at HSBC; and New York Times financial writer Gretchen Morgenson

    Wall Street Ethics, Part II: Margaret Warner examines the ways Wall Street investment firms can influence the stock market with Columbia Law School’s John Coffee; Peter Siris, managing director of Guerilla Capital Management; and Stuart Kaswell, general counsel for the Securities Industry Association.

(3 hours)

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More Than Numbers: Management Accounting in Practice - DVD Series

More companies every day are looking toward management accounting for answers to their survival. Using real-life case studies, this practical 12-part series designed for students and business professionals explores the entire subject of management accounting, from specific accounting techniques and key accounting concepts to ethical questions involving how information is presented. The material is relevant to small, medium, and large businesses; case studies include on-site interviews with company representatives. Problem-solution formats, used wherever possible, help students identify the concepts presented and encourage them to consider what methods they might employ when handling similar problems. 12-part series, 28 minutes each.

The Series Includes: Introduction to Management Accounting | Fixed and Variable Costs | Project Analysis | Revenue and Production Constraints | Process and Job Order Costing | New Approaches to Costing | Pricing Issues | The Time Value of Money | Capital Expenditure Analysis | Strategic Planning | Managing Uncertainty | Cutting-Edge Issues in Management Accounting

  • More Than Numbers: Management Accounting in Practice - DVD Series $879.99 [Add to Cart]