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Elvis Tin Savings Bank $9.99 This tin savings bank features song titles and images of Elvis. The perfect way for an Elvis fan to save their coins! (3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ x 3 3/4″). |
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50 50 Savings Bank $19.95 College fund? Trip to Vegas? Let fate decide! This arcade-style bank lets you label your savings goals on the front with a dry-erase marker (included). Just drop in a coin and watch which compartment it falls into. Re-label your categories whenever you want! Plastic. 10 1/2″ high. |
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Bozo the Clown Toy Savings Bank $10.99 Stop clowning around and get serious about your savings with this fun Bozo the Clown Piggy Bank. Made of ceramic and full of nostalgic circus charm. Measures 4.75W x 4H inches. |
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Bank Systems And Technology $58.5 This is a new addition to our selection.We’ll add a description as soon as we can.Bank Systems And Technology is part of the General family of magazines. It is generally sold to individuals and businesses and quite often can be found in a reception room or waiting room of a company or a professional office like a dentist, doctor, health club, gym, or beauty and hair salon. A full year magazine subscription to Bank Systems And Technology includes issues delivered right to your mailbox. |
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5050 Savings Bank $19.98 Let Chance Decide What You Save Up For First! Why wait for a rainy day? Use the dry erase boards to write in two things you want to save for. Maybe something responsible, maybe something not. Then every coin you drop randomly takes a path to 1 of the 2 compartments! Each side has its own access compartment to retrieve the stash. Includes dry erase marker. 7″x 3.5″x 10.5″. |
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Hamburger Shaped Savings Bank $8.49 Highlights Fashionable designMade of high quality material Specifications Dimensions (cm): 12 x 12 x 8Weight (kg): 0.201 |
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Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena $76.47 Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena is a multipurpose arena in Jamestown, New York, USA. It hosts local sporting events and concerts. It has been the home of two shortlived minor league hockey teams: the Jamestown Titans of the North Eastern Hockey League in 200304 and the Jamestown Vikings of the MidAtlantic Hockey League in 200708. It serves as the home of the junior hockey Jamestown Jets in 200809, also hosting that years UJHL All Star Game, and occasionally hosts training camp for the Erie Otters. The capacity of the Arena A for hockey is 1,900 people, and has begun exploring expanding that capacity to 3,000 seats to lure a professional franchise. The arena has played host to both the WWE Raw and WWE Friday Night SmackDown tours, as well as the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling circuit. In 2008, the arena announced it has received a 50,000 grant from New York state to reconfigure its lobby area and make it more accessible to guests. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 100 Publication Date: 2011/03/26 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.02 x 0.24 inches |
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Central Bank of Iceland $82.85 The Central Bank of Iceland (Icelandic: Selabanki slands) is the central bank or reserve bank of Iceland. It has served in this capacity since 1961, when it was created by an act of the Alingi out of the central banking department of Landsbanki slands, which had had the sole right of note issuance since 1927 and had conducted only limited monetary policy. Selabanki slands is owned by the Icelandic government, administered by a threemember board of governors appointed by the Prime Minister to sevenyear terms and a sevenmember supervisory board. It has the sole right to issue notes and coins of Icelandic Krnur and to manage the states foreign currency reserves. The Central Bank Act of 1986 eliminated the ability of the Central Bank to regulate the interest rates of commercial banks and savings banks. Though nominally independent, the Central Bank of Iceland was historically expected to follow the lead of the central government. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 110 Publication Date: 2010/04/29 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.26 inches |
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Gas Cylinder Shaped Savings Bank (Red) $8.95 This stylish money saving bank is specially designed with butane gas cylinder. |
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Macroeconomic Linkage : Savings, Exchange Rates, and Capital Flows $94.58 No Synopsis Available |
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The Learning Journey Pig E Bank Savings Bank with LCD Pink $15.99 Kids of all ages love the traditional treasure of a piggy bank. Pig E Bank takes this tradition to a new level. When you place a coin in the bank, he will tell you what coin you have deposited and then he will ask for more! The LCD screen also tallies your deposits and tells you what your bank balance is. You can also adjust your balance when you make a withdrawal. Need to access your deposited funds? Simply press his nose and watch his mouth drop open to release the coins. Pig E Bank is a great tool to teach kids to recognize coin values and count money while saving their pennies. |
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Philadelphia Savings Fund Society $66.91 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS), originally called the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, was a savings bank headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. PSFS was founded in December 1816, becoming the first savings bank to organize and do business in the United States. The bank would grow into being one of the largest savings banks in the United States and become a Philadelphia institution with generations of Philadelphians opening up accounts as children and becoming lifelong depositors. The bank was organized by a group of men led by Condy Raguet after reading about the concept of savings banks becoming popular in Great Britain. The bank quickly began to expand by adding services and branches and moving into larger headquarters buildings. By the late 1910s PSFS had the largest number of depositors of any savings bank in the United States and was second to the Emigrant Savings Bank in the amount of money deposited. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 88 Publication Date: 2010/05/19 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.21 inches |
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Poker 802100 Saturn Magic Box Savings Coin Bank $20.8 Coins disappear when placed in this mystifying Trademark Saturn Magic Box Savings BankThis incredible Magic Box Savings Bank is a great way to make saving money fun and interesting for kids. Just drop in coins and watch as they vanish into thin air The Magic Box Savings Banks features amazing space imagery and a planet that appears to float in the air. Only you and your child will know the secret to open the box and collect the savingsFeatures include:. Amazing space theme and floating planet. Concealed savings area. Dimensions: 2.75 x 2.75 x 2.75 inches. Includes retail packaging |
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Magic Floating Ball Space Box Coin Savings Bank $25.65 Coins disappear when placed in this mystifying Trademark Space Magic Box Savings BankThis incredible Magic Box Savings Bank is a great way to make saving money fun and interesting for kids. Just drop in coins and watch as they vanish into thin air The Magic Box Savings Banks features amazing space imagery and a planet that appears to float in the air. Only you and your child will know the secret to open the box and collect the savingsFeatures include:. Amazing space theme and floating ball. Concealed savings area. Dimensions: 2.75 x 2.75 x 2.75 inches. Includes retail packaging |
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Floating Space Ship Magic Box Savings Coin Bank $25.35 Coins disappear when placed in this mystifying Trademark Space Ship Magic Box Savings BankThis incredible Magic Box Savings Bank is a great way to make saving money fun and interesting for kids. Just drop in coins and watch as they vanish into thin air The Magic Box Savings Banks features amazing space imagery and a planet that appears to float in the air. Only you and your child will know the secret to open the box and collect the savingsFeatures include:. Amazing space theme and floating rocket. Concealed savings area. Dimensions: 2.75 x 2.75 x 2.75 inches. Includes retail packaging |
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Bank AmeriKid ATM Machine Bank $29.48 Build your savings the Bank AmeriKid way! This Interactive savings bank looks, sounds, and works like a real ATM. Use your ATM card and secret password to deposit and withdraw real money from your Bank AmeriKID savings account! Features include electronic keypad, easy carry handle, security alarm, dollar and coin deposits, safe deposit box, calculator, LCD screen, and instructions. For ages 5 and up. |
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My Savings Book Journal $12.7 Discover: Saving money is a valuable skill Money earns money when its in a savings account Your bank uses your money to help others Fill out My Savings Book and Journal worksheets and find out: What type of spender and saver you are How to set your savings goals Journal pages will help you keep track of: Gifts of money you receive Money you earn yourself Your savings and the interest your bank pays you Author: McCrary, J./ Mallon, Melanie/ Bright, Bonnie Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 48 Publication Date: 2009/10/01 Age Level: 08 13 Language: English Dimensions: 5.51 x 8.50 x 0.10 inches |
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Buyenlarge 216395P2030 Drinker Savings Bank 20×30 poster $30.55 Series: Mechanical Banks. Artist: unknown. Period:. Source country: USA. Source Year: 1950. A barfly settles in and up at the bar. The toy simulates drinking and the cost associated. 20inch by 30 inch poster print on standard paper. All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results. This item takes 59 businessdays to ship |
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Santa Claus Savings Bank 28×42 Giclee On Canvas $428.79 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950Help Santa drop coins down the chimney for savings.28 inch by 42 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Drinker Savings Bank 28×42 Giclee On Canvas $428.79 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950A barfly settles in and up at the bar. The toy simulates drinking and the cost associated.28 inch by 42 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Armored Car Savings Bank 28×42 Giclee On Canvas $428.79 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950Keeping your money safe in a tin toy armored car can be great fun.28 inch by 42 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Missile Savings Bank 28×42 Giclee On Canvas $428.79 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950Shoot to the moon and outer space as you save.28 inch by 42 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Buyenlarge 216646P2030 Missile Savings Bank 20×30 poster $31.73 Series: Mechanical Banks. Artist: unknown. Period:. Source country: USA. Source Year: 1950. Shoot to the moon and outer space as you save. 20inch by 30 inch poster print on standard paper. All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results. This item takes 59 businessdays to ship |
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Missile Savings Bank 12×18 Giclee On Canvas $77.63 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950Shoot to the moon and outer space as you save.12 inch by 18 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Drinker Savings Bank 12×18 Giclee On Canvas $77.63 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950A barfly settles in and up at the bar. The toy simulates drinking and the cost associated.12 inch by 18 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Armored Car Savings Bank 12×18 Giclee On Canvas $77.63 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950Keeping your money safe in a tin toy armored car can be great fun.12 inch by 18 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Santa Claus Savings Bank 12×18 Giclee On Canvas $77.63 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950Help Santa drop coins down the chimney for savings.12 inch by 18 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Society for Savings Building $71.7 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Society for Savings Building, also known as the Society Corp. Building, is a highrise building on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The building was constructed in 1889, and stood as the tallest building in Cleveland until 1896, when it was surpassed by the 221foot (67 m) Guardian Bank Building. The building stands 152 feet (46 m) tall, with 10 floors.The Society for Savings Building is often considered to be the first modern skyscraper in Cleveland and the state of Ohio. It was designed by John Wellborn Root of the Chicagobased architectural firm Burnham Root. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2010/08/10 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.23 inches |
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Central Bank $100.37 A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is a banking institution granted the exclusive privilege to a lend a government its currency. Like a normal commercial bank, a central bank charges interest on the loans made to borrowers, primarily the government of whichever country the bank exists for, and to other commercial banks, typically as a lender of last resort. However, a central bank is distinguished from a normal commercial bank because it has a monopoly on creating the currency of that nation, which is loaned to the government in the form of legal tender. It is a bank that can lend money to other banks in times of need. Its primary function is to provide the nations money supply, but more active duties include controlling subsidizedloan interest rates, and acting as a lender of last resort to the banking sector during times of financial crisis (private banks often being integral to the national financial system). It may also have supervisory powers, to ensure that banks and other financial institutions do not behave recklessly or fraudulently. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 168 Publication Date: 2010/07/25 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.38 inches |
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Buyenlarge 216514P2030 Santa Claus Savings Bank 20×30 poster $31.73 Series: Mechanical Banks. Artist: unknown. Period:. Source country: USA. Source Year: 1950. Help Santa drop coins down the chimney for savings. 20inch by 30 inch poster print on standard paper. All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results. This item takes 59 businessdays to ship |
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John Deere 06037 JD Tractor Crossing Savings Bank $49.4 Drop in a coin watch the bank light up and listen to the sounds of a tractor coming thru the field just like the real thing. Over 4feet tall Crossing signal lights and real tractor sounds Coin slot fits all U.S. coins Durable clear plastic sign post lets your children watch their money grow. Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included) |
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Buyenlarge 216468P2030 Coin Vending Machine Savings Bank 20×30 poster $30.55 Series: Mechanical Banks. Artist: unknown. Period:. Source country: USA. Source Year: 1950. Like kids at a candy store this toy bank collects your coins and gives a tasty treat. 20inch by 30 inch poster print on standard paper. All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results. This item takes 59 businessdays to ship |
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Coin Vending Machine Savings Bank 28×42 Giclee On Canvas $428.79 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950Like kids at a candy store this toy bank collects your coins and gives a tasty treat.28 inch by 42 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Coin Vending Machine Savings Bank 12×18 Giclee On Canvas $77.63 Series: Mechanical BanksArtist: unknownPeriod: Source country: USASource Year: 1950Like kids at a candy store this toy bank collects your coins and gives a tasty treat.12 inch by 18 inch Giclee print on Canvas.All files are stored digitally and are ready for reproduction. The quality is closely monitored to ensure professional results.This item is custom made per order. |
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Plastic Piggy Bank Assorted(Pack of 48) $2.55 Plastic Piggy Bank Assorted – Crayons Savings Banks – Great Plastic Piggy Bank Replacement! 6In. |
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13.5 Diet Coke Can Bank $13.98 The Diet Coke Can Bank is 13.5” tall. Features a slot at the top, and a removable plug at the bottom to remove your savings. |
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Spider-Man Bust Bank $12.99 Spider-Man Bust Bank. Let one of the Marvel Universe’s mightiest heroes guard your spare change! This Spider-Man Bust Bank is the simplest savings account around, and it also doubles as a great collectible. Display it on your shelf, fill it with change, and watch your net worth grow! Order yours today! |
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Captain America Bust Bank $14.99 Captain America Bust Bank. Let one of the Marvel Universe’s mightiest heroes guard your spare change! This Captain America Bust Bank is the simplest savings account around, and it also doubles as a great collectible. Display it on your shelf, fill it with change, and watch your net worth grow! Order yours today! |
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8 Hershey’s Kiss Bank $12.98 The Hersheys Kiss Bank is perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth! Features a coin slot where the Hersheys paper originates and a removable plug in the bottom to retrieve your savings. Height: 8. |
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24 Bowling Pin Bank $14.98 A perfect strike! The 24” bowling pin bank is great for any bowling fan or bowling themed party! These banks have a slot at the top and a removable plug in the bottle to retrieve your savings. |
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Piggy Bank(Pack of 100) $10.4 This large plastic piggy bank is great for banks, financial institutions, children and programs promoting savings. Imprint Size: 2″ w x 2″h.5″w x 3″h. |
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Banks Based in Maine : Td Banknorth, Northeast Bank, Td Bank, N. A. , Kennebunk Savings Bank $7.86 No Synopsis Available |
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Fred Budget Cuts Piggy Bank $21.99 Budget Cuts Piggy Bank, Shows Portions of Funny Savings, Ceramic Construction, Generously Sized – Measures: 9 x 4.5 x 5.25 inches |
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18.5 Chocolate Hershey’s Syrup Bank $14.98 The Chocolate Hersheys Syrup Bank is perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth! Features a coin slot in the top and a removable plug in the bottom to retrieve your savings. Height: 18.5. |
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18.5 Strawberry Hershey’s Syrup Bank $14.98 The Strawberry Hersheys Syrup Bank is perfect for anyone with a sweet tooth! Features a coin slot in the top and a removable plug in the bottom to retrieve your savings. Height: 18.5. |
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Trademark Lucky Slot Machine Bank $29.99 This is a full-action casino style slot machine and savings bank. It looks great anywhere and keeps your saved money separate from the jackpot money. |
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Can The Poor Save $34.95 Many policymakers argue that the best poverty policy not only provides cash to the poor for subsistence but also incentives and structures that encourage long-term social and economic improvement. As part of this, they make the case for Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), a new policy proposal designed to help the poor save and to build assets. This book explores IDAs to determine their effectiveness.IDAs are matched savings accounts targeted on low-income, low-wealth individuals. Savings in IDAs are used for home ownership, post-secondary education, small business development, and other purposes. Do IDAs work? If they do, for whom? And does how an IDA is designed determine savings outcomes? This volume is the first analysis of matched savings by the poor to use data from monthly bank statements. It comes at a critical time, as debate rages over the merits of individual social security accounts. IDAs also respond to policy that is becoming more asset based and less inclusive of the poor. The authors argue for the efficacy of IDAs to counter this tendency. They find that while savings outcomes vary among participants, no characteristics (such as low income or public assistance) preclude saving. They examine effects of IDA design (the match rate, savings targets, and the use of automatic transfer) on savings results and analyze factors that influence varying rates of saving and spending over time. They conclude that financial education and other support services, though costly, improve savings performance. To address the issue of cost they suggest a two-tier system of IDA design, one with broad access and simple services and the other with targeted access and intensive services.Can the Poor Save? offers a wealth of lessons to those interested in saving and asset accumulation among the poor. It not only breaks new ground in the scientific study of savings behavior, but also offers concrete, evidence-based recommendations to improve policies |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2003: Report Together with Supplemental and Dissenting Views (to Accompany H.R. 522) $25.6 New – Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 2003]. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)52096428 Subject: Interest rates — United States. Excerpt: …15 ( B ) by striking paragraph ( 6 ); and ( C ) by redesignating paragraphs ( 7 ), ( 8 ), and ( 9 ) as paragraphs ( 6 ), ( 7 ), and ( 8 ), respectively; ( 7 ) in section 6 ( 5 ) ( 12 U.S.C. 1816 ( 5 ) ), by striking ‘ ‘ Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ‘ ‘ and inserting ‘ ‘ Deposit Insurance Fund ‘ ‘; ( 8 ) in section 7 ( |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2003: Report Together with Supplemental and Dissenting Views (to Accompany H.R. 522) $16.72 New – Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O., 2003]. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)52096428 Subject: Interest rates — United States. Excerpt: …15 ( B ) by striking paragraph ( 6 ); and ( C ) by redesignating paragraphs ( 7 ), ( 8 ), and ( 9 ) as paragraphs ( 6 ), ( 7 ), and ( 8 ), respectively; ( 7 ) in section 6 ( 5 ) ( 12 U.S.C. 1816 ( 5 ) ), by striking ‘ ‘ Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ‘ ‘ and inserting ‘ ‘ Deposit Insurance Fund ‘ ‘; ( 8 ) in section 7 ( |
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Finance: Markets, Investments, and Financial Management $1.99 Inside financial markets, institutions, and management.Realize it or not, finance is a big part of your life. It describes how your bank works, explains why you must pay interest on your mortgage, and helps business people make important decisions. So whether you’re beginning your studies for a career on Wall Street or just want to know enough to handle your day-to-day affairs, understanding the principles of finance are essential.The Thirteenth Edition of Ronald Melicher and Edgar Norton’s Introduction to Finance is a great place to start. Improved and streamlined to meet the needs of today’s students, this new edition gives you a balanced survey of the three main areas of finance: Institutions & Markets, Investments, and Financial Management. The text not only equips you with a solid foundation of basic knowledge, concepts, and terms; it also offers insights into the practice of finance in large corporations, small businesses, and personal financial planning.Starting with the “six principles of finance,” you’ll learn about:The role and functions of the financial system in a nation’s economyHow banks, the Fed, and other financial intermediaries operateThe savings-investment process and other financial assetsThe time-value of money and its advantagesSecurities investments and control of riskImprovements to this new edition include:Discussion of small business practice to help you gain a better understanding of small business applications.Personal finance coverage integrated throughout the text.More in-depth discussion of business ethics.New global focus showing how monetary systems differ worldwide, how foreign exchange rates work, and what causes them to change.Enhanced pedagogical tools including additional end-of-chapter questions, career-profile features that connect the material to the real world, and Concept Checks to |
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Foreign Relations Of Iceland $19.99 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Icesave Dispute, Accession of Iceland to the European Union, Cod Wars, Rockall Bank and Trough, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, United Nations Security Council Resolution 8, Agreed Minute, List of Diplomatic Missions in Iceland. Excerpt: The Icesave dispute is a diplomatic dispute that began in 2008 between Iceland on one hand and the United Kingdom and the Netherlands on the other. The dispute is centered on the retail creditors of the Icelandic bank Landsbanki, which offered online savings accounts under the “Icesave” brand. The bank was placed into receivership by the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority (FME) on 7 October 2008. As a result, more than 400,000 depositors with Icesave accounts in the UK and the Netherlands were unable to access their money for at least 6 to 8 weeks, while waiting for payout from the Deposit Guarantee Schemes in these countries. Much of the public controversy arose around the UK’s use of what the Icelandic government described as “anti-terrorism legislation” against Iceland. Icesave was an online savings account brand owned and operated by Landsbanki from 20062008 that offered savings accounts. It operated in two countries the United Kingdom (since October 2006) and the Netherlands (since May 2008). However, Landsbanki’s 2007 annual report stated there were intentions to roll the brand out to additional territories throughout 2008 and 2009. In the UK, Icesave’s marketing slogan was “clear difference”, and it offered three types of savings account: an immediate-access savings account, a cash ISA (Individual Savings Account), and a range of fixed-rate bonds. Interest rates on these accounts were over 6%. At the time of Landsbanki’s collapse, the bank had over 300,000 Icesave customers in the UK, with depos… More: |
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Naked Truth about Your Money $5.99 Straight talk for ‘Generation Broke’ on building a financial future.People in their twenties and thirties have special financial needs: college loans, building good credit, buying a car, financing their first home, and—while they don’t like to admit it—even planning already for their retirement. Aimed at Gen Xers and Yers, this book is a no b-s guide to money management and investment strategies that helps readers learn about—and care about— their financial future while they’re still young enough to make a positive impact on it. Free of jargon, double-talk, and boring lectures, financial expert DeShurko cuts to the quick on:—401(k)s—Finding the right bank—Understanding and improving FICO scores—Credit card interest rates—Budgets to avoid—or get out of—debt—Debt-consolidation and savings accounts—Investment options, insurance, and taxes |
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Power’s Promise: Electricity Reforms in Eastern Europe and Central Asia $7.5 ‘Power’s Promise’ analyzes the fiscal, efficiency, social, and environmental impact of power sector reforms in seven countries in the ECA region. Sector deficits have been falling over the last decade and the savings from lower deficits have not translated into higher social spending. More emphasis must be placed on monitoring deficits and tailoring policy reform to country-specific circumstances. The impact of reform on utility efficiency, as measured by the cost of generation, system loss collections,and operational efficiency, is ambiguous. While overall revenue per kilowatt-hour increased in almost all countries, problems continue with losses, collection rates, and staffing. In terms of social impacts, electricity spending as a share of income increased, especially for the poor, while consumption stayed the same. In terms of environmental impacts, reforms slightly improved energy efficiency in power plants, though this has little direct impact on human health, because the electricity sector’s share of the total health damage from air pollution is negligible.Several lessons emerge from this analysis. Undertaking simple ex ante simulations of reform impacts will allow better identification of potential reform benefits and costs. Placing more emphasis on outcome-based indicators of service quality would help ensure that future operations produce the intended end-user benefits. In many cases, tariff increases can and should be explicitly timed to coincide with service quality improvements. Yet, this may not always be possible. Where it is not, the adverse impact of tariff increases, especially for low-income consumers, should be mitigated by improving access to and efficiency in the use of clean alternatives.Contains three related previously published titles on CD-ROM. |
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Smart Guide to Managing Personal Finance $29.95 Smart Tips on setting up a realistic budget that works for your individual circumstancesSmart Ways to stick to your budget, establish savings, invest wisely, and develop good creditSmart Advice on overcoming previous credit problems, choosing the right bank, and finding a trustworthy broker or accountant Smart Advice on the most effective ways to take control, plan ahead, and stop living paycheck to paycheck Smart Tips for getting the best rates on credit cards, buying or leasing a car, and purchasing a home Smart Insights on maximizing your health and life insurance benefits, reducing your taxes, and ensuring that your estate goes to your heirs rather than to the government Quick reading and easy referencing with a comprehensive index and loads of sidebars and tablesAlfred and Emily Glossbrenner have written more than fifty books together, including Online Resources for Business and Making More Money on the Internet. They live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. |
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Sylvia Beach $38.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sylvia Beach (March 14, 1887 – October 5, 1962), born Nancy Woodbridge Beach in her father’s parsonage in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, was one of the leading expatriate figures in Paris between World War I and II. Sylvia immediately became a member of Adrienne’s lending library, and when she was in Paris, she regularly attended the readings by authors such as André Gide, Paul Valéry and Jules Romains. Inspired by the literary life of the Left Bank and by Adrienne’s efforts to promote innovative writing, Sylvia dreamed of starting a branch of Adrienne’s book shop in New York that would offer contemporary French works to American readers. Since her only capital was USD$3,000 which her mother gave her from her savings, Sylvia found that she could not afford such a venture in New York. However, Paris rents were much cheaper and the exchange rates favorable, so with Adrienne’s help, Sylvia opened an English language bookstore and lending library that she named Shakespeare and Company. |
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Twenty-One Years in the Boston Stock Market, or Fluctuations Therein from Jan. 1, 1835, to Jan. 1, 1856, with the Semi-Annual Devidends from $20.43 Title: Twenty-One Years in the Boston Stock Market, or Fluctuations Therein From Jan. 1, 1835, to Jan. 1, 1856, With the Semi-Annual Devidends From Commencement of the Boston Banks, Insurance, Rail-Road and Manufacturing Companies; Savings Banks; State, City, and Miscellaneous Stocks; Consols and Bank of England Stock From 1730 With Dividends Since 1694, and Rates of Interest, Quotations of Exchange on England the Past Thirty-Four Years, the Bank of France, Etc., With Copious Notes Publisher: Boston, Redding Publication date: 1856 Subjects: Boston Stock Exchange Stocks Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. |
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WikiBooks: United States Economy $2.99 The economy of the United States is the world’s largest national economy. Its nominal GDP was estimated to be $14.3 trillion in 2009, approximately a quarter of nominal global GDP. Its GDP at purchasing power parity was also the largest in the world, approximately a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity. The U.S. economy also maintains a very high level of output per capita. In 2009, it was estimated to have a per capita GDP (PPP) of $46,381, the 6th highest in the world.Historically, the U.S. economy has maintained a stable overall GDP growth rate, a low unemployment rate, and high levels of research and capital investment funded by both national and, because of decreasing saving rates, increasingly by foreign investors. It has been the world’s largest national economy since 1944 and remains the world’s largest manufacturer, representing 19% of the world’s manufacturing output. In 2009, consumer spending, coupled with government health care spending constituted 70% of the American economy. About 30% of the entire world’s millionaire population reside in the United States (in 2009). Furthermore, 40% of the world’s billionaires are American. The US is also home to the world’s largest stock exchange, the New York Stock Exchange. It also boasts the world’s largest gold reserves and the world’s largest gold depository, the New York Federal Reserve Bank. The United States is also home to 139 of the world’s 500 largest companies, which is almost twice that of any other country. A large contributor to the country’s success has also been a very strong and stable currency. The US dollar holds about 60% of world reserves, as compared to its top competitor, the euro, which controls about 24%.Since the 1960s, the United States economy absorbed savings from the rest of the world. The phenomenon is subject to discussion among economists. The US is by far the most heavily invested-into country in the world, with foreign investments made in the US |