November 2012
Beginner
423 pages
13h 27m
English
book
The Stewardship of Wealth: Successful Private Wealth Management for Investors and Their Advisors, + Website
by Gregory Curtis
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Table of Contents
Part One: The Importance of Private Capital
Capitalism and Its Contradictions
Conclusion: American Distinctiveness and Private Wealth
A (Brief) Moral History of Capitalism
Moral Arguments for Capitalism
Higher Education: The Case of St. John's College
Politics: The Conservative Resurgence
New Business Ideas: Venture Capital in America
Creative Capital and Vibrant Societies
Why Do Creative Capitalists Persist?
Conclusion: Underdogs and Bullies
Part Two: The Stewardship of Wealth
Chapter 3: Are We Living in a Permanent Financial Crisis?
The Cause of the Crisis Matters
The Industrial Revolution and Its Aftermath
The Great (and Strange) Experiment
Seize the Means of Production!
The Power to Tax Is the Power to Destroy—Societies
“Borrowing … the Disease Is Incurable”
But, First, a Note about Germany
Investing Capital in a (Very) Uncertain World
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