Dale Rogers

This title presents plain talk on how to make money in today's stock market - and, just as important, how to avoid losing it! 'Investment planning has become an important aspect in my life. "The First-Time Investor" offers real-world investment applications in an understandable way' - Jack Canfield, coauthor, "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (number 1 "New York Times" bestseller).The first two editions of "The First-Time Investor" steered clear of "Wall Street" sales gibberish to reveal proven methods for building and protecting wealth in the stock market. Now, the third edition of this no-nonsense guide updates that message - telling you what you need to know, explaining why you need to know it, and providing real-life examples of what could happen to you if you choose to ignore it in today's fast-action markets.As valuable for market veterans as it is for investors just getting their feet wet, this blueprint of how the market really works reveals: six investment principles every broker should tell you; top ten techniques for protecting your 401(k); easy-to-understand asset allocation strategies for greater return at lower risk; and, far too many of today's investment books fill novice investors with bogus advice and unsupported claims. Let "The First-Time Investor" cut through that noise and clutter to show you how to build a solid fortune in the market without breaking a sweat.

Sponsored by the League of Professional Schools"Understanding school reform is a daunting task. A Guide to Renewing Your School goes a long way in communicating essential information about reform in a clear-cut manner."--Childhood Education In Renewing America's Schools, Carl D. Glickman--founder of the League of Professional Schools--made the case for basing school improvement efforts on democratic values and principles. He proposed a three-part framework for reform that would enable schools and communities to create successful change in their schools and discussed how states and districts could support their efforts. In this companion volume, the authors provide detailed instructions on how Glickman's framework can be implemented at the school level.A Guide to Renewing Your School is based on years of practical experience, numerous case examples, and empirical studies from the League of Professional Schools, a reform network based in Georgia. This hands-on book guides school practitioners through the essential steps of a reform process: (1) designing a covenant to guide teaching and learning, (2) creating a shared governance process to promote democratic leadership and decision making, and (3) implementing action research to assess the reform process. The authors also address the challenges of change, such as how to create a school climate that will foster implementation of the framework and how to determine the type of facilitation and staff development needed to sustain this work. Filled with sample covenants, charters, mission statements, worksheets, forms, and other tools, A Guide to Renewing Your School presents not only a coherent framework, but useful strategies for promoting school-wide renewal and improvement.