Small Enterprise Strategy and Management
Strategic management is crucial to the success of many companies, large and small. And of the latter group, it is entrepreneurial ventures, as opposed to privately owned firms, that most often tend to have a strategic vision for their business.
http://www.pwcglobal.com/extweb/newcoweb.nsf/docid/25EAB3C379E1F8A085256C0E007A51C4?OpenDocument

Bonds and Beyond - Alexandra Lebenthal
Investing in bonds isn’t likely to produce the level of excitement that accompanied investing in stocks in the bull market of the 1990s. You won’t see double-digit returns on the money you put in. But you’re not likely to see the double-digit losses that stocks have provided in the past couple of years either.
http://www.siainvestor.org/trips/bondsandbeyond/intro.htm

You Say IASB, I Say FASB, You Say...
In the aftermath of the financial scandals at companies such as Enron, Worldcom and Tyco International, reconciling U.S. accounting and auditing standards with those used in Europe and other parts of the world has become more important than ever. Is real change finally underway in getting accountants to speak the same language?
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/articles.cfm?catid=1&articleid=626&homepage=yes

Children and Money
Children and teenagers earn, save, spend and borrow billions of dollars each year in the marketplace. They have more money to spend than previous generations and develop spending patterns at a younger age. Children's attitudes about money are most influenced by their parents, the media, their peers and their own successes and failures in spending money.
http://www.financiallearning.com/ge/articles.jsp?c=articles_building&s=building_article21

The Lowdown on No-Down Home Loans - Cameron Huddleston
In the mortgage world, low down payment means putting down less than 5% of the sales price of the house. Putting down less than 5% knocks you out of a "conventional" mortgage, which typically offers the best terms for the borrower.
http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/basics/archive/2002/basic0912.htm

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