THE 100 GREATEST JAZZ ALBUM COVERS

http://www.udiscovermusic.com/the-100-greatest-jazz-album-covers

My favourite album cover is Miles Davis / Bitches Brew.

Jazz Standard Songs

Afternoon in Paris
All of me
All of you
Always
Autumn in New York
Autumn Leaves
Black Coffee
Blue Moon
Body and Soul
But Beautiful
Calling You
The Christmas Song
Come Rain or Come Shine
Concierto De Aranjuez
Cry Me a River
Days of Wine and Roses
Embraceable You
Fly Me To The Moon
The Girl From Ipanema
Here's That Rainy Day
I Can't Get Started
In a Sentimental Mood
It's Only a Paper Moon
Lover Come Back To Me
Misty
Moanin'
My Favorite Things
My Funny Valentine
Night and Day
A Night in Tunisia
On Green Dolphin Street
Recado Bossa Nova
Round Midnight
September in the Rain
The Sidewinder
Someday My Prince Will Come
Someone To Watch Over Me
St. (Saint) Louis Blues
Stardust
Stella By Starlight
Summertime
Take the "A" Train
Tea For Two
Teach Me Tonight
Tenderly
There Is No Greater Love
These Foolish Things
Unforgettable
Walkin'
Wave

Source: Koji Yoshimura

Abenomics "3 arrows"

Abenomics "3 arrows":

[1st] 1. Financial policy (QE), 2. Fiscal policy (expansionary), 3. Economic growth (deregulations, etc.)

[2nd] 1. Strong economy, 2. Support for raising children, 3. Social security (Less unemployed people for nursing-care, more elderly workers)

From macroeconomics perspective, the 1st is mainly for the demand side while the 2nd is for the supply side.

The Intelligent Investor / Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig, Warren E. Buffett (Collaborator)

This book is one of the most important classic books for value investors.


(From Wikipedia)
Graham is considered the father of value investing, an investment approach he began teaching at Columbia Business School in 1928 and subsequently refined with David Dodd through various editions of their famous book Security Analysis.

Warren Buffett, who credits Graham as grounding him with a sound intellectual investment framework, described him as the second most influential person in his life after his own father.


The Intelligent Investor, Rev. Ed Kindle Edition
by Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig, Warren E. Buffett (Collaborator)

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On The Brink / Hank Paulson

This is one of the best books ever to review the Financial Crisis in 2007-2008. The author, Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson, Jr. served as the 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury from July 10, 2006 to January 20, 2009 during the George W. Bush administration (2001-2008). Before that, he had served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs.

Lessons learned:

1. Global economic imbalance (High consumption in the U.S. backed by high savings of China, Japan, and other countries)

2. Financial regulations do not catch up with the progress of the financial industry

3. Too much leverage, low capital and liquidity.

4. Too-big-to-fail financial institutions

On The Brink: Inside the race to stop the collapse of the global financial system

Hank Paulson

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The Cartoon Introduction to Economics by Yoram Bauman

The Cartoon Introduction to Economics by Yoram Bauman

These books by Yoram Bauman are two of the best micro- and macro-economics books ever, not only for students/junior financial professionals, but also the experienced.

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The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Volume Two: Macroeconomics [Kindle]
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The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success / Carmine Gallo

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success
Carmine Gallo

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success

• Innovation is a new way to move things forward. It’s something which makes a difference in a good way and makes our lives better.
• To make innovation happen, you need to communicate with people and get them involved.
• Innovation is one of the most important things to maintain or promote economic prosperity. Innovation can realize higher productivity / compensation / corporate earnings / employment rates and new products. It could increase the likelihood of economic growth.
• You need to continuously adapt your knowledge / experiences to changes of the world.
• To differentiate yourself/products/services from others, you have to ask yourself: “What should I do for our clients/customers so that they can easily do their jobs. That’s what innovations are for.
• Innovation and invent are different; they complement each other. Invent means designing and/or developing of new products/services/process. Innovation starts from a creative idea, and finally reach to the invent, products / services, process, or procedures.
• Limited numbers of people can be inventors while everybody can be an innovator.
• Innovation is something ordinary people do on a daily basis for their better lives.
• If you do not want to put your destiny / future into someone’s hands, then you have to make a decision by yourself, especially when somebody does not think about your own benefit.

1. Do What You Love. Think differently about your career.
2. Put a Dent in the Universe. Think differently about your vision.
3. Kick Start Your Brain. Think differently about how you think.
4. Sell Dreams, Not Products. Think differently about your customers.
5. Say No to 1,000 Things. Think differently about design.
6. Create Insanely Great Experiences. Think differently about your brand experience.
7. Master the Message. Think differently about your story.

• For prosperity of a country, you have to have more start-ups rather than propping up troubled businesses. Start-ups are for the smart, creative, and someone who take risks with a passion. To take risks, courage and some craziness are needed.
• For someone who are too risk-averse and status-quo type:
• Do clarify what you really want to do.
• Do not always avoid responsibilities / risks.
• Do not overly emphasize on the continuity / consistency. Do adapt to changes.