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100 1  Holland, Ron. 
245 10 Swiss gnomes and global investing /|cRon Holland and Alex 
       Green. 
250    Unabridged. 
264  1 [United States] :|bKnowledge Products, Incorporated :
       |bMade available through hoopla,|c2006. 
300    1 online resource (1 audio file (180 min.)) :|bdigital 
336    spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 
337    audio|bs|2rdamedia 
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511 0  Read by Louis Rukeyser. 
520    Swiss bankers are often called "gnomes", after the trolls 
       of Swiss mythology. They are said to have great power, but
       are seldom seen-and are discreet to the point of being 
       elusive and enigmatic. The Swiss banking industry has 
       centuries of experience as a safe haven for international 
       deposits and investments. Its competitive strengths are 
       based in strong rights to privacy, a highly stable 
       currency, and a virtually impenetrable system of military 
       defense that exploits Switzerland's mountainous terrain. 
       Switzerland's version of democracy also prevents the 
       accumulation of power, making its political order highly 
       stable and conservative. In Switzerland, change occurs 
       very slowly - if at all.  International commerce is 
       thousands of years old, yet most investors still 
       concentrate their attention on their home turf. Global 
       investing does involve a number of complicating factors 
       (such as currency risk, language barriers, variances in 
       accounting practices and legal systems, ect.) But the 
       truth is that global, investing can reduce risk by 
       diversifying your portfolio beyond one economy, and it can
       increase returns by putting your money in faster growing 
       markets (e.g. Asia and Latin America). Technology is 
       making the world a smaller place, and some of tomorrow's 
       best success stories will be found in foreign markets. 
       This presentation puts forward the case for global 
       investing, and discusses the techniques and insights of 
       John Templeton, George Soros, Jim Rogers, and other gurus 
       of international investing. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650  0 Banks and banking|zSwitzerland. 
650  0 Investments, Foreign. 
700 1  Green, Alex. 
700 1  Rukeyser, Louis.|4nrt 
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