Wealth, Stuart Lucas Was put onto this by a friend of mine who works in the family office space. Some really interesting chapters about safe […]
Financial Musings
Skin in the Game
Skin in the Game, Nassim Nicholas Taleb I really loved The Black Swan – the book that brought Taleb fame – but unfortunately he’s continued […]
Trillions
Trillions, Robin Wigglesworth I really enjoyed this book, thanks for the Christmas present, Suzanne! A ton of it revolved around San Francisco and the creation […]
Boomerang
Not my favorite of the Lewis books, but a great find at the op shop for $1!
Freezing Order
Freezing Order, Bill Browder Goodreads: When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his […]
The Economists’ Hour
The Economists’ Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society, Binyamin Appelbaum Goodreads: The Economists’ Hour is the biography of a revolution: The […]
Principles
Principles, Ray Dalio Goodreads: In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years […]
Bad Blood
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, John Carreyrou Goodreads: The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of […]
Sleight of Hand
Sleight of Hand, John Owen
Saving Capitalism
Saving Capitalism: For the Many Not the Few, Robert B. Reich New York Times: To understand “Saving Capitalism,” Robert Reich’s sweeping treatise on inequality in […]
The Courage to Act
The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and its Aftermath, Ben S. Bernanke Not only an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at what took place […]
The Lexus and the Olive Tree
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, Thomas L. Friedman Amazon: In this vivid portrait of the new business world, Thomas L. Friedman shows […]
Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld
Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld, Jake Halpern Credit card and student debt are a little outside the realm of my […]
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice
Browder’s story is somewhat folklore in the finance community so when his book was released I was pretty quick to purchase myself a copy. Well written and quite gripping, I had no idea the Russian establishment so blatantly violated civil rights so long after the country (supposedly) became democratic. The fortune Browder amassed via his investing in Russia quite impressive, but the story behind his rise and fall is even more enthralling. Amazing to read how close he came to spending his life behind bars, the first chapter of the book will have you hooked!
The Intelligent Asset Allocator
The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk, William J. Bernstein I read this book many years ago […]
Antifragile
Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb I have thoroughly enjoyed reading Taleb’s previous books, such as Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan (although the title for the latter — which is […]
Exposure
Exposure, Michael Woodford I remember the day Woodford blew the whistle on Olympus back in 2011. The announcement made headlines across the world and sent […]
The Complete Turtle Trader
The Complete Turtle Trader, Michael W. Covel I borrowed this book from a friend of mine who also works in finance. He, like me, has […]
The Wizard Of Lies
The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques Unless you live in a cave you would have been bombarded by the media coverage of Bernie Madoff’s […]
Bail Out My Student Loan
This really irks me. I had a bit of a rant in 2008 about the federal government bailing out delinquent home owners (Bail Out My Mortgage) and […]