Tag: Finance

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 […]

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 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 […]

Exxon Sets New Profit Record

The fact that Exxon just broke its own profit record in these dire financial times is a noteworthy achievement.  Given where oil was trading throughout […]

Aussie ASX 200 Fat Finger?

Or maybe someone didn’t realize the amount to which Aussies like to drink and be merry at this time of year, thereby underestimating liquidity in […]

Mortgage Rates Left Behind

Americans seeking mortgages aren’t getting the full benefit of record low yields on Treasuries and government-supported mortgage bonds, blunting U.S. efforts to curb the housing […]

Salary Caps Make Me Laugh

Anyone paying even moderate attention to the headlines during all these bailout and bankruptcy hearings will be aware of the focus that’s been placed on […]

Are You Looking For A Job Or A Calling?

Written by Michael Lewis Recently I received a letter from a young employee of a well-known financial firm, who asked that I not mention his […]

Are You Looking For A Job Or A Calling: Responses

A selection of excerpted responses to Michael Lewis’s “Job Versus Calling” article posted above.  I’ve kept the typography true to the senders, while their names are […]

S&P Moves

The number of days the S&P 500 has moved up or down more than 5% during the trading day: 1950 – 2006 = 34 days […]

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