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January 3, 2009 at 11:26 AM #14743January 3, 2009 at 11:34 AM #323168
Rich ToscanoKeymasterFor general overview stuff I thought Soros’ “New Paradigm for Financial Markets” was really good and an easy read.
For more of a bubble era retrospective thing you might check out Grant’s “Mr. Market Miscalculates.” Grant is a visionary imho, with a vast knowledge of financial history, and he probably understands our monetary system better than anyone. But he is never an easy or fast read so that might not make your cut. (I haven’t actually read this one yet but I know it will be good).
Rich
January 3, 2009 at 11:34 AM #323668Rich ToscanoKeymasterFor general overview stuff I thought Soros’ “New Paradigm for Financial Markets” was really good and an easy read.
For more of a bubble era retrospective thing you might check out Grant’s “Mr. Market Miscalculates.” Grant is a visionary imho, with a vast knowledge of financial history, and he probably understands our monetary system better than anyone. But he is never an easy or fast read so that might not make your cut. (I haven’t actually read this one yet but I know it will be good).
Rich
January 3, 2009 at 11:34 AM #323588Rich ToscanoKeymasterFor general overview stuff I thought Soros’ “New Paradigm for Financial Markets” was really good and an easy read.
For more of a bubble era retrospective thing you might check out Grant’s “Mr. Market Miscalculates.” Grant is a visionary imho, with a vast knowledge of financial history, and he probably understands our monetary system better than anyone. But he is never an easy or fast read so that might not make your cut. (I haven’t actually read this one yet but I know it will be good).
Rich
January 3, 2009 at 11:34 AM #323508Rich ToscanoKeymasterFor general overview stuff I thought Soros’ “New Paradigm for Financial Markets” was really good and an easy read.
For more of a bubble era retrospective thing you might check out Grant’s “Mr. Market Miscalculates.” Grant is a visionary imho, with a vast knowledge of financial history, and he probably understands our monetary system better than anyone. But he is never an easy or fast read so that might not make your cut. (I haven’t actually read this one yet but I know it will be good).
Rich
January 3, 2009 at 11:34 AM #323570Rich ToscanoKeymasterFor general overview stuff I thought Soros’ “New Paradigm for Financial Markets” was really good and an easy read.
For more of a bubble era retrospective thing you might check out Grant’s “Mr. Market Miscalculates.” Grant is a visionary imho, with a vast knowledge of financial history, and he probably understands our monetary system better than anyone. But he is never an easy or fast read so that might not make your cut. (I haven’t actually read this one yet but I know it will be good).
Rich
January 3, 2009 at 11:36 AM #323593HLS
ParticipantMy favorites are books that were written years ago that prove cycles repeat, and human greed doesn’t change..
a) PANICS & CRASHES AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY OUT OF THEM by Harry Schultz 1972
b)THE DAY THE BUBBLE BURST by Gordon Thomas 1979
c) THE GREAT DEPRESSION by Robert McElvaine originally written in 1984,updated edition 1993.
and coming soon
d) I UPPED MY INCOME, UP YOURS by Henry Paulson 2009
January 3, 2009 at 11:36 AM #323672ParticipantMy favorites are books that were written years ago that prove cycles repeat, and human greed doesn’t change..
a) PANICS & CRASHES AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY OUT OF THEM by Harry Schultz 1972
b)THE DAY THE BUBBLE BURST by Gordon Thomas 1979
c) THE GREAT DEPRESSION by Robert McElvaine originally written in 1984,updated edition 1993.
and coming soon
d) I UPPED MY INCOME, UP YOURS by Henry Paulson 2009
January 3, 2009 at 11:36 AM #323575ParticipantMy favorites are books that were written years ago that prove cycles repeat, and human greed doesn’t change..
a) PANICS & CRASHES AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY OUT OF THEM by Harry Schultz 1972
b)THE DAY THE BUBBLE BURST by Gordon Thomas 1979
c) THE GREAT DEPRESSION by Robert McElvaine originally written in 1984,updated edition 1993.
and coming soon
d) I UPPED MY INCOME, UP YOURS by Henry Paulson 2009
January 3, 2009 at 11:36 AM #323513ParticipantMy favorites are books that were written years ago that prove cycles repeat, and human greed doesn’t change..
a) PANICS & CRASHES AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY OUT OF THEM by Harry Schultz 1972
b)THE DAY THE BUBBLE BURST by Gordon Thomas 1979
c) THE GREAT DEPRESSION by Robert McElvaine originally written in 1984,updated edition 1993.
and coming soon
d) I UPPED MY INCOME, UP YOURS by Henry Paulson 2009
January 3, 2009 at 11:36 AM #323173ParticipantMy favorites are books that were written years ago that prove cycles repeat, and human greed doesn’t change..
a) PANICS & CRASHES AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY OUT OF THEM by Harry Schultz 1972
b)THE DAY THE BUBBLE BURST by Gordon Thomas 1979
c) THE GREAT DEPRESSION by Robert McElvaine originally written in 1984,updated edition 1993.
and coming soon
d) I UPPED MY INCOME, UP YOURS by Henry Paulson 2009
January 3, 2009 at 12:15 PM #323542Allan from Fallbrook
Participant“When Genius Failed”, Lowenstein. This is about the 1998 Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) implosion and how it was a precursor, albeit on a much smaller scale, to what is happening now in the credit markets.
LTCM had two Nobel Prize Laureates on their staff, and also counted some of Wall Street’s “Best and Brightest” among their members.
Great read, if for no other reason than to watch what happens when you think you’re too smart too fail. Also, the almost religious reliance on their risk management models is eerily similar to that shown by today’s Wall Street banks.
January 3, 2009 at 12:15 PM #323605Participant“When Genius Failed”, Lowenstein. This is about the 1998 Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) implosion and how it was a precursor, albeit on a much smaller scale, to what is happening now in the credit markets.
LTCM had two Nobel Prize Laureates on their staff, and also counted some of Wall Street’s “Best and Brightest” among their members.
Great read, if for no other reason than to watch what happens when you think you’re too smart too fail. Also, the almost religious reliance on their risk management models is eerily similar to that shown by today’s Wall Street banks.
January 3, 2009 at 12:15 PM #323623Participant“When Genius Failed”, Lowenstein. This is about the 1998 Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) implosion and how it was a precursor, albeit on a much smaller scale, to what is happening now in the credit markets.
LTCM had two Nobel Prize Laureates on their staff, and also counted some of Wall Street’s “Best and Brightest” among their members.
Great read, if for no other reason than to watch what happens when you think you’re too smart too fail. Also, the almost religious reliance on their risk management models is eerily similar to that shown by today’s Wall Street banks.
January 3, 2009 at 12:15 PM #323203Participant“When Genius Failed”, Lowenstein. This is about the 1998 Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) implosion and how it was a precursor, albeit on a much smaller scale, to what is happening now in the credit markets.
LTCM had two Nobel Prize Laureates on their staff, and also counted some of Wall Street’s “Best and Brightest” among their members.
Great read, if for no other reason than to watch what happens when you think you’re too smart too fail. Also, the almost religious reliance on their risk management models is eerily similar to that shown by today’s Wall Street banks.
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