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The Predators' Ball
by Connie Bruck • 1988
Michael Milken built a junk-bond empire that fueled the '80s takeover binge. Then the FBI arrived.
4.09
4k+
The Predators' Ball Summary
The Predators' Ball 90%
Michael Milken built a junk-bond empire that fueled the '80s takeover binge. Then the FBI arrived.
by Connie Bruck 1988
4.09
4k+ ratings
The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities
by Frank J. Fabozzi • 1983
Every bond from Treasury to mortgage pool, priced and risked: the reference that defined the field.
4.23
377
The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities Summary
The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities 90%
Every bond from Treasury to mortgage pool, priced and risked: the reference that defined the field.
by Frank J. Fabozzi 1983
4.23
377 ratings
Highly Confident
by Jesse Kornbluth • 1992
Wall Street called them junk. He called them opportunity. Rudy Giuliani called it racketeering.
3.66
41
Highly Confident Summary
Highly Confident 90%
Wall Street called them junk. He called them opportunity. Rudy Giuliani called it racketeering.
by Jesse Kornbluth 1992
3.66
41 ratings
A Pragmatist's Guide to Leveraged Finance
by Robert S. Kricheff • 2012
A framework for analyzing high-yield bonds and leveraged loans, from ratios to covenants.
4.23
139
A Pragmatist's Guide to Leveraged Finance Summary
A Pragmatist's Guide to Leveraged Finance 90%
A framework for analyzing high-yield bonds and leveraged loans, from ratios to covenants.
by Robert S. Kricheff 2012
4.23
139 ratings
The Bond King
by Mary Childs • 2022
A card counter built a two-trillion-dollar bond empire. The instincts that built it destroyed him.
3.80
3k+
The Bond King Summary
The Bond King 89%
A card counter built a two-trillion-dollar bond empire. The instincts that built it destroyed him.
by Mary Childs 2022
3.80
3k+ ratings
Default
by Gregory Makoff • 2024
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
4.32
287
Default Summary
Default 89%
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
by Gregory Makoff 2024
4.32
287 ratings
The Sellout
by Charles Gasparino • 2009
Two outsiders invented a bond that made Wall Street billions, then destroyed the entire system.
3.92
302
The Sellout Summary
The Sellout 89%
Two outsiders invented a bond that made Wall Street billions, then destroyed the entire system.
by Charles Gasparino 2009
3.92
302 ratings
Reckless Endangerment
by Gretchen Morgenson • 2011
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
3.96
2k+
Reckless Endangerment Summary
Reckless Endangerment 89%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ ratings
Bailout Nation
by Barry Ritholtz • 2009
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
3.87
572
Bailout Nation Summary
Bailout Nation 89%
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
by Barry Ritholtz 2009
3.87
572 ratings
Mastering The Market Cycle
by Howard Marks • 2018
Market cycles are driven by emotion, not economics. Learn to read them before the crowd does.
4.04
6k+
Mastering The Market Cycle Summary
Mastering The Market Cycle 88%
Market cycles are driven by emotion, not economics. Learn to read them before the crowd does.
by Howard Marks 2018
4.04
6k+ ratings
The Caesars Palace Coup
by Max Frumes • 2021
One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.
4.05
4k+
The Caesars Palace Coup Summary
The Caesars Palace Coup 88%
One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.
by Max Frumes 2021
4.05
4k+ ratings
Confidence Game
by Christine S. Richard • 2010
Bill Ackman bet the biggest bond insurer was a fraud. The market laughed; then the system collapsed.
4.14
927
Confidence Game Summary
Confidence Game 88%
Bill Ackman bet the biggest bond insurer was a fraud. The market laughed; then the system collapsed.
by Christine S. Richard 2010
4.14
927 ratings
When Genius Failed
by Roger Lowenstein • 2000
Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.
4.20
32k+
When Genius Failed Summary
When Genius Failed 88%
Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.
by Roger Lowenstein 2000
4.20
32k+ ratings
Margin of Safety
by Seth A. Klarman • 1991
Find hidden bargains, demand a deep discount, and wait for the catalyst that pays.
4.33
7k+
Margin of Safety Summary
Margin of Safety 88%
Find hidden bargains, demand a deep discount, and wait for the catalyst that pays.
by Seth A. Klarman 1991
4.33
7k+ ratings
The Go-Go Years
by John Brooks • 1973
The 1960s market repeated 1929's excess and its crash. Two improbable men improvised a rescue.
3.82
305
The Go-Go Years Summary
The Go-Go Years 88%
The 1960s market repeated 1929's excess and its crash. Two improbable men improvised a rescue.
by John Brooks 1973
3.82
305 ratings
Griftopia
by Matt Taibbi • 2010
From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.
4.16
10k+
Griftopia Summary
Griftopia 88%
From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.
by Matt Taibbi 2010
4.16
10k+ ratings
The Invisible Hands
by Steven Drobny • 2010
Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.
3.88
399
The Invisible Hands Summary
The Invisible Hands 88%
Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.
by Steven Drobny 2010
3.88
399 ratings
More Money Than God
by Sebastian Mallaby • 2010
How a handful of secretive traders amassed power to rival central banks and rewired global finance.
4.11
10k+
More Money Than God Summary
More Money Than God 88%
How a handful of secretive traders amassed power to rival central banks and rewired global finance.
by Sebastian Mallaby 2010
4.11
10k+ ratings
Flash Boys
by Michael Lewis • 2014
Wall Street's speed advantage rigs the market. A team of outsiders built a fair exchange.
4.14
91k+
Flash Boys Summary
Flash Boys 88%
Wall Street's speed advantage rigs the market. A team of outsiders built a fair exchange.
by Michael Lewis 2014
4.14
91k+ ratings
A Demon of Our Own Design
by Richard Bookstaber • 2007
Why safer economies create more volatile markets: a hidden design flaw that turns progress to peril.
3.92
1k+
A Demon of Our Own Design Summary
A Demon of Our Own Design 88%
Why safer economies create more volatile markets: a hidden design flaw that turns progress to peril.
by Richard Bookstaber 2007
3.92
1k+ ratings
Don't Count on It!
by John C. Bogle • 2010
Mutual funds went from serving investors to extracting from them. The exit costs nearly zero.
3.74
162
Don't Count on It! Summary
Don't Count on It! 88%
Mutual funds went from serving investors to extracting from them. The exit costs nearly zero.
by John C. Bogle 2010
3.74
162 ratings
The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators
by Richard Yamarone • 2004
Twelve indicators drive every market move. Here's how to read them before the headline hits.
3.81
37
The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators Summary
The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators 88%
Twelve indicators drive every market move. Here's how to read them before the headline hits.
by Richard Yamarone 2004
3.81
37 ratings
Little Book of Bull's Eye Investing
by John Mauldin • 2012
The buy-and-hold playbook fails in flat markets. A strategy for returns without a rising tide.
3.36
137
Little Book of Bull's Eye Investing Summary
Little Book of Bull's Eye Investing 88%
The buy-and-hold playbook fails in flat markets. A strategy for returns without a rising tide.
by John Mauldin 2012
3.36
137 ratings
Money Changes Everything
by William N. Goetzmann • 2016
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
4.03
530
Money Changes Everything Summary
Money Changes Everything 88%
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
by William N. Goetzmann 2016
4.03
530 ratings
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius
by Joel Greenblatt • 1997
Wall Street dumps spinoffs without looking. That blind spot is your best edge.
4.22
9k+
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius Summary
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius 88%
Wall Street dumps spinoffs without looking. That blind spot is your best edge.
by Joel Greenblatt 1997
4.22
9k+ ratings
Pound Foolish
by Helaine Olen • 2012
The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.
3.67
2k+
Pound Foolish Summary
Pound Foolish 88%
The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.
by Helaine Olen 2012
3.67
2k+ ratings
The Clash of the Cultures
by John C. Bogle • 2012
Your fund manager trades constantly. The index fund pioneer showed why that helps them, not you.
3.87
749
The Clash of the Cultures Summary
The Clash of the Cultures 88%
Your fund manager trades constantly. The index fund pioneer showed why that helps them, not you.
by John C. Bogle 2012
3.87
749 ratings
Swimming With Sharks
by Joris Luyendijk • 2015
Inside London's financial tribe: how it nearly collapsed the world economy, and why it still could.
3.84
7k+
Swimming With Sharks Summary
Swimming With Sharks 88%
Inside London's financial tribe: how it nearly collapsed the world economy, and why it still could.
by Joris Luyendijk 2015
3.84
7k+ ratings
Martin Zweig Winning on Wall Street
by Martin Zweig • 1986
Fourteen buy signals in thirty years, thirteen winners. A money manager's formula for market timing.
3.83
344
Martin Zweig Winning on Wall Street Summary
Martin Zweig Winning on Wall Street 88%
Fourteen buy signals in thirty years, thirteen winners. A money manager's formula for market timing.
by Martin Zweig 1986
3.83
344 ratings
A Nation of Deadbeats
by Scott Reynolds Nelson • 2012
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
3.69
136
A Nation of Deadbeats Summary
A Nation of Deadbeats 88%
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
by Scott Reynolds Nelson 2012
3.69
136 ratings
The Long Good Buy
by Peter C. Oppenheimer • 2020
Markets repeat the same four-phase cycle. Reading it right means buying when hope looks stupid.
4.05
176
The Long Good Buy Summary
The Long Good Buy 88%
Markets repeat the same four-phase cycle. Reading it right means buying when hope looks stupid.
by Peter C. Oppenheimer 2020
4.05
176 ratings
The Aggressive Conservative Investor
by Martin J. Whitman • 2005
The market isn't efficient. Accounting isn't truth. Real value hides in assets, not earnings.
3.82
553
The Aggressive Conservative Investor Summary
The Aggressive Conservative Investor 88%
The market isn't efficient. Accounting isn't truth. Real value hides in assets, not earnings.
by Martin J. Whitman 2005
3.82
553 ratings
The Manual of Ideas
by John Mihaljevic • 2013
Turn stock research into a repeatable system for finding the market's most mispriced companies.
4.06
933
The Manual of Ideas Summary
The Manual of Ideas 88%
Turn stock research into a repeatable system for finding the market's most mispriced companies.
by John Mihaljevic 2013
4.06
933 ratings
Barbarians at the Gate
by Bryan Burrough • 1989
A CEO's bid to buy his company unleashes Wall Street's biggest takeover war.
4.29
45k+
Barbarians at the Gate Summary
Barbarians at the Gate 88%
A CEO's bid to buy his company unleashes Wall Street's biggest takeover war.
by Bryan Burrough 1989
4.29
45k+ ratings
The Big Short
by Michael Lewis • 2010
Wall Street bet housing never falls. A few misfits read the fine print and won billions.
4.30
172k+
The Big Short Summary
The Big Short 88%
Wall Street bet housing never falls. A few misfits read the fine print and won billions.
by Michael Lewis 2010
4.30
172k+ ratings
Goldman Sachs
by Lisa Endlich • 1999
One rule built Wall Street's last private giant: every partner was personally liable for every loss.
3.50
646
Goldman Sachs Summary
Goldman Sachs 88%
One rule built Wall Street's last private giant: every partner was personally liable for every loss.
by Lisa Endlich 1999
3.50
646 ratings
Bull
by Maggie Mahar • 2003
The 1982-2000 boom was a psychological epidemic, not a market miracle. Every institution caught it.
4.06
788
Bull Summary
Bull 88%
The 1982-2000 boom was a psychological epidemic, not a market miracle. Every institution caught it.
by Maggie Mahar 2003
4.06
788 ratings
Liar's Poker
by Michael Lewis • 1989
Two Fed decisions, not trader genius, created the 1980s bond fortune, and the men inside never knew.
4.15
113k+
Liar's Poker Summary
Liar's Poker 88%
Two Fed decisions, not trader genius, created the 1980s bond fortune, and the men inside never knew.
by Michael Lewis 1989
4.15
113k+ ratings
The Partnership
by Charles D. Ellis • 2008
The partnership culture that made Goldman Sachs unstoppable, and why success forced it to go public.
3.82
1k+
The Partnership Summary
The Partnership 88%
The partnership culture that made Goldman Sachs unstoppable, and why success forced it to go public.
by Charles D. Ellis 2008
3.82
1k+ ratings
It Takes a Pillage
by Nomi Prins • 2009
Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.
3.96
195
It Takes a Pillage Summary
It Takes a Pillage 88%
Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.
by Nomi Prins 2009
3.96
195 ratings
Broke, USA
by Gary Rivlin • 2010
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
3.71
1k+
Broke, USA Summary
Broke, USA 88%
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
by Gary Rivlin 2010
3.71
1k+ ratings
Exile on Wall Street
by Mike Mayo • 2011
Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.
3.69
260
Exile on Wall Street Summary
Exile on Wall Street 88%
Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.
by Mike Mayo 2011
3.69
260 ratings
What Happened to Goldman Sachs
by Steven G. Mandis • 2013
Goldman's handshake culture eroded when it went public, scaled, and let legalism replace ethics.
3.60
208
What Happened to Goldman Sachs Summary
What Happened to Goldman Sachs 88%
Goldman's handshake culture eroded when it went public, scaled, and let legalism replace ethics.
by Steven G. Mandis 2013
3.60
208 ratings
The Volatility Machine
by Michael Pettis • 2001
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
4.51
143
The Volatility Machine Summary
The Volatility Machine 88%
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
by Michael Pettis 2001
4.51
143 ratings
Black Edge
by Sheelah Kolhatkar • 2017
When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.
4.20
17k+
Black Edge Summary
Black Edge 88%
When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.
by Sheelah Kolhatkar 2017
4.20
17k+ ratings
Hedgehogging
by Barton Biggs • 2005
One thousand hedge funds die every year. The psychological gauntlet that kills them.
3.75
2k+
Hedgehogging Summary
Hedgehogging 88%
One thousand hedge funds die every year. The psychological gauntlet that kills them.
by Barton Biggs 2005
3.75
2k+ ratings
Crisis Economics
by Nouriel Roubini • 2010
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
3.84
3k+
Crisis Economics Summary
Crisis Economics 88%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ ratings
Bart Ehrman and the Quest of the Historical Jesus of Nazareth
by Frank R. Zindler • 2013
Your 60/40 portfolio is an equity bet. The multi-dimensional approach to genuine diversification.
3.82
68
Bart Ehrman and the Quest of the Historical Jesus of Nazareth Summary
Bart Ehrman and the Quest of the Historical Jesus of Nazareth 88%
Your 60/40 portfolio is an equity bet. The multi-dimensional approach to genuine diversification.
by Frank R. Zindler 2013
3.82
68 ratings
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
by Lawrence G. McDonald • 2009
Lehman borrowed forty to one, bet on housing, and fired everyone who saw the crash coming.
3.91
3k+
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense Summary
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense 88%
Lehman borrowed forty to one, bet on housing, and fired everyone who saw the crash coming.
by Lawrence G. McDonald 2009
3.91
3k+ ratings
Where Are the Customers' Yachts?
by Fred Schwed Jr. • 1940
Wall Street's professionals work for themselves, not you. A 1940 satire that still explains it.
3.88
3k+
Where Are the Customers' Yachts? Summary
Where Are the Customers' Yachts? 88%
Wall Street's professionals work for themselves, not you. A 1940 satire that still explains it.
by Fred Schwed Jr. 1940
3.88
3k+ ratings
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