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  • William D. Cohan: House of Cards

    Posted on Tuesday April 28th, 2009 at 07:12 in book reviews

    Here is another interesting link to FORA.tv. They interviewed William D. Cohan, about his book House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street. Synopsis: On March 5, 2008, at 10:15 A.M., a hedge fund manager in Florida wrote a pos...

  • Traders Guns & Money: S. Das

    Posted on Tuesday February 17th, 2009 at 08:29 in book reviews

    How could you ‘not want’ to read a book  with this title! Satyajit Das gives us yet another must read for your bookshelf. The knowns and unknowns in the dazzling world of derivatives… This book is really interesting and fascinating...

  • Born to Steal: G. Weiss

    Posted on Monday December 15th, 2008 at 03:12 in book reviews

    Not really and investment book or guide  but still a great read! Gary Weiss recounts the story of Louis Pasciuto who went from just being a kid on the street to a million dollar earning ‘not-so-legit’ broker connected to the Mafia in jus...

  • Wall Street Meat: A. Kessler

    Posted on Friday November 21st, 2008 at 07:52 in book reviews

    We already reviewed ‘Running Money’ by Andy Kessler (here) but should have read ‘Wall Street Meat’ first! This is another great read and as Michael Lewis states, we finished it in a gulp! The book talks about how Kessler got i...

  • The First Billion is the Hardest: T. Boone Pickens

    Posted on Wednesday November 12th, 2008 at 07:17 in book reviews

    If you want an easy and blunt explanation of what the current energy situation is, look no further. T. Boone Pickens tackles what the current status is, what the options are and how he thinks America should move to try and solve them, starting to aim...

  • Inside the House of Money: S. Drobny

    Posted on Wednesday October 29th, 2008 at 12:00 in book reviews

    Steven Drobny talks about recent investment trends, introduces readers to global marco investing and interviews some of the most interesting people in this field. Don’t let the subtitle “Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global M...

  • Running Money, A. Kessler

    Posted on Thursday September 18th, 2008 at 04:07 in book reviews

    “Hedge this! … Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and Hunting for the Big Score” This is a really interesting book. Not only does it provide the excitement and insight of the hedge fund industry but it actually has lessons for the ...

  • Fooled by Randomness: N. Taleb

    Posted on Monday August 18th, 2008 at 09:45 in book reviews

    Nassim Nicholas Taleb tackles the hidden role of chance in life and in the markets - beware, this book is not an easy read but it is incredibility clever and quite witty. Mr. Taleb highlights how outcomes are ofter unpredictable and how performance i...