👔 Banking Executives

Portraits of the men and women who sit atop financial empires — their ambitions, blind spots, and the enormous consequences of their decisions.

The House of Dimon

by Patricia Crisafulli • 2009

How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.

3.70

152

🏦 Post-Crisis Banking ⚠️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 🛡️ Crisis Leadership 🎯 Executive Accountability

The House of Dimon 92%

How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.

by Patricia Crisafulli 2009

3.70

152 ratings

🏦 Post-Crisis Banking ⚠️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Culture 🛡️ Crisis Leadership 🎯 Executive Accountability

Bank 3.0

by Brett King • 2012

Customers check phones twice daily and branches twice yearly. Banks are built for the opposite.

3.63

384

🏦 Retail Banking 💻 Digital Transformation 📱 Fintech ⚡ Digital Disruption 😊 Customer Experience

Bank 3.0 91%

Customers check phones twice daily and branches twice yearly. Banks are built for the opposite.

by Brett King 2012

3.63

384 ratings

🏦 Retail Banking 💻 Digital Transformation 📱 Fintech ⚡ Digital Disruption 😊 Customer Experience

Digital Bank

by Chris Skinner • 2013

A bank is no longer a place. It is a platform. What that demands of the industry.

3.71

237

🏦 Digital Banking 💻 Financial Technology 📱 Mobile Banking 📊 Data Driven Strategy 🔌 Platform Models

Digital Bank 91%

A bank is no longer a place. It is a platform. What that demands of the industry.

by Chris Skinner 2013

3.71

237 ratings

🏦 Digital Banking 💻 Financial Technology 📱 Mobile Banking 📊 Data Driven Strategy 🔌 Platform Models

The Digital Banking Revolution

by Luigi Wewege • 2017

FinTech is unbundling banking, service by service. The playbook for fighting back.

3.86

🏦 Digital Banking 💻 Financial Technology ⚡ Industry Disruption 🏛️ Banking Disruption 📱 Digital Payments

The Digital Banking Revolution 91%

FinTech is unbundling banking, service by service. The playbook for fighting back.

by Luigi Wewege 2017

3.86

21 ratings

🏦 Digital Banking 💻 Financial Technology ⚡ Industry Disruption 🏛️ Banking Disruption 📱 Digital Payments

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

🏦 Investment Banking 📜 Wall Street History 🏢 Corporate History 🧩 Organizational Culture ⚠️ Risk Management

Goldman Sachs 90%

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

🏦 Investment Banking 📜 Wall Street History 🏢 Corporate History 🧩 Organizational Culture ⚠️ Risk Management

Last Man Standing

by Duff McDonald • 2009

Most banks chased risk. Jamie Dimon prepared for collapse. In 2008, only one was ready.

4.23

1k+

💼 Investment Banking 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds ⚠️ Risk Management 🏦 Banking Conservatism 📋 Accountability Culture

Last Man Standing 90%

Most banks chased risk. Jamie Dimon prepared for collapse. In 2008, only one was ready.

by Duff McDonald 2009

4.23

1k+ ratings

💼 Investment Banking 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds ⚠️ Risk Management 🏦 Banking Conservatism 📋 Accountability Culture

Streetwise

by Lloyd Blankfein • 2026

Brooklyn projects to Goldman Sachs CEO: a near-collapse, lymphoma, and a Congressional firestorm.

4.39

1k+

🏦 Investment Banking 🗽 Wall Street 🛡️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Leadership 📉 Financial Crises

Streetwise 90%

Brooklyn projects to Goldman Sachs CEO: a near-collapse, lymphoma, and a Congressional firestorm.

by Lloyd Blankfein 2026

4.39

1k+ ratings

🏦 Investment Banking 🗽 Wall Street 🛡️ Risk Management 🏢 Corporate Leadership 📉 Financial Crises

Bank 2.0

by Brett King • 2010

The banking business model is broken. The replacement is already in your pocket.

3.61

193

🏦 Retail Banking 💼 Financial Services 🔄 Digital Transformation ⚡ Technology Disruption 📱 Fintech Disruption

Bank 2.0 90%

The banking business model is broken. The replacement is already in your pocket.

by Brett King 2010

3.61

193 ratings

🏦 Retail Banking 💼 Financial Services 🔄 Digital Transformation ⚡ Technology Disruption 📱 Fintech Disruption

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

🏦 Banking Industry 📖 Wall Street Memoirs 📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Corporate Governance 🧮 Creative Accounting

Exile on Wall Street 90%

Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.

by Mike Mayo 2011

3.69

260 ratings

🏦 Banking Industry 📖 Wall Street Memoirs 📉 Financial Crises 🏛️ Corporate Governance 🧮 Creative Accounting

Breaking Banks

by Brett King • 2014

Physical bank branches are dying. Their replacements are apps built by coders who own no vaults.

3.68

140

🏦 Digital Banking 💥 Fintech Disruption 📱 Branchless Banking 🔌 Embedded Finance 💳 Payment Innovation

Breaking Banks 90%

Physical bank branches are dying. Their replacements are apps built by coders who own no vaults.

by Brett King 2014

3.68

140 ratings

🏦 Digital Banking 💥 Fintech Disruption 📱 Branchless Banking 🔌 Embedded Finance 💳 Payment Innovation

The Accidental Investment Banker

by Jonathan A. Knee • 2006

Inside the decade investment banks abandoned client loyalty for fast deals and met the dot-com bust.

3.58

849

🏦 Investment Banking 🗽 Wall Street History 🕶️ Insider Memoir 🤝 Deal Making ⚠️ Conflicts Of Interest

The Accidental Investment Banker Summary

The Accidental Investment Banker 90%

Inside the decade investment banks abandoned client loyalty for fast deals and met the dot-com bust.

by Jonathan A. Knee 2006

3.58

849 ratings

🏦 Investment Banking 🗽 Wall Street History 🕶️ Insider Memoir 🤝 Deal Making ⚠️ Conflicts Of Interest

Too Big to Fail

by Gary H. Stern • 2004

Policymakers always blink when big banks teeter. The fix borrows from how Volcker broke inflation.

3.60

🏦 Banking Regulation 📉 Financial Crises ⚠️ Moral Hazard 🔗 Systemic Risk 💰 Bank Bailouts

Too Big to Fail 89%

Policymakers always blink when big banks teeter. The fix borrows from how Volcker broke inflation.

by Gary H. Stern 2004

3.60

25 ratings

🏦 Banking Regulation 📉 Financial Crises ⚠️ Moral Hazard 🔗 Systemic Risk 💰 Bank Bailouts

Practical Data Analytics for BFSI

by Mr. Bharat Sikka • 2023

ATM refills, fraud alerts, loan approvals: the data models that run a modern bank.

🏦 Banking Analytics 💼 Financial Services 🗂️ Data Governance 🕵️ Fraud Detection ⚠️ Risk Management

Practical Data Analytics for BFSI Summary

Practical Data Analytics for BFSI 89%

ATM refills, fraud alerts, loan approvals: the data models that run a modern bank.

by Mr. Bharat Sikka 2023

🏦 Banking Analytics 💼 Financial Services 🗂️ Data Governance 🕵️ Fraud Detection ⚠️ Risk Management

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

🏦 Wall Street 📈 Investment Banking 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Business Ethics 🔬 Organizational Sociology

What Happened to Goldman Sachs 89%

Goldman's handshake culture eroded when it went public, scaled, and let legalism replace ethics.

by Steven G. Mandis 2013

3.60

208 ratings

🏦 Wall Street 📈 Investment Banking 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Business Ethics 🔬 Organizational Sociology

The Lost Bank

by Kirsten Grind • 2012

A $1.88 billion fire sale and a silent bank run: inside the collapse of Washington Mutual.

4.12

1k+

🏦 Banking History 💥 Financial Crises 💸 Subprime Lending ☣️ Toxic Corporate Culture ⚖️ Regulatory Failure

The Lost Bank 89%

A $1.88 billion fire sale and a silent bank run: inside the collapse of Washington Mutual.

by Kirsten Grind 2012

4.12

1k+ ratings

🏦 Banking History 💥 Financial Crises 💸 Subprime Lending ☣️ Toxic Corporate Culture ⚖️ Regulatory Failure

Money and Power

by William D. Cohan • 2011

Goldman Sachs's rise from a near-fatal 1970 crisis to the most powerful bank in the world.

3.85

2k+

🏦 Investment Banking 🏛️ Wall Street History 📜 Corporate Biography 📉 Financial Crises 🤝 Banking Culture

Money and Power 89%

Goldman Sachs's rise from a near-fatal 1970 crisis to the most powerful bank in the world.

by William D. Cohan 2011

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏦 Investment Banking 🏛️ Wall Street History 📜 Corporate Biography 📉 Financial Crises 🤝 Banking Culture

The Bankers' New Clothes

by Anat Admati • 2013

The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.

3.83

776

🏦 Banking Regulation 🐍 Regulatory Capture 🏛️ Too Big To Fail ⚠️ Moral Hazard 📉 Leverage

The Bankers' New Clothes 89%

The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.

by Anat Admati 2013

3.83

776 ratings

🏦 Banking Regulation 🐍 Regulatory Capture 🏛️ Too Big To Fail ⚠️ Moral Hazard 📉 Leverage

The Chief Financial Officer

by Jason Karaian • 2014

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

3.53

156

💼 Corporate Finance 🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations

The Chief Financial Officer 89%

The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.

by Jason Karaian 2014

3.53

156 ratings

💼 Corporate Finance 🏢 Executive Leadership 🤝 C-Suite Dynamics 🛡️ Financial Stewardship 📈 Investor Relations

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+

🏦 Investment Banking 💥 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎯 Perverse Incentives 🔍 Workplace Ethnography

Swimming With Sharks 89%

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

🏦 Investment Banking 💥 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎯 Perverse Incentives 🔍 Workplace Ethnography

The House of Morgan

by Ron Chernow • 1990

Before the Federal Reserve, a single private bank rescued Wall Street and answered to no one.

3.96

13k+

🏛️ Banking History 👑 Financial Dynasties 📈 Wall Street History 🎩 Gilded Age ⚖️ Financial Regulation

The House of Morgan 89%

Before the Federal Reserve, a single private bank rescued Wall Street and answered to no one.

by Ron Chernow 1990

3.96

13k+ ratings

🏛️ Banking History 👑 Financial Dynasties 📈 Wall Street History 🎩 Gilded Age ⚖️ Financial Regulation

Maestro

by Bob Woodward • 2000

A 22.6% crash. A new Fed chair. One sentence to calm the world, and the quiet method behind it all.

3.42

876

🏦 Central Banking 📉 Monetary Policy 💥 Financial Crises 🏛️ Political Biography ⚖️ Institutional Power

Maestro 89%

A 22.6% crash. A new Fed chair. One sentence to calm the world, and the quiet method behind it all.

by Bob Woodward 2000

3.42

876 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 📉 Monetary Policy 💥 Financial Crises 🏛️ Political Biography ⚖️ Institutional Power

Indomitable

by Arundhati Bhattacharya • 2022

From a steel township to India's largest bank, just as demonetization and a six-bank merger hit.

4.18

183

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏦 Banking Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Indomitable 89%

From a steel township to India's largest bank, just as demonetization and a six-bank merger hit.

by Arundhati Bhattacharya 2022

4.18

183 ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏦 Banking Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Boards That Deliver

by Ram Charan • 2005

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

3.80

147

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

Boards That Deliver 89%

Most boards waste their power on compliance. The ones that don't build companies worth more.

by Ram Charan 2005

3.80

147 ratings

🏢 Corporate Governance 👥 Group Dynamics 👤 CEO Succession 💰 Executive Compensation 🌱 Talent Pipeline

All the Presidents' Bankers

by Nomi Prins • 2014

A century of backroom deals: how bankers, not presidents, drove America's rise to global power.

4.07

539

🏦 Banking History 💰 Political Economy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📉 Financial Crises 🗽 American Empire

All the Presidents' Bankers 89%

A century of backroom deals: how bankers, not presidents, drove America's rise to global power.

by Nomi Prins 2014

4.07

539 ratings

🏦 Banking History 💰 Political Economy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📉 Financial Crises 🗽 American Empire

The Last Tycoons

by William D. Cohan • 2007

No loans, no ads, no apologies. How Lazard Frères traded on intellect and ruled Wall Street.

3.85

1k+

🏦 Investment Banking 📈 Wall Street History 🤝 Corporate Mergers 🚨 Crisis Management 🔒 Secretive Institutions

The Last Tycoons 89%

No loans, no ads, no apologies. How Lazard Frères traded on intellect and ruled Wall Street.

by William D. Cohan 2007

3.85

1k+ ratings

🏦 Investment Banking 📈 Wall Street History 🤝 Corporate Mergers 🚨 Crisis Management 🔒 Secretive Institutions

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+

🏦 Wall Street 💼 Investment Banking 📉 2008 Financial Crisis 💥 Corporate Collapse ⚠️ Toxic Leadership

A Colossal Failure of Common Sense Summary

A Colossal Failure of Common Sense 89%

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

🏦 Wall Street 💼 Investment Banking 📉 2008 Financial Crisis 💥 Corporate Collapse ⚠️ Toxic Leadership

The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve

by Peter Conti-Brown • 2016

The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.

4.21

137

🏦 Central Banking 📉 Monetary Policy 🗳️ Political Economy 🏛️ Institutional Governance 📋 Bureaucratic Politics

The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve Summary

The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve 89%

The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.

by Peter Conti-Brown 2016

4.21

137 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 📉 Monetary Policy 🗳️ Political Economy 🏛️ Institutional Governance 📋 Bureaucratic Politics

Lights Out

by Thomas Gryta • 2020

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

3.92

5k+

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

Lights Out 89%

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

by Thomas Gryta 2020

3.92

5k+ ratings

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

The Spider Network

by David Enrich • 2017

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

4.07

7k+

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation ⚠️ Regulatory Failure 🎯 Scapegoating

The Spider Network 88%

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

by David Enrich 2017

4.07

7k+ ratings

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation ⚠️ Regulatory Failure 🎯 Scapegoating

The FINTECH Book

by Susanne Chishti • 2016

FinTech isn't just disrupting banking. It's rewriting who participates in the global economy.

3.46

252

📱 Fintech 🏦 Banking Innovation 🔄 Digital Transformation 🌍 Financial Inclusion 🌏 Emerging Markets

The FINTECH Book 88%

FinTech isn't just disrupting banking. It's rewriting who participates in the global economy.

by Susanne Chishti 2016

3.46

252 ratings

📱 Fintech 🏦 Banking Innovation 🔄 Digital Transformation 🌍 Financial Inclusion 🌏 Emerging Markets

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+

🇺🇸 American Business History 🏛️ Wall Street History 🏢 Corporate Biography 💼 Investment Banking 📉 Financial Crises

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

🇺🇸 American Business History 🏛️ Wall Street History 🏢 Corporate Biography 💼 Investment Banking 📉 Financial Crises

The Only Game in Town

by Mohamed El-Erian • 2016

Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.

3.56

1k+

🏦 Central Banking 🌐 Global Economy 📉 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Risk Management ⚖️ Economic Inequality

The Only Game in Town 88%

Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.

by Mohamed El-Erian 2016

3.56

1k+ ratings

🏦 Central Banking 🌐 Global Economy 📉 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Risk Management ⚖️ Economic Inequality

Rogue Trader

by Nick Leeson • 1996

A 233-year-old bank collapsed because one young trader was allowed to hide his own losses.

3.93

1k+

🔍 Financial Fraud 🏦 Banking Failures 📊 Derivatives Trading ⚠️ Risk Management 📝 Confession Memoirs

Rogue Trader 88%

A 233-year-old bank collapsed because one young trader was allowed to hide his own losses.

by Nick Leeson 1996

3.93

1k+ ratings

🔍 Financial Fraud 🏦 Banking Failures 📊 Derivatives Trading ⚠️ Risk Management 📝 Confession Memoirs

Stress Test

by Timothy F. Geithner • 2014

An insider on why rescuing the economy costs the country politically, and why it's still necessary.

4.08

5k+

📉 Financial Crises 🚒 Crisis Management 💰 Government Bailouts ⚖️ Moral Hazard 🏦 Too Big To Fail

Stress Test 88%

An insider on why rescuing the economy costs the country politically, and why it's still necessary.

by Timothy F. Geithner 2014

4.08

5k+ ratings

📉 Financial Crises 🚒 Crisis Management 💰 Government Bailouts ⚖️ Moral Hazard 🏦 Too Big To Fail

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

🏦 Investment Banking 💰 Government Bailouts 🏢 Too Big To Fail 🚪 Revolving Door 📊 Financial Derivatives

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

🏦 Investment Banking 💰 Government Bailouts 🏢 Too Big To Fail 🚪 Revolving Door 📊 Financial Derivatives

Bank 4.0

by Brett King • 2018

Banking is leaving the building. The companies winning never had branches to begin with.

4.07

606

💳 Fintech 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔗 Platform Ecosystems 📊 Data-Driven Strategy 🎯 Customer Experience

Bank 4.0 88%

Banking is leaving the building. The companies winning never had branches to begin with.

by Brett King 2018

4.07

606 ratings

💳 Fintech 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔗 Platform Ecosystems 📊 Data-Driven Strategy 🎯 Customer Experience

Tower of Basel

by Adam LeBor • 2013

The untouchable bank that laundered Nazi gold, escaped its execution, and then designed the Euro.

3.83

697

🏦 Central Banking 🌐 International Finance 📜 Monetary History 💣 Wartime Finance 🇪🇺 European Integration

Tower of Basel 88%

The untouchable bank that laundered Nazi gold, escaped its execution, and then designed the Euro.

by Adam LeBor 2013

3.83

697 ratings

🏦 Central Banking 🌐 International Finance 📜 Monetary History 💣 Wartime Finance 🇪🇺 European Integration

The Money Problem

by Morgan Ricks • 2016

Panics, not bubbles, destroy economies. And panics start wherever short-term debt acts like cash.

4.33

📋 Financial Regulation 🏦 Shadow Banking 🏃 Bank Runs 💵 Money Creation 👑 Sovereign Money

The Money Problem 88%

Panics, not bubbles, destroy economies. And panics start wherever short-term debt acts like cash.

by Morgan Ricks 2016

4.33

45 ratings

📋 Financial Regulation 🏦 Shadow Banking 🏃 Bank Runs 💵 Money Creation 👑 Sovereign Money

Monkey Business

by John Rolfe • 2000

Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.

3.97

6k+

🪙 Investment Banking ☣️ Toxic Workplaces 🤡 Career Disillusionment ⚖️ Work-Life Imbalance 📰 Financial Industry Exposé

Monkey Business 88%

Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.

by John Rolfe 2000

3.97

6k+ ratings

🪙 Investment Banking ☣️ Toxic Workplaces 🤡 Career Disillusionment ⚖️ Work-Life Imbalance 📰 Financial Industry Exposé

Modernising Money

by Andrew Jackson • 2012

Banks create 97% of all money through lending. That hidden power drives every crash.

4.34

🔄 Monetary Reform 🏛️ Banking Reform 💵 Money Creation 🔒 Full-Reserve Banking 🗳️ Economic Democracy

Modernising Money 88%

Banks create 97% of all money through lending. That hidden power drives every crash.

by Andrew Jackson 2012

4.34

53 ratings

🔄 Monetary Reform 🏛️ Banking Reform 💵 Money Creation 🔒 Full-Reserve Banking 🗳️ Economic Democracy

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+

🏦 Bond Markets 🏢 Asset Management 🗽 Wall Street History 📉 Financial Crises 👑 Founder Hubris

The Bond King 88%

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

🏦 Bond Markets 🏢 Asset Management 🗽 Wall Street History 📉 Financial Crises 👑 Founder Hubris

How the Other Half Banks

by Mehrsa Baradaran • 2015

Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.

4.09

626

🏦 Banking History 📜 Financial Regulation 🇺🇸 Us Economic Policy 🎣 Predatory Lending 🚫 Financial Exclusion

How the Other Half Banks 88%

Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.

by Mehrsa Baradaran 2015

4.09

626 ratings

🏦 Banking History 📜 Financial Regulation 🇺🇸 Us Economic Policy 🎣 Predatory Lending 🚫 Financial Exclusion

Corporate Governance

by Bob Tricker • 2009

Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.

4.06

🔍 Board Oversight ⚖️ Fiduciary Duties 🌐 Comparative Governance ⚠️ Risk Oversight 🏛️ Corporate Ethics

Corporate Governance 88%

Governance is not management: the global guide to oversight, risk, and real boardroom power.

by Bob Tricker 2009

4.06

77 ratings

🔍 Board Oversight ⚖️ Fiduciary Duties 🌐 Comparative Governance ⚠️ Risk Oversight 🏛️ Corporate Ethics

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+

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance 🕵️ Financial Investigations 🏚️ Corporate Collapses

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

🏢 Private Equity 💰 Leveraged Buyouts 📋 Corporate Governance 🕵️ Financial Investigations 🏚️ Corporate Collapses

Fintech in a Flash

by Agustin Rubini • 2017

Mobile payments, blockchain, and algorithm-driven loans: the new plumbing of global money.

3.64

140

🏦 Financial Services 📱 Digital Banking 💳 Payments Innovation 🤝 Alternative Lending 🛡️ Insurtech

Fintech in a Flash 88%

Mobile payments, blockchain, and algorithm-driven loans: the new plumbing of global money.

by Agustin Rubini 2017

3.64

140 ratings

🏦 Financial Services 📱 Digital Banking 💳 Payments Innovation 🤝 Alternative Lending 🛡️ Insurtech

Too Big to Fail

by Andrew Ross Sorkin • 2009

The weekend Lehman fell: frantic phone calls, shattered egos, and a global economy on the brink.

4.16

44k+

🏦 Wall Street 📉 Financial Crises 💼 Investment Banking 🏛️ Government Bailouts 📊 Corporate Downfall

Too Big to Fail 88%

The weekend Lehman fell: frantic phone calls, shattered egos, and a global economy on the brink.

by Andrew Ross Sorkin 2009

4.16

44k+ ratings

🏦 Wall Street 📉 Financial Crises 💼 Investment Banking 🏛️ Government Bailouts 📊 Corporate Downfall

J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker

by J.R. MacGregor • 2019

He rescued American capitalism twice, so the government built the Federal Reserve to replace him.

3.87

143

🎭 Gilded Age 🏦 Banking History 📈 Wall Street History 📉 Financial Panics 🏛️ Federal Reserve Origins

J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker Summary

J.P. Morgan - The Life and Deals of America’s Banker 88%

He rescued American capitalism twice, so the government built the Federal Reserve to replace him.

by J.R. MacGregor 2019

3.87

143 ratings

🎭 Gilded Age 🏦 Banking History 📈 Wall Street History 📉 Financial Panics 🏛️ Federal Reserve Origins

The Fish Rots from the Head

by Bob Garratt • 1997

Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.

4.33

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🔄 Organizational Learning 🎯 Strategic Oversight 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 Corporate Accountability

The Fish Rots from the Head 88%

Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.

by Bob Garratt 1997

4.33

6 ratings

🏛️ Corporate Governance 🔄 Organizational Learning 🎯 Strategic Oversight 🤝 Stakeholder Capitalism 📊 Corporate Accountability

Inside Money

by Zachary Karabell • 2021

The private bank that shunned speculation, survived every panic, and built the American century.

4.09

411

🏦 Private Banking 🗽 Wall Street History 🏛️ American Establishment 👨‍👦‍👦 Family Business 🌎 Dollar Diplomacy

Inside Money 88%

The private bank that shunned speculation, survived every panic, and built the American century.

by Zachary Karabell 2021

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🏦 Private Banking 🗽 Wall Street History 🏛️ American Establishment 👨‍👦‍👦 Family Business 🌎 Dollar Diplomacy

Other People's Money

by John Kay • 2015

Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.

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Other People's Money 88%

Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.

by John Kay 2015

3.92

1k+ ratings

🏦 Financial Systems 📈 Financialization ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🎲 Moral Hazard

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