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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 91%
A framework for analyzing high-yield bonds and leveraged loans, from ratios to covenants.
by Robert S. Kricheff 2012
4.23
139 ratings
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?
by Steve Keen • 2017
When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.
4.22
281
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? Summary
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? 90%
When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.
by Steve Keen 2017
4.22
281 ratings
Financial Literacy
by Connel Fullenkamp • 2003
Financial products all do the same few things. Spot the pattern once and the complexity dissolves.
4.00
258
Financial Literacy Summary
Financial Literacy 90%
Financial products all do the same few things. Spot the pattern once and the complexity dissolves.
by Connel Fullenkamp 2003
4.00
258 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 90%
Market cycles are driven by emotion, not economics. Learn to read them before the crowd does.
by Howard Marks 2018
4.04
6k+ 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 90%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ ratings
Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions
by Frank J. Fabozzi • 1901
From deposit creation to derivatives: the architecture of finance, built one layer at a time.
4.23
135
Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions Summary
Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions 90%
From deposit creation to derivatives: the architecture of finance, built one layer at a time.
by Frank J. Fabozzi 1901
4.23
135 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 90%
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
by Barry Ritholtz 2009
3.87
572 ratings
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
How the Other Half Banks Summary
How the Other Half Banks 90%
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
by Mehrsa Baradaran 2015
4.09
626 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 89%
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
The New Lombard Street
by Perry G. Mehrling • 2010
The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.
4.26
274
The New Lombard Street Summary
The New Lombard Street 89%
The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.
by Perry G. Mehrling 2010
4.26
274 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 89%
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
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
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 89%
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
by William N. Goetzmann 2016
4.03
530 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 89%
Your 60/40 portfolio is an equity bet. The multi-dimensional approach to genuine diversification.
by Frank R. Zindler 2013
3.82
68 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
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises
by Ray Dalio • 2018
Debt crises are predictable. They follow a template, and the policy playbook is four moves.
4.35
3k+
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises Summary
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises 89%
Debt crises are predictable. They follow a template, and the policy playbook is four moves.
by Ray Dalio 2018
4.35
3k+ 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 89%
Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.
by Roger Lowenstein 2000
4.20
32k+ ratings
Crashed
by Adam Tooze • 2018
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
4.29
4k+
Crashed Summary
Crashed 89%
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
by Adam Tooze 2018
4.29
4k+ ratings
Paper Promises
by Philip Coggan • 2011
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
3.94
552
Paper Promises Summary
Paper Promises 89%
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
by Philip Coggan 2011
3.94
552 ratings
Manias, Panics, and Crashes
by Charles P. Kindleberger • 1978
Credit expands, speculation takes over, fraud blooms, then the crash. Four centuries, one pattern.
3.93
4k+
Manias, Panics, and Crashes Summary
Manias, Panics, and Crashes 89%
Credit expands, speculation takes over, fraud blooms, then the crash. Four centuries, one pattern.
by Charles P. Kindleberger 1978
3.93
4k+ 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 89%
Fourteen buy signals in thirty years, thirteen winners. A money manager's formula for market timing.
by Martin Zweig 1986
3.83
344 ratings
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
by Paul Krugman • 2008
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
3.83
9k+
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Summary
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 89%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ ratings
The Money Problem
by Morgan Ricks • 2016
Panics, not bubbles, destroy economies. And panics start wherever short-term debt acts like cash.
4.33
45
The Money Problem Summary
The Money Problem 89%
Panics, not bubbles, destroy economies. And panics start wherever short-term debt acts like cash.
by Morgan Ricks 2016
4.33
45 ratings
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
The Bankers' New Clothes Summary
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
Easy Money
by Vivek Kaul • 2015
A Ponzi scheme built on bad loans and fake ratings: how the 2008 crash really happened.
4.40
107
Easy Money Summary
Easy Money 89%
A Ponzi scheme built on bad loans and fake ratings: how the 2008 crash really happened.
by Vivek Kaul 2015
4.40
107 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 89%
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
by Scott Reynolds Nelson 2012
3.69
136 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
Other People's Money
by John Kay • 2015
Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.
3.92
1k+
Other People's Money Summary
Other People's Money 89%
Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.
by John Kay 2015
3.92
1k+ ratings
Can "It" Happen Again?
by Hyman P. Minsky • 1982
Stability plants the seeds of crisis: why capitalism's calmest moments are its most dangerous.
4.31
52
Can "It" Happen Again? Summary
Can "It" Happen Again? 89%
Stability plants the seeds of crisis: why capitalism's calmest moments are its most dangerous.
by Hyman P. Minsky 1982
4.31
52 ratings
Money
by David McWilliams • 2024
Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.
4.17
3k+
Money Summary
Money 89%
Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.
by David McWilliams 2024
4.17
3k+ ratings
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis
by Ashraf Laidi • 2008
You trade euros, but the signal lives in oil and yield curves.
3.86
79
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis Summary
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis 89%
You trade euros, but the signal lives in oil and yield curves.
by Ashraf Laidi 2008
3.86
79 ratings
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
by George Soros • 2008
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
3.42
2k+
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets Summary
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets 89%
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
by George Soros 2008
3.42
2k+ 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 89%
Why safer economies create more volatile markets: a hidden design flaw that turns progress to peril.
by Richard Bookstaber 2007
3.92
1k+ ratings
This Time Is Different
by Carmen M. Reinhart • 2009
Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.
3.76
7k+
This Time Is Different Summary
This Time Is Different 89%
Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.
by Carmen M. Reinhart 2009
3.76
7k+ ratings
Boomerang
by Michael Lewis • 2011
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
3.90
48k+
Boomerang Summary
Boomerang 89%
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
by Michael Lewis 2011
3.90
48k+ 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 89%
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
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
25
Too Big to Fail Summary
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
Lombard Street
by Walter Bagehot • 1873
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
3.89
435
Lombard Street Summary
Lombard Street 89%
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
by Walter Bagehot 1873
3.89
435 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 89%
Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.
by Steven Drobny 2010
3.88
399 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 89%
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
by Gary Rivlin 2010
3.71
1k+ ratings
Credit Scoring and Its Applications
by Lyn C. Thomas • 1987
How the algorithms that decide who gets a loan actually work, and how to build them.
3.62
13
Credit Scoring and Its Applications Summary
Credit Scoring and Its Applications 89%
How the algorithms that decide who gets a loan actually work, and how to build them.
by Lyn C. Thomas 1987
3.62
13 ratings
If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks
by Peter Navarro • 2001
Rain in Brazil, a Fed decision, a trade report: connecting macro events to your next trade.
3.69
129
If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks Summary
If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks 89%
Rain in Brazil, a Fed decision, a trade report: connecting macro events to your next trade.
by Peter Navarro 2001
3.69
129 ratings
Options Trading
by ClydeBank Finance • 2016
Smaller stakes, built-in floor: the beginner's straight line through calls, puts, and the Greeks.
3.81
152
Options Trading Summary
Options Trading 89%
Smaller stakes, built-in floor: the beginner's straight line through calls, puts, and the Greeks.
by ClydeBank Finance 2016
3.81
152 ratings
How Countries Go Broke
by Ray Dalio • 2025
The pattern that broke Rome, imperial China, and the Dutch empire is now visible in Washington.
4.03
2k+
How Countries Go Broke Summary
How Countries Go Broke 89%
The pattern that broke Rome, imperial China, and the Dutch empire is now visible in Washington.
by Ray Dalio 2025
4.03
2k+ ratings
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+
Stress Test Summary
Stress Test 89%
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
Corporate Capital Structures in the United States
by Benjamin M. Friedman • 2009
Inflation turned corporate debt into a tax shelter: the hidden engine of postwar borrowing.
3.50
2
Corporate Capital Structures in the United States Summary
Corporate Capital Structures in the United States 89%
Inflation turned corporate debt into a tax shelter: the hidden engine of postwar borrowing.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 2009
3.50
2 ratings
Capital Wars
by Michael J. Howell • 2020
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
4.22
102
Capital Wars Summary
Capital Wars 89%
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
by Michael J. Howell 2020
4.22
102 ratings
Inside the House of Money
by Steven Drobny • 2006
Global macro traders reveal their playbooks: research, risk, and the one belief that ends careers.
4.05
1k+
Inside the House of Money Summary
Inside the House of Money 89%
Global macro traders reveal their playbooks: research, risk, and the one belief that ends careers.
by Steven Drobny 2006
4.05
1k+ 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 89%
Wall Street bet housing never falls. A few misfits read the fine print and won billions.
by Michael Lewis 2010
4.30
172k+ ratings
Bull by the Horns
by Sheila Bair • 2012
She buried the banks Washington wanted saved. The FDIC chair's account of the 2008 bailout wars.
3.91
494
Bull by the Horns Summary
Bull by the Horns 89%
She buried the banks Washington wanted saved. The FDIC chair's account of the 2008 bailout wars.
by Sheila Bair 2012
3.91
494 ratings
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