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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 92%
Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.
by Roger Lowenstein 2000
4.20
32k+ 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 91%
Why safer economies create more volatile markets: a hidden design flaw that turns progress to peril.
by Richard Bookstaber 2007
3.92
1k+ 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 91%
Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.
by Steven Drobny 2010
3.88
399 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 91%
Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.
by John Kay 2015
3.92
1k+ ratings
Against the Gods
by Peter L. Bernstein • 1996
The modern world began when humans stopped blaming the gods and started calculating the odds.
3.95
15k+
Against the Gods Summary
Against the Gods 91%
The modern world began when humans stopped blaming the gods and started calculating the odds.
by Peter L. Bernstein 1996
3.95
15k+ 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 91%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ 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
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 90%
Wall Street bet housing never falls. A few misfits read the fine print and won billions.
by Michael Lewis 2010
4.30
172k+ 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 90%
A Ponzi scheme built on bad loans and fake ratings: how the 2008 crash really happened.
by Vivek Kaul 2015
4.40
107 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 90%
Smaller stakes, built-in floor: the beginner's straight line through calls, puts, and the Greeks.
by ClydeBank Finance 2016
3.81
152 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 90%
Policymakers always blink when big banks teeter. The fix borrows from how Volcker broke inflation.
by Gary H. Stern 2004
3.60
25 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
Aftermath
by Rickards James • 2019
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
4.09
676
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 90%
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
by Rickards James 2019
4.09
676 ratings
How to Smell a Rat
by Kenneth L. Fisher • 2009
The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.
3.43
162
How to Smell a Rat Summary
How to Smell a Rat 90%
The simple due-diligence moves that catch a fraud years before regulators do.
by Kenneth L. Fisher 2009
3.43
162 ratings
The Greatest Trade Ever
by Gregory Zuckerman • 2009
Wall Street's most profitable trade was betting on its collapse. The man who saw it coming.
4.07
8k+
The Greatest Trade Ever Summary
The Greatest Trade Ever 90%
Wall Street's most profitable trade was betting on its collapse. The man who saw it coming.
by Gregory Zuckerman 2009
4.07
8k+ 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 90%
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 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 90%
The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.
by Anat Admati 2013
3.83
776 ratings
The Poker Face of Wall Street
by Aaron Brown • 2006
Finance is a poker game. The rules are probability, psychology, and the well-timed bluff.
3.54
208
The Poker Face of Wall Street Summary
The Poker Face of Wall Street 90%
Finance is a poker game. The rules are probability, psychology, and the well-timed bluff.
by Aaron Brown 2006
3.54
208 ratings
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets
by Benoît B. Mandelbrot • 1997
Ten trading days can hold half a market's losses, and the standard models never see them coming.
4.09
6k+
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets Summary
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets 90%
Ten trading days can hold half a market's losses, and the standard models never see them coming.
by Benoît B. Mandelbrot 1997
4.09
6k+ 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 90%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ 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 90%
Two outsiders invented a bond that made Wall Street billions, then destroyed the entire system.
by Charles Gasparino 2009
3.92
302 ratings
Beat the Forex Dealer
by Agustin Silvani • 2008
Forex dealers hunt stops, shade prices, and front-run orders. A former insider's counter-playbook.
3.79
118
Beat the Forex Dealer Summary
Beat the Forex Dealer 90%
Forex dealers hunt stops, shade prices, and front-run orders. A former insider's counter-playbook.
by Agustin Silvani 2008
3.79
118 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 90%
Global macro traders reveal their playbooks: research, risk, and the one belief that ends careers.
by Steven Drobny 2006
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Options Playbook
by Brian Overby • 2009
Forty option strategies with exact entries, exact exits, and every trap flagged beforehand.
3.91
320
The Options Playbook Summary
The Options Playbook 90%
Forty option strategies with exact entries, exact exits, and every trap flagged beforehand.
by Brian Overby 2009
3.91
320 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
The Zurich Axioms
by Gunther Max • 1985
Swiss bankers know that getting rich means worrying more, not less, and selling before you're ready.
3.98
3k+
The Zurich Axioms Summary
The Zurich Axioms 90%
Swiss bankers know that getting rich means worrying more, not less, and selling before you're ready.
by Gunther Max 1985
3.98
3k+ 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 90%
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
by William N. Goetzmann 2016
4.03
530 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 90%
How a handful of secretive traders amassed power to rival central banks and rewired global finance.
by Sebastian Mallaby 2010
4.11
10k+ ratings
A Failure of Capitalism
by Richard A. Posner • 2009
The 2008 crash wasn't a panic; it was a depression built by rational bankers and blind regulators.
3.71
352
A Failure of Capitalism Summary
A Failure of Capitalism 90%
The 2008 crash wasn't a panic; it was a depression built by rational bankers and blind regulators.
by Richard A. Posner 2009
3.71
352 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 90%
Your 60/40 portfolio is an equity bet. The multi-dimensional approach to genuine diversification.
by Frank R. Zindler 2013
3.82
68 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 90%
One thousand hedge funds die every year. The psychological gauntlet that kills them.
by Barton Biggs 2005
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Ascent of Money
by Niall Ferguson • 2007
Wars are won on bond markets, not battlefields. A financial historian rewrites the story of power.
3.90
31k+
The Ascent of Money Summary
The Ascent of Money 90%
Wars are won on bond markets, not battlefields. A financial historian rewrites the story of power.
by Niall Ferguson 2007
3.90
31k+ ratings
The Most Important Thing Illuminated
by Howard Marks • 2011
Most investors ask if a company is good. The better question: is the price right?
4.32
17k+
The Most Important Thing Illuminated Summary
The Most Important Thing Illuminated 90%
Most investors ask if a company is good. The better question: is the price right?
by Howard Marks 2011
4.32
17k+ ratings
The Quants
by Scott Patterson • 2010
In August 2007, models designed for once-in-ten-millennia failures broke three days running.
3.89
9k+
The Quants Summary
The Quants 90%
In August 2007, models designed for once-in-ten-millennia failures broke three days running.
by Scott Patterson 2010
3.89
9k+ ratings
The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy
by Peter Stanyer • 2006
Most portfolios fail because owners bail during bad times. A framework built for the worst days.
3.28
200
The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy Summary
The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy 90%
Most portfolios fail because owners bail during bad times. A framework built for the worst days.
by Peter Stanyer 2006
3.28
200 ratings
Options Volatility Trading
by Warner • 2009
Trade volatility, not direction: use VIX, Greeks, and earnings plays to find options profits.
3.54
24
Options Volatility Trading Summary
Options Volatility Trading 90%
Trade volatility, not direction: use VIX, Greeks, and earnings plays to find options profits.
by Warner 2009
3.54
24 ratings
Day Trading 101
by David Borman • 2018
Day trading as a business: how to plan entries, set stops, and protect your capital.
3.42
212
Day Trading 101 Summary
Day Trading 101 90%
Day trading as a business: how to plan entries, set stops, and protect your capital.
by David Borman 2018
3.42
212 ratings
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+
Rogue Trader Summary
Rogue Trader 90%
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
How to Invest
by David M. Rubenstein • 2022
What thirty investing masters agree on: protect capital, defy consensus, think in decades.
3.91
1k+
How to Invest Summary
How to Invest 90%
What thirty investing masters agree on: protect capital, defy consensus, think in decades.
by David M. Rubenstein 2022
3.91
1k+ 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 90%
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
The Road to Ruin
by James Rickards • 2016
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
4.05
1k+
The Road to Ruin Summary
The Road to Ruin 90%
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
by James Rickards 2016
4.05
1k+ ratings
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio
by Andrew W. Lo • 2021
A perfect portfolio does not exist. The pioneers of finance explain what to build instead.
4.10
294
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio Summary
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio 90%
A perfect portfolio does not exist. The pioneers of finance explain what to build instead.
by Andrew W. Lo 2021
4.10
294 ratings
Understanding Wall Street
by Jeffrey B. Little • 1980
How to read balance sheets, spot bubbles, and build a portfolio that survives the crashes.
3.63
300
Understanding Wall Street Summary
Understanding Wall Street 90%
How to read balance sheets, spot bubbles, and build a portfolio that survives the crashes.
by Jeffrey B. Little 1980
3.63
300 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 90%
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
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 90%
Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.
by Mike Mayo 2011
3.69
260 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 90%
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
The Little Book of Safe Money
by Jason Zweig • 2009
Three risk rules, a fraud checklist, and how to stop your brain from wrecking your portfolio.
3.87
286
The Little Book of Safe Money Summary
The Little Book of Safe Money 90%
Three risk rules, a fraud checklist, and how to stop your brain from wrecking your portfolio.
by Jason Zweig 2009
3.87
286 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 90%
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
Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard
by Mark Minervini • 2013
Half his trades lost money. He still returned 220% a year. The risk formula that explains it.
4.55
3k+
Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard Summary
Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard 90%
Half his trades lost money. He still returned 220% a year. The risk formula that explains it.
by Mark Minervini 2013
4.55
3k+ ratings
The Holy Grail of Investing
by Tony Robbins • 2024
The public market has halved since 1996. The fastest firms stay private, and the returns followed.
3.62
869
The Holy Grail of Investing Summary
The Holy Grail of Investing 90%
The public market has halved since 1996. The fastest firms stay private, and the returns followed.
by Tony Robbins 2024
3.62
869 ratings
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