I've finished The Quants recently, which I thought was thoroughly terrible. I didn't think at all that quant traders were guilty of causing the credit crisis. Some of them were victimized by it. Anyway thats just my personal review.
ANY NEW GOOD BOOKS ON MONEY, FINANCE, WALLSTREET, ETC TO READ?
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Where Keynes went wrong by Hunter Lewis is pretty bad ass! edit
No One Would Listen by Harry Markopolos
THE BIG SHORT by Micheal Lewis
If you have not read "Too Big to Fail" definitely pick that up
did anyone read Paulson's book "On the Brink" ? I thought it was pretty good
I read Paulson's book and thought it was great. I am biased because I used to work in the department he managed.
Oh that's cool... It def made me want to spend some time in government after my ib stint
I worked with him in ib. Not sure I could stand the bureaucracy.
ohhh ok, that'd be awesome as well. But yeah the politics seem ridiculous, just all the niceties and stupid customs you have to follow. Sounds really irritating
Favorite non-pornographic magazine to masturbate to - Good Housekeeping
No no, the JC Penney catalog is where it's at. Plus it's free.
Did we just become best friends?
YEP
Econned by Yves Smith.
Meltdown - Thomas Woods
Ut rerum qui nam totam. Itaque in nemo sequi repellat corporis omnis.
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