The Accidental Investment Banker - Has anyone read this?

yeah, it's like the serious, boring version of Monkey Business

I am on the chapter " what investment bankers really do" ;)

boring, I have enjoyed it so far. If you work in banking you can relate to alot of it.

not too bad

TAIB is a good read if you're interested in the history and culture of GS and MS. Ugly Americans reads very fast, like a novel. If you read Bringing Down the House and liked it, you'll probably like UA.

fiasco is a great read. it also provides great insight to derivatives and what they are capable of (un)doing. i enjoyed it alot, but i work in structured finance, so i have a slight bias. if you've ever heard someone talk about "ripping someone's face off" the book uses the phrase alot.

I agree - it was a good read. It also goes to show that many people with zero experience in banking out of school can turn into great bankers later in their careers. That path is rarely talked about in depth.

Monkey Business was written by a guy who went into banking for the dollars like the current MBA rush who join, get shit on by analysts and hate their life.

To what extent do those opportunities still exist for career switchers out of b-school.

u can pretty much get into IB market is ridiculous

Thanks for the comments guys.

I began reading the AIB, and while it's a good read, if you've been in the industry for more than a couple of years it's old-stuff. The sarcasm, at times, is quite good and will make you chuckle... but net-net the book can drag at times if you've been in the business for while, like I said. (NOTE - I'm only 40 pages deep).

FYI: opticalcharge is clearly a banker b/c he said "net, net" which is TOTALLY a banker expression :-)

look forward to read it

I've read most of the books mentioned, but I just finished Ugly Americans and it was unreal. I read it in a day - couldn't put it down. I love stories of hedge fund cowboys...