More Money Than God
Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite (Council on Foreign Relations Books (Penguin Press))
Sebastian Mallaby
Experience a thrilling journey through the history of hedge funds, from their beginnings in the 1960s to their critical role in the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Powerful, wealthy, and potentially dangerous, the hedge fund industry has cracked the mysteries of beating the market and earned fortunes in the process. Discover the inside story of this fascinating corner of capitalism, complete with larger-than-life characters and dramatic tales, in a definitive history written by esteemed financial writer Sebastian Mallaby.
Publish Date
2010-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
2010-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.09
ISBN
9780143119418
Categories
Recommendations
4
Recommendations
2021-04-08T15:57:38.000Z
I've now read about half this book, and it's really good. He really got into the details of how hedge funds work and how they evolved. It's hard to imagine anyone will ever write a better book on the subject. – source2019-10-11T01:41:29.000Z
@gauravsabnis @abhijitkadle @mohitsatyanand @tanayingale I fourth that recommendation. That is a brilliant book. – source2017-12-30T18:49:18.000Z
I read 51 books in 2017 (may squeeze in one or two more before EOY). Here are my favorites, with a little bit of commentary. In no particular order: – source