More Money Than God More Money Than God

More Money Than God

Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite

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Publisher Description

The New York Times bestseller

“The bright light shed by More Money Than God is particularly welcome. Mr. Mallaby . . . brings a keen sense of financial theory to his subject and a vivid narrative style.” —Wall Street Journal


“Splendid . . . the definitive history of the hedge fund history, a compelling narrative full of larger-than-life characters and dramatic tales of their financial triumphs and reversals.” —The Washington Post

The first authoritative history of hedge funds-from their rebel beginnings to their role in defining the future of finance, from the author of The Power Law

Wealthy, powerful, and potentially dangerous, hedge fund moguls have become the It Boys of twenty-first-century capitalism. Beating the market was long thought to be impossible, but hedge funds cracked its mysteries and made fortunes in the process. Drawing on his unprecedented access to the industry, esteemed financial writer Sebastian Mallaby tells the inside story of the hedge funds, from their origins in the 1960s to their role in the financial crisis of 2007 to 2009and explains why understanding the history of hedge funds is key to predicting the future of finance.

GENRE
Business & Personal Finance
RELEASED
2010
June 10
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
496
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
14.2
MB

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