May 7, 2011
by donkasprzak
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Reading 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown can be considered a good introduction to the country’s long relationship between Wall Street and Congress. A new reference for how our country began its relationship with Wall Street … Continue reading
January 1, 2011
by donkasprzak
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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System–and Themselves is clearly my favorite (for all the wrong reasons — you know economy on the brink of collapse) book in … Continue reading
August 13, 2010
by donkasprzak
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Sometimes a 2.0 release is viewed as a fix for shortcomings in the initial release of just about any product….except this update from Tom Friedman: Hot, Flat, and Crowded 2.0: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew … Continue reading
July 28, 2010
by donkasprzak
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Credit default swaps. Those infamous three words. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis is a fast-paced, right-to-the-point story about CDS and the collapse of Wall Street. While recent best sellers have addressed big players and multiple … Continue reading
July 22, 2010
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A financial crisis is a terrible thing to waste. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson faced the largest crisis in our country’s modern history with a great opportunity. His first hand account of the near collapse of our financial economy is detailed … Continue reading
July 3, 2010
by donkasprzak
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After ripping through Too Big to Fail it seems natural to continue understanding the collapse of Bear Stearns with House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street to get a bit under the hood of … Continue reading
June 22, 2010
by donkasprzak
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I believe Sorkin’s Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System–and Themselves is a great read. Its the best book I have read this year. Sadly this book reads … Continue reading
July 22, 2009
by donkasprzak
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Thanks to the sharks on wall street, banking industry and mortgage “loan” business.