feoh's review
5.0
I was very surprised how much I enjoyed this book. The interviewer (a writer for a literary 'zine) asks some very insightful questions and makes a point of getting the hedge fund manager he's interviewing to clarify a number of terms of art that would otherwise have muddied the waters pretty badly.
HFM has some really insightful observations to make on the financial crisis - exactly what happened, why, and what we should be doing to fix it.
I definitely felt like I have a better sense of how the investment world works after reading this, and moreover it has further sparked my interest in learning more about investing.
HFM has some really insightful observations to make on the financial crisis - exactly what happened, why, and what we should be doing to fix it.
I definitely felt like I have a better sense of how the investment world works after reading this, and moreover it has further sparked my interest in learning more about investing.
gregbrown's review against another edition
5.0
A fantastic, wide-ranging look into the factors that led to the financial crisis, and why it developed the way it did. The interview format and omnivorous subject allows the discussion to snap from the automated "black box" trading to the effects of emotion on risk-taking. Highly recommended, especially if you're familiar with the general course of events but want to learn more about how it all fits together.
mugren's review against another edition
1.0
Extremely tedious and disappointing.
If you want a great book about the financial crisis, read Among The Bankers by Joris Luyendijk.
If you want a great book about the financial crisis, read Among The Bankers by Joris Luyendijk.
harmless_old_lady's review against another edition
2.0
Very smart I'm sure, but not what I want to read right now, alas.
dvlavieri's review against another edition
3.0
DIARY OF A REALLY BAD YEAR:
Jan 3: forgot to go to the gym today, was really busy, will definitely go tomorrow though.
Mar 18: got promoted at work! too bad that other guy got fired, YOLO.
Apr 13: UGH NEED TO DO MY TAXES. Isn't there a robot or something to do this for me? I just want to watch SVU on Netflix.
Apr 14: Damn, I should have done my taxes in February.
May 6: So hungover... I should do a juice cleanse.
May 7: SO HUNGRY, I HATE KALE JUICE.
May 8: caved and ate a whole carton of ice cream, will start cleanse again tomorrow.
June 17: Wish I had a six pack or bicep veins, maybe next year?
Jul 29: Damn, rent is going to be raised in September. Megan got fired from her job, but she didn't really do good work anyway and was always reading Buzzfeed and writing GoodReads reviews. Remember to be consolatory to her. Try.
Aug 22: Invested all my clients in some of these great CDOs, it's like cruise control to Richville! Totes getting a raise on this bitch.
Sept 14: FUCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Sept 30: Sure this new job isn't as prestigious but at least I'm learning new service skills. I wonder how all my clients are doing since they lost all their money? Oh well, just keep swimming.
Nov 28: Maybe I will write a novel? I have lots of time. I could be the voice of my disenfranchised generation. Maybe like a modern day 'Great Gatsby' story? I kind of liked that book in High School, I could cast January Jones as the unattainable love interest, and Taylor Swift could sing the theme maybe? I should get a moleskine.
Dec 24: I heard suicides spike during the holidays. Whatever, plenty of scotch left.
Dec 27: No more scotch.
Jan 3: forgot to go to the gym today, was really busy, will definitely go tomorrow though.
Mar 18: got promoted at work! too bad that other guy got fired, YOLO.
Apr 13: UGH NEED TO DO MY TAXES. Isn't there a robot or something to do this for me? I just want to watch SVU on Netflix.
Apr 14: Damn, I should have done my taxes in February.
May 6: So hungover... I should do a juice cleanse.
May 7: SO HUNGRY, I HATE KALE JUICE.
May 8: caved and ate a whole carton of ice cream, will start cleanse again tomorrow.
June 17: Wish I had a six pack or bicep veins, maybe next year?
Jul 29: Damn, rent is going to be raised in September. Megan got fired from her job, but she didn't really do good work anyway and was always reading Buzzfeed and writing GoodReads reviews. Remember to be consolatory to her. Try.
Aug 22: Invested all my clients in some of these great CDOs, it's like cruise control to Richville! Totes getting a raise on this bitch.
Sept 14: FUCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
Sept 30: Sure this new job isn't as prestigious but at least I'm learning new service skills. I wonder how all my clients are doing since they lost all their money? Oh well, just keep swimming.
Nov 28: Maybe I will write a novel? I have lots of time. I could be the voice of my disenfranchised generation. Maybe like a modern day 'Great Gatsby' story? I kind of liked that book in High School, I could cast January Jones as the unattainable love interest, and Taylor Swift could sing the theme maybe? I should get a moleskine.
Dec 24: I heard suicides spike during the holidays. Whatever, plenty of scotch left.
Dec 27: No more scotch.
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