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Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend
by Mitchell Zuckerman
Charles Ponzi devised and carried out the scheme that carries his name. Many investors did indeed double their investments, as Ponzi would use money of new investors to pay old investors, and Ponzi himself became a millionaire. Eventually, Zuckoff shows, the Boston Post uncovered this "robbing Peter to pay Paul" system (as it was then known), and Ponzi's life unraveled. |
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Conspiracy of Fools
by Kurt Eichenwald
A true life story about a company that was named Fortune magazine’s most innovative company for six years straight. What went wrong? Enron’s colossal collapse written by a veteran New York Times journalist. |
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance Life and in the Markets
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
If the prescriptions for making money are successful enough to put the books that preach them on bestsellers lists, then, why aren't there more millionaires? This author, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill. |
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The Exchange-Traded Funds Manual
by Gary L. Gastineau
An excellent resource and reference guide on ETFs.
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