Archive for September, 2009
Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis – book review
Liar's Poker is the story of Salomon Brothers as told through Michael Lewis. He joined Salomon in the mid-80's and went through their training course before becoming a bond salesman. The story is a mixture of his personal experiences of learning how to sell bonds and a look at the 80's history of Salomon and their mortgage bond department. [...]
The Love of Money – new financial series on BBC2
This Thursday 10th September 2009 at 9pm a new series starts on BBC2 about the current financial crisis. This episode covers how the the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 tipped the world into a recession. Gordon Brown, Tim Geithner and Alistair Darling are interviewed about the negotiations that occurred. A host of other national leaders, [...]
The Naked Trader by Robbie Burns – book review
Robbie Burns quit his job in 2001 to become a full time trader in the stock market. He has proved to be a very successful trader building up a substantial sum in his ISA pension. In this very light hearted book he explains how he goes about picking the right shares to invest in. He discusses how to understand company finances, how to choose [...]
