- News of the World by Paulette Jiles
- The Complete Calvin and Hobbes Book One by Bill Watterson
Holy Smokes.YouBet said:
Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood and the World
Amazing isn't it. Just saw an article yesterday that GS CEO took a 35% pay cut last year as punishment for this. He still made $17.5M though. Lol.AgGrad99 said:Holy Smokes.YouBet said:
Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood and the World
I'm about 1/3 through this book and can't believe what Im reading. I cant even wrap my head around how a 20 something kid can figure out how to do any of this. How is any of this possible?
This story is crazy.
Yes, and keep in mind this all started within months of the Great Recession ending caused by a mortgage bubble that GS and like firms pushed. They suffered nothing from that and continued their unethical ways with this. It's a sobering inside view to these big investment firms. We all knew they were unethical, but this really hit it home.AgGrad99 said:
Some of the most amazing parts, is learning about the inner workings of GS and similar companies. Guys like Tim Leisner who make 1 million+ per year, which is basically just seed money, because they reserve the best deals for themselves and partners. As long as you're bringing in $$, no one asks too many questions.
Exactly. We may see another book out of this event today and I suspect we will.third coast.. said:
And they are the ones screaming foul after this whole game stop thing. The finance pundits were incredulous.
third coast.. said:
And they are the ones screaming foul after this whole game stop thing. The finance pundits were incredulous.
I read this a couple of years ago and really liked it. His perspective was fascinating.AgGrad99 said:
Reading:
In the Garden of Beasts
It's a true account of the Ambassador to Germany in the 30s, leading up to WWII, as Hitler is taking control of the country. It's a really good story from the perspective of the Ambassador and his daughter. It's extremely interesting historically, when you compare it to our world today.
Completely agree. As is the perspective of his daughter. No different than the youth today.Quote:
His perspective was fascinating.
Good to know - I read a lot of Baldacci booksLonghorn Nation said:
1. A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
2. Envy the Night by Michael Koryta
I normally love Baldacci books, but this one was a struggle. I think he's pumping them out too fast now and the writing is suffering a bit. (It won't prevent me from continuing to read him.) I read a couple of Koryta novels last year and I like his writing style. This was a short book (< 300 pages) and his first . . . thumbs up.