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Book Reviews of Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe

Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe
Fool's Gold How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at JP Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe
Author: Gillian Tett
ISBN-13: 9781416598572
ISBN-10: 141659857X
Publication Date: 5/12/2009
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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wingate avatar reviewed Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe on
I liked this book. Specifically the inside history at JPMorgan around creating the credit default swaps and collateralized debt instruments.

On the other hand, I felt that at places in the book the author really skimmed the surface to try to move the whole story along. I found Lewis' The Big Short to be better about the mortgage meltdown. I found some grammatical and errors which were probably due to using a spellchecker software instead of an editor off putting.

But really, I enjoyed it and found it to be a quick and engaging read.