Non-Fiction
Author(s): Richard R. Lindsey & Barry Schachter
The book tells 24 stories about 25 Quants, how they landed in their jobs and what do they do. Some of them are: Peter Muller, Cliff Asness, David Leinweber and Andrew Weisman.
Monday, September 5, 2016
How I Became a Quant
Non-Fiction
Author(s): Richard R. Lindsey & Barry Schachter
The book tells 24 stories about 25 Quants, how they landed in their jobs and what do they do. Some of them are: Peter Muller, Cliff Asness, David Leinweber and Andrew Weisman.
The House of Morgan
Non-Fiction
Author(s): Ron Chernow
One of my favorites, the book is very rich in details and covers and extensive period of time. The story starts with George Peabody and his joint business with Junius Morgan back in the 1860s and ends a few years after the Guinness Scandal.
Too Good to be True
Non-Fiction
Author(s): Erin Arvedlund
A history of Bernie Madoff, his methods to hide his fraud and the more important providers of funds involved in his scam.
Friday, September 2, 2016
The Intelligent Investor
Non-Fiction
Author(s): Benjamin Graham
The bibble of value investing, a must for everyone in finance and one of Warren Buffet's favorite books, he also wrote parte of the preface. The book includes classic P/E valuations, outstanding debt, book value, earnings growth and many more.
The Ascent of Money
Non-Fiction
Author(s): Niall Ferguson
An adaptation of a television series, the book deals with the history of money as a form of payment. From the ancient Babylonia, going through the Medicis during the Renaissance, the Rothschilds, and modern day financial globalization and bubbles.
Barbarians at the Gate
Non-Fiction
Author(s): Bryan Burrough & John Helyar
Another one of my favorites. The book goes through the history of RJR, Nabisco, their merger and the race to acquire the company by many players including KKR, the original board of the company, and many Wall Street firms.
Against the Gods
Non-Fiction
Author(s): Peter L. Bernstein
The history of the understanding of risk across many centuries. From ancient greece to Fibonacci, Pascal and Fermat, the books covers many statistics related subjects like game theory, chaos theory and the stock market.
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