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economic crisis 2008
The Greatest Trade Ever and the Psychology of Patience
Gregory Zuckerman’s The Greatest Trade Ever is a very different book than the vast majority of the [numerous] books on the economic crisis of 2008 that I have read thus far. Several of the books in my series have aspired to be non-ideological, but none (until now) have actually pulled it off. The Greatest Trade ...read this post
The Big Short Falls Short in Identifying the Cause of the Crisis
Let me get the easy part of this out of the way first. Michael Lewis is a remarkably gifted writer, and I have often found his books impossible to put down. When I first read his debut at book authorship, Liar’s Poker, I literally read it straight through. I was not alone ...read this post
Hank Paulson, TARP, and an Economy on the Brink
Many of my readers know that I am: (a) Reading every single book that comes out on the economic crisis of 2008, and (b) Reviewing every single credible book that comes out about the crisis of 2008, and (c) Writing my own book about the economic crisis of 2008 – one that I want to ...read this post
It’s Not as Bad as You Think
My ongoing series reviewing the major books written on the economic crisis of 2008 has hit an important stride. Some pivotal books on the subject have been released, or are nearing release, and I think more of the mechanical causes of the crisis are finally being discussed. Former Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, has ...read this post
Grasping at Fees: A Sure-Fire Way to Keep the Economy Bad and Unemployment High
After twelve consecutive months of telling the Wall Street firms that (a) They need to lend more, and (b) They need to lend more, and (c) The only way to fix the economy is for Wall Street to lend more, President Obama has proposed a plan to punish firms that participated in the “too big ...read this post
