Den of thieves
by James B. Stewart · first published 1601
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2008–2022first – last mentioned
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Why HN recommends it
Detailed narrative of the 1980s junk bond and insider trading era centered on Milken, Boesky and Drexel; recommended for readers wanting an in-depth look at that period of finance and its business lessons.
Summarised by Claude from recommending comments
How four men--Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, Dennis Levine--"nearly destroyed Wall Street ... how they made billions and how they got caught."
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"Den of Thieves" by James B. Stewart covers the Milken, DBL and Boesky years. It's a decent read--I just finished it about a month ago.
on “The real cause of the financial crisis -- An MIT Blackjack Team perspective” ↗A great in-depth read about this era is Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart. http://www.amazon.com/Den-Thieves-James-B-Stewart/dp/0671792...
on “Renegades of Junk: The Rise and Fall of the Drexel Empire” ↗For great finance reads, read this and Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart.
on “Barbarians at the Gate 2.0” ↗…enforcement is something we should all be concerned about. You're quite right that the charges were dropped against Lowell in return for a guilty plea from his brother. However, if Stewart's account in Den of Thieves is to be believed, then Lowell was intimately involved in the affair.
on “The Incredibly Stupid One” ↗