Wall Streeters

The Creators and Corruptors of American Finance
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-17054-3
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 629 g

Reihe: Columbia Business School Publishing

The 2008 financial collapse, the expansion of corporate and private wealth, the influence of money in politics many of Wall Street's contemporary trends can be traced back to the work of fourteen critical figures who wrote, and occasionally broke, the rules of American finance.

Edward Morris plots in absorbing detail Wall Street's transformation from a clubby enclave of financiers to a symbol of vast economic power. His book begins with J. Pierpont Morgan, who ruled the American banking system at the turn of the twentieth century, and ends with Sandy Weill, whose collapsing Citigroup required the largest taxpayer bailout in history. In between, Wall Streeters relates the triumphs and missteps of twelve other financial visionaries. From Charles Merrill, who founded Merrill Lynch and introduced the small investor to the American stock market; to Michael Milken, the so-called junk bond king; to Jack Bogle, whose index funds redefined the mutual fund business; to Myron Scholes, who laid the groundwork for derivative securities; and to Benjamin Graham, who wrote the book on securities analysis. Anyone interested in the modern institution of American finance will devour this history of some of its most important players.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morris, Edward

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationale Finanzmärkte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Internationale Finanzmärkte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgmentsPreface1. J. Pierpont Morgan: JupiterPart I: Reformers2. Paul M. Warburg: Daddy Warbucks3. Carter Glass: Unreconstructed Rebel4. Ferdinand Pecora: Hellhound of Wall StreetPart II: Democratizers5. Charles E. Merrill: The People's Capitalist6. John C. Bogle: Saint JackPart III: Academics7. Georges F. Doriot: Dream Builder8. Benjamin Graham: Dean of Wall Street9. Myron S. Scholes: Professor of DerivativesPart IV: Financial Engineers10. Alfred Winslow Jones: Financial Hippie11. Michael R. Milken: Junk Bond King12. Lewis Ranieri: Father of SecuritizationPart V: Empire Builders13. William H. Donaldson: Entrepreneur14. Sanford I. Weill: ConglomerateurConclusionNotesSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Ed Morris is a professor of finance and former dean of the business school at Lindenwood University. Before beginning his teaching career, he was an investment banker and served as executive vice president of Stifel, Nicolaus, & Co. He has served on the boards of companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ.