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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Hedge funds employ a mixed investment approach that can exploit overpriced or overvalued company shares too.
Chapter 3: While hedge funds include a gambling element, they typically turn out to be quite risk-averse.
Chapter 4: Steinhardt, Fine & Berkowitz pioneered hedge fund investing at massive scale, and they achieved remarkable levels of success.
Chapter 5: Commodities Corporation applied rigorous data analysis to forecast market shifts.
Chapter 6: George Soros reshaped hedge fund history through bold currency wagers.
Chapter 7: Tiger created a method for selecting the very best stocks.
Chapter 8: Farallon earned a sterling reputation by holding traders accountable for losses.
Chapter 9: When an international crisis erupts, a hedge fund may act as hero or villain.
Chapter 10: Although hedge funds can threaten the economy, they never grow into entities deemed “too big to fail.”
Description
More Money Than God takes a critical look at hedge funds, the powerful and often mysterious organizations that have a huge impact on global finance and our day-to-day lives. By looking back at the history of this influential investment practice, it reveals how hedge funds developed and how they operate today.
Who Should Listen
- Students of economics and history
- Anyone who’s working in the financial industry
- Anyone who wants to understand hedge funds and financial markets