Fooling Some Of The People All Of The Time

Author : David Einhorn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470481544
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fooling Some of the People All of the Time, A Long Short (and Now Complete) Story, Updated with New Epilogue written by David Einhorn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revealing look at Wall Street, the financial media, and financial regulators by David Einhorn, the President of Greenlight Capital Could 2008's credit crisis have been minimized or even avoided? In 2002, David Einhorn-one of the country's top investors-was asked at a charity investment conference to share his best investment advice. Short sell Allied Capital. At the time, Allied was a leader in the private financing industry. Einhorn claimed Allied was using questionable accounting practices to prop itself up. Sound familiar? At the time of the original version of Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story the outcome of his advice was unknown. Now, the story is complete and we know Einhorn was right. In 2008, Einhorn advised the same conference to short sell Lehman Brothers. And had the market been more open to his warnings, yes, the market meltdown might have been avoided, or at least minimized. Details the gripping battle between Allied Capital and Einhorn's Greenlight Capital Illuminates how questionable company practices are maintained and, at times, even protected by Wall Street Describes the failings of investment banks, analysts, journalists, and government regulators Describes how many parts of the Allied Capital story were replayed in the debate over Lehman Brothers Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is an important call for effective government regulation, free speech, and fair play.

Author : Dwight P. Baker
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0878088393
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Serving Jesus with Integrity written by Dwight P. Baker and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The word “ethics” carries an aura of countervailing views, overlapping claims, uncertain footing, and seductive attractions. Some issues are as clear as the horizontal versus vertical axes in Sawai Chinnawong’s striking painting, Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife, that graces the cover of this book. At the same time—because we are involved, because our interests, our inclinations, our plans and relationships are at stake—the issues that engage missionary practitioners can be frustratingly labyrinthine, curling endlessly back on themselves. Evangelical missionaries and mission agencies are concerned about personal morality—and rightly so. But as the chapters in this volume attest, evangelical mission’s ethical engagement extends far beyond simply avoiding compromising sexual situations and not absconding with the finances. How should we talk about others’ beliefs and practices to ourselves? To them? How should we represent ourselves to others? What role does tolerance for ambiguity play in missionaries’ mental preparation? How should accountability be structured in intercultural partnerships? Are there ways to enable organizational justice to flourish in mission institutions? What might integrity in short-term mission outreach look like? How does care for creation relate to mission? What role can a code of ethics for missionary practice play? Limited and fallible and marred by the fall, we need both guidance and admonition—and deep reflection on the conduct of evangelical mission such as is provided in this volume—so that we may serve Jesus with true integrity.

Author : Bruce Piasecki
Publisher : Square One Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0757054277
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Doing More With Teams written by Bruce Piasecki and published by Square One Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the “hunter-gatherer” days of old, human beings have instinctively worked in teams. But what have we really learned about what drives us to cooperate and collaborate with each other? Does all of the selfishness and scandal in business and government today suggest we have spilled the special sauce of teamwork? Doing More With Teams explores the ways to encourage a new form of competition, so that organizations complete the challenges before them to drive growth and get results. It offers a new premise for the concept of teamwork and challenges the perception that individualism is the only way to wealth. Through real-life and historical examples of teams that have inspired awe, this book lays out a solid set of principles that work for all kinds of teams, including: How aging teaches us the value of teams as a source of meaningfulness in life. How to establish clear principles that call for shared responsibility throughout an organization. How to avoid individual motivators that undermine the importance of teams. The costs of an excessive expectation of ceaseless victory. Why the best team captains are those who quickly and accurately assess team members’ capabilities—and determine how they affect the group. Doing More With Teams enlightens the world to a new, more ethical, and more collaborative way forward. It shows us how best to tap into the magic of teamwork.

Author : Thornton L. O'glove
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684863758
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quality of Earnings written by Thornton L. O'glove and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1987 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Simon & Schuster, Quality of Earnings is an investor's guide to how much money a company is really making. From Thornton L. O'glove, Quality of Earnings is an indispensable guide to determining how much money a company is really making and for buying and selling stocks without making costly blunders.

Author : David Einhorn
Publisher : Dekklun Cuinn
ISBN 13 : 0470073942
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fooling Some of the People All of the Time, A Long Short Story written by David Einhorn and published by Dekklun Cuinn. This book was released on 2008-05-02 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 2002, Einhorn spoke publicly about Allied Capital--a leader in the private finance industry--presenting it as an excellent short opportunity. Einhorn describes the incredible events that followed his speech and how Allied and the investment community attacked him to protect the company--and its stock price. Informative and intriguing, "Fooling Some of the People All of the Time" details how the current environment on Wall Street--and the world of hedge funds in particular-- not only allows for such behavior, but how it protects the companies and attacks those who attempt to uncover them".--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Author : David Einhorn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047089329X
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fooling Some of the People All of the Time, A Long Short (and Now Complete) Story, Updated with New Epilogue written by David Einhorn and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revealing look at Wall Street, the financial media, and financial regulators by David Einhorn, the President of Greenlight Capital Could 2008's credit crisis have been minimized or even avoided? In 2002, David Einhorn-one of the country's top investors-was asked at a charity investment conference to share his best investment advice. Short sell Allied Capital. At the time, Allied was a leader in the private financing industry. Einhorn claimed Allied was using questionable accounting practices to prop itself up. Sound familiar? At the time of the original version of Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story the outcome of his advice was unknown. Now, the story is complete and we know Einhorn was right. In 2008, Einhorn advised the same conference to short sell Lehman Brothers. And had the market been more open to his warnings, yes, the market meltdown might have been avoided, or at least minimized. Details the gripping battle between Allied Capital and Einhorn's Greenlight Capital Illuminates how questionable company practices are maintained and, at times, even protected by Wall Street Describes the failings of investment banks, analysts, journalists, and government regulators Describes how many parts of the Allied Capital story were replayed in the debate over Lehman Brothers Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is an important call for effective government regulation, free speech, and fair play.

Author : Gabriel Burstein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471315865
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Macro Trading and Investment Strategies written by Gabriel Burstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-02-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unter Arbitrage versteht man das gleichzeitige Kaufen und Verkaufen von Wertpapieren in verschiedenen Märkten zur Erzielung von Gewinnen aufgrund von kurzfristigen Preisunterschieden. Im großen Rahmen angewandt, können mit Hilfe einer Arbitragestrategie beträchtliche Gewinnne eingefahren werden. So haben z.B. renommierte Anleger wie George Soros ein Vermögen gemacht. Da die Märkte zunehmend volatiler werden, werden auch Gewinn und Risiko entsprechend größer. Dieses Buch erklärt Ihnen anhand zahlreicher Beispiele und Fallstudien, wie sie Arbitragechancen nutzen können. Es zeigen Ihnen einen neuen Weg im internationalen Handel mit weniger Risiko. Mit echten Fallstudien und Handelsstrategien für Privatanleger. (y02/99)

Author : James Montier
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470683597
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Value Investing written by James Montier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-12-02 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As with his weekly column, James Montier's Value Investing is a must read for all students of the financial markets. In short order, Montier shreds the 'efficient market hypothesis', elucidates the pertinence of behavioral finance, and explains the crucial difference between investment process and investment outcomes. Montier makes his arguments with clear insight and spirited good humor, and then backs them up with cold hard facts. Buy this book for yourself, and for anyone you know who cares about their capital!" —Seth Klarman, President, The Baupost Group LLC The seductive elegance of classical finance theory is powerful, yet value investing requires that we reject both the precepts of modern portfolio theory (MPT) and pretty much all of its tools and techniques. In this important new book, the highly respected and controversial value investor and behavioural analyst, James Montier explains how value investing is the only tried and tested method of delivering sustainable long-term returns. James shows you why everything you learnt at business school is wrong; how to think properly about valuation and risk; how to avoid the dangers of growth investing; how to be a contrarian; how to short stocks; how to avoid value traps; how to hedge ignorance using cheap insurance. Crucially he also gives real time examples of the principles outlined in the context of the 2008/09 financial crisis. In this book James shares his tried and tested techniques and provides the latest and most cutting edge tools you will need to deploy the value approach successfully. It provides you with the tools to start thinking in a different fashion about the way in which you invest, introducing the ways of over-riding the emotional distractions that will bedevil the pursuit of a value approach and ultimately think and act differently from the herd.

Author : Barton Biggs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111843160X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diary of a Hedgehog written by Barton Biggs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barton Biggs was a Wall Street legend, trusted by investors around the globe. Now, in his last book, Biggs offers savvy insights into the innermost workings of the markets—today and for the years to come. Packed with keen insights, global experiences, and opinionated stances on investing, Diary of a Hedgehog: Biggs’ Final Words on the Markets explores the ongoing downward economic spiral and where it's headed, to help readers keep their money safe and secure. Offering a unique look at the current state of the markets, why they continue to be depressed, and where we can go from here, Diary of a Hedgehog: Biggs’ Final Words on the Markets is the ultimate guide to how investors—and the general public—should be handling their finances. The last book from investment legend Barton Biggs Offers investors and business readers of all levels of experience new insights into the current economic crisis Presents news ideas for readers looking to make the most of their money in the face of ongoing market turbulence Insightful and creative, Diary of a Hedgehog: Biggs’ Final Words on the Markets is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to understand what's up with the market, where it's headed, and how to respond.

Author : Christine S. Richard
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118010418
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Confidence Game written by Christine S. Richard and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expose on the delusion, greed, and arrogance that led to America's credit crisis The collapse of America's credit markets in 2008 is quite possibly the biggest financial disaster in U.S. history. Confidence Game: How a Hedge Fund Manager Called Wall Street's Bluff is the story of Bill Ackman's six-year campaign to warn that the $2.5 trillion bond insurance business was a catastrophe waiting to happen. Branded a fraud by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, and investigated by Eliot Spitzer and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ackman later made his investors more than $1 billion when bond insurers kicked off the collapse of the credit markets. Unravels the story of the credit crisis through an engaging and human drama Draws on unprecedented access to one of Wall Street's best-known investors Shows how excessive leverage, dangerous financial models, and a blind reliance on triple-A credit ratings sent Wall Street careening toward disaster Confidence Game is a real world "Emperor's New Clothes," a tale of widespread delusion, and one dissenting voice in the era leading up to the worst financial disaster since the Great Depression.