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The Revolution That Wasn't
- GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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"The saga of GameStop and other meme stocks is revealed with the skill of a thrilling whodunit. Jakab writes with an anti-Midas touch. If he touched gold, he would bring it to life." --Burton G. Malkiel, author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street
From Wall Street Journal columnist Spencer Jakab, the real story of the GameStop squeeze—and the surprising winners of a rigged game.
During one crazy week in January 2021, a motley crew of retail traders on Reddit’s r/wallstreetbets forum had seemingly done the impossible—they had brought some of the biggest, richest players on Wall Street to their knees. Their weapon was GameStop, a failing retailer whose shares briefly became the most-traded security on the planet and the subject of intense media coverage.
The Revolution That Wasn’t is the riveting story of how the meme stock squeeze unfolded, and of the real architects (and winners) of the GameStop rally. Drawing on his years as a stock analyst at a major bank, Jakab exposes technological and financial innovations such as Robinhood’s habit-forming smartphone app as ploys to get our dollars within the larger story of evolving social and economic pressures. The surprising truth? What appeared to be a watershed moment—a revolution that stripped the ultra-powerful hedge funds of their market influence, placing power back in the hands of everyday investors—only tilted the odds further in the house’s favor.
Online brokerages love to talk about empowerment and “democratizing finance” while profiting from the mistakes and volatility created by novice investors. In this nuanced analysis, Jakab shines a light on the often-misunderstood profit motives and financial mechanisms to show how this so-called revolution is, on balance, a bonanza for Wall Street. But, Jakab argues, there really is a way for ordinary investors to beat the pros: by refusing to play their game.
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Listeners are offered a first-class education in building, growing, and defending an individual portfolio, one investment strategy at a time. From learning to think like an investor to finding a first stock, from international investing to community-based online tools, this audiobook takes the reader through the essential strategies for building any portfolio, no matter how small its start or how big its ambitions.
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Great Introduction to Investing
- By Matthew on 09-18-09
By: David Gardner, and others
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When Genius Failed
- The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
- By: Roger Lowenstein
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Roger Lowenstein, the bestselling author of Buffett, captures Long-Term's roller-coaster ride in gripping detail. Drawing on confidential internal memos and interviews with dozens of key players, Lowenstein crafts a story that reads like a first-rate thriller from beginning to end. He explains not just how the fund made and lost its money, but what it was about the personalities of Long-Term's partners, the arrogance of their mathematical certainties, and the late-nineties culture of Wall Street that made it all possible.
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When Genius Failed
- By Sean on 12-17-08
By: Roger Lowenstein
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King of Capital
- The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
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The financial establishment---banks and investment bankers, such as Citigroup, Bear Stearns, Lehman, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley---were the cowboys, recklessly assuming risks, leveraging up to astronomical levels, and driving the economy to the brink of disaster.
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Great Story Ruined by Monotone Reading
- By Marc on 04-23-13
By: John E. Morris, and others
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A History of the United States in Five Crashes
- Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation
- By: Scott Nations
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
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In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history in the vein of the works of Michael Lewis and Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial executive and CNBC contributor examines the five most significant stock market crashes in the United States over the past century, revealing how they have defined the nation today.
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A solid telling of crucial history
- By Philo on 06-17-17
By: Scott Nations
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Hedgehogging
- By: Barton Biggs
- Narrated by: William Dufris
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Rare is the opportunity to chat with a legendary figure and hear the unvarnished truth about what really goes on behind the scenes. Step inside the world of Wall Street with Barton Biggs as he discusses investing in general, hedge funds in particular, and how he has learned to find and profit from the best moneymaking opportunities in an eat-what-you-kill, cutthroat investment world.
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HedgeHotDogging
- By Bob on 10-01-06
By: Barton Biggs
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Fool's Gold
- By: Gillian Tett
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
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Gillian Tett brings to life in gripping detail how the Morgan team's bold ideas for a whole new kind of financial alchemy helped to ignite a revolution in banking, and how that revolution escalated wildly out of control. The deeply reported and lively narrative takes readers behind the scenes, to the inner sanctums of elite finance and to the secretive reaches of what came to be known as the "shadow banking" world.
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Outstanding narrative about the financial crisis
- By D. Littman on 07-17-09
By: Gillian Tett
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Pound Foolish
- Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry
- By: Helaine Olen
- Narrated by: Lyn Landon
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For the past few decades, Americans have spent billions of dollars on personal finance products. As salaries have stagnated and companies have cut back on benefits, we've taken matters into our own hands, embracing the can-do attitude that if we're smart enough, we can overcome even daunting financial obstacles. But that's not true. In this meticulously reported and shocking audiobook, journalist and former financial columnist Helaine Olen goes behind the curtain of the personal finance industry to expose the myths, contradictions, and outright lies it has perpetuated.
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The dark side of my industry
- By jfoxcpacfp on 06-15-13
By: Helaine Olen
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Too Good to Be True
- The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff
- By: Erin Arvedlund
- Narrated by: Karen White
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Erin Arvedlund, the financial reporter who questioned the amazing returns of Bernie Madoff's hedge funds way back in 2001, traces the life of the infamous swindler and addresses the tough questions surrounding the collapse of his Ponzi scheme.
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- By Robert on 11-07-10
By: Erin Arvedlund
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The Myth of the Rational Market
- A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street
- By: Justin Fox
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
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Chronicling the rise and fall of the efficient market theory and the century-long making of the modern financial industry, Justin Fox’s The Myth of the Rational Market is as much an intellectual whodunit as a cultural history of the perils and possibilities of risk. The book brings to life the people and ideas that forged modern finance and investing, from the formative days of Wall Street through the Great Depression and into the financial calamity of today.
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Probably most interesting to economists
- By D. Martin on 06-29-12
By: Justin Fox
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The Index Revolution
- Why Investors Should Join It Now
- By: Charles D. Ellis
- Narrated by: LJ Ganser
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The Index Revolution argues that active investing is a loser's game, and that a passive approach is more profitable in today's market. By adjusting your portfolio asset weights to match a performance index, you consistently earn higher rates of returns and come out on top in the long run. This book explains why, and describes how individual investors can take advantage of indexing to make their portfolio stronger and more profitable.
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A better way to invest
- By BSuave on 06-17-24
By: Charles D. Ellis
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The Greatest Trade Ever
- The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
- By: Gregory Zuckerman
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
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In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected - that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall. Paulson's background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager against housing. He had spent a career as an also-ran on Wall Street. But Paulson was convinced this was his chance to make his mark. He just wasn't sure how to do it. Colleagues at investment banks scoffed at him and investors dismissed him.
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Better Books Now Available
- By David on 05-02-11
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Invest Like a Guru
- How to Generate Higher Returns at Reduced Risk with Value Investing
- By: Charlie Tian
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Adopt the investment strategy that built Warren Buffett's fortune. Invest Like a Guru provides an invaluable resource for high-quality-focused value investing, with expert insight and practical tools for implementation. Written by the man behind GuruFocus.com, this book expands on the site's value strategies and research tools to provide a primer for those exploring pathways to higher returns at lower risk.
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A gurufocus ($400/year) commercial?
- By Amazon Customer M on 08-05-17
By: Charlie Tian
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A First-Class Catastrophe
- The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History
- By: Diana B. Henriques
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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Monday, October 19, 1987, was by far the worst day in Wall Street history. The market fell 22.6% - almost twice as bad as the worst day of 1929 - equal to a one-day loss of nearly 5,000 points today. Black Monday was more than seven years in the making and threatened nearly every US financial institution. Drawing on superlative archival research and dozens of original interviews, Diana B. Henriques weaves a tale of missed opportunities, market delusions, and destructive actions.
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Financial History Rhymes
- By David Larson on 10-07-17
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Debunkery
- Learn It, Do It, and Profit From It - Seeing Through Wall Street's Money-Killing Myths
- By: Ken Fisher
- Narrated by: John Morgan
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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Far too many investors fail to get the results they want, because they make some pretty common mistakes. The problem is, the errors don't seem like mistakes—they seem like smart, intuitive, and/or widely recognized investing "wisdom". But much of what's accepted as investing "wisdom" is, instead, bunk.
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Accompanying reference guide does not download!!
- By MARK on 11-15-10
By: Ken Fisher
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- krisrobpipchomp
- 07-22-22
far too long
an interesting story that ought to be better understood by regulators, and the public. but the story could have been delivered in about 1/6 the prose.
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- S. K. Lane
- 03-15-22
Extremely enlightening and comprehensive.
Very entertaining and comprehensive. Worth listening to more than once to get a handle on arcane trading actions.
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- cuervoferoz
- 02-14-22
Apes must read
Super insightful, well written book. Should be a required read in High School. Must read.
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- Jonathan Miller
- 01-02-23
Approachable even for a non-trader
A compelling narrative on the meme stock (stonk) phenomenon during the pandemic. I really enjoyed it.
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- markofu
- 04-12-22
Meme Stock Heaven
This a fun and easy read of early 2021 with the mania around stocks such as
- GME
- AMC
- Hertz
- Silver
detailing the interested parties
- Robinhood
- Citadel
- Melvin Capital
- Wall Street Bets & the Reddit Crowd
The book describes what happened, why it happened and how, along with the winners and losers.
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- Julie
- 02-25-22
Great book
Excellent discussion, particularly about the psychology of investing and the odds against all aggressive investors.
The saga of GameStop was fascinating and objective.
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- Sean Tabor
- 07-10-22
Good But A Bit Flawed
Overall this was a good book that did a decent job going over all the aspects of the GME short squeeze and everything around it. It does a good job of laying bare that this really wasn't some revolutionary movement so much as a group of people trying to make money that others later came in and tacked a social agenda and cult like behavior onto afterwards. While maybe this is part of my preloaded expectations, I had hoped for this to be a bit more in depth of a book. That isn't to say that the author didn't go out and get interviews and talk with people around the events, but there just seems something cursory about the depiction of events.
The author does a good job also of calling into question politicians handling of the situation and more trying to score political points than solve any of the real issues that lead up to this event, some of them structural with how risk is handled in the system. That being said, the author has a clear political bias that, while he doesn't explicitly drive at, seeps through in the writing in question. The tone of coming off a bit like a preachy father having a talk with his son on issues of investment, even as someone who isn't part of the apes or such groups, comes off as a bit eye rolling. Then again that could also be the delivery of the narrator. It feels like a book meant for a general audience but also trying to talk directly to those that participated in the events in the book and continue to. This jarring split in tone and objective makes for a book that flips its tone back and forth.
The book I think would have faired a lot better if it had laid out the facts of what happened first and then gone back when making its conclusions. It probably then would have also been more favorable towards certain audiences it is trying to convince who might see this. If you insert your conclusions in the middle of the story not only does it break the flow, but people are going to feel like they are being lectured to rather than absorbing facts that when you do get to the conclusion will allow them to be more open to that conclusion. Judging from some of the other reviews this seems like part of the dismissal by some. It came of a bit preachy and it turned some people off.
That being said it is still a good book and worth picking up if you have the time. At 9 hours it is fairly easy to breeze though and the book never feels overly drawn out beyond its welcome.
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- Thomas W. Wartman
- 06-04-23
Great listen, sound advice
Great rehashing of what has happened so recently, followed the last chapter by some age-old sound advice on how to more soundly invest over the long term.
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- srini katta
- 02-16-22
Not a book but a journalist diary
It looked like chronological events of GME and other Meme stock trading events than a book .
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- WKR
- 04-10-22
A not so good recount of the meme stock mania
I think most would go into this story expecting an unbiased recounting of the events that lead up to the beginnings of the meme stock craze that hit in early 2021. Unfortunate this book is not that. Instead the author's main purpose seems to be to push his own style of investing (index fund investing) and to call all of the young whipper snappers that drove the craze foolish and naive for thinking they could participate in the stock market on their own terms. He walks right up to the line of suggesting they shouldn't even be allowed in the market at all. This book reads like your parents who haven't job hunted in decades telling you to print out your resume and go pound the pavement with a firm handshake if you want to get another job. Essentially it's a relic from a bygone Era. Just skip this book
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