Bull: A History of the Boom and Bust, 1982-2004
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (669 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060564148 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For almost two decades, a colorful cast of characters such as Abby Joseph Cohen, Mary Meeker, Henry Blodget, and Alan Greenspan came to dominate the market news.This inside look at that 17-year cycle of growth, built upon interviews and unparalleled access to the most important analysts, market observers, and fund managers who eagerly tell the tales of excesses, presents the period with a historical perspective and explains what really happened and why.. Noted journalist and financial reporter Maggie Mahar has written the first book on the remarkable bull market that began in 1982 and
In vivid detail, she documents the trends and outsized personalities that fueled this particular bull market, including the surge of leveraged buyouts of 1984-1987, the mania for junk bonds, falling short-term interest rates, the rush of individual investors into 401(k) retirement plans, the power (and appetites) of mutual funds and the media frenzy that lent an unlikely allure to quarterly corporate earnings reports. As the runup in stock prices gained momentum in the late 1990s while evidence of corporate accounting shenanigans mounted, Mahar's account assumes the compelling power of an oncoming train wreck. . Citing studies by esteemed economists John Kenneth Galbraith and Charles Kindleberger, Mahar reminds readers that this self-blinding euphoria is a regular fea
R. M. Mayhew said Great Research. I just reread this book and enjoyed it as much the second time. It's part of my "permanent" collection now. For some reason, after reading this, I remembered the old saying, "If you have been in a poker game for a while, and you still don’t know who the patsy is, you’re the patsy." Ms. Mahar has done an excellent job of sleuthing out various investments stories, situations and the people involved. Interesting and informative.. "Wall St. doesn't have my best interest at heart???" according to Chris Jaronsky. This book does a great job breaking down the boom/bust cycles in the markets. From a history perspective, it is very entertaining. From a reality perspective, it is required reading for anyone investing in the markets. If you learn how people cheat or manipulate, you can sometimes avoid being manipulated or cheated in the future."History does not repeat, it rhymes." I forget who said that, but it is true. 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