Here’s another one for my reading list: The Zeroes by Randall Lane. I discovered the book yesterday while reading his post on The Daily Beast. In case you missed it, here’s a snippet of what he had to say about Jim Cramer’s endorsement of Lenny...
I just returned from Nino’s in Manhattan, where the authors of The Club No One Wanted to Join gathered to discuss their book. They are a group of twenty-nine investors in Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Their book describes the change in their lives since the...
U.S. Probes Morgan Stanley The news is out. US prosecutors are investigating several Morgan Stanley CDOs. Like the Abacus inquiry at Goldman Sachs, the issue is what representations Morgan Stanley made to clients. How did the bank market those Weapons of Money...
The Huffington Post posted this video of a trader freaking out last Thursday. If you haven’t seen this video yet, spend a few minutes on this one. “We call this a capitulation.” Yikes. Norb Vonnegut
Last Thursday the Dow lost almost 1,000 points in less than ten minutes. Then, the markets rebounded something fierce. Here’s a guy calling action in the pits. Watch the right corner of the screen as the market slumps: May 6, 2010 S&P Call: Ben Lichtenstein...
The New York Times describes my novels as “money porn,” “a red-hot franchise,” and “glittery thrillers about fiscal malfeasance.” Through fiction I explore the dark side of money and the motivations of those who have it, want more, and will steamroll anybody who gets in their way.