Happy New Year, everyone. A few days ago I came across a terrific post by Terry Smith on his blog, Straight Talking. Using Warren Buffett's investment returns, he illustrates why the two-and-twenty standard is egregious. Hedge funds win disproportionately when...
I’ve been thinking about the “Giving Pledge,” a campaign championed by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. They're asking fellow members of the uber rich to pledge 50+ percent of their fortunes to charities—more money to philanthropy and less to...
#7 PULPIT POUNDERS PULPIT POUNDERS are the polar opposites of ZOMBIES. They campaign to save you from the villains of Wall Street—even if it means dumping on their own firms. Self-righteous and highly opinionated, these stockbrokers can be passionate students of the...
Norb Vonnegut
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.
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.