#1 GROVE O’ROURKEs The moment is here. After several weeks of suspense and white knuckles, Acrimoney presents the number one type of stockbroker: GROVE O’ROURKEs. They make money in down markets, convert capital market chaos into clarity with language anybody...
#2 PROFESSORS These financial professionals study the markets with passion. They read everything and reverse-engineer all securities in their quest for knowledge. They never sleep. They walk around with deep circles under their eyes and pile up all kinds of...
#3 BLIMPS BLIMPS are the cocksure brokers with dirigible-sized egos that rival anything Goodyear floats over NFL stadiums. Think Boiler Room. BLIMPS hog the air. They know everything and hear nothing. They talk louder and faster than anyone else, often to bully their...
Goldman Takes Offensive on Pay Okay, this is really interesting. In the good old days, the captains of finance fought bonus wars behind closed doors. We called them “ax fights.” But in the wake of 2008, Wall Street’s compensation is public policy....
Goldman Takes Offensive on Pay Okay, this is really interesting. In the good old days, the captains of finance fought bonus wars behind closed doors. We called them “ax fights.” But in the wake of 2008, Wall Street’s compensation is public policy....
#4 WELL-TRUSTED FRIENDS OR “WTF” WTFs are laureled and tenured advisers. Through years of service, they cross a relationship Rubicon among their client base—from stockbrokers to personal friends. They’re widely labeled as “the best.” They’ve been around forever. They...
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.