Title:
Trillions : how a band of Wall Street renegades invented the index fund and changed finance forever
Author:
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
New York : Portfolio, [2021]
Physical Description:
xiii, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780593087688
Abstract:
In Trillions, Financial Times journalist Robin Wigglesworth unveils the vivid secret history of an invention Wall Street wishes was never created, bringing to life the characters behind its birth, growth, and evolution into a world-conquering phenomenon. This engrossing narrative is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand modern finance-and one of the most pressing financial uncertainties of our time.
Contents:
Buffett's bet -- The Godfather -- Taming the demon of chance -- The Quantifiers -- Bastions of unorthodoxy --The HEdgehog -- Bogle's folly -- Vanguard rising -- New dimensions -- Bionic betas -- The spider's birth -- WFIA 2.0 -- Larry's gambit -- Deal of the century -- Purdey shotguns -- The new captains of capitol -- This is water -- Our new corporate overlords.
Language:
English
