Book Review – Barbarians at the Gates: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

Barbarians at the Gates: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Barbarians at the Gates: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar is a book about the biggest LBO of all times, the RJR Nabisco in 1988 for a sum of $ 25 million. This was an event which shook the stock market for [...]

Book Review – Screw it, Let’s do it

Book Review: Screw it, Let’s do it – Richard Branson
The Book
Screw it, Let’s do it – is a capsule of wisdom. You can read it cover to cover in 2.5 hours. In this book, the world famous maverick entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson narrated in a very lucid and frank way the guidelines that have formed [...]

Book Review – When Genius Failed

When Genius Failed: The Rise and fall of Long Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein, is a short biography and chronology of an infamous hedge fund.
 
Background
So before getting into the review of this excellent read we need to understand, what does hedge fund means?
Investopedia defines the term hedge funds as “An aggressively managed portfolio of investments that [...]

Book review: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense

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Friends, I have just finished reading a really nice book discussed below. This is the first time I have tried my hand on writing a book review. I have tried to be very objective and honest. Please let me know your views by posting a comment below.
Background: A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
One date that [...]