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When Genius Failed Summary

6 min read ⌚ The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM), founded in 1993, was a hedge fund management firm which commanded more than $100 billion in assets at the height of its existence, making it the world’s largest (ever!) investment fund. And then, in August 1998, LTCM collapsed – just […]

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Summary

7 min read ⌚ Charles Mackay’s 1841 classic, “Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds” is just two decades shy of being two centuries old and it still reads as if it has been just published. Once you finish reading it, you’ll realize that there’s actually neither anything extraordinary in any of the numerous popular delusions […]

Titan Summary – Ron Chernow

7 min read ⌚ The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. In many languages, the surname “Rockefeller” has basically become synonymous with the phrase “fabulously rich.” The man responsible for that? John D. Rockefeller, Sr., quite possibly the richest person in modern history and most certainly the wealthiest American of all time. And Ron Chernow’s “Titan” is […]

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