Heroes and villains of finance : the 50 most colourful characters in the history of finance /
"Explore history's titans of finance, and their lasting global impactHeroes and Villains of Finance is a fascinating dive into the history of money as an institution, highlighting the fifty most significant figures that, rightly or wrongly, are responsible for the financial landscape we li...
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2015
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Table of Contents:
- HEROES & VILLAINS OF FINANCE: THE 50 MOST COLOURFUL CHARACTERS IN THE HISTORY OF FINANCE
- CONTENTS
- 01 THALES OF MILETUS
- 02 CHANAKYA
- 03 THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
- 04 NICOLE ORESME
- 05 THE MEDICI FAMILY
- 06 JOHN LAW
- 07 SIR JOHN BLUNT
- 08 ADAM SMITH
- 09 CHARLES HALL
- 10 THE ROTHSCHILD FAMILY
- 11 DAVID RICARDO
- 12 KARL MARX
- 13 VILFREDO PARETO
- 14 AMADEO P. GIANNINI
- 15 CHARLES PONZI
- 16 ALVES DOS REIS
- 17 J.P. MORGAN
- 18 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
- 19 WADDILL CATCHINGS
- 20 HETTY GREEN
- 21 F.A. HAYEK
- 22 JOHN VON NEUMANN
- 23 JOSEPH SCHUMPETER
- 24 LUDWIG VON MISES
- 25 JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
- 26 HARRY DEXTER WHITE
- 27 SIDNEY WEINBERG
- 28 GEORGES DORIOT
- 29 BENJAMIN GRAHAM
- 30 ALFRED WINSLOW JONES
- 31 DENG XIAOPING
- 32 PETER DRUCKER
- 33 RONALD REAGAN
- 34 BERNARD CORNFELD
- 35 ROBERT VESCO
- 36 HYMAN MINSKY
- 37 HENRY KRAVIS
- 38 MICHAEL MILKEN
- 39 MURRAY ROTHBARD
- 40 EUGENE FAMA
- 41 MILTON FRIEDMAN
- 42 HARRY MARKOWITZ
- 43 MUHAMMAD YUNUS
- 44 NICK LEESON
- 45 KEN LAY
- 46 BERNARD MADOFF
- 47 WARREN BUFFETT
- 48 GEORGE SOROS
- 49 NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB
- 50 DICK FULD
- GLOSSARY
- REFERENCES
- EULA.
