Wall Streeters

Edward Morris plots in absorbing detail Wall Street's transformation from a clubby enclave of financiers to a symbol of vast economic power. His book begins with J. Pierpont Morgan, who ruled the American banking system at the turn of the twentieth century, and ends with Sandy Weill, whose collapsing Citigroup required the largest taxpayer bailout in history. In between, Wall Streeters relates the triumphs and missteps of twelve other financial visionaries. From Charles Merrill, who founded Merrill Lynch and introduced the small investor to the American stock market; to Michael Milken, the so-called junk bond king; to Jack Bogle, whose index funds redefined the mutual fund business; to Myron Scholes, who laid the groundwork for derivative securities; and to Benjamin Graham, who wrote the book on securities analysis. Anyone interested in the modern institution of American finance will devour this history of some of its most important players.

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Edward Morris

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Many of Wall Street's contemporary trends can be traced back to the work of fourteen critical figures who wrote, and occasionally broke, the rules of American finance. Edward Morris details Wall Street's transformation from a clubby enclave of financiers to a symbol of vast economic power.

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Acknowledgments
Preface

1. J. Pierpont Morgan: Jupiter
   Part I: Reformers
   2. Paul M. Warburg: Daddy Warbucks
2. Carter Glass: Unreconstructed Rebel
3. Ferdinand Pecora: Hellhound of Wall Street
   Part II: Democratizers
   5. Charles E. Merrill: The People's Capitalist
4. John C. Bogle: Saint Jack
   Part III: Academics
   7. Georges F. Doriot: Dream Builder
5. Benjamin Graham: Dean of Wall Street
6. Myron S. Scholes: Professor of Derivatives
   Part IV: Financial Engineers
   10. Alfred Winslow Jones: Financial Hippie
7. Michael R. Milken: Junk Bond King
8. Lewis Ranieri: Father of Securitization
   Part V: Empire Builders
   13. William H. Donaldson: Entrepreneur
9. Sanford I. Weill: Conglomerateur
   Conclusion
   Notes
   Suggestions for Further Reading
   Index