The non-profit organization Wall Street Warfighters trains disabled combat veterans for careers in the fast paced world of high finance. Wall Street Warfighters is open to all U.S. military veterans who have experienced physical or combat-stress related injuries while serving on active duty and who qualify for federal or state service-related disability benefits. Except for [...]
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Wall Street: Inside The Collapse
Like we’re not outraged enough with the causes of The Great Recession, I just had to watch the CBS 60 Minutes episode, Wall Street: Inside the Collapse. This episode was basically an interview of non-fiction author and financial journalist, Michael Lewis and his insight into what caused Wall Street’s collapse. According to 60 Minutes: If [...]
The Mad Max Of Wall Street
Anthony Elgindy is young, self-assured.. and loaded. He claims to be a crusader, fighting fraud on Wall Street. But, this so-called good guy is running an insider trading scam, and his partner is a crooked FBI agent. American Greed shares the story of Anthony Elgindy and how his quest for fame and fortune got in [...]
Quants: The Alchemists Of Wall Street
Quants are the mathematical wizards and computer programmers in the engine room of our global financial system who designed the financial derivatives products that almost crashed Wall Street and destroyed our economy. These mathematical scientists are the financial geniuses, who instead of evaluating individual companies and their performance, management and competitors, use mathematical formulas to [...]
Money Never Sleeps, Bud
Here’s the trailer for the Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Does Gordon Gekko still think that greed is good? I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Synopsis – As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on [...]
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Will this soon to be relegated to the fiction section? Hat Tip: FT Alphaville – Disclosure: Amazon affiliate link