Wall Streeters : : The Creators and Corruptors of American Finance / / Edward Morris.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Morris, Edward,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia Business School Publishing
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (368 p.) :; 14 illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Preface --; 1. J. Pierpont Morgan: 1837–1913 Jupiter --; Part I: Reformers --; 2. Paul M. Warburg: 1868–1932 Daddy Warbucks --; 3. Carter Glass: 1858–1946 Unreconstructed Rebel --; 4. Ferdinand Pecora: 1882–1971 Hellhound of Wall Street --; Part II: Democratizers --; 5. Charles E. Merrill: 1885–1956 The People’s Capitalist --; 6. John C. Bogle: 1929– Saint Jack --; Part III: Academics --; 7. Georges F. Doriot: Dream Builder --; 8. Benjamin Graham: 1894–1976 Dean of Wall Street --; 9. Myron S. Scholes: 1941– Professor of Derivatives --; Part IV: Financial Engineers --; 10. Alfred Winslow Jones: Financial Hippie --; 11. Michael R. Milken: 1946– Junk Bond King --; 12. Lewis Ranieri: Father of Securitization --; Part V: Empire Builders --; 13. William H. Donaldson: Entrepreneur --; 14. Sanford I. Weill: Conglomerateur --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Suggestions for Further Reading --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231540506; 9783110665864
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Edward Morris.

The 2008 financial collapse, the expansion of corporate and private wealth, the influence of money in politics—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 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.