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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 332.620973 EAN: 9780470073940 ISBN: 0470073942 Label: Wiley Manufacturer: Wiley Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 380 Publication Date: May 02, 2008 Publisher: Wiley Studio: Wiley Editorial Review: Product Description: Fooling Some of the People All of the Time is the gripping chronicle of the ongoing saga between author David Einhorn’s hedg fund, Greenlight Capital, and Allied Capital, a leader in the private finance industry. Page by page, it delves deep inside Wall Street, showing why the $6 billion hedge fund decided to short shares of Allied Capital and how Allied responded with a Washington, D.C.-style spin-job—attacking Einhorn and disseminating half-truths and outright lies. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Boring ... unless ... you seek in-depth knowledge of short-sellingVery boring to read. Explains at length reasoning that leads to short sales. Unless short-selling is of particular interest to you or, if you face an imminent encounter with SEC, this book is unlikely to be of any value to you. Rating:  - A closer look at modern wall st. and hedge fundsFooling Some of the People All of the Time catalogs the incredible events that followed the author's fast rising hedge fund and the investment community that attacked him after sticking his neck out in a speech. The investment community attached to protect its interests, which provides a good lesson in today's financial crisis. The book gives an informative look at the ins and outs of wall street, and the lengths people there will go to attack companies and individuals who attempt to uncover untoward ... Read More Rating: - A Great Detective StoryI like reading books about corporate collapses (eg about Enron and Worldcom), and this book, whilst not about a corporate collapse, details the author's extensive investigation into the accounting and other practices of Allied Capital. Both as a story and technically, this is an exciting book. Rating:  - Very interesting, and disturbing, readAlthough some claims against Allied appear to be exaggerated, or at least are not fully substantiated within the covers of the book, this is an excellent look into the critical bird-dog role of financial analysts. Plenty of literary criticisms to be made, but it is a relatively easy, even enjoyable, read. It is also informative, albeit troubling, to read of the indifference and incompetence of many government officials in response to Greenlight's more damning findings of fraudulent ... Read More Rating: - Perception and RealityThis is an excellent read with great insight into the way true hedge funds try to add value and how publicly traded companies can make perception into reality. |
