Liar’s Poker: by Michel Lewis | Summary & Analysis
- ISBN-10
- 1945048174
- ISBN-13
- 9781945048173
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 35
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-03-01
- Publisher
- Instaread
- Author
- Instaread
Description
Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis | Summary & Analysis Preview: Liar's Poker is the story of the investment banking firm Salomon Brothers during the tenure of CEO John Gutfreund, lasting from 1978-1991, and to a lesser extent, a description of the wider financial world of the 1980s. The growth of Wall Street firms like Salomon Brothers was boosted by government deregulation which allowed for the growth and creation of risky mortgage-backed securities and high-yield junk bonds during this period. During the 1980s, Salomon Brothers was the largest investment banking firm in the United States… PLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Instaread Summary of Liar’s Poker · Overview of the book · Important People · Key Takeaways · Analysis of Key Takeaways
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