Hedged out : inequality and insecurity on Wall Street /

"Who do you think of when you imagine a hedge fund manager? A greedy fraudster, a visionary entrepreneur, a wolf of Wall Street? These tropes capture the public imagination of a successful hedge fund manager. But behind the designer suits, helicopter commutes, and illicit pursuits are the every...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Neely, Megan Tobias (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Investment advisors > United States > Social conditions.
Securities industry > Social aspects > United States.
Hedge funds > United States.
Equality > Economic aspects > United States.
Conseillers en placements > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Valeurs mobilières > Industrie > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Fonds spéculatifs > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History
Equality > Economic aspects
Hedge funds
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction : hedging in and out
  • From financial steward to flash boy
  • Pathways to the working rich
  • Getting the job
  • Inside the firm
  • Moving up the ranks
  • Reaching the top
  • View from the top
  • Conclusion : picking winners and losers
  • Methodological appendix : studying up.

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