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Salomon Brothers

Banks and lendersinvestment-banking

The bond house that invented mortgage trading and nearly died in the 1991 Treasury auction scandal, saved by Warren Buffett as interim chairman.

Books 7Experts 3Recommenders 19People 3

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  1. Liar's PokerMichael Lewis, 1989
  2. Nightmare on Wall Street: Salomon Brothers and the Corruption of the MarketplaceMartin Mayer, 1993
  3. Inside the Yield BookSidney Homer, Martin L. Leibowitz, 1972
Inside the Yield BookInside the Yield Book
T1 Inside the Yield Book
Sidney Homer, Martin L. Leibowitz · 1972
Open LibraryGoodreads

Bond maths made usable: price and yield, interest on interest, and bond swaps.

Liar's PokerLiar's Poker
T1 Liar's Poker
Michael Lewis · 1989
Open LibraryGoodreads

Life on Salomon Brothers' bond trading floor in the 1980s mortgage-bond boom.

“I do believe, as Michael Lewis writes in his intriguing 1989 book, "Liar's Poker," that it is unlikely that an individual unable to buck convention in one's life will suddenly be able to buck…” — Michael Burry

Source: MSN Money Strategy Lab journal, March 2, 2001 — archived

Recommended by: Michael Burry, Mohnish Pabrai, Nat Eliason and 3 others

Buffett: The Making of an American CapitalisBuffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
T1 Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
Roger Lowenstein · 1995
Open LibraryGoodreads

Buffett's life from Omaha and Graham's class to building Berkshire Hathaway.

“…books I've recommended, highlighted to death, or forced on friends.” — Andrew Wilkinson

Source: Andrew Wilkinson's Bookshelf, neverenough.com

Recommended by: Andrew Wilkinson, Christopher Bloomstran and 12 others

Nightmare on Wall Street: Salomon Brothers aNightmare on Wall Street: Salomon Brothers and the Corruption of the Marketplace
T2 Nightmare on Wall Street: Salomon Brothers and the Corruption of the Marketplace
Martin Mayer · 1993
Open LibraryGoodreads

Salomon Brothers' 1991 Treasury auction scandal and its near-destruction.

Salomon Brothers, 1910-1985: Advancing to LeSalomon Brothers, 1910-1985: Advancing to Leadership
T3 Salomon Brothers, 1910-1985: Advancing to Leadership
Robert Sobel · 1986
Open LibraryGoodreads

Commissioned institutional history, written before the fall.

The Money CultureThe Money Culture
T3 The Money Culture
Michael Lewis · 1991
Open LibraryGoodreads

Collected 1980s finance essays

The Last Partnerships: Inside the Great WallThe Last Partnerships: Inside the Great Wall Street Money Dynasties
T3 The Last Partnerships: Inside the Great Wall Street Money Dynasties
Charles R. Geisst · 2001
Open LibraryGoodreads

History of the private Wall Street houses, Salomon included

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