Bibliograph

Trillions, how a band of Wall Street renegades invented the index fund and changed finance forever, Robin Wigglesworth

Type

Label

Trillions, how a band of Wall Street renegades invented the index fund and changed finance forever, Robin Wigglesworth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Trillions

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1227976830

Responsibility statement

Robin Wigglesworth

Sub title

how a band of Wall Street renegades invented the index fund and changed finance forever

Summary

"In Trillions, Financial Times journalist Robin Wigglesworth unveils the vivid secret history of an invention Wall Street wishes was never created, bringing to life the characters behind its birth, growth, and evolution into a world-conquering phenomenon. This engrossing narrative is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand modern finance-and one of the most pressing financial uncertainties of our time"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Buffett's bet -- The godfather -- Taming the demon of chance -- The quantifiers -- Bastions of unorthodoxy -- The hedgehog -- Bogle's folly -- Vanguard rising -- New dimensions -- Bionic betas -- The spider's birth -- WFIA 2.0 -- Larry's gambit -- Deal of the century -- Purdey shotguns -- The new captains of capital -- This is water -- Our new corporate overlords -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

Classification