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The Bond King

he Bond King tracks Bill Gross’s rise as a fixed-income titan at Pimco and his eccentric fall, a witty tale of brilliance undone by its own cracks.
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Books

The Bond King

he Bond King tracks Bill Gross’s rise as a fixed-income titan at Pimco and his eccentric fall, a witty tale of brilliance undone by its own cracks.

Lords of Finance

Picture four men in stiff collars and starched suits, perched atop the world’s money like gods on a shaky Olympus, their every nod or...

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

There’s a peculiar allure in watching a room full of geniuses build a golden empire, only to trip over their own equations and set...

The Smartest Guys in the Room

A gripping, razor-sharp exposé of Enron’s meteoric rise and catastrophic collapse, The Smartest Guys in the Room unveils the inner workings of corporate deception, hubris, and the fine art of financial illusion.

Rereading Think and Grow Rich in the 21st Century

Think and Grow Rich isn’t about money—it’s about mindset. Napoleon Hill understood what most people still don’t: that wealth starts in the mind long before it reaches the bank.

The Psychology of Money: Why Your Brain is Your Worst Investment

Money isn’t math—it’s psychology. And as The Psychology of Money proves, the biggest factor in wealth-building isn’t market knowledge, but self-control.

Movies

Rogue Trader

Rogue Trader tracks Nick Leeson’s wild ride from trading floor hero to the man who sank Barings Bank, a billion-dollar lesson in risk gone rogue.

Wall Street

In the late ’80s, Oliver Stone gave us Wall Street, a film that doesn’t so much critique greed as drape it in a pinstripe...

The Big Short

There’s a certain perverse thrill in watching the world burn when you’ve got a front-row seat and a winning ticket in your pocket. Adam...

Scarface

Tony Montana built a Miami crime empire with cocaine and charisma—then watched it crumble, a bloody reminder that wealth without a plan is just a louder way to lose.

The Boiler Room

Before The Wolf of Wall Street glamorized financial depravity, Boiler Room laid bare the raw ambition, deception, and inevitable downfall of Wall Street’s young hustlers.

The Big Short: A Comedy of Errors That Wasn’t Funny at All

The Big Short wasn’t just a film about the 2008 financial collapse—it was a blueprint for how wealth is built when everyone else is blind to the cracks in the system.

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