Fooling some of the people all of the time A long short story
Book - 2008
In 2002, Einhorn spoke publicly about Allied Capital-- a leader in the private finance industry-- presenting it as an excellent short opportunity. Einhorn describes the incredible events that followed his speech and how Allied and the investment community attacked him to protect the company-- and its stock price. Informative and intriguing, "Fooling Some of the People All of the Time" details how the current environment on Wall Street-- and the world of hedge funds in particular-- not only allows for such behavior, but how it protects the companies and attacks those who attempt to uncover them.--From publisher's description.
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- Published
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Hoboken, N.J. :
J. Wiley
[2008]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- "All of the time" is printed upside down and backwards on the cover.
- Physical Description
- xx, 379 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9780470073940
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Allied Capital Stock Price Chart
- Who's Who
- Introduction: The Spark of a Speech
- Part 1. A Charity Case and Greenlight Capital
- Chapter 1. Before Greenlight
- Chapter 2. Getting the "Greenlight"
- Chapter 3. Greenlight's Early Success
- Chapter 4. Value Investing through the Internet Bubble
- Chapter 5. Dissecting Allied Capital
- Part 2. Spinning So Fast Leaves Most People Dizzy
- Chapter 6. Allied Talks Back
- Chapter 7. Wall Street Analysts
- Chapter 8. The You-Have-Got-to-Be-Kidding-Me Method of Accounting
- Chapter 9. Fact-Or Maybe Not
- Chapter 10. Business Loan Express
- Chapter 11. Disengaging and Re-engaging
- Chapter 12. Me or Your Lyin' Eyes?
- Chapter 13. Debates and Manipulations
- Chapter 14. Rewarding Shareholders
- Chapter 15. BLX Is Worth What, Exactly?
- Part 3. Would Somebody, Anybody, Wake Up?
- Chapter 16. The Government Investigates
- Chapter 17. A Tough Morning
- Chapter 18. A Spinner, a Scribe, and a Scholar
- Chapter 19. Kroll Digs Deeper
- Chapter 20. Rousing the Authorities
- Chapter 21. A $9 Million Game of Three-Card Monte
- Part 4. How the System Works (and Doesn't)
- Chapter 22. Hello, Who's There?
- Chapter 23. Whistle-Blower
- Chapter 24. A Naked Attack
- Chapter 25. Another Loan Program, Another Fraud
- Chapter 26. The Smell of Politics
- Chapter 27. Insiders Getting the Money Out
- Part 5. Greenlight Was Right ... Carry On
- Chapter 28. Charges and Denials
- Chapter 29. Charges and Admissions
- Chapter 30. Late Innings
- Chapter 31. The SEC Finds a Spot under the Rug
- Chapter 32. A Garden of Weeds
- Chapter 33. A Conviction, a Hearing, and a Dismissal
- Chapter 34. Blind Men, Elephants, Mobius Strips, and Moral Hazards
- Glossary
- About the Author
- Index