Synopses & Reviews
As we stand poised on the brink of the next century, Wall Street has never been more turbulent or exciting. In this smart, savvy, up-to-the-minute guide, the top editors of The Wall Street Journal tell you exactly what's happening on the floor and behind the scenes -- giving you the inside, in-depth story on the most powerful firms and creative minds on Wall Street.
Get to know Wall Street's "Giants" -- the biggest and most diversified companies -- like Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney, Dean Witter, PaineWebber, and Prudential...The "Gunslingers", rough and tumble risk-takers with the fattest paychecks (at Salomon, Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers)...The "White Shoe" firms -- prestigious but powerful, they live by their brains, not their brawn -- (Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and First Boston)...The new breed of "Creative Financiers" (J.P. Morgan, Bankers Trust) who traded in traditional banking roles for a piece of the wheeling and dealing Securities industry...The exchangers, the regulators, and much, much more.
Filled with a wealth of information and with the accurate and insightful reporting that is the hallmark of The Wall Street Journal, as well as with illuminating personality profiles, this book is for anyone who wants the inside, up-to-the-minute word on the financial world and its players.