by Jonathan A. Knee
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"Entertainingly indiscreet...Knee's talent for wicked pen portraits is put to good use." - "Financial Times". Investment bankers used to be known as respectful of their clients, loyal to their firms, and chary of the financial system that allowed them to prosper. What happened? From his prestigious Wall Street perches at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Jonathan A. Knee witnessed firsthand the lavish deal making of the freewheeling nineties, when bankers rode the wave of the Internet economy, often by devil may care means. By the turn of the twenty first century, the bubble burst and the industry was in free fall. Told with biting humor and unflinching honesty, populated with power players, back stabbers, and gazillionaires, "The Accidental Investment Banker" is Knee's exhilarating insider's account of this boom and bust anything goes era, when fortunes were made and reputations were lost."Not since Michael Lewis' Liar's Poker has there been as good, as accessible or as pithy a look at the world of investment banking." - "The Washington Post". "For anyone who remembers the crazy boom times, and the even crazier bust, Jonathan A. Knee's "The Accidental Investment Banker" is a must. This tell all chronicles Knee's time at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, revealing a world that rivals 24 in intrigue and drama." - Fortune. "(Knee) captures the glories and agonies of his profession...Readers will marvel." - "The Wall Street Journal". "Finally we have someone willing to lift the curtain...With refreshing candor and engaging prose, (this book) takes us inside the world of investment banking." - James B. Stewart, author of "Den of Thieves" and "DisneyWar".
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Banker tell all (kind of), 2009-12-28
Knee accidentally became an investment banker after working for United Airlines. He offers an insider's view into the world of banking at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, with a particular focus on the publishing industry he specialized in. The book exposes many shortcomings of Wall Street which have become more apparent now with the current financial crisis.
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 Where is the Drama? Where is The Insight?, 2009-06-24
The Accidental Investment banker was a disappointment. It isn't clear what Knee was intending to accomplish by writing this book. There isn't much in the way of drama, real insight on the nuts and bolts of investment banking or any other meaningful message. Reading somewhat between the lines, it appears that the author wrote the book because as a means of expressing his angst over getting pushed out of Morgan Stanley.
After finishing the Accidental Investment banker, I don't feel any smarter than when I began reading it. This was not the case when completing other Wall Street-themed books such as "When Genius Failed", "King of Capital", or "Hedgehogging". Knee provides the reader with insights on the Wall Street caste system but little else. Unfortunately, no real information is given on what really makes a successful investment banker successful. His humorous accounts of his earlier career experiences do keep the reader entertained - for while. Yet, this doesn't keep the reader's attention throughout the book. In the end, the book was a disappointment because the reader keeps going to the very end hoping to find some nugget of useful information or scandalous smoking gun, but none are revealed.
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Glimpse into the decade at Wall Street, 2009-05-11
The author sometimes veers off to some difficult "inner" subjects without clear or simple explanation for a layman reader but overall the message of the book is consistent: the client-centered relationship advisory investment banking is long gone replaced by the IBGYBG (I'll be gone you'll be gone) senseless drive for personal and individualistic profiting. Recommended.
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 An insider's report on investment banking, 2008-10-17
Whenever there are dramatic upheavals on Wall Street, shock waves ricochet throughout the U.S. and world economies. And, when you say Wall Street, most people think of its storied investment banks - Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase. Who built and ran these firms? What makes them tick? How did they fare in the booming 1990s? And what is happening to them (at least, what was happening just before the autumn 2008 crackup). Investment banker Jonathan A. Knee, a Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley alumnus, reports on his career and on the investment banking industry. He explains how these firms have changed radically from the days when J.P. Morgan Jr. advised his peers to do "first-class business in a first-class way" to the Wall Street motto of the 1990s, "IBG-YBG" ("I'll be gone, you'll be gone"), meaning, "Who cares what happens long-term regarding the deals we do today?" This shockingly shortsighted viewpoint led to the recent bitter harvest. If you want to understand how Wall Street works - and sometimes doesn't work - getAbstract recommends this informative, insightful and witty book.
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A View of the Investment Banking World, 2008-07-06
The writer did a very good job of explaining from his view what the world
of investment banking is like. He also gives a good perspective of the
changes that have occurred and what should be improved. I was looking for
a good commentary on investment banking including past events that have
occurred. I was very satisfied upon reading the book. The author also provides specific insight into events and culture of two specific investment houses which are fascinating in light of recent events. The
author includes names of real people which lends more credibility to the
book. For the serious student of the investment banking industry, this is
a book to read in addition to others. It does provide an insider's view.
Richard Macomber
Cape Coral, FL
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