{"product_id":"out-of-the-box-and-onto-wall-street-isbn-9781118018101","title":"Out of the Box and onto Wall Street","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to thinking outside the Wall Street box\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part investment strategy guide, \u003ci\u003eOut of the Box and onto Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e presents a revolutionary, alternative look at the world of finance. Revealing the essential rules for preserving capital and making long-term profits, the book provides timely observations on the current and future state of the world economy and investment markets, which are sure to be of interest to anyone considering alternative and time proven ways of making money.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by Mark J. Grant, Managing Director of Corporate Syndicate and Structured Products for Southwest Securities, Inc\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides observations on the current and future state of the world economy and investment markets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers detailed analysis of investment trends, common investor mistakes, and the simple investment strategies that most people are unaware of\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned for professional managers but also applicable for use by individual investors wanting a better understanding of the economy and how to pick smart investments for their own portfolio\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is a must-read for anyone who wants to think about investing outside the Wall Street box.\u003c\/p\u003e  Acknowledgements.  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Wizard Calls the Ball.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The Implosion of the Housing Agencies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Back to Where You Once Belonged: August 11, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cost of Not Honoring Obligations: August 19, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Agencies \u0026amp; Uncertainty: August 25, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe GSE Agencies as an Opportunity: August 27, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Given Can Be Taken: September 8, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Have Been Grievously Mislead: September 9, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne Moment Please! September 10, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreddie Mac \u0026amp; The Fairy Tale: March 12, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The Call on the Ten Year Treasury.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere Is No Blushing in Brussels: June 30, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpasms of Fear: July 15, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of These Days: August 01, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Legacy Influences: August 19, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighway to the Danger Zone: August 20, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The First Class Indicator\": September 07, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 The Importance of the Euro.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDolphins\/Pelicans-Things That Matter: March 4, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManna From Heaven: April 17, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Downgrades-The Fallout: February 25, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Is Not All Greek To Me: March 24, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf Determination Becomes An Issue: May 14, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf You Know How to Work It: July 28, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an Eye on Europe Once Again: August 12, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Turmoil in greece.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Greek Tragedy Becomes Farce: January 13, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece on the Skids: January 29, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shut Down in Greece: February 11, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Austerity \u0026amp; Other Fairytales: February 12, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fifth Labor of Hercules: February 22, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Greece Matters: March 21, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece for Dummies: March 23, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAΦHΣTE TA ITAIXINIΔIA NA APXIΣOYN: April 9, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Am Not Backing Down: April 14, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe EU Scenarios for Greece: April 29, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 The Crisis in Europe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe PIIGS of Europe: December 16, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Volker Rule-A Call for Action: January 24, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAchtung, Absolument \u0026amp; Being There: March 9, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fire is Out of Control: April 8, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe European Union in Stress: April 21, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe European Union in Crisis: April 26, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Matter of Perspective: May 4, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Make the Call-The Credit Crisis Part II: May 7, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStopped at the English Channel: May 19, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Easy Choice: June 2, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecord Deposits at the ECB: June 3, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNationalism is the Trump Card: June 23, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wizard's Stress Test Primer: July 19, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Espied the Beggars's Leap: July 26, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe EU Ambassador Now Speaks for Britain: August 13, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Learning to Dance Until It Moves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 CPI Linked securities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructured Products: January 27, 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Time is Right: July 29, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value of CIPS: August 15, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mouse Trap is Baited: April 13, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Deflation Trade: August 18, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 The Wisdom of Buying Senior Debt to Preferred Stock.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAhoy - Your Key to the Treasure!!! November 17, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gift: November 18, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Most Unique of Opportunities: November 19, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSongs of the Siren: November 20, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith Apologies to My Mother: November 28, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnintended Consequences: December 10, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeize the Opportunity (Carpe Vicis): May 15, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Process of Elimination: December 14, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 AIG Debt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur Undiscernable Future; October 31, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis God Was Compound Interest: November 14, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnintended Consequences and Opportunities: November 22, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Church Separates from the State: December 26, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wizard’s Apprentice: July 29, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Implications of AIG: August 9, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCitigroup, AIG \u0026amp; Peg Legs: August 28, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne Place to Go \u0026amp; One Place to Avoid: September 22, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHold On; I'm Coming: March 10, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Fixed-to Float Bonds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Rare Glance at the Sages: November 13, 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Fixed-to-Float Opportunity: November 17, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRumors of the Wizard in New York: November 20, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e?2010? The Specifics: December 31, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn a Mission: January 8, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Casting of Magic: January 10, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Most Undervalued Bonds: February 1, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay to Win: March 11, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Grant’s Gambit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrant's Gambit: July 4, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBearing the Scars of Battle: July 7, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSailing Past the Statue of Liberty: July 22, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Market Issues.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Bear Stearns \u0026amp; Lehman Brothers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bond Insurance Companies: December 20, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bet to Make! March 14, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Calm Before the Storm: March 16, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Requiem for Bear Stearns: March 16, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crisis Passes; The Issues Remain: April 20, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevastation on Wall Street: September 15, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back-Heroes \u0026amp; Villains: September 1, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 The American Credit Crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExaggerated Projections: December 27, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cost of the Window: March 20, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Financial Crisis is a Normal Event: April 4, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Financial Crisis: April 7, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust Nowhere to Hide: July 10, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Time for Contemplation: September 26, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd into the New Year: January 2, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lessons of a Financial Collapse: August 11, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 The Bailout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Death of Logic \u0026amp; Proportion: September 17, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Waterfront: September 23, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCongress Understandably Balks: September 24, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Have Now Pledged $4.7 Trillion: November 24, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpportunity Knocks Then Rings the Bell: January 29, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Soap Opera “As the World Turns”: September 19, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Great Game.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Politics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Squeeze is On: January 28, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Consideration of Political Risk: February 4, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Risk Knocks Then Enters: February 17, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust One Moment Please: March 5, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePact with the Devil: April 1, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Inclusion of Political Risk: April 6, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back - Heroes \u0026amp; Villains: September 1, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePay No Attention to What They Say: September 11, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wisdom of Jefferson: January 28, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 The Great Game.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wizard’s Wishes for You: December 31, 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hour of the Shire-Folk: April 28, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Change of Rules: June 5, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaptain Hook at the Aegaean Sea: March 2, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBearing the Scars of Battle: July 7, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd On Every Note In between: August 11, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Sense Dictates the Game Has Changed: August 26, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 You Know You Work on Wall Street When.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Know You Work on Wall Street When: January 13, 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Know You Work on Wall Street When: January 28, 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Know You Work on Wall Street When: March 10, 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Know You Work on Wall Street When: March 21, 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Know You Work on Wall Street When: March 13, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou Know You Work on Wall Street When: September 12, 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  “Mark Grant writes with conviction, panache, and an internal radar focus used on the critical issues of evolving investment markets. I read his daily commentary and this book is just as compelling.”\u003cbr\u003e — Bill Gross, Co-Chief Investment Officer, PIMCO \u003cb\u003eMark J. Grant\u003c\/b\u003e is Managing Director of the Corporate Syndicate Department for a publicly traded investment bank. In addition, he has run the capital markets departments and has been on the boards of four investment banks. He also served as the president of a public company in telecommunications and was on its board of directors.  \u003ci\u003eAll markets, it seems to me, are the subjects of two masters: greed and fear. Everything else we discuss and get lost in analyzing are subsets of these two taskmasters\u003c\/i\u003e. —\u003cb\u003eMark Grant\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt would be hard to overstate the extent to which the credit meltdown has been a major game changer in the bond markets. Bonds have never been so attractive to money managers and investors of every ilk. As necessity is the mother of invention, a variety of new or rediscovered uses of bonds and related financial products have emerged recently to help satisfy the screaming demand for safe long- and short-term alternatives to stocks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor some years now, finance and investment professionals in nearly fifty countries have eagerly awaited each issue of Mark Grant's \u003ci\u003eOut of the Box\u003c\/i\u003e commentary, to benefit from his often contrarian, yet uncannily accurate, market forecasts. A professional with thirty-five years in the \"great game\"—most of it spent in unconventional, \"Main Street\" venues rather than Wall Street or the Chicago Mercantile Exchange—Mark isn't shy about airing his criticism of the herd mentality and all the \"noise\" in the markets, which, he believes, invariably leads investors to make disastrous choices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOut of the Box and onto Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark cuts through the hype and hysteria to arm you with thirteen enduring rules for protecting your hard-won capital and earning consistent long-term profits, in both fair weather and foul. As he has so compellingly through his popular commentary \u003ci\u003eOut of the Box\u003c\/i\u003e, he offers his observations on the current and future states of the world economy and the investment markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part strategy guide, \u003ci\u003eOut of the Box and onto Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e provides professional managers and individual investors detailed analyses of market trends, along with Mark Grant's invaluable insights into everything from the inner workings of the world economy to little-known strategies used by the most successful investors to common mistakes that even the most experienced investors can make. And all of it delivered with Mark's trademark wit and eclecticism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacked with practical insights, predictions, and indispensable rules of the road—along with a generous dose of good-natured humor—\u003ci\u003eOut of the Box and onto Wall Street\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to become a treasured resource in every investor's working library.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePraise for Out of the Box and Onto Wall Street\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Mark Grant writes with conviction, panache, and an internal radar focus used on the critical issues of evolving investment markets. I read his daily commentary and this book is just as compelling.\"—Bill Gross, Co-Chief Investment Officer, PIMCO\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mark Grant is among the most astute observers of the financial scene. His daily musings are read by a 'who's who' of Wall Street pros. This fascinating compilation of his writings as the financial crisis unfolded provide an invaluable guide to practicing Grant's rule number one: preservation of capital. Mark Grant has over thirty years' experience navigating and playing the great game of investing. He has not only survived in all kinds of markets, he has prospered. These writings, mostly written from his boat \u003ci\u003eWishes Granted\u003c\/i\u003e, show why: they are astute, timely, funny, and wise. Buy a copy and become a better investor.\"—Bill Miller, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Legg Mason\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"No one else combines Tolkien's \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Seuss, and the \u003ci\u003eMarquis de Sade\u003c\/i\u003e with Henry Paulson, Alan Greenspan, and the European debt crisis like Mark Grant. He's a true wizard with true words of wisdom for anyone who wants to understand our crazy, mixed-up financial world. Grant's You Know You Work on Wall Street When . . . is pure genius, and amazingly, it's all true.\"—Pimm Fox, journalist and host of Taking Stock on Bloomberg TV and Radio\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I have been privileged to know the wizard's apprentice for many years. Always thought-provoking and sometimes prescient, his observations and wisdom not only entertain, but often provide an alternative view of reality. Popular insights may be incorrect and even the wizard is not infallible, but I feel compelled to begin my day with his musings.\" —Andrew L. 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