{"product_id":"the-alchemy-of-finance-isbn-9780471043133","title":"The Alchemy of Finance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritical Praise . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The Alchemy joins Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as a timelessinstructional guide of the marketplace.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePaul Tudor Jones from the Foreword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An extraordinary . . . inside look into the decision-makingprocess of the most successful money manager of our time. Fantastic.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A breathtakingly brilliant book. Soros is one of the core ofmasters . . . who can actually begin to digest the astonishingcomplexity . . . of the game of finance in recent years.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsquire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A seminal investment book . . . it should be read, underlined, andthought about page-by-page, concept-by-idea. . . . He's the bestpure investor ever . . . probably the finest analyst of the worldin our time.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBarton M. Biggs, Morgan Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"George Soros is unquestionably the most powerful and profitableinvestor in the world today. Dubbed by \u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e as 'The Man Who Moves Markets,' Soros has made a billion dollars going up against the British pound. Soros is not merely a man of finance, but athinker to reckon with as well. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy of Finance,\u003c\/i\u003e this extraordinary man reveals the investment strategies that have made him 'a superstar among money managers'\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e THEORY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Theory of Reflexivity.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reflexivity in the Stock Market.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reflexivity in the Currency Market.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Credit and Regulatory Cycle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The International Debt Problem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Collective System of Lending.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reagan's Imperial Circle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Evolution of the Banking System.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The ``Oligopolarization'' of America.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE REAL-TIME EXPERIMENT.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Starting Point: August 1985.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Phase 1: August 1985--December 1985.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Control Period: January 1986--July 1986.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Phase 2: July 1986--November 1986.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Conclusion: November 1986.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e EVALUATION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Scope for Financial Alchemy: An Evaluation of theExperiment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Quandary of the Social Sciences.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PRESCRIPTION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Free Markets Versus Regulation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Toward an International Central Bank.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Paradox of Systemic Reform.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Crash of '87.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGEORGE SOROS\u003c\/strong\u003e runs Soros Fund Management with its flagship vehicle, Quantum Fund, a Curaçao-based investment firm headquartered in Manhattan. Quantum gained 68.6% in 1992 and 61.5% in 1993, and has $6 billion in net assets. Quantum Fund also spawned several other very successful funds. In addition to being a master financier, George Soros sponsors major philanthropic efforts under the umbrella of The Soros Foundations, which operate in 22 countries and spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990154756325,"sku":"NP9780471043133","price":187.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471043133.jpg?v=1761786711","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-alchemy-of-finance-isbn-9780471043133","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}