Ruthless : how enraged investors reclaimed their investments and beat Wall Street / Phil Trupp.

"Ruthless is a candid exploration of the criminal subculture of Wall Street, and one of the first books to speak for the victims of the financial meltdown. On February 14, 2008, author Phil Trupp received a call from one of his brokers telling him a large portion of his investments were frozen-...

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Main Author: Trupp, Philip Z. (Philip Zber)
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Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010.
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505 0 |a Ruthless: How Enraged Investors Reclaimed Their Investments and Beat Wall Street; Contents; Author's Note; Introduction; Chapter 1: "Deal With It!"; Chapter 2: The "Back Nine"; Chapter 3: A Sweet Deal--Until It's Not!; Chapter 4: "I Have No Dreams"; Chapter 5: Bill Meets Mohela; Chapter 6: Power to the Blogosphere; Chapter 7: Radioactive Man; Chapter 8: Armies of the Unseen; Chapter 9: Day of Deliverance; Chapter 10: The Newton Factor; Chapter 11: Harry the Hit Man; Chapter 12: The Raymond James Caper; Chapter 13: What's It All About, Barney?; Chapter 14: Stretching to Meet the Man. 
505 8 |a Chapter 15: State of Play 2009; Chapter 16: Kathy's War; Chapter 17: Hopeful Signs from the Hill; Chapter 18: Going to Meet the Man; Chapter 19: The View from Here; Appendix; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index. 
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