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10 Great Lines From ‘Where Are the Customers’ Yachts?’
Posted February 15, 2015 by Ben Carlson
Where Are the Customers’ Yachts by Fred Schwed was written almost 75 years ago. I only read this book for the first time a few months ago and it’s remarkable how well it still holds up after all these years. It’s probably the funniest investment book I’ve ever read (out of an admittedly small set of competitors).
Here are some of my favorite lines:
1. On using statistics to your advantage: “One can’t say that figures lie. But figures as used in financial arguments, seem to have the bad habit of expressing a small part of the truth forcibly, and neglecting the other part, as do some people we know.”
2. On the value of “I don’t know”: For one thing, customers have an unfortunate habit of asking about the financial future. Now, if you do someone the single honor of asking him a difficult question, you may be assured that you will get a detailed answer. Rarely will it be the most difficult of all answers – “I don’t know.”
3. On the cyclical nature of the markets: “When “conditions” are good, the forward looking investor buys. But when “conditions” are good, stocks are high. Then without anyone having the courtesy to ring a bell, “conditions” get bad.”
4. On the usefulness of theories: “All of these theories are true part of the time; none of them true all of the time. They are, therefore, dangerous, though sometimes useful.”
5. It’s a little different every time: “History does in a vague way repeat itself, but it does it slowly and ponderously, and with an infinite number of surprising variations.
6. On the emotions of losing money: “Like all of life’s rich emotional experiences, the full flavor of losing important money cannot be conveyed by literature. You cannot convey to an inexperienced girl what it is truly like to be a wife and mother. There are certain things that cannot be adequately explained to a virgin by words or pictures.”
7. On second-level thinking: “Those classes of investments considered “best” change from period to period. The pathetic fallacy is that what are thought to be the best are in truth only the most popular – the most active, the most talked of, the most boosted, and consequently, the highest in price at that time.”
8. On leverage: “A man who borrows money to buy a common stock has no right to think of himself as a constructive social benefactor. His is just another fellow trying to be smart, or lucky, or both.”
9. On short sellers before the Great Depression: “Before October 1929, nobody objected to short sellers except their families. The families objected to going bankrupt.”
10. On who’s to blame for poor advice: “The burnt customer certainly prefers to believe that he has been robbed rather than that he has been a fool on the advice of fools.”
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This hilarious portrait of everyday Wall Street and its denizens rings as true today as it did when it was first published in 1940. Writing with a rare mixture of wry cynicism and bonhomie reminiscent of Mark Twain and H. L. Mencken, Fred Schwed, Jr., skewers everyone including himself in his brilliant send-ups of bankers, brokers, traders, investors, analysts, and hapless customers.
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How great to have a reissue of a hilarious classic that proves the more things change the more they stay the same. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.--Michael Bloomberg, President, Bloomberg, LP
. . . one of the funniest books ever written about Wall Street.--Jane Bryant Quinn, The Washington Post
It's amazing how well Schwed's book is holding up after 55 years. About the only thing that's changed on Wall Street is that computers have replaced pencils and graph paper. Otherwise, the basics are the same. The investor's need to believe somebody is matched by the financial advisor's need to make a nice living. If one of them has to be disappointed, it's bound to be the former.--John Rothchild, Author, A Fool and His Money Financial Columnist, Time magazine
Where Are the C-C-Customers' Yachts? is a g-g-great read.--Charles Ellis, Managing Partner, Greenwich Associates
A delightful classic and reminder of excesses past and how little things change.--Bob Farrell, Senior Vice President, Merrill Lynch
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'Wall Street, ' reads the sinister old gag, 'is a street with a river at one end and a graveyard at the other.'
This is striking, but incomplete. It omits the kindergarten in the middle, and that's what this book is about. --Fred Schwed, Jr.
Written by Fred Schwed, Jr., a professional trader who had the good sense to get out after losing a bundle in the crash of 1929, this hilarious portrait of Wall Street and its denizens rings as true today as it did when it was first published in 1940. Writing with a rare mixture of wry cynicism and bonhomie reminiscent of Mark Twain and H. L. Mencken, Schwed skewers everyone including himself in his vivid depictions of the bankers, brokers, traders, investors, analysts, and hapless customers.
Just listen to his take on the conservative banker:
The conservative banker is an impressive specimen. In times of stress, when everybody needs money, he strives to avoid lending, but usually makes an exception to the United States government. Likewise, in prosperous times, he is a mighty liberal lender--so liberal that years later unfriendly committees ask him what he thought he was thinking about, and he is unable to remember.
. . . or his witty assessment of technical analysis:
It is the popular feeling on Wall Street that chart readers are pretty occult professionals but that somehow most of them are broke. If you have the bad taste to ask [one] how it happens that he is broke, he tells you quite ingenuously that he made the all too human error of not believing his own charts.
It's easy to see why, more than a half-century after it first appeared, Where Are the Customers' Yachts? continues to be hailed by market insiders as the funniest and most penetrating send-up of Wall Street ever penned.
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"How great to have a reissue of a hilarious classic that proves the more things change the more they stay the same. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent."―Michael Bloomberg, President, Bloomberg, LP
". . . one of the funniest books ever written about Wall Street."―Jane Bryant Quinn, The Washington Post
"It's amazing how well Schwed's book is holding up after 55 years. About the only thing that's changed on Wall Street is that computers have replaced pencils and graph paper. Otherwise, the basics are the same. The investor's need to believe somebody is matched by the financial advisor's need to make a nice living. If one of them has to be disappointed, it's bound to be the former."―John Rothchild, Author, A Fool and His Money Financial Columnist, Time magazine
"Where Are the C-C-Customers' Yachts? is a g-g-great read."―Charles Ellis, Managing Partner, Greenwich Associates
"A delightful classic and reminder of excesses past and how little things change."―Bob Farrell, Senior Vice President, Merrill Lynch
"'Wall Street,' reads the sinister old gag, 'is a street with a river at one end and a graveyard at the other.'
This is striking, but incomplete. It omits the kindergarten in the middle, and that's what this book is about." ―Fred Schwed, Jr.
The conservative banker is an impressive specimen. In times of stress, when everybody needs money, he strives to avoid lending, but usually makes an exception to the United States government. Likewise, in prosperous times, he is a mighty liberal lender―so liberal that years later unfriendly committees ask him what he thought he was thinking about, and he is unable to remember.
It is the popular feeling on Wall Street that chart readers are pretty occult professionals but that somehow most of them are broke. "If you have the bad taste to ask [one] how it happens that he is broke, he tells you quite ingenuously that he made the all too human error of not believing his own charts."
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Provocative and refreshingly candid, this audiobook discusses Mr. Bogle's views on the changing culture in the mutual fund industry, how speculation has invaded our national retirement system, the failure of our institutional money managers to effectively participate in corporate governance, and the need for a federal standard of fiduciary duty.
- 3 out of 5 stars
Dry as all Hell
- By Pablo Lema on 09-13-19
By: John C. Bogle , and others
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The Outsiders
- Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
By: William N. Thorndike
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,645
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,181
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,169
In The Outsiders , you'll learn the traits and methods striking for their consistency and relentless rationality that helped these unique leaders achieve such exceptional performance. Humble, unassuming, and often frugal, these "outsiders" shunned Wall Street and the press, and shied away from the hottest new management trends. Instead, they shared specific traits that put them and the companies they led on winning trajectories: a laser-sharp focus on per share value as opposed to earnings or sales growth; an exceptional talent for allocating capital and human resources; and the belief that cash flow, not reported earnings, determines a company's long-term value.
- 4 out of 5 stars
Great summary of the 8 CEOs, lessons to learn from
- By Jason S on 09-04-19
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By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Walter Isaacson
- Length: 20 hrs and 39 mins
- Overall 5 out of 5 stars 6,790
- Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,014
- Story 5 out of 5 stars 6,008
When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist.
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megalomania on display
- By JP on 09-12-23
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The Most Important Thing
- Uncommon Sense for The Thoughtful Investor
By: Howard Marks
- Narrated by: John FitzGibbon
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,272
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,846
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,825
Howard Marks, the chairman and cofounder of Oaktree Capital Management, is renowned for his insightful assessments of market opportunity and risk. After four decades spent ascending to the top of the investment management profession, he is today sought out by the world's leading value investors, and his client memos brim with insightful commentary and a time-tested, fundamental philosophy. The Most Important Thing explains the keys to successful investment and the pitfalls that can destroy capital or ruin a career.
Five Star Book, two Star Audiobook
- By Johnny on 06-08-15
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The Intelligent Investor Rev Ed.
By: Benjamin Graham
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,075
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,837
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,783
The greatest investment advisor of the 20th century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of "value investing" - which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies - has made The Intelligent Investor the stock market Bible ever since its original publication in 1949.
- 2 out of 5 stars
This book does not belong on audio
- By Craig on 09-12-17
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
- The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns, 10th Anniversary Edition
By: John C. Bogle
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,517
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,071
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,048
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. Bogle describes the simplest and most effective investment strategy for building wealth over the long term: buy and hold, at very low cost, a mutual fund that tracks a broad stock market Index such as the S&P 500.
One star for every point this 5 hour book makes.
- By Matt on 01-31-19
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Security Analysis: Sixth Edition
- Foreword by Warren Buffett
- By: Benjamin Graham, David Dodd
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 32 hrs and 23 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 201
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 159
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 157
First published in 1934, Security Analysis is one of the most influential financial books ever written. Selling more than one million copies through five editions, it has provided generations of investors with the timeless value investing philosophy and techniques of Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd. As relevant today as when they first appeared nearly 75 years ago, the teachings of Benjamin Graham, “the father of value investing”, have withstood the test of time across a wide diversity of market conditions, countries, and asset classes.
Amazing Book
- By Mike on 01-17-20
By: Benjamin Graham , and others
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- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
By: Phil Knight
- Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz, Phil Knight - introduction
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Overall 5 out of 5 stars 52,145
- Performance 5 out of 5 stars 46,156
- Story 5 out of 5 stars 46,084
In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
Just read it. (or listen, whatever)
- By Dan D on 07-07-16
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Charlie Munger
- The Complete Investor
By: Tren Griffin
- Narrated by: Fred Stella
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,693
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,385
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,385
Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway's visionary vice chairman and Warren Buffett's indispensable financial partner, has outperformed market indexes again and again, and he believes any investor can do the same. His notion of "elementary, worldly wisdom" - a set of interdisciplinary mental models involving economics, business, psychology, ethics, and management - allows him to keep his emotions out of his investments and avoid the common pitfalls of bad judgment.
Good, but... one major annoyance
- By Joseph R. Compton on 02-26-16
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Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
- 2nd Edition
- By: Philip A. Fisher, Kenneth L. Fisher - introduction contributor
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 164
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 128
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 128
Widely respected and admired, Philip Fisher is among the most influential investors of all time. His investment philosophies, introduced almost 40 years ago, are not only studied and applied by today's financiers and investors, but are also regarded by many as gospel. This book is invaluable for investors and has been since it was first published in 1958. This updated edition retains the investment wisdom of the original edition and includes the perspectives of the author's son Ken Fisher, an investment guru in his own right, in an expanded preface and introduction.
Not worth the hype
- By Pablo Lema on 07-11-20
By: Philip A. Fisher , and others
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Why Nations Succeed or Fail
By: Ray Dalio
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Ray Dalio
- Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,794
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,996
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,972
From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the number-one New York Times best seller Principles , who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes - and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well.
Ray Dalio, Chinas New Minister of Propoganda
- By Dudley on 01-04-22
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Fooled by Randomness
- The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,703
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,399
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,377
This audiobook is about luck, or more precisely, how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. It is already a landmark work, and its title has entered our vocabulary. In its second edition, Fooled by Randomness is now a cornerstone for anyone interested in random outcomes.
Pass on this one and read The Black Swan
- By Wade T. Brooks on 06-25-12
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The Education of a Value Investor
- My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom and Enlightenment
By: Guy Spier
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,963
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,668
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,663
What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to the highest bidder.
Malk Williams does a superb job.
- By Guy Spier on 11-30-14
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The Snowball
- Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
By: Alice Schroeder
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 36 hrs and 58 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,364
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,217
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,198
Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies, and wisdom. The result is the personally revealing and complete biography of the man known everywhere as "The Oracle of Omaha."
2,220 well-invested minutes!
- By BogKid on 01-07-09
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Liar's Poker
- RIsing Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael Lewis
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,487
- Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,233
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,226
In 1986, before Michael Lewis became the best-selling author of The Big Short , Moneyball , and Flash Boys , he landed a job at Salomon Brothers, one of Wall Street’s premier investment firms. During the next three years, Lewis rose from callow trainee to New York- and London-based bond salesman, raking in millions for the firm and cashing in on a modern-day gold rush. Liar’s Poker is the culmination of those heady, frenzied years - a behind-the-scenes look at a unique and turbulent time in American business.
- By Anonymous User on 02-08-22
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The Warren Buffett Way
- 3rd Edition
By: Robert Hagstrom
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,466
- Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,221
- Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,214
Warren Buffett remains one of the most sought-after and watched figures in business today. He has become a billionaire and investment sage by buying chunks of companies and holding onto them, managing them as businesses, and eventually reaping huge profits for himself and investors in Berkshire Hathaway. The first two editions of The Warren Buffett Way gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind the spectacular success of living legend Warren E. Buffett.
Suggest getting the print copy.
- By Kevin Martin on 10-25-15
Publisher's summary
Humorous and entertaining, this book exposes the folly and hypocrisy of Wall Street. The title refers to a story about a visitor to New York who admired the yachts of the bankers and brokers. Naively, he asked where all the customers' yachts were? Of course, none of the customers could afford yachts, even though they dutifully followed the advice of their bankers and brokers. Full of wise contrarian advice and offering a true look at the world of investing, in which brokers get rich while their customers go broke, this book continues to open the eyes of investors to the reality of Wall Street.
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With high stock and bond prices and the rising cost of housing, the post-subprime boom may well turn out to be another illustration of Shiller's influential argument that psychologically driven volatility is an inherent characteristic of all asset markets. In other words, Irrational Exuberance is as relevant as ever. Previous editions covered the stock and housing markets - and famously predicted their crashes. This edition expands its coverage to include the bond market, so that the book now addresses all of the major investment markets.
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Comedy more than anything
Was a descent book, more comedy about wall street than anything else. Still worth a listen for entertainment only
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- Overall 5 out of 5 stars
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Great read after working with Private equity
most people on Wall Street aren’t any luckier or any smarter than the average person. After working with Private Equity I came to really appreciate the humor. Hit me at the right time
- Story 5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
Surprisingly good!
I was blown away by how entertaining and insightful this book is, considering how long ago it was written.
entertaining and enduring
markets and investors haven't changed much over last century. concise , insightful, and funny. recommended for anyone want to get an honest and piercing take and wall street
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Relevant Insights for today
Amazing to think this was written so long ago…. Demonstrates that Wall Street hasn’t changed much
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- Srisai Vikash Akkineni
Keep reading and finish this book for a good laugh!
Funny, informative, and generally light on material and wisdom. This book was definitely worth a read for a couple of good laughs. And the author is not wrong. The world needs Wall Street. But nobody, not even those on Wall Street, can truly know what they are doing when it comes to investing due to psychological, social, and political forces.
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Pretty funny
Very entertaining. I did get a few laughs out of it. Great advice in a not direct way.
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Laughing at myself, most enjoyably
No one, having dabbled in active securities trading for longer than a year, should put off reading this book, even a moment longer. You owe it to yourself to take a good, solid look in the mirror and explore the mirth of seeing the absurdity of it all. I still trade and will still trade and will likely make a tradition of reading this book at the end of every fiscal year.
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I doubt that Warren Buffett ever recommended this book
This book is not funny and it has no material of value to me whatsoever
- Overall 2 out of 5 stars
- Performance 4 out of 5 stars
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the intro was the best part
I did not like this book. First, the book is only 4 hours long. However, there are 3 introductions. this leaves the book at 3 and a half hours. Second, the prose of the main text is nothing like the story provided in the sample (which is from one of the introductions). Third, the book tells no stories. It is a wordy tongue in cheek attempt at humor describing various participants tied to the act of investing. On a positive side, the narration was good.
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The title refers to a story about a visitor to New York who admired the yachts of the bankers and brokers. Naively, he asked where all the customers' yachts were? Of course, none of the customers could afford yachts, even though they dutifully followed the advice of their bankers and brokers.
Where Are the Customers’ Yachts by Fred Schwed was written almost 75 years ago. I only read this book for the first time a few months ago and it’s remarkable how well it still holds up after all these years. It’s probably the funniest investment book I’ve ever read (out of an admittedly small set...
Where Are the Customer’s Yachts? by Fred Schwed Jr. is a classic book and an amusing take on investing which exposes the investment industry for what it is and offers some contrarian advice on how to invest money.
It's easy to see why, more than a half-century after it first appeared, Where Are the Customers' Yachts? continues to be hailed by market insiders as the funniest and most penetrating send-up of Wall Street ever penned.
The title refers to a story about a visitor to New York who admired the yachts of the bankers and brokers. Naively, he asked where all the customers' yachts were? Of course, none of the customers could afford yachts, even though they dutifully followed the advice of their bankers and brokers.
If one of them has to be disappointed, it's bound to be the former." -- John Rothchild, Author, A Fool and His Money, Financial Columnist, Time magazine. Humorous and entertaining, this book exposes the folly and hypocrisy of Wall Street. The title refers to a story about a visitor to New.
About the author (1995) Fred Schwed, Jr., was a professional trader who had the good sense to get out after losing a bundle (of mostly his own money) in the 1929 crash. Some years later,...
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Where Are the Customers' Yachts? or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street. By: Fred Schwed Jr., Peter Arno. Narrated by: Mark Moseley. Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins. 4.4 (135 ratings) Try for $0.00. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts. You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
Six decades ago, Fred Schwed wrote a book called Where Are the Customers' Yachts? The title came from a story about a visitor in New York more than a century ago. After admiring yachts Wall...