Trillions: How A Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented The Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever

Robin Wigglesworth

£10.99

‘Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you’ – Tim Harford

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Business > General > Non-Fiction

ISBN: 9780241987971

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In Trillions, Financial Times journalist Robin Wigglesworth unveils the vivid secret history of index funds, bringing to life the colourful characters behind their birth, growth and evolution into a world-conquering phenomenon.

It is the untold story behind one of the most pressing financial uncertainties of our time.

An easy-to-understand and fun read, full of lively characters and little-known details of how finance really works today’ – Gillian Tett

‘A fascinating account of an investment revolution’ – Ian Fraser

A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial practitioners who created the index-fund revolution’ – The Wall Street Journal

Wigglesworth has written an important book’ – Patrick Hosking

A fascinating journey and a crucial book for anyone trying to understand the financial markets’ – Bradley Hope

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Weight 0.4 kg
Dimensions 20 × 13 × 5 cm