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041 _aENG
082 _a332.6327
_bWIG
100 _aWigglesworth, Robin
245 _aTrillions :
_b how a band of Wall Street renegades invented the index fund and changed finance forever /
_cRobin Wigglesworth.
260 _aIndia :
_bPortfolio,
_c 2021.
300 _axiii, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aBuffett's bet -- The Godfather -- Taming the demon of change -- The quantifiers -- Bastions of unorthodoxy -- The hedgehog -- Bogle's folly -- Vanguard rising -- New dimensions -- Bionic betas -- The spider's birth -- WFIA 2.0 -- Larry's gambit -- Deal of the century -- Purdey shotguns -- The new captains of capital -- This is water -- Our new corporate overlords -- Epilogue.
520 _a"In Trillions, Financial Times journalist Robin Wigglesworth unveils the vivid secret history of an invention Wall Street wishes was never created, bringing to life the characters behind its birth, growth, and evolution into a world-conquering phenomenon. This engrossing narrative is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand modern finance-and one of the most pressing financial uncertainties of our time"-- Provided by publisher.
650 _a Index mutual funds
_vHistory.
650 _aInvestments.
650 _aFinance.
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