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Report copyright infringementby Fred Fuld III (Author)This book will give you interesting, amusing, and fascinating trivia about investments, money, stocks, bonds, and Wall Street.Here are just a few examples: - The Venture Capital Fund that the CIA created- The stock run by the FBI that had a box of clothes as its only asset- Bitcoin trivia- The first women owned stock brokerage firm from 1870- Celebrity Stockbrokers including Jules Verne- The Skirt Length Index- The first marijuana stock- The domain name that was purchased for $872 millionAnd much, much more!This is a great read for anyone who is interested in money or the stock market.Author BiographyFred Fuld III is a financial historian. He was a former executive in the financial services industry who started out working as a stockbroker, and later as a market maker on the options floor of the Pacific Stock Exchange. He then became vice president of a San Francisco based investment management firm. He also worked as an adjunct professor for the College of Business of a California State University. While working as a stockbroker, he started collecting antique stock certificates and other financial services industry collectibles. He then began selling antique stock certificates through his firm, Investment Research Institute, and later, AntiqueStocks.com. He is the publisher of WallStreetNewsNetwork.com and Stockerblog.com, and has written numerous articles for various publications, including Friends of Financial History Magazine, the Bond and Share Society Journal, and Scripophily Magazine. Television appearances include CNBC, Fox Business News, and Globo TV. He has given speeches at the Museum of American Finance in New York City, The Money Show in both San Francisco and Las Vegas, California State University East Bay, and numerous other venues.
Number of Pages: 154
Dimensions: 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: November 05, 2018
