
Michael Lewis , whose books include "Liar's Poker," "The New New Thing" and "MoneyBall," is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own.
Bashing Goldman Sachs Is Simply a Game for Fools: Michael Lewis From the moment I left Yale and
started working for Goldman Sachs, I’ve felt uneasy interacting
with those who don’t.
Mass Hysteria Over AIG Obscures Simple Truths: Michael Lewis Last September, the U.S.
government began to dole out the first of $173 billion to
American International Group. A big chunk of it passed right
through to banks that had bought insurance from AIG against
mortgage and corporate defaults -- foreign banks such as
Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale but also some domestic ones,
such as Goldman Sachs and Bank of America.
Man Up! Hedge-Fund Man’s Advice for Wall Street: Michael Lewis Before I quit my job trading bonds
for my former Wall Street employer and set up my first hedge
fund, I thought long and hard.
Suicide Fails the Test of Taking Responsibility: Michael Lewis Financial people may or may not be
more likely than others to kill themselves after they’ve
suffered a reversal, but there’s no question that they enjoy a
reputation for doing so.
Anthony Thinks It Over, Responds on a Calling: Michael Lewis A young man who took a job with a
big Wall Street firm earlier this year, and has been watching
both as an industry and a way of life die, recently wrote to me
asking for career advice.
Lewis on Wall Street Calling Prompts an Outpouring (Update1) “Real excitement isn’t just in
whatever you happen to be doing, but in what you bring to it,”
columnist Michael Lewis wrote to young Wall Streeter “Anthony”
in this space yesterday.
A Wall Street Job Can’t Match a Calling in Life: Michael Lewis Recently I received a letter from a
young employee of a well-known financial firm, who asked that I
not mention his full name, his employer or anything else that
might give him away. Though a bit short on self-pity and self-
dramatization, this letter was otherwise a fine example of a sort
I’ve received often these past few months.