Reviews for The Art of Credit Derivatives: Demystifying the Black Swan (Wiley Finance Series)

The average rating for The Art of Credit Derivatives: Demystifying the Black Swan (Wiley Finance Series) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-02-01 00:00:00 Beverly Dan After a somewhat reckless youth, in which I spent too much and saved nothing, I learned, relatively early, the importance of money, investing it wisely (and conservatively), and living well, well below my means, in order to save the maximum. This, by the way, was learned by watching others: my parents when I was young (but from whom I did not learn enough, otherwise I wouldn't have been reckless later on), and a very good friend, Sharon M., who knew how to save and inspired me to do the same, and my husband, who taught me how to invest and live well but not extravagantly. The point being that money has always interested me, and while I've read a few books about finance, and thought I knew quite a bit, this book makes me feel like I know nothing. While I did finish The Economics of Microfinance with an understanding of how microfinance plays a key role in the economies of many developing countries, providing small-scale entrepreneurs with the access to financing that is so often unavailable from commercial and state banks, a lot of it was too technical and advanced for me to understand more. The evolution of microfinance and the theories behind it were interesting, well written, and somewhat comprehensible; nevertheless, I will have to seek out, next time, something along the lines of Microfinance for Dummies.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-13 00:00:00 Shawn Oliver On the surface read for those who are fresh to the topic