Anjum Hoda

There could not be a more perfect title for this book. In poker there is a saying that goes 'if you look around the table and don't know who the mark is, it's you' - this is the book you want to read to keep from being played as the mark.

It never ceases to amaze me what shenanigans the central banks are up to on any give day. And how they count on the rest of us poor slobs to be clueless. Well, be clueless no more - author Anjum Hoda to the rescue. In a thoroughly readable and engaging book (which doesn't bog you down with masses of mathematical fornulas), Hoda pulls back the curtain and exposes those financial wizards. With her decades of sector knowledge and experience, Hoda know just where the bodies are buied and provides a map so you can find them too. This is not a cookbook of financial advise but rather a study of macro trends and how they filter into society. Hoda also writes from an international perspective rather than the usual US centric one, which was very much appreciated (extra bonus - NO baseball analogies, sadly all to common with US authors).

I very much enjoyed this book. While I have some background in financial study I saw nothing here that would be difficult for a beginner to pick up and understand (and a more experienced reader would find useful information here also). This is a book that everyone should read in order to have a working knowledge of the financial sector. Highly recommended.… (more)