Exile on Wall Street by Mike Mayo Summary
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Mike Mayo's insider account exposes Wall Street's dangerous flaws from a whistleblower who dared issue "sell" ratings when only 3% of analysts do. Even Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon pay attention - what truth does this banking rebel reveal that could prevent the next crash?
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The Fearless Voice of Wall Street
Mike Mayo isn't your typical Wall Street analyst. In a financial world where conformity pays and criticism costs, Mayo built his career challenging powerful banks and their executives-often at tremendous personal expense. His journey from Federal Reserve regulator to Wall Street's most feared banking analyst reveals the deeply dysfunctional relationship between financial institutions, their regulators, and the analysts supposedly providing objective guidance to investors. What makes Mayo's story particularly compelling is how his outsider status-shaped by his immigrant family background and repeated professional rejections-fueled his willingness to speak uncomfortable truths when others remained silent. As Warren Buffett noted, Mayo became "one of the few analysts who dares to say the emperor has no clothes," earning both admiration and powerful enemies along the way.
From Federal Reserve Boot Camp to Wall Street's Unspoken Rules
The Downgrade That Changed Everything
History Repeating: The Financial Crisis and Its Patterns
Citigroup: Banking's Perpetual Problem Child
Toward a Better Version of Capitalism
Finding Meaning Beyond Money
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