Topic: Michael Milken

Too Much JNK in the Trunk?

The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate...

Occupy America

Centered in the systemic abuse of the housing markets, the 2008 financial crisis was the culmination of the greatest financial swindle in human...
Raj Rajaratnam story updated with reactions from attorneys. Raj Rajaratnam, founder of hedge fund Galleon Group, was sentenced to 11 years for...

Nokia worth 58% more if broken up, sold in pieces

0 Number of the day . 58%. . That's how much more Nokia would be worth if it were broken up and sold in pieces, based on analysis of the company's...

Economic Insights From SALT 2011

Last week over 1800 attendees from the hedge fund and related industries gathered in Las Vegas, for the 3rd annual SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT)...

Factbox: The worth of a white-collar felon

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Raj Rajaratnam is sentenced on July 29, he could join a small club of fallen financiers and executives who've spent years behind bars.The net worth of the Galleon Group founder has been estimated to be more ...

10 Aggressive Investments

Many of us have heard financial advisers or 401(k) plan administrators describe an aggressive investment strategy as a good choice for young...

How Junk Bonds Work

On the next page, we'll find out how junk bonds exploded onto the financial scene in the 1980s with Michael Milken, later dubbed the "Junk Bond King. Junk bonds became a common investment tool by the early 1980s, setting the stage ...

Michael Milken

Michael Robert Milken (born July 4, 1946) is an Den of Thieves , New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991, (ISBN 0-671-63802-5). the Untold Story of Michael Milken and the Conspiracy to Bilk the Nation , Simon and Schuster , 1992 Daniel R. Fischel - Payback: the conspiracy ...

10 Books For The Holidays

"Blood on the Street: The Sensational Inside Story of How Wall Street Analysts Duped a Generation of Investors" (2005) by Charles Gasparino A sordid tale about the tech stock bubble written by a talented financial journalist, "Blood On The Street" provides an ...