With the rise of cryptocurrency, microfinance, and quantum economics, it’s no easy task to understand where and how money flows in 2022. So whether you’re trying to brush up on your econ knowledge or simply manage your own money a little better, the five finance books below are a great place to start.
Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto, and the War for Our Wallets
By Brett Scott
An economic anthropologist takes us to the front lines of a war for our wallets that is also about our freedom, from marketing strategies against cash to the weaponization of COVID-19 to push fintech platforms, and from there to the rise of the cryptocurrency rebels and fringe groups pushing back. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Brett Scott, in the Next Big Idea App
There’s Nothing Micro About a Billion Women: Making Finance Work for Women
By Mary Ellen Iskenderian
Microfinance has been hailed as an economic lifeline for women in developing countries—but, as the CEO of Women’s World Banking shows, it takes more than microloans to empower women and promote sustainable, inclusive economic growth. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Mary Ellen Iskenderian, in the Next Big Idea App
Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win
By Sachin Khajuria
Private equity has succeeded in near-stealth—until now. In Two and Twenty, a former partner at Apollo gives readers an unprecedented view inside this opaque global economic engine, which plays a vital role underpinning our retirement systems. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Sachin Khajuria, in the Next Big Idea App
The Investing Oasis: Contrarian Treasures in the Capital Markets Desert
By J.T. Mason
A roadmap of portfolio management concepts and contrarian tactics that can turn misbehaviors, undue risks, and short-term gambles into longer-term strengths. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author J.T. Mason, in the Next Big Idea App
Money, Magic, and How to Dismantle a Financial Bomb: Quantum Economics for the Real World
By David Orrell
In this colorful tour of the history, philosophy, and mathematics of money, an applied mathematician demonstrates how everything makes much more sense when we replace our classical economic models with ones based on quantum probability. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author David Orrell, in the Next Big Idea App
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